Faces In The Crowd

Peter Yik, Vancouver
Squash
Yik, a senior All-America at Princeton , beat Marcus Cowie of Trinity College in Hartford 15-14, 15-1, 15-4 to win the men's national collegiate crown for the second consecutive year. He was awarded the Skillman Trophy for sportsmanship, and he finished his varsity career with a 45-2 record.

Katie Fay, Summit, N.J.
Swimming
Katie, a senior at Deerfield Academy, won the 100-yard backstroke in a school-record 58.67 seconds at the New England prep championships for the third straight year. In her three years at Deerfield she won all 28 dual-meet backstroke events she entered.

J.J. Peirce, Henrietta, Texas
Baseball
Peirce, a sophomore rightfielder at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview , Texas , went 20 for 42 in the Pirates' first 12 games and had eight home runs, including four grand slams, 34 RBIs and 20 runs to lead Wayland Baptist to a 10-2 record.

Melissa Krempa, Johnstown , N.Y.
Skiing
Melissa, a senior at Johnstown High, won both the slalom, in a two-run time of 1:36.74, for a state-record fourth consecutive year and the giant slalom, in a two-run time of 2:18.00, for the third straight year at the New York public high school championships.

Quint Swanberg, Scottsdale , Ariz.
Wrestling
Quint, a senior at Horizon High, beat Cliff Hughes of Kofa High in Yuma to win the 189-pound division at the 5A state championships for the third year in a row. He finished the season 51-0 and holds the state high school record for most career wins, with 165.

Rufus McDuffie, Camilla, Ga.
Basketball
McDuffie, 43, the coach at Mitchell-Baker High since 1982, guided the 28-1 Eagles to their third consecutive AA state crown with a 105-76 defeat of East Hall High. Mitchell-Baker High, which defeated opponents by a 28-point margin this season, has won the tide five times under McDuffie.