Faces In The Crowd

Christy Byrd
NEWNAN, GA.

Robin Byrd
NEWNAN, GA.

Robin, 22, and Christy, 16, both won national weightlifting titles in the 114-pound division. At the USWF National Championships, Robin totaled 363� pounds with a snatch of 165� and a clean-and-jerk of 198�. She also placed third at the worlds with 380� total pounds. Christy, who was third at the nationals, won the USWF National Junior Championships with a snatch of 121 VA and a clean-and-jerk of 154 VA for a 275 Vi-pound total.

Jilen Siroky
WINTER PARK, FLA.
Jilen, 10, won all six events that she entered at the Florida Swimming Junior Olympics. She set national age-group records in the 50 breaststroke (36.87 seconds) and the 100 breaststroke (1:21.07).

Corry Royal
FERNDALE. MICH.
Corry, 17, won the 192-pound freestyle wrestling title at the AAU Junior Olympic Games. He had five pins, a victory by disqualification and a 6-0 decision over silver medalist Ben Barton of Wabasha, Minn.

Max Lasskow
SMALLWOOD, N.Y.
Lasskow, 68, a retired construction foreman, won the national handball championship in the 65-to 69-year-old division by beating Bob Nedd of Modesto, Calif., 21-13 and 21-16. Lasskow also won the title in 1991.

Matt Johnson
BRIER, WASH.
Johnson, 18, won the individual road race as well as the individual time trial in the 17-to 18-year-old division at the Junior National Cycling Championships. He also helped his team win the team time trial.