Faces In The Crowd

Ashley Jo Rowatt, LOUISVILLE
Swimming
Rowatt, a graduate of Kenyon College, was named the 2003 NCAA
Woman of the Year, becoming the first Division III athlete to win
the award. The five-time swimming champion is currently a
first-year medical student at Vanderbilt University.

Shadrack Kiptoo, ALBUQUERQUE
Cross-country
Shadrack, a senior at La Cueva High, won the individual 3.1 mile
Class 5A state cross-country championship with a time of 15:23.
He finished more than a minute ahead of his closest competitor
for the third time this season.

Katie Keller, PROSPECT, OHIO
Basketball
Keller, a freshman guard at Mount Vernon Nazarene University,
scored 39 points in her college debut, an 84-55 victory over the
University of Michigan-Dearborn. Her school-record 12
three-pointers was one shy of the NAIA Division II record.

Joel Steele, GRANGER, IND.
Football
Steele, a senior quarterback at Anderson University, became the
first player in the history of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic
Conference to earn three Offensive Most Valuable Player awards.
He holds the NCAA Division III record for 200-plus-yard passing
games with 34.

Samantha Howard, SPRINGFIELD, VA.
Field Hockey
Samantha, a senior forward at W.T. Woodson High, scored the
winning goal in double overtime to give the Cavaliers the Group
AAA field hockey championship, their first state title. She set
school records for single-season and career goals and assists.

Peter Boyer, HAWORTH, N.J.
Soccer
Boyer, a senior goalkeeper at Drew University, set a school
single-season record for shutouts with 17 and a school career
record with 38. He led the Rangers to their best year ever
(21-2-1) and was named Freedom Conference Player of the Year.

Marta Slodnik, GDYNIA, POLAND
Volleyball

Slodnik, a freshman outside hitter at Dowling College in Oakdale,
N.Y., led the Golden Lions with 428 kills and had a .305 hitting
percentage with 91 aces. She was New York Collegiate Athletic
Conference Rookie of the Year and made the All-Conference first
team.

COLOR PHOTO: MATT GRISE

COLOR PHOTO: JIM THOMPSON

COLOR PHOTO: JOHN SEAVOLT

COLOR PHOTO: COURTESY OF ANDERSON UNIVERSITY

COLOR PHOTO: GALE FRANK-ADISE

COLOR PHOTO: JIM LUZZI

COLOR PHOTO: SERENITY PHOTO

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