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Gold-medal winning water skier Alex Lauretano of Morris achieved another milestone this week by appearing in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" section. Lauretano was cited by the magazine for winning gold medals in women's trick skiing and overall competition for the U.S. team at the World University Championships in San Bernardo, Chile, two weeks ago. She also picked up a silver medal in jumping to help lead the U.S. team to the gold medal. Lauretano is shown approaching the jump in the World University Championships. Contributed photo