Faces in the Crowd

Ariel Rittenhouse, SANTA CRUZ, CALIF.
Diving

Ariel, a seventh-grader at Holy Cross School, won the one-meter
event for her age group at the Junior Pan American Championships.
She also won a silver medal in the platform dive. Her mother,
Sharon, a swimmer, was a Face in the Crowd in 1962.

Kirwin Watson, SUNRISE, FLA.
Football

Watson, a senior running back at Fordham, gained 139 yards in the
season opener and became the Rams' alltime leading rusher, with
3,279 yards. He holds season records for yards and touchdowns and
was the 2002 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year.

Melinda Lyon, BOXFORD, MASS.
Cycling

Lyon, 40, a cardiovascular technologist, won her second
Paris-Brest-Paris Randonneurs. She completed the 112-year-old,
750-mile race in 54:48, sleeping for two 10-minute intervals and
finishing ahead of her closest female rival by three hours.

Zack Lloyd, ELY, NEV.
Track and Field

Zack, a senior at White Pine High, is the 2003 national shot put
champion and ranks No. 1 in the nation for high school boys with
a throw of 66'7". He was named to USA Today's All-USA high school
boys' track and field team.

Lettice Graham, NEW YORK CITY
Senior Games

Graham, 81, a retired AT&T service rep, won three gold medals at
the Empire State Senior Games, placing first in her age group in
the 100-and 400-meter dashes and the high jump. She also competes
for the Harlem Honey and Bears Swim Team.

Jeff Olsen, MARIETTA, GA.
Wrestling

Jeff, a seventh-grader at Dickerson Middle School, won a USA
Wrestling triple crown by taking the 95-pound national novice
folkstyle championship and the 100-pound novice titles in
freestyle and Greco-Roman. He also won a triple crown in 2001.

Theresa Logar, ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH.
Tennis

Logar, a freshman at Stanford, won the girls' singles title for
18-year-olds at the United States Tennis Association's Super
National Hard Court Championships, the most prestigious event in
junior tennis. The victory earned her a wild-card spot at the
U.S. Open.

COLOR PHOTO: BRIAN MCFADDEN PHTOGRAPHY

COLOR PHOTO: VINCENT DUSOVIC

COLOR PHOTO: BRIAN SNYDER

COLOR PHOTO: FANTASY STUDIO OF ELY

COLOR PHOTO: JIM LUZZI

COLOR PHOTO: E.M. PIO RODA

COLOR PHOTO: JIM LUZZI

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