CNJ Athletes of the Year selectedMelrose’sBostwickBy Gary MitchellCNJ STAFF WRITERMELROSE — Chad Bostwick of Melrose is the kind of athlete who likes to give credit to theother guy.But it would be hard to overlook the accomplishments he hascompiled over the year.Bostwick led the Melrose Buffaloes to fourth place in the Class A State Basketball Tournament,to the state all-was natournament team, was selected All-District 6A and to the all-state first team. In addition, he was chosen to play on the South All-Star Basketball squad thissummer.He lettered in football and track as well. He was awarded the Outstanding Defensive BackChad Bostwickfor the Buffaloes’ football team. In track, he placed fourth in state in the high jump competition and ran on the Buffaloes’ state-qualifying relay teams.Bostwick maintained a 3.87(Sm BOSTWICK, P»8« 28)Floyd’ThurmanBy Gary MitchellCNJ STAFF WRITERFLOYD — Floyd HighSchool’s superstar athlete Kelli Thurman found herself in a tough position this year — having to choose between love and career.With a growing number of major colleges and junior colleges beckoning for her to “come, play with us, she has left them all at the altar, waiting. At least, for the time being.Instead of signing a collegiate athletic scholarship, she opted for marriage vows.Saturday, Thurman married her high school sweetheart, Troyce Boone, a Floyd athlete who starred on a couple of the Broncos’ state championshipI—Kelli Thurmanbasketball teams.Thurman has compiled quite arecord during her high schoolcareer. This year, she was all-state in volleyball and basketball, named New Mexico Class A(Sm THURMAN, 28)