FACES IN THE CROWD

ANIKA SCOTT Spor t : Track and Field Hometown: Bedford, N. H.

Anika, a junior at Bedford High, won the Division I girls indoor long jump title, leaping 20 feet, 3 ¼ inches and besting the previous state record by more than 1 ½ feet. She also won the 55-meter hurdles title, winning the event in 8.07 seconds to break the Division I record set in 2012. Last June at the New Hampshire Meet of Champions, she won her first outdoor all-divisions long jump crown.

DING WENYI Spor t : Golf Hometown: Beijing, China

Ding, a freshman at Arizona State, shot a 27-under 189 to win the Amer Ari Invitational at the Mauna Lani Resort golf course, setting an unofficial men’s collegiate golf record for 54 holes, with 26 birdies and just one bogey. A three-time winner of the Chinese Amateur Open, he became the youngest golfer to win on the China Tour in 2021 and won the 2022 U. S. Junior Amateur Championship at Bandon Dunes.

LAURYN TAYLOR Spor t : Basketball Hometown: Blythewood, S. C.

Taylor, a senior center at Division II Francis Marion University, grabbed 44 rebounds in an 85–62 defeat of North Greenville, breaking the 41-year-old all-divisions NCAA single-game rebounding record. She had a career-high 34 points en route to her 18th double-double of the season. Last season as a junior, Taylor led the conference with 17.7 points per game and was named Francis Marion’s Female Athlete of the Year.