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Snapshot of Shelly-Ann Fraser's career.
BOYS & GIRLS ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
INTERSECONDARY SCHOOL SPORTS ASSOCIATION
G.C.FOSTER COLLEGE/SABINA PARK - Tuesday 16/04/02 to Saturday 20/04/02
CLASS 3 GIRLS Girls 100 Meter Dash
Finals - Results - Friday 19/04/02
PLACE ATHLETE NAME YR TEAM TIME PTS
===== ============================ ========================= ============ ===
1 Wright, Shana Kaye '86 VERE TECHNICAL 12.40 -1.2 9
2 Smith, Kimberly '88 EDWIN ALLEN COMPREHENSIVE 12.44 -1.2 7
3 Frazer, Shelly-Ann '86 WOLMERS GIRLS 12.54 -1.2 6
4 Parsons, Shauna '87 ST. JAGO HIGH 12.67 -1.2 5
5 Plummer, Kadian '87 ST. ELIZABETH TECHNICAL 12.76 -1.2 4
6 Mason, Kaydene '86 ST. JAGO HIGH 12.80 -1.2 3
7 Spence, Llondi-Kaye '86 MONTEGO BAY HIGH 12.90 -1.2 2
CLASS 3 GIRLS Girls 200 Meter Dash
Finals - Results - Saturday 20/04/02
PLACE ATHLETE NAME YR TEAM TIME PTS
===== ============================ ========================= ============ ===
1 Clarke, Trude-Ann '87 VERE TECHNICAL 24.8h -1.6 9
2 Stewart, Sharneter '87 VERE TECHNICAL 24.9h -1.6 7
3 Smith, Kimberly '88 EDWIN ALLEN COMPREHENSIVE 25.2h -1.6 6
4 Pinnock, Sherene '87 EDWIN ALLEN COMPREHENSIVE 25.4h -1.6 5
5 Frazer, Shelly-Ann '86 WOLMERS GIRLS 25.5h -1.6 4
6 Simpson, Stephanie '87 MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL 25.7h -1.6 3
7 Mason, Kaydene '86 ST. JAGO HIGH 25.9h -1.6 2
8 Spence, Llondi-Kaye '86 MONTEGO BAY HIGH 26.3h -1.6 1
Boys and Girls National Championships 2004 - 3/24/2004 to 3/27/2004
Girls 100 Metre Dash Class 2
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Sponsor: Motion Hair Care Products
MEET: M 11.50 2000 NADINE PALMER, HOLM
Name Year Team Semis Finals Points
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Section 1 Finals Wind: 1.0
1 1027 Fraser, Shelley-An W 11.78 11.73 9
2 244 Smith, Kimberly EDA 11.99 11.82 7
3 975 Spence, Inderia VERE 12.06 11.96 6
4 988 Wright, Shana-Kay VERE 12.04 11.98 5
5 357 Le-Roy, Anastacia HOLM 12.27 12.05 4
6 869 Patterson, Nikoda ST.J 12.30 12.07 3
7 862 Mason, Kaydene ST.J 12.11 12.08 2
8 242 Sanderson, Latoya EDA 12.13 12.16 1
Girls 200 Metre Dash Class 2
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Sponsor: Cari-Med Ensure
MEET: M 23.13 2002 ANNEISHA McLAUGHLIN, HOLM
Name Year Team Semis Finals Points
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Section 1 Finals Wind: -0.7
1 976 Stewart, Sharnette VERE 24.33 23.74 9
2 357 Le-Roy, Anastacia HOLM 25.01 24.07 7
3 369 Sutherland, Sonita HOLM 24.28 24.17 6
4 244 Smith, Kimberly EDA 24.34 24.43 5
5 505 Simpson, Stephanie MANC 24.74 24.83 4
6 1027 Fraser, Shelley-An W 25.21 24.99 3
7 242 Sanderson, Latoya EDA 25.78 25.14 2
8 869 Patterson, Nikoda ST.J 25.21 25.16 1
Boys and Girls National Championships 2005 - 3/16/2005 to 3/20/2005
Girls 100 Meter Dash Class 1
Sponsor: VMBS
MEET: 11.13 M2001 VERONICA CAMPBELL
Name Yr Team Finals
Section 1 Finals Wind: -2.4
1 521 McLAUGHLIN, 86 HOLM 11.62 9
2 757 Fraser, Shel 86 W 11.74 7
3 510 Cole, Nyoka 85 HOLM 11.75 6
4 642 Mason, Kayde 86 ST.J 12.03 5
5 570 Spence, Inde 86 VERE 12.17 4
6 556 Lewin, Tashi 86 VERE 12.38 3
7 937 Williams, Su 85 STHU 12.44 2
--- 628 Davis, Sudia 86 ST.J FS
Girls 200 Meter Dash Class 1
Sponsor: VMBS
MEET: 22.71 M3/27/2 Simone Facey
Name Yr Team Finals
Section 1 Finals Wind: -1.0
1 521 McLAUGHLIN, 86 HOLM 23.40 9
2 628 Davis, Sudia 86 ST.J 24.28 7
3 510 Cole, Nyoka 85 HOLM 24.33 6
4 757 Fraser, Shel 86 W 24.60 5
5 570 Spence, Inde 86 VERE 24.81 4
6 794 Greaves, Lat 86 Q 24.82 3
7 648 Patterson, N 86 ST.J 24.89 2
8 738 Simpson, Ste 87 MANC 25.02 1
Boys and Girls National Championships 2006 - 3/29/2006 to 4/1/2006
Girls 100 Meter Dash Class 1
================================================== =====================
Meet Record: R 11.13 2001 VERONICA CAMPBELL, VERE
Name Age Team Finals Points
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Section 1 Finals Wind: 1.1
1 Calvert, Schillonie HOLM 11.39 9
2 Smith, Kimberly EDA 11.71 7
3 Leroy, Anastacia HOLM 11.73 6
