FACES IN THE CROWD

LIU SHANG KU TAO
SAN FRANCISCO
Liu, 80, defeated Dorothy Mullen, 69, of Lodi, Calif., 6-1, 6-2 to win the women's 65-and-over state singles tennis title. She has won 31 U.S. Tennis Association championships and is ranked No. 1 in the 75-and-over division.

DEREK NANNEN
GENEVA, NEB.
Derek, 16, had two holes in one during the first round of the state junior boys golf tournament, in Omaha. He used a nine-iron on the 153-yard 11th hole for his first ace, and a pitching wedge on the 135-yard 16th hole for his second.

MARY NORTH-ABBOTT
BUTTE, MONT.
North-Abbott, 28, won six events and established four state swimming marks in the 25-29 age division at the Big Sky State Games. She set state records in the 200 individual medley, the 100 and 200 backstrokes and the 50 freestyle.

VICTOR GALLO
MIAMI
Gallo, 57, a retired civil engineer, rode from Miami to Portland, Maine, in five days, 19 hours and 57 minutes, to set a new cycling endurance record for the 1,698-mile distance. He broke the previous record—set in 1983—by 5:58.

GRETCHEN EASTLER
FARMINGTON, MAINE
Gretchen, 17, set a national 19-and-under women's record for the 3,000-meter race-walk at the U.S. Junior Olympic track and field meet. Her time, which was also a meet record, broke the previous mark—set in 1985—by 10.39 seconds.

CLAY NANCE
TAFT, TEXAS
Clay, 13, a lefthanded pitcher for the Longhorns of the Taft Little League, threw three consecutive no-hit games and finished the season with a 6-0 record. He had 72 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched and a .726 batting average.

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MIKE SPINELLI

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RANDY HAMPTON

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EUGENE FISCHER

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LUIS MELENDO

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ARNOLD BORTHWICK

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