It?s too bad they can?t move the shot put pit to the 50-yard line for Saturday?s 75th Santa Barbara Easter Relays at La Playa Stadium.
Stamatia Scarvelis deserves to be out in front of a crowd when she competes. The Dos Pueblos junior is the defending state champion and the current national leader in the shot put. She went 49-10 in the first outdoor meet of the season three weeks ago.
Dos Pueblos’ Stamatia Scarvelis
If she hit the 50-foot mark, wouldn?t it be cool if everyone in the stands witnessed it?
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Scarvelis is one of the featured athletes competing in the meet, which begins at 9 a.m. Besides being No. 1 in the shot put, Scarvelis ranks second in the country in the discus at 154-0. She?s less than a foot behind leader Nikki Okwelogu of Clovis West (155-4.50)
Scarvelis isn?t the only nationally ranked athlete in the meet. Ventura?s Eric Beilke has the second best boys discus throw in the country at 181-10 and Arroyo Grande?s Madison Jacobs is fifth in the girls discus at 145-8.
Thirty-three schools will be represented at the Easter Relays, including locals DP, San Marcos, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria and Providence Hall.
There are several athletes in the meet with top-five marks in their CIF sections. Arroyo Grande?s Elijah Holt has the best time in the boys 110 high hurdles in the Southern Section at 14.38. Morganne Hill of Bakersfield-Liberty ranks first in the Central Section for the girls 300 hurdles with a time of 43.43 and is second in the 400 at 57.07. Liberty also has a fast 4×400 relay, posting a time of 4:04.20, ranked No. 2 in the Central Section.
Also from the Central Section, Luis Matos of Golden Valley is second in the 400 at 50.34.
Cabrillo standout Rebekah Miranda is the No. 2 girls triple jumper in the Southern Section with a mark of 38-2. From Ventura, Holly Tokar holds the second best pole vault at 12-6.
For the boys, Ahmed Obed of Camarillo is third in the 100 (10.7) and 200 (21.75). Lavan Alston of St. Bonaventure is ranked third in the CiF-SS in the 100 (10.77) and 200 (22.04). Anthony Burnham-Teart of Rio Mesa is fifth in the 110 high hurdles (14.93).
