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Faces in the Crowd: October 20, 2014

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. Jac'cara Walker

Gainesville, Fla. > Volleyball

Jac'cara, a junior outside hitter who leads Florida's No. 1-ranked P.K. Yonge School in kills (261) and digs (212), had a match-high 20 kills in a 3-1 win over Bishop Moore. Last month she led the Blue Wave to the Berkeley Premier Tournament final, where they fell 2-0 to national No. 1 Mercy High of Louisville. She has verbally committed to Mississippi State.

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. Grant Fisher

Grand Blanc, Mich. > Cross-country

Grant, a senior at Grand Blanc High, won the Portage invitational in 14:42.9, one second off the course mark held by former U.S. 5K record holder Dathan Ritzenhein. Last year's Foot Locker national champion, Dream Mile titlist and Gatorade boys' runner of the year, Grant won his first race of '14 with a 15:22.3 at the Jackson Invitational.

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. Laura Tyler

Kaneohe, Hawaii > Football

Laura, a senior kicker at Castle High, converted all five of her extra point attempts and booted a 28-yard field goal in a 38-6 win over McKinley High; she also had a tackle after a 41-yard field goal try was blocked. Laura, who joined the Knights last year, ended the season tied for second on the team in scoring with 24 points.

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. Tomasz Anderson

Hertfordshire, England > Golf

Anderson, a senior at Jacksonville (Ala.) State, tied the single-round NCAA record with a 12-under 60 in the final 18 holes of the Golfweek Program Challenge at True Blue Golf Course on Pawley's Island, S.C. He won by five strokes with a 19-under 197. Anderson's total broke his own school record of 201, which he set in winning the same event in 2011.

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. Christina Freibott

Wilmington, Del. > Field Hockey

To nominate an individual for an upcoming edition of Faces in the Crowd, please email editor Alexandra Fenwick with a name, age, gender, hometown, sport, school and all relevant contact information, as well as a short summary of the athlete’s recent accomplishments.

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