William, a junior at McEachern High, set youth national and Junior Olympic records in the 110- and 400-meter hurdles (13.83 and 51.71, respectively) at the USATF National Junior Olympic championships. He won the same events at the USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Jessica Potter
COQUITLAM, B.C. > Golf
Potter, a junior at the University of San Francisco, shot 288 and won a sudden-death playoff at the Moncton Golf and Country Club in Riverview, New Brunswick, to become the 2006 Canadian Women's Amateur champion. She had four top five finishes for the Dons last spring.
Gabby Mayo
RALEIGH > Track and Field
Gabby, a senior at Southeast Raleigh High, won a silver medal in the 100 meters and a gold medal with the 4X100-meter relay team at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing. At the Road to Eugene meet she anchored a U.S. team that set a world junior record in the 4X100 relay (43.29), and she won the 100-meter dash.
Christian Colon
ANAHEIM HILLS, CALIF. > Baseball
Christian, a senior infielder at Canyon High, led the West to a 9-8 victory at the AFLAC All-American High School Baseball Classic, which features the nation's best incoming seniors. He hit two singles, scored three runs (tying a Classic record), stole three bases and was named most valuable player.
Cameron Edens
PHOENIX > Golf
Cameron, a senior at Mountain Pointe High, set a tournament record by shooting a 17-under-par 271 to win his second consecutive Big I Junior Classic at the Odessa Country Club in Odessa, Texas. He joins Tiger Woods, Billy Andrade and David Gossett as the Classic's only two-time winners.
Brittany Rains
LAKELAND, FLA. > Weightlifting
Brittany, a junior at George Jenkins High competing at 132 pounds, lifted 126 pounds in the bench press to win a gold medal and set an American record for 16-year-old females at the 2006 AAU Junior Olympics in Virginia Beach. She is also a member of the Eagles' boys team.
FROM TOP: CHRIS HAMILTON; COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO; USATF; ROBERT BINDER; JASON WISE; SCOTT WHEELER/THE LEDGER
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