Faces in the Crowd: May 18, 2015

Take a look at the May 18th edition of Faces in the Crowd.

. Tehoka Nanticoke

Six Nations, Ont. > Lacrosse

Tehoka, a junior attackman at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., had four goals and an assist to lead his team to a 19–12 win over Bergen Catholic of Oradell, N.J. In March he scored three times in a 12–10 upset of No. 2 McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Md.), moving the Ascenders into the national top 20 for the first time ever. They were No. 8 as of Sunday.

. Nicole Behar

Otis Orchards, Wash. > Auto racing

Nicole, a junior at East Vally (Spokane) High, set a record for highest finish by a female driver in the 61-year history of the K&N Pro Series West in just her fifth start, placing second at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway. The only woman in the 2015-2016 NASCAR Next class, a collection of promising drivers under the age of 25, Nicole has four top 10 finishes in six starts.

. Jason Barber

Oxford, Miss. > Baseball

Jason, a junior righthander at Oxford High, tossed a two-hitter and swatted a leadoff home run in the second inning to spark a 5–0 win over Germantown High in the third round of the Class 5A state playoffs. He is 9-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 57 innings through Sunday, with two no-hitters , including a perfect game. Jason has verbally committed to Ole Miss.

. Cimran Virdi

Walnut Creek, Calif. > Track and Field

Virdi, a junior at MIT, broke the Division III national pole vault record, clearing 4.27 meters (14' 0") to help the Engineers win a second consecutive New England D-III title. A two-time national indoor champion, she is 8.5 inches ahead of the next-best D-III vaulter this season and ranks among the top 40 women in the world this year.

. DeJuan Jones

Lansing, Mich. > Soccer

DeJuan, a senior midfielder at East Lansing High and the state's Gatorade player of the year, scored twice to help his 18-and-under TNT Dynamite club win the Javanon Cup Elite tourney in Eliabethtown, Ky., 3–1 over Webster County (Ky.) United Soccer Club. Last fall he scored in OT to help East Lansing repeat as Division II champs. DeJuan will play at Michigan State.

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