Faces In The Crowd

Taylor Mays
SEATTLE > Football

Taylor, a senior free safety and wide receiver at O'Dea High, had 166 tackles (34 solo, 132 assists) and five interceptions on defense; on offense he caught 36 passes and scored 11 touchdowns. He is the Metro League Mountain Division offensive MVP and defensive co-MVP and the state's Gatorade football player of the year.

Jackie Ciconte
WILMINGTON , DEL. > Field Hockey

Ciconte, a senior forward at Maryland , scored the only goal in a game that gave the No. 1-ranked Terrapins a victory over No. 4 Duke and the team's fourth NCAA Division I field hockey championship. She ended the season with a team-high and career-best 20 goals and was named to the All- NCAA tournament team.

Gabriella Guegbelet
BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC > Basketball

Guegbelet, a junior forward at Central Connecticut State , was named the most outstanding player at the Great Alaska Shootout. She averaged 22 points and 10.5 rebounds for the Blue Devils, matching her career-high of 27 points in a 69-65 win over Arizona for the women's title.

Tom Koucheravy
FAIRFAX , VA. > Swimming

Koucheravy, a junior at George Mason University , set school and meet records while winning the 200-yard (1:39.27), 500-yard (4:22.79) and 1,650-yard (15:09.35) freestyle races at the Patriot Invitational, held at GMU. He has been named the Colonial Athletic Association male swimmer of the week twice this season.

Meghan McCooey
CUMBERLAND , R.I. > Tennis

Meghan, a senior at Mount St. Charles Academy, won the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Individual Tennis Championship and led the Mounties to their third Division I team title in four years. She had a 69-6 career record as the team's No. 1 player and helped put together a string of four undefeated regular seasons.