4 Fraser, Shelly Ann W 11.74 5
5 Mitchell, Latoya CLAN 12.19 4
6 Roper, Renee VERE 12.28 3
7 Brown, Jhanell ST.J 12.46 2
8 Buchanon, Latoya GSH 12.68 1
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She did state that she lost focus when she got to Class I(2005 & 2006), but considering the instability in her home life, it's understandable.
QUOTE
"Don't be afraid to succeed." Jeffrey Gordon drilled those words into Shelly-Ann Fraser's head for three years, while she was a student at Wolmer's High School for Girls, and still does so today.
Back when the drilling began, Fraser was a talented but unfocused high school sprinter, and Gordon, the manager of the high school track team and Fraser's mentor. The latter had taken the talented teen under his wing after he saw in her "potential as an exceptional athlete."
"Whenever she trained hard, you saw the results," he said.
Support from coach, teachers
With seven passes at the Caribbean Examination Council Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate level, her athletic and academic success would not have been possible without the combined efforts of her coach and teachers.
Together, they designed special programmes for her and the Wolmer's Alumni Association's New York Chapter that provided funding. Together, they ensured that Fraser found a home - with her mother's consent - with the parent of one of her fellow athletes; had proper nutritional support; was provided with more than enough father figures and money to pay her school fees.
Personal development
Gordon
In the meantime, Gordon worked on helping her develop as a person.
"I went beyond the athlete and tried to understand why she was the way she was," he said, explaining that her thought processes had developed based on her experiences.
It was then that he planted the words in her mind and helped her try to make them into reality.
He also helped her develop other skills, like her speech. Knowing that when she achieved success at the international level, she would be conducting interviews, Gordon staged mock interview sessions with her, sometimes in his car while on their way somewhere.
"I would hold my hand like a microphone and ask her questions and she would fit right into the role," he said.
Wolmer's Girls track coach Michael Carr said her progress as an athlete was steady and peaked with her winning the Girls Class Two 100 metres titles at the Boys' and Girls' National Championships in 2003. Her winning time was 11.73 seconds and everything looked good for the future. But Fraser admits she coasted through the next two years which cost her a Class One title to Holmwood Technical's Aneisha McLaughlin.
"I wanted to enjoy myhigh school days," she said. "Honestly, I was lazy. Coach Carr was always calling me to come to training. I got comfortable after the Class Two win and was not putting in the extra work. I wasn't the same Shelly-Ann."
After graduating from Wolmer's but for Gordon's intervention, Fraser would have followed her mother's wishes and accepted a scholarship to attend university overseas.
"But University of Technology wanted her and with her mother's permission, decided not to go abroad," Gordon says.
Running with champions
At the MVP track club, a more mature Fraser now rubs shoulders with former world record holder Asafa Powell; Sherone Simpson, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter. There she is coached by Wolmer's past student and former Wolmer's coach Stephen Francis and is administered to by club president, Bruce James, also a Wolmer's past student.
After two years under Francis' tutelage, Fraser is on her way to becoming a world beater. She was a member of the women's 4x100 metre relay squad that won silver at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan, last year. It was there that she decided she really wanted an individual medal. The 10.85 seconds she ran at this year's National Championships in June, a personal best, is among the fastest times ever run legally by any female athlete.
Snapshot of Shelly-Ann Fraser's career.
