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190:Cross country
188:
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136:James Madison
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42:(age 68)
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20:Bart Bellairs
1711:
1710:
1704:Jay Artigues
1695:
1680:Joel Erdmann
1632:Bob Brodhead
1544:
1543:
1520:
1366:
1359:Joe Cantafio
1327:Mike Schuler
1271:Loyd Roberts
1239:Jimmy Walker
1183:Frank Gorton
1068:
1057:
1046:
969:– via
965:February 23,
963:. Retrieved
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922:February 23,
920:. Retrieved
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428:Jay Artigues
425:
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392:Joe Cantafio
373:
341:
321:
288:
287:
157:Transylvania
1732:1956 births
1698:(2009–2013)
1688:Tim Baldwin
1682:(2007–2009)
1666:(2000–2007)
1650:(1990–1999)
1634:(1988–1989)
1626:(1976–1988)
1618:(1971–1976)
1616:Pat Kenelly
1610:(1946–1971)
1608:Ned McGehee
1602:(1941–1946)
1531:(2011–2018)
1523:(2008–2009)
1515:(2003–2007)
1499:(1994–1996)
1497:Frank Ellis
1491:(1990–1993)
1475:(1985–1989)
1465:Tony O'Neal
1385:(2015–2022)
1377:(2005–2015)
1369:(1994–2005)
1361:(1986–1994)
1353:(1982–1986)
1345:(1976–1982)
1337:(1972–1976)
1329:(1969–1972)
1321:(1964–1969)
1313:(1958–1964)
1305:(1955–1958)
1297:(1952–1955)
1289:(1949–1952)
1287:Bill O'Hara
1281:(1947–1949)
1273:(1946–1947)
1265:(1945–1946)
1257:(1943–1945)
1249:(1942–1943)
1241:(1938–1942)
1233:(1937–1938)
1225:(1936–1937)
1217:(1934–1936)
1209:(1922–1934)
1201:(1919–1922)
1193:(1917–1919)
1185:(1914–1917)
1177:(1913–1914)
1169:(1911–1913)
1161:(1910–1911)
1159:J. Mitchell
1153:(1909–1910)
1151:F. J. Pratt
1145:(1908–1909)
911:The Tribune
813:(2003–2005)
802:VMI Keydets
581:(1994–2003)
570:VMI Keydets
548:Tournament
505:(1983–1985)
487:Postseason
481:Conference
175:(assistant)
159:(assistant)
138:(assistant)
127:(assistant)
116:(assistant)
95:(assistant)
84:(assistant)
73:(assistant)
1726:Categories
1648:Tom Douple
1489:Bill Davis
1457:Al Frazier
1335:Bill Blair
1191:Earl Abell
1143:Pete Krebs
892:References
462:Basketball
366:, as head
267:Basketball
62:Basketball
36:1956-08-24
1624:Leo Jones
1459:(c. 1974)
1303:Jack Null
1295:Chuck Noe
1255:Joe Daher
484:Standing
230:2009–2013
220:2008–2009
169:1980–1981
153:2017–2018
143:1994–2005
132:1988–1993
121:1986–1988
110:1985–1986
100:1983–1985
89:1981–1983
78:1979–1981
67:1978–1979
1706:(2013– )
1690:# (2009)
1674:# (2007)
1539:(2018– )
1393:(2022– )
1383:Dan Earl
530:1984–85
511:1983–84
478:Overall
313:baseball
164:Baseball
114:Maryland
71:Lycoming
881:137–218
866:116–191
841:2004–05
820:2003–04
780:2002–03
771:(North)
756:2001–02
747:(North)
732:2000–01
723:(North)
708:1999–00
699:(North)
684:1998–99
675:(North)
660:1997–98
651:(North)
636:1996–97
627:(North)
612:1995–96
603:(North)
588:1994–95
554:Wilkes:
533:Wilkes
514:Wilkes
472:Season
249:Overall
1467:(1978)
877:Total:
869:61–108
262:Awards
199:Wilkes
195:1981–?
184:Wilkes
180:1982–?
104:Wilkes
93:Wilkes
48:, U.S.
787:10–20
763:10–18
691:12–15
667:14–13
643:12–16
619:18–10
595:10–17
561:13–16
558:21–27
542:T–1st
536:14–11
523:T–4th
475:Team
380:UMass
270:SoCon
125:UMass
967:2023
924:2023
862:VMI:
851:3–13
848:9–18
845:VMI
830:4–12
827:6–22
824:VMI
790:3–13
784:VMI
769:5th
766:5–11
760:VMI
745:5th
742:5–11
739:9–19
736:VMI
721:6th
718:1–15
715:6–23
712:VMI
697:3rd
688:VMI
673:3rd
664:VMI
649:4th
640:VMI
625:2nd
622:10–4
616:VMI
601:4th
592:VMI
539:10–6
520:3–10
517:7–16
382:and
315:and
30:Born
854:9th
833:8th
793:8th
694:9–7
670:8–7
646:7–7
598:6–8
546:MAC
388:NIT
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346:in
147:VMI
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