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Faces in the Crowd

Lewis Howes, DELAWARE, OHIO
Football
Howes, a sophomore at Principia College in Elsah, Ill., set an
NCAA record for receiving yards during a 42-35 loss to Martin
Luther College. He gained 418 yards on 17 catches, breaking the
record of 405 yards established by Troy Edwards in 1998 at
Louisiana Tech.

Jessica Jerome, PARK CITY, UTAH
Ski Jumping
Jessica, 15, took first place at the Ladies' International Summer
Tournee competition in Rastbuchl, Germany. Jessica finished third
overall for the tournament, which consisted of five events at
different sites in Germany; she was the high American finisher.

Edward Jones Jr., AUSTIN
Track and Field
Jones, a 57-year-old police sergeant, set an American long jump
record for the 55-59 age group when he jumped 6.12 meters at the
USA Masters Championships in Orono, Maine. The previous mark,
6.10 meters, had stood since 1981.

Daniel Klemetz, VANERSBORG, SWEDEN
Tennis
Klemetz, a senior at Middle Tennessee State, defeated Illinois
junior Amer Delic to win the Icy Hot/ITA All-American
Championships. He became the first Blue Raider to win a national
singles title and the first to earn a No. 1 national ranking.

Tiffany Snow, ESCONDIDO, CALIF.
Field Hockey
Snow, a senior midfielder at Old Dominion and the nation's
second-leading scorer, had two goals and an assist as the Lady
Monarchs defeated Drexel 8-1. The win gave Old Dominion its
seventh consecutive undefeated season in the Colonial Athletic
Association.

George Todt, HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA.
Soccer
Todt, 55, of Archbishop Ryan High in Philadelphia, became the
winningest boys' soccer coach in state history with a 1-0 win
over Archbishop Wood. Todt's record is 518-101-92; in his 34
years at the school he has won 12 Catholic League titles.

Janelle Ruen, POST FALLS, IDAHO
Volleyball
Ruen, an Eastern Washington University senior, became the first
player at the school to have 1,100 kills and 1,100 digs. Ruen,
who is also an all-Big Sky Conference basketball player, was
voted the Inland Northwest Female Athlete of the Year in 2001.

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COLOR PHOTO: ELLEN SPRAGUE/PRINCIPIA COLLEGE

COLOR PHOTO: GRAYSON WEST

COLOR PHOTO: JOHN HEALEY

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