Faces in the Crowd

Chris Solinsky, STEVENS POINT, WIS.
Cross-Country
Chris, a senior at Stevens Point Area Senior High, won the Foot
Locker national championships in San Diego in 14:41, finishing 20
seconds ahead of Wesley Smith from Hudson, Ohio. Chris is a
three-time state Division I champion.

Emily Fleeman, MORRILTON, ARK.
Volleyball
Emily, a Morrilton High senior, was named MVP of the state AAAA
tournament after leading the Devil Dogs to a state title. Emily,
also the school's homecoming queen, had a season-high 16 kills in
the semifinals and closed the title game with a service ace.

William Trauth, LEONIA, N.J.
Wrestling, Football, Baseball
Trauth, 59, who has led The Buckley School's wrestling squad to
23 league championships and a 131-match winning streak, is
retiring from coaching after this year. Trauth has also led
Buckley teams to 26 league championships in football and 10 in
baseball.

Caroline Ferrell, BLYTHEWOOD, S.C.
Tennis
Caroline, a Ridge View High junior, won her third straight state
AAAA singles title with a 6--2, 6--1 victory over Sarah Shelley
of Myrtle Beach. She has played in the school's No. 1 singles
position since seventh grade and has a 71--2 record since
freshman year.

Drew Carden, LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS
Golf
Drew, a freshman at Clear Creek High, hit a hole in one on his
first ever hole of competitive golf. Playing in a junior varsity
tournament with a shotgun start, he aced the 166-yard 5th hole at
the Clear Creek Golf Course with a five-iron.

Gene Miller, CHARLOTTE, MICH.
Harness Racing
Miller, 58, a retired GM assembly-line worker, won the Billings
Amateur Driving Championship, a race for top drivers in the East
and Midwest, at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Miller drove his
trotter Bingham to victory in 2:20.2 in the 131/416-mile race.

Adriane Blewitt, BOARDMAN, OHIO
Track and Field
Blewitt, an Ashland senior, threw a shot put 57' 8 1/2" at a
December meet, giving her the longest throw in all NCAA divisions
for 2002. An eight-time All-America, she has won Division II
indoor and outdoor championships in the event.

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