Faces in the Crowd

Megan Powell
ELKTON, MD. > Field Hockey
Powell, a senior forward at Salisbury, scored her fourth hat trick of the season and a season-high seven points to give the Sea Gulls an 8--1 win over Washington College. She led the Capital Athletic Conference champions in six categories, including points (63), goals (26), game-winning goals (7) and assists (11).

Kylie Atherstone
CHICO, CALIF. > Volleyball
Atherstone, a sophomore outside hitter at Cal Poly--San Luis Obispo, had 11 kills as she helped her team sweep Pacific in three games and win its first Big West Conference Championship since 1984. She is the first Mustang to be a Sports Imports/AVCA Division I national player of the week.

Braden Bishop
CENTERVILLE, OHIO > Soccer
Bishop, a freshman forward at Northern Kentucky, scored at 2:42 into overtime to give the Norse a 3--2 win over Southern Illinois and their first NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region championship. He is the Great Lakes Valley Conference freshman of the year and led the team in five categories, including winning goals scored (five).

Micah Lape
VANCOUVER, WASH. > Football
Micah, a senior running back at Skyview High, rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns in a 21--15 victory over South Kitsap that put the undefeated Storm in the state playoffs. In a game against Hudson's Bay, he ran for a school-record 415 yards, and he has 2,299 yards and 32 touchdowns for the season.

MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn
FORT WAYNE, IND. > Soccer
Fowler-Finn, a senior midfielder at Washington University (St. Louis), scored in double overtime, to give the Bears a 1--0 win over NYU and their fourth University Athletic Association championship. She helped the team win a school-record 15 consecutive games this season and was named UAA player of the year.

Jesus Solis
HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. > Cross-country
Solis, a senior at Adams State, led from the outset to win the eight kilometer race in 24:39.60, taking the individual title and leading the Grizzly men to their second straight Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship. He was named RMAC men's runner of the year.

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