Faces In The Crowd

Calvin Smith II
TAMPA > Track and Field
Smith, an incoming freshman at the University of Florida, won the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes in the young boys' division at the Amateur Athletic Union national club championships in Orlando. He is the son of former 100-meter world-record holder Calvin Smith.

Rachelle Pecovsky
CHAMBERSBURG, PA. > Football
Pecovsky, a running back for the D.C. Divas of the National Women's Football Association, rushed for 186 yards and scored three touchdowns in the team's 28--7 victory over the Oklahoma City Lightning for the world championship of women's football in Wexford, Pa. She was the offensive MVP of the title game.

Shanay Briscoe
HOUSTON > Track and Field
Shanay, an incoming freshman at Cypress Christian High, was named Most Outstanding Performer for field events after winning the youth division shot put, high jump and triple jump at the AAU National Junior Olympic Games. She also competed in the USTAF National Junior Olympics, winning the youth shot put, high jump and pentathlon.

Allen Balmer
LEWISTON, IDAHO > Baseball
Balmer, a senior third baseman at Lewis-Clark State, led the Warriors to a 5--4 victory over Cumberland in the final game of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics World Series and was the tournament and series MVP. The All-America had a .377 average and a team-high 41 RBIs for the season.

Ed Lynch
SIMSBURY, CONN. > Golf
Lynch, the boys' golf coach at Simsbury High, took the undefeated Trojans to their second straight Division I state title. In 26 seasons at the school he has a 650-48-10 record, making him the nation's career leader in wins for boys' golf. His teams have won six state championships.

Laura Heise
RICHFIELD, MINN. > Softball
Heise, a righthanded pitcher who recently graduated from the College of St. Scholastica, became the NCAA Division III alltime strikeout leader, with 1,125. She is a four-time Upper Midwest Athletic Conference softball player of the year and was the Saints' leading hitter for the past three seasons with a .440 average.

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