BOYS & GIRLS ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
INTERSECONDARY SCHOOL SPORTS ASSOCIATION
G.C.FOSTER COLLEGE/SABINA PARK - Tuesday 16/04/02 to Saturday 20/04/02
CLASS 3 GIRLS Girls 100 Meter Dash
Finals - Results - Friday 19/04/02
PLACE ATHLETE NAME YR TEAM TIME PTS
===== ============================ ========================= ============ ===
1 Wright, Shana Kaye '86 VERE TECHNICAL 12.40 -1.2 9
2 Smith, Kimberly '88 EDWIN ALLEN COMPREHENSIVE 12.44 -1.2 7
3 Frazer, Shelly-Ann '86 WOLMERS GIRLS 12.54 -1.2 6
4 Parsons, Shauna '87 ST. JAGO HIGH 12.67 -1.2 5
5 Plummer, Kadian '87 ST. ELIZABETH TECHNICAL 12.76 -1.2 4
6 Mason, Kaydene '86 ST. JAGO HIGH 12.80 -1.2 3
7 Spence, Llondi-Kaye '86 MONTEGO BAY HIGH 12.90 -1.2 2
CLASS 3 GIRLS Girls 200 Meter Dash
Finals - Results - Saturday 20/04/02
PLACE ATHLETE NAME YR TEAM TIME PTS
===== ============================ ========================= ============ ===
1 Clarke, Trude-Ann '87 VERE TECHNICAL 24.8h -1.6 9
2 Stewart, Sharneter '87 VERE TECHNICAL 24.9h -1.6 7
3 Smith, Kimberly '88 EDWIN ALLEN COMPREHENSIVE 25.2h -1.6 6
4 Pinnock, Sherene '87 EDWIN ALLEN COMPREHENSIVE 25.4h -1.6 5
5 Frazer, Shelly-Ann '86 WOLMERS GIRLS 25.5h -1.6 4
6 Simpson, Stephanie '87 MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL 25.7h -1.6 3
7 Mason, Kaydene '86 ST. JAGO HIGH 25.9h -1.6 2
8 Spence, Llondi-Kaye '86 MONTEGO BAY HIGH 26.3h -1.6 1
Boys and Girls National Championships 2004 - 3/24/2004 to 3/27/2004
Girls 100 Metre Dash Class 2
================================================== ==============================
Sponsor: Motion Hair Care Products
MEET: M 11.50 2000 NADINE PALMER, HOLM
Name Year Team Semis Finals Points
================================================== ==============================
Section 1 Finals Wind: 1.0
1 1027 Fraser, Shelley-An W 11.78 11.73 9
2 244 Smith, Kimberly EDA 11.99 11.82 7
3 975 Spence, Inderia VERE 12.06 11.96 6
4 988 Wright, Shana-Kay VERE 12.04 11.98 5
5 357 Le-Roy, Anastacia HOLM 12.27 12.05 4
6 869 Patterson, Nikoda ST.J 12.30 12.07 3
7 862 Mason, Kaydene ST.J 12.11 12.08 2
8 242 Sanderson, Latoya EDA 12.13 12.16 1
Girls 200 Metre Dash Class 2
================================================== ==============================
Sponsor: Cari-Med Ensure
MEET: M 23.13 2002 ANNEISHA McLAUGHLIN, HOLM
Name Year Team Semis Finals Points
================================================== ==============================
Section 1 Finals Wind: -0.7
1 976 Stewart, Sharnette VERE 24.33 23.74 9
2 357 Le-Roy, Anastacia HOLM 25.01 24.07 7
3 369 Sutherland, Sonita HOLM 24.28 24.17 6
4 244 Smith, Kimberly EDA 24.34 24.43 5
5 505 Simpson, Stephanie MANC 24.74 24.83 4
6 1027 Fraser, Shelley-An W 25.21 24.99 3
7 242 Sanderson, Latoya EDA 25.78 25.14 2
8 869 Patterson, Nikoda ST.J 25.21 25.16 1
Boys and Girls National Championships 2005 - 3/16/2005 to 3/20/2005
Girls 100 Meter Dash Class 1
Sponsor: VMBS
MEET: 11.13 M2001 VERONICA CAMPBELL
Name Yr Team Finals
Section 1 Finals Wind: -2.4
1 521 McLAUGHLIN, 86 HOLM 11.62 9
2 757 Fraser, Shel 86 W 11.74 7
3 510 Cole, Nyoka 85 HOLM 11.75 6
4 642 Mason, Kayde 86 ST.J 12.03 5
5 570 Spence, Inde 86 VERE 12.17 4
6 556 Lewin, Tashi 86 VERE 12.38 3
7 937 Williams, Su 85 STHU 12.44 2
--- 628 Davis, Sudia 86 ST.J FS
Girls 200 Meter Dash Class 1
Sponsor: VMBS
MEET: 22.71 M3/27/2 Simone Facey
Name Yr Team Finals
Section 1 Finals Wind: -1.0
1 521 McLAUGHLIN, 86 HOLM 23.40 9
2 628 Davis, Sudia 86 ST.J 24.28 7
3 510 Cole, Nyoka 85 HOLM 24.33 6
4 757 Fraser, Shel 86 W 24.60 5
5 570 Spence, Inde 86 VERE 24.81 4
6 794 Greaves, Lat 86 Q 24.82 3
7 648 Patterson, N 86 ST.J 24.89 2
8 738 Simpson, Ste 87 MANC 25.02 1
Boys and Girls National Championships 2006 - 3/29/2006 to 4/1/2006
Girls 100 Meter Dash Class 1
================================================== =====================
Meet Record: R 11.13 2001 VERONICA CAMPBELL, VERE
Name Age Team Finals Points
================================================== =====================
Section 1 Finals Wind: 1.1
1 Calvert, Schillonie HOLM 11.39 9
2 Smith, Kimberly EDA 11.71 7
3 Leroy, Anastacia HOLM 11.73 6
