Carlos Moreno, S�O PAULO
, BRAZIL
Volleyball
Moreno, a junior setter at Brigham Young
, became the first Cougar to be named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I-II national player of the year. He led BYU
to a 29-4 season and the NCAA
men's volleyball championship.
Heather Bortz, ALLENTOWN, PA
.
Softball
Bortz, a junior shortstop at Moravian, had a 44-game hitting streak, an NCAA
all-division record, and led the Greyhounds to the NCAA
Division III World Series. She was named Commonwealth Conference player of the year for the second straight season.
Dave Paulsen, WILLIAMSTOWN
, MASS.
Basketball
Paulsen, 39, the men's coach at Williams College
, was named Division III national coach of the year for the second year in a row by the National Association of Basketball Coaches
. In 2003 he coached the Ephs to the divisional NCAA
title.
Caitlin Chock, GRANITE BAY, CALIF.
Track and Field
Caitlin, a senior at Granite Bay High, won the 5,000 meters at Cal State-Sacramento
's Bruce Drummond Invitational in 16:49.48, the fastest time in the nation this year for a high school girl. Her 4:29-92 in the 1,500 meters is the second best time for 2004.
Keith Stegbauer, SEMINOLE, FLA.
Baseball
Stegbauer, a senior infielder at Central Connecticut, helped the Blue Devils win their third straight Northeast Conference
tournament title. He leads NCAA
Division I with 1.46 runs scored per game, and his .436 average ranks sixth in the nation.
Karen Campbell, WINTERPORT, MAINE
Powerlifting
Campbell, 40, a homemaker and mother of two who was participating in her first competition, set a world record in the women's (40-44 age group) unlimited class with a bench press of 225 pounds at the Maine State
Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships.
Josh Garner, HAMPTON
, VA.
Bowling
Josh, a 12-year-old seventh-grader at Sprately Middle School, became the third youngest person ever to bowl a perfect game and have an 800 series in the same day. He competes in the BBC League at Century Lanes in Hampton, Va.