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Faces in the Crowd

Ernest Cheatham
RICHMOND
Ernest, 11, went unbeaten in all 12 events as he won the 9-11 division of both the South Atlantic Boys Invitational gymnastics meet and the state gymnastics qualifying meet. He also won the AAU Junior Olympics title.

Joan Jeter
COSTA MESA, CALIF.
Jeter, 52, a three-time world triathlon champ, set the 50 54 age group duathlon mark in the western zone qualifier for the World Duathlon Championships. She won the 40K biking and running course in 1:38:0.

Oscar Wood
GRESHAM, ORE.
Oscar, a sophomore 130-pound wrestler at Sam Barlow High, beat state titlist Matt Paulson of Sandy High 6-4 to extend his record in high school bouts this season to 20 0. He has won nine AAU Grand National crowns.

Bryan Gillooly
KISSIMMEE, FLA.

Erin Gillooly
KISSIMMEE, FLA.

Bryan and Erin, a sophomore and a senior, respectively, at Gateway High, became the first brother and sister combination ever to win Florida diving titles in the same year. Bryan won his second straight Class AAA one-meter crown, scoring 537.75 points to defeat silver medalist Roni Olshansky of Pine Crest High. Erin, also competing off the one-meter board, had 443.05 points to beat Rachel Pick of Olympic Heights High.

Katryna Gaither
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y.
Katryna, a 6'3" senior center at Mount Vernon High, scored 53 points and had 25 rebounds and eight blocks in a 63-57 defeat of White Plains High. She is averaging 34.1 points, 18.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks.

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