Effie Nielson, Salt Lake City Powerlifting Nielson, 90, a great-grandmother of 12 and a retired payroll worker, squatted 80 pounds, bench-pressed 50 pounds and deadlifted 135 pounds at the Nevada Powerlifting Championships. She established marks for her age group in all events.

		Nick Ellis, Santa Ana, Calif. Water Polo Ellis, a senior goalkeeper and three-time All-America, led Stanford to victory in the SoCal Championship. Ellis had 33 saves, including a season-high nine against California, to propel the Cardinal to five wins against teams ranked in the Top 10.

Lindsay Van Alstine, Midland Park, N.J. Cross-Country Lindsay, a senior at Hawthorne Christian Academy, won the 5,000-meter Season Opener in Darlington Park in Mahwah, N.J., in 17:38, breaking a nine-year-old course record by 11 seconds; no one else had come within 20 seconds of the mark.

		Alvin Cowan, Austin Football Cowan, a junior quarterback at Yale, threw for three touchdowns and ran for three more in his first collegiate start, a 49-14 win against San Diego. He completed 18 of 23 passes for 283 yards and ran 12 times for 114 yards.

Cristine Sant'Anna, São Paulo, Brazil Volleyball Sant'Anna, a junior outside hitter, led Louisiana Tech to victory in the Southern Mississippi Tournament, the school's first tournament win in nine years. She had double-digit kills in all three matches, including 12 against Grambling State.

		Brittany Kart, Lilburn, Ga. Equestrian Kart, 18, won the gold medal in three-day eventing on her horse Semper Fidelis at the North American Young Rider Championships in Wadsworth, Ill. In three-day eventing riders compete in dressage, cross-country jumping and stadium jumping.

Ellen Ward, Thorndike, Maine Field Hockey Ward, a junior goalkeeper at Plymouth (N.H.) State College, established a school record for shutouts with 16 in a win over Franklin Pierce (N.H.) College in the season opener. She has allowed only one goal in the Panthers' first eight games this season.

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