Faces In The Crowd

Cindy Kroffat, Duncan, B.C.
Bowling
Kroffat, 21, beat Arlea Bowman of Sterling, Va., 171-158 to win the 21-and-under women's international bowling championship. The victory earned her $3,000 in college scholarship money and an all-expenses-paid trip to next year's junior Olympic tournament.

Mike McNamara, Park Forest, Ill.
Karate
McNamara, 48, a detective sergeant for the Park Forest Police Department, won a gold medal at the bienniel World Police and Fire Games for the fifth straight time. This gold came in the open team competition, while his previous four were for winning the 40-49 black belt master division.

Tami Ransom, Cincinnati
Swimming
Tami, 16, set a junior national girls' 18-and-under record of 2:04.82 in winning the 200-meter freestyle. That performance helped the Cincinnati Marlins win the U.S. junior team championship. She also qualified to compete in four events at the U.S. women's national championships.

Terrence Trammell, Decatur, Ga.
Track and Field
Trammell, 20, won gold medals in the 110-meter hurdles and as the second leg of the U.S. 4x100 relay team at the World University Games. A junior at South Carolina and an eight-time All-America, he was MVP of both the indoor and the outdoor SEC meets this year.

Andrew Whatley, Montgomery, Ala.
Chess
Andrew, 18, survived two sudden-death playoffs to become the 21-and-under U.S. junior open champion. Last December he won a full scholarship to Texas- Dallas with his second-place finish in the Pan-American Scholastic Chess Tournament.

Erica Martinez, Fort Madison, Iowa
Softball
Erica, a senior shortstop-pitcher for Fort Madison High, was named state all-division player of the year after setting the national high school record for home runs in a season with 24 and breaking the Iowa career mark with 47 in her three varsity seasons. She will play for Iowa State.