Athletics: Anna Stefani is named runner-up in Italy

After Silvia Weissteiner, Christian Obrist and Agnes Tschurtschenthaler, coach Ruggero Grassi apparently has another hot iron in the fire. His protégé Anna Stefani won the silver medal in her first important race at the U18 Italian Championships. The 17-year-old from Vipiteno is the fastest Italian woman at this distance this year. But in September she suffered from a persistent cold. Still, Stefani ran a great race. With 500 m to go she increased the pace and pulled away with Alice Rita Cocco. Until 200 m from the finish, both were on the same level before Cocco had the better end. The Sardinian won in 10:07.69 ahead of the South Tyrolean (10:09.61). Stefani has been training with Grassi for three and a half years. She has made great progress, especially this season. Among other things, Stefani Silvia Weissteiner took SV Sterzing's U18 club record over 1500 m and 3000 m. At the end of August, Stefani was called up to a youth national team training camp for the first time.

Valentina Cavalleri (SSV Bruneck) was registered with the third best time of all participants and could therefore also have legitimate hopes for a medal. In the heats she achieved the second best time of all participants with an easy time of 1:04:44. But the 17-year-old from San Candido was unlucky in the final. Cavalleri fell at the tenth hurdle. So the chance of a medal was gone. Considering the fall, seventh place in 1:05.78 is a respectable time. Cavalleri consoled himself with silver in the relay. The Bruneck 4 x 400 m relay team consisting of Alexa Mairhofer, Anna Rautmann, Caren Agreiter and Valentina Cavalleri only had to admit defeat to the victorious relay team from Busto Arsizio (4:03.82) in 4:00.33.

All other South Tyroleans had no chance of winning a medal. Nevertheless, some achieved a great result. Lisa Seppi came seventh in the javelin throw with a personal best distance of 37.89 m, ahead of teammate Stefanie Messner (9th). There were also ninth places for Alexa Mairhofer (SSV Bruneck) in the 200 m and javelin thrower Andreas Zagler (LC Bozen). Sebastian Dametto (2000 m obstacle), Luca Cola (400 m H) and Martin Runggaldier (800 m) each achieved personal best times. Runggaldier won his second 800m race in 1:58.45. Hannes Schiffregger (SSV Bruneck) took tenth place in the 800 m in 1:58.15. Sandra Sparer (LF Sarntal) won the slower time run over 3000 m and took 12th place.

The results of the South Tyroleans: Girl: 200 m: 9. Alexa Mairhofer (SSV Bruneck) 26.15 (run: 26.18) 3000 m: 2. Anna Stefani (SV Vipiteno) 10:09.61; 12. Sandra Sparer (LF Sarntal) 11:04.41 (1st in the weaker time); 32. Klara Filehner (SC Meran) 12.07.46 400 m H: 7. Valentina Cavalleri (SSV Bruneck) (run: 1:04.44) 1:05.78; 33. Caren Agreiter (SSV Bruneck) 1:09.91 Far: 20. Lisa Seppi (SSV Brixen) 5.14 m; 39. Martina Natalini (SAF Bolzano) 4.79 m; 40. Andra Fischer (SG Eisacktal) 4.59 m Ball: 14. Stefanie Messner (SSV Brixen) 11.14 m Javelin: 7. Lisa Seppi (SSV Brixen) 37.89 m (PB); 9. Stefanie Messner (SSV Brixen) 37.11 m; 28. Valentine Alber (SC Meran) 32.29 m 4 x 100 m: 14. SSV Bruneck (Mairhofer, Irschara, Rautmann, Arnold) 51.56 4 x 400 m: SSV Bruneck (Mairhofer, Rautmann, Agreiter, Cavalleri) 4:03.82 (PB)

Boys: 100 m: 16. Markus Gasser (SSV Bruneck) 14.27 (run: 11.24) 200 m: 12. Markus Gasser (SSV Bruneck) 23.05 (run: 22.87) 800 m: 10. Hannes Schiffregger (SSV Bruneck) 1:58.15; Martin Runggaldier (Atl. Gherdeina) 1:58.45 (PB) 3000 m: 22. Dominik Kiem (SC Meran) 9:21.31 110 m H: 33. Andreas Gruber (SSV Bruneck) 15.82 400 m H: 17. Luca Cola (CSS da Vinci) 57.14 (PB) 2000 m obstacle: 12. Sebastian Dametto (SA Bolzano) 6:29.00 (PB); 34. Tobias Mitterrutzner (SG Eisacktal) 6:53.94 High: 19. Andreas Felderer (SV Kaltern) 1.85 m; 34. Daniel Volgger (SG Eisacktal) 1.80 m Javelin: 9. Andreas Zagler (LC Bozen) 53.38

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Athletics: Anna Stefani is named runner-up in Italy

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