SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis senior Ally Tambornini is among the six athletes featured in the Faces in the Crowd segment of this week’s edition of Sports Illustrated. Cleveland Cavaliers star Lebron James is on the cover of the December 7, 2015 edition.

Tambornini is recognized for her role in helping the St. Francis water polo team win the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I title last month. She led the team with six goals and 10 steals in the playoffs and scored two goals and recorded six steals in the finals victory over Davis High School. It was the 91st section title in school history, the most of any girls program in the section.

Tambornini was named the Sac-Joaquin Section first team and Delta League second team. She was also a USA Water Polo Academic All-American this season with a 4.05 GPA.

She is featured among six athletes in the issue, including

• Maryjeanne Gilbert  – Cross-country
• Logan Cho – Soccer
• Justin Robinson – Basketball
• Brandi Vallely – Basketball
• DeShawn Smith – Football

Faces in the Crowd is SI’s weekly feature highlighting standout amateur athletes in high school, college and masters’ sports since 1956..