Scarvelis wins shot put at Golden West Invite

Back-to-back CIF state champion Stamatia Scarvelis continued her winning ways in the shot put at the Golden West Invitational track and field meet in Berkeley on Sunday.

Scarvelis, who will be entering her senior year at Dos Pueblos High, won the shot put with a throw of 50-10. Lena Giger of Highland, Ill., was second at 45-3.

Scarvelis had one of her best series of throws, going over 50 feet on three of them and 49-7 on another. She fouled twice.

Next up for Scarvelis is the USA Track and Field Junior Championships in Des Moines, Iowa on June 19. She will be competing against college freshman for a spot on the USA Junior National Team that will compete at the Junior Pan American Games in Medellin, Colombia in August.