4 Fraser, Shelly Ann W 11.74 5
5 Mitchell, Latoya CLAN 12.19 4
6 Roper, Renee VERE 12.28 3
7 Brown, Jhanell ST.J 12.46 2
8 Buchanon, Latoya GSH 12.68 1
************************************************** *
She did state that she lost focus when she got to Class I(2005 & 2006), but considering the instability in her home life, it's understandable.
QUOTE
"Don't be afraid to succeed." Jeffrey Gordon drilled those words into Shelly-Ann Fraser's head for three years, while she was a student at Wolmer's High School for Girls, and still does so today.
Back when the drilling began, Fraser was a talented but unfocused high school sprinter, and Gordon, the manager of the high school track team and Fraser's mentor. The latter had taken the talented teen under his wing after he saw in her "potential as an exceptional athlete."
"Whenever she trained hard, you saw the results," he said.
Support from coach, teachers
With seven passes at the Caribbean Examination Council Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate level, her athletic and academic success would not have been possible without the combined efforts of her coach and teachers.
Together, they designed special programmes for her and the Wolmer's Alumni Association's New York Chapter that provided funding. Together, they ensured that Fraser found a home - with her mother's consent - with the parent of one of her fellow athletes; had proper nutritional support; was provided with more than enough father figures and money to pay her school fees.
Personal development
Gordon
In the meantime, Gordon worked on helping her develop as a person.
"I went beyond the athlete and tried to understand why she was the way she was," he said, explaining that her thought processes had developed based on her experiences.
It was then that he planted the words in her mind and helped her try to make them into reality.
He also helped her develop other skills, like her speech. Knowing that when she achieved success at the international level, she would be conducting interviews, Gordon staged mock interview sessions with her, sometimes in his car while on their way somewhere.
"I would hold my hand like a microphone and ask her questions and she would fit right into the role," he said.
Wolmer's Girls track coach Michael Carr said her progress as an athlete was steady and peaked with her winning the Girls Class Two 100 metres titles at the Boys' and Girls' National Championships in 2003. Her winning time was 11.73 seconds and everything looked good for the future. But Fraser admits she coasted through the next two years which cost her a Class One title to Holmwood Technical's Aneisha McLaughlin.
"I wanted to enjoy myhigh school days," she said. "Honestly, I was lazy. Coach Carr was always calling me to come to training. I got comfortable after the Class Two win and was not putting in the extra work. I wasn't the same Shelly-Ann."
After graduating from Wolmer's but for Gordon's intervention, Fraser would have followed her mother's wishes and accepted a scholarship to attend university overseas.
"But University of Technology wanted her and with her mother's permission, decided not to go abroad," Gordon says.
Running with champions
At the MVP track club, a more mature Fraser now rubs shoulders with former world record holder Asafa Powell; Sherone Simpson, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter. There she is coached by Wolmer's past student and former Wolmer's coach Stephen Francis and is administered to by club president, Bruce James, also a Wolmer's past student.
After two years under Francis' tutelage, Fraser is on her way to becoming a world beater. She was a member of the women's 4x100 metre relay squad that won silver at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan, last year. It was there that she decided she really wanted an individual medal. The 10.85 seconds she ran at this year's National Championships in June, a personal best, is among the fastest times ever run legally by any female athlete.
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015
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