Faces In The Crowd

Alana Clooten

FAIRBANKS , ALASKA > Track and Field

Clooten, a recent graduate of Lathrop High, went undefeated in the discus during her high school career, winning four Region VI and state discus titles. She was also undefeated in the shot put in her final three years. Her seven state titles in both events is an Alaska girls' throwing record.

Greg Hackney

GONZALES, LA. > Fishing

Hackney, 31, won the 2005 Wal-Mart Forrest L. Woods Tour Land O'Lakes Angler of the Year award in bass fishing, finishing first in points after six regular-season events. He had two top 10 finishes this year on the FLW Tour and had been named the BASS 2004 rookie of the year.

Cyd Okino

HONOLULU > Golf

Cyd, 11, a seventh-grader at Kaimuki Middle School, won the state women's match play championship at the Oahu Country Club, her first Hawaiian major title. In July she was the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship in Kansas City , Mo.

Theron James