BLYTHE HARTLEY
North Vancouver, B.C., Diving, University of Southern Cal sophomore.
Report card: After she became the first female diver to win championship titles in both the one-meter springboard and platform events, Hartley was named Pac-10 diver of the year in 2002. Extra credit: Until last year the 16-time Canadian champion had never competed outdoors. "The weather was a new thing," she says.
GREICHALY CEPERO
Dorado, Puerto Rico, Volleyball, University of Nebraska senior.
Report card: A loss to Stanford in the NCAA semifinals last year has setter Cepero, the 2000 NCAA player of the year, "on a mission," says coach John Cook. "She feels she might not have shown her best volleyball last fall." Extra credit: Cepero, 6'2", also plays forward on the basketball team.
KELLY BARIL
Peabody, Mass., Field Hockey, Princeton University senior.
Report card: Baril, a goalkeeper and three-time member of the U.S. junior national team, averaged a .761 save percentage last season, giving up just 28 goals in 20 games. (Princeton scored 74.) Extra credit: "I could give up 100 goals and still be happy," she says, "as long as we scored 101."
DANIELLE DOWNEY
Spencerport, N.Y., Golf, Auburn University senior.
Report card: Despite a sprained wrist that cut her practice hours short, Downey, who had a 73.88 stroke average, tied for second place at the 2002 NCAA tournament. Graduating ambition: "A stroke average near 72, a first-team All-America and winning a tournament -- I haven't done that since freshman year."
LESLIE OSBORNE
Menomonee Falls, Wis., Soccer, Santa Clara University sophomore.
Report card: Osborne, a striker and the second-highest scorer for the 2001 NCAA-champion Broncos, can win the ball, assist or score. Extra credit: She scored a goal in the 2001 NCAA semifinals, an assist in the final and was one of two freshmen Broncos to start all 25 games.
AGATA CIOROCH
Warsaw, Poland, Tennis, University of Georgia junior.
Report card: After a 26-0 singles record her freshman year -- the first Lady Bulldog ever to go undefeated -- Cioroch rocketed to 6th from 85th in the collegiate rankings in 2002 and made it to the round of 16 in the NCAA singles tournament. Extra credit: "I'm stubborn and really hardworking," Cioroch says.
NATASHA WATLEY
Irvine, Calif., Softball, UCLA senior.
Report card: The first Bruin to record two 100-plus hit seasons, Watley, a shortstop, holds the NCAA tournament record for most bases stolen in one game (four), and she stole 39 bases last season, the third consecutive time she beat the previous UCLA record of 31. Extra credit: Coach Sue Enquist calls Watley "the fastest softball player in UCLA history."
LAUREN AUMILLER
Baltimore, Lacrosse, University of Virginia senior.
Report card: The first Cavalier to notch 100 points in two years of play, midfielder Aumiller was ranked first nationally for points and goals and second in points per game last season. Graduating ambition: Break the Virginia points record of 251 -- she finished her junior year at 220.
MUNA LEE
Kansas City, Mo., Track, Louisiana State University junior.
Report card: Last season Lee, a four-time All-America as a freshman, won her first national title -- the 200-meter indoor -- and finished 3rd in the 100-meter outdoor and 4th in the 200-meter outdoor NCAA championships. Winning strategy: "I don't really have any goals," she says. "I just run."
KELLY MAZZANTE
Montoursville, Penn., Basketball, Penn State University junior.
Report card: The six-foot guard can aim, shoot and hit from anywhere on the court. "I'm fearless," she says. Last season she led the nation in scoring, averaging 24.9 points per game, and broke a total of 31 records -- including her 49-point effort against Minnesota on Dec. 28. Driving ambition: "I want to brush up on my defense," she says.
