Faces in the Crowd

MelissaGonzalez
MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. > Field Hockey
Gonzalez, a sophomore forward at Connecticut, had four goals at the Pan-AmJunior Championships, including one in the title game against Chile, forcingovertime and helping the U.S. win. A week later she scored the game-winneragainst then undefeated Syracuse. She was the Big East offensive player of theweek.

Ray Lewis III
LAKE MARY, FLA. > Football
Ray, an eighth-grade quarterback at Lake Mary Prep and son of the BaltimoreRavens linebacker, scored five touchdowns against Trinity Prep, a schoolrecord. He was the first player named to the Football University YouthAll-American Bowl, which will feature top junior high players.

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Ashley Fiolek
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. > Motocross
Ashley, a homeschooled junior, beat five-time champion Jessica Patterson to winthe Women's Motocross Association Championship in her first year as a pro.Ashley, who is deaf, was nominated for sportswoman of the year by the Women'sSports Foundation.

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AntonioBautista
HOMEDALE, IDAHO > Soccer
Bautista, a junior midfielder at the College of Idaho, was named the CascadeConference player of the year after leading the CC in goals (21) and the NAIAin game-winners (10). He was an NAIA offensive player of the week in Octoberand is a candidate for All-America honors.

Kate Conklin
NEW YORK CITY > Triathlon
Conklin, a 33-year-old fitness instructor, completed the Foster Grant IronmanWorld Championship in Clearwater, Fla., despite having erythromelalgia, a nervedisorder that creates the sensation of burning in the extremities. Because ithurts her to wear sneakers, she did the cycling and running stages insandals.

Ryan Ellis
HAMILTON, ONT. > Ice Hockey
Ryan, a senior at St. Ann's High School and a defenseman for the Ontario HockeyLeague's Windsor Spitfires, is second in the league in scoring with 13 goalsand 26 assists (1.65 points per game). Last season he had 63 points in 63 gamesand was OHL scholastic player of the year.

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