Faces in the Crowd

Katelin McCahill

GRAND RAPIDS > Water Polo

McCahill, a recent graduate of East Grand Rapids High, scored nine goals in three games at the state tournament to lead the girls' team to its first Michigan championship. She was named the state MVP and will attend Marist College on a water polo scholarship this fall.

Nicodemus Naimadu

NAROK, KENYA > Track and Field

Naimadu, a junior at Abilene Christian, won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000-meter run, helping the Wildcats extend their streak of NCAA Division II men's indoor and outdoor championships to eight. His victories give him a total of four NCAA titles for the school year.

Sarah Bowman

WARRENTON, VA. > Track and Field

Bowman, a graduate of Fauquier High, won the girls' mile run in meet-record time (4:36.95) at the Nike Outdoor Nationals. At a meet earlier in June, she won her fourth straight state Group AA 1,600-meter title, her third straight 800-meter title and the 3,200 meters.

Dwight Dumais

VENTURA, CALIF. > Diving

Dumais, a graduate of Buena High, was named National Public High Schools Diver of the Year by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association for the second time. He is the brother of Olympians Justin and Troy Dumais and will attend Stanford on a diving scholarship.

Michelle Wong

GOLDEN VALLEY, MINN. > Softball

Wong, a graduate of the University of St. Thomas, helped the Tommies win back-to-back NCAA Division III titles. The second baseman ended her college career with a .410 batting average (239 hits in 582 at bats). She is the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference career hits leader.

Josh Ziperstein

AMHERST, MASS. > Ultimate Frisbee

Ziperstein, a graduate of Brown, led the Brownian Motion to the collegiate national title and won the Callahan award, given to the top college player. At 21 he is the youngest member of Team USA and will compete at the Ultimate Frisbee World Games in Duisburg, Germany, from July 22 to 24.

• To submit a candidate for Faces in the Crowd, go to SI.com/faces.

COLOR PHOTO

T.J. HAMILTON

COLOR PHOTO

GERALD EWING

COLOR PHOTO

KARL PITTELKAU

COLOR PHOTO

SUSAN ALLEN SIGMON

COLOR PHOTO

THOM SCHNIDE

COLOR PHOTO

DEREK FOWLES PHOTOGRAPHY