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Faces in the Crowd
ColleenKilduff
HICKORY HILLS,ILL. > Softball
Kilduff, a senior second baseman at Saint Xavier, became the first Cougar to benamed a national player of the year when she was voted the NAIA Softball Playerof the Year. She holds five school single-season records and leads the NAIA inthree career categories: batting average (.402), doubles (74) and total bases(535).
Mike Felice
BALDWINSVILLE,N.Y. > Lacrosse
Felice, a junior attack at SUNY-Cortland, scored the game-winning goal with 2.2seconds left in overtime as the Red Dragons defeated defending championSalisbury 13-12 for the NCAA Division III championship. Felice scored threegoals and had two assists and was named the game's Most Outstanding Player.
JesseWilliams
RALEIGH >Track and Field
Williams, a senior high jumper at USC, was named the U.S. Track and Field/CrossCountry Coaches Association Men's Field Co-Athlete of the Year. He ended hiscollegiate career by breaking his Trojans record with a jump of 7'7 1/4" towin his fourth NCAA Division I outdoor title. He had previously wonback-to-back indoor titles.
AshleySholer
HAMILTON, ONT. > Golf
Sholer, a freshman at Oklahoma City University, set individual tournamentrecords for 18 holes (68), 36 holes (138) and 54 holes (217) and earned herfirst career victory when she took individual medalist honors at the NAIAWomen's Golf Championship. She led the Stars to their second consecutive teamtitle.
Tyler Colvin
NORTH AUGUSTA,S.C. > Baseball
Colvin, a junior leftfielder at Clemson, hit the first walk-off grand slam homerun in Tigers history in an 11-8 win over Oral Roberts. This season Colvin ledClemson with a .356 batting average, 100 hits, 171 total bases and 23 stolenbases and was taken by the Chicago Cubs with the 13th selection of the majorleague draft.
Leslie Njoku
JERSEY CITY >Track and Field
Leslie, a junior at McNair Academic, won the girls' 400-meter hurdles title atthe Nike Outdoor Nationals. Earlier she took gold in the 400-meter hurdles atthe New Jersey Meet of Champions to add to her titles in the 200-meter dash,800-meter run and 400-meter hurdles at the state Group I championships.
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