Faces in the Crowd
CarolineMcGuire
DARIEN, CONN.> Lacrosse
McGuire, a seniormidfielder at Richmond, tied a tournament record by scoring six goals in a13-11 victory over Temple that gave the Spiders their second consecutive A-10championship. She was named the tournament's outstanding performer and leadsthe team with 57 goals for the season.
Henry Cejudo
COLORADO SPRINGS> Wrestling
Henry, a seniorat Coronado High, defeated Matt Azevedo, 28, an assistant wrestling coach atCal Poly, to win the 121-pound freestyle title at the U.S. national wrestlingchampionships. He is believed to be the first high school student to win anational title since USA Wrestling became the national governing body in1983.
KirstenShortridge
KELLER, TEXAS> Fast-pitch Softball
Kirsten, a seniorrighthander at Keller High, has led the 2005 state champions to a 29-2 recordand the Region 1 quarterfinals. She is 27-1, with 365 strikeouts in 181 inningsand an 0.19 ERA, and has pitched three perfect games. Also the Indians' leadinghitter, she has a .554 batting average, 25 RBIs and 41 stolen bases.
KellyBaptiste
PLYMOUTH,TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO > Track and Field
Baptiste, asenior at LSU, won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.10 seconds at the PennRelays. She also ran legs on the Lady Tigers' first-place 4√ó200-meter andsecond-place 4√ó100-meter relay teams. She was named the SoutheasternConference's women's runner of the week.
Kyle Jones
NEW BADEN, ILL.> Baseball
Jones, a seniorrighthander at Southern Illinois--Edwardsville, set NCAA Division II recordsfor consecutive innings without giving up a run (54 1/3) and shutouts (six). Heled the Cougars to a 38-17 finish in the Great Lakes Valley Conferencetournament and was named GLVC pitcher of the year.
Blaine Rogers
SIMPSONVILLE,S.C. > Golf
Rogers, a juniorat Coker College, sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the first hole of asudden-death playoff against Pfeiffer University to give the Cobras the win atthe NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional. The victory advances Coker to thenational championship tournament, the first time it has qualified as ateam.
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