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Raman SubbaRao (Panguluri.R.SubbaRao) :
Raman SubbaRao, born 29 January 1932, is a former cricketer who played for England, Cambridge University, Surrey and Northamptonshire.

SubbaRao was born in Streatham and educated at Whitgift School and Cambridge. He was a left-handed batsman and occasional leg-spin and googly bowler, SubbaRao was a member of the powerful Cambridge side of the early 1950s and played a few games for Surrey before joining Northamptonshire. Taking over as captain in 1958, he led the side for four seasons and achieved considerable success as a batsman, scoring the county's highest ever innings, 260 not out, in 1955 and then bettering it with 300 against Surrey, the Champions, at The Oval in 1958, when he shared a record sixth wicket stand of 376 with Albert Lightfoot.

SubbaRao played in 13 Test matches for England, opening the batting regularly from 1959 to 1961. He scored centuries in his first Test against the Australians in 1961 and in his last match against them at The Oval. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1961.

At the end of the 1961 season he retired rather abruptly from first-class cricket to go into business. In later years, he was Chairman of Surrey (1974-1978) and an influential figure at Lord's. He also served as Chairman of the TCCB. There is a conference room named after him in Whitgift School, which he attended.

AnudeepKodali :
AnudeepKodali of Cary won the United States Tennis Association boys' 12s National Open Championship 2010. Kodali, 12, also was awarded the Howard Head Sportsmanship Award.

This is his second national title win this year. He previously won the USTA boys' 12s National Championship held at Cooper Creek Tennis center in Columbus, Ga., in February.

Currently, he is ranked fifth in the nation and second in the Southern division.

ChaithraKatamneni:
ChaithraKatamneni won the North Texas PGA (NTPGA) Tour Championship for 2010. This 2-day golf tournament was held at Stonebridge Country Club in McKinney, Texas. Chaithra scored 76 and 73 to win by 6 strokes under her nearest competitor. After 7 months of competition in various tournaments during 2010, the top players from East, West and North Texas had to qualify and then be invited to play in this prestigious tournament. Chaithra is 13 years old and is the youngest winner to have won the 15-18 year old girls division in this championship’s history.

SakethMyneni :
SakethMyneni closed out his 2010 campaign with a final singles ranking of No. 22 nationally. He collected 21 singles wins on the season, including 11 consecutive before bowing out in the Round of 32 of the 2010 NCAA Men's Singles Championships.SakethMyneni has been awarded a postgraduate scholarship by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Myneni is one of six Southeastern Conference student-athletes to earn an NCAA postgraduate scholarship for spring sports and the only one in the league from men's tennis. He is also the 15th Crimson Tide student-athlete to earn the award in the past 10 years.

AnjuliCherukuri:
AnjuliCherukuri has been named to the ESPN Magazine‘ Academic All-America Team for Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field 2008’. Voting for the team is conducted by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America. She is a resident of Salisbury, Center, N.Y. and a graduate of New Hartford Central High School.

She holds the Rochester records in the pole vault both indoors and outdoors. She finished second in the New York State Collegiate Track Conference championships in the pole vault in both the indoor and outdoor competitions. She finished third in the pole vault at the indoor ECAC championships. She was second in the New York State javelin throw as a senior and eighth at the ECAC javelin throw.