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1669:Categories
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543:Brian Nash
288:2010-02-22
269:References
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78:1988–1991
55:1981–1983
1588:Phillips
1582:Molinari
1558:Phillips
1446:Molinari
1217:Rice Jr.
1209:Rice Jr.
1153:Calloway
1137:Sullivan
1105:Magarity
1077:Capstraw
1037:Magarity
1013:Amatucci
1005:Furjanic
943:(2022– )
927:# (2021)
909:Dean Lee
797:(2022– )
739:Lee Hunt
635:(2009– )
59:Defiance
1648:Menzies
1600:Coffman
1594:Richman
1482:Maestri
1452:Bennett
1440:Bennett
1337:Sellers
1297:Krimmel
1177:Ganulin
1129:Ganulin
1121:Haskins
731:No team
410:Unknown
313:May 22,
184:Mid-Con
1646:2024:
1640:2023:
1634:2022:
1628:2021:
1622:2020:
1618:Hansen
1616:2019:
1610:2018:
1604:2017:
1598:2016:
1592:2015:
1586:2014:
1580:2013:
1576:Sutton
1574:2012:
1568:2011:
1562:2010:
1556:2009:
1552:Sutton
1550:2008:
1544:2007:
1540:Hunter
1538:2006:
1534:Zvosec
1532:2005:
1526:2004:
1522:Hunter
1520:2003:
1516:Sutton
1514:&
1510:2002:
1504:2001:
1498:2000:
1494:Kerwin
1492:1999:
1488:Peters
1486:1998:
1480:1997:
1474:1996:
1468:1995:
1462:1994:
1456:1993:
1450:1992:
1444:1991:
1438:1990:
1434:Miller
1432:1989:
1426:1988:
1420:1987:
1416:Mackey
1414:1986:
1410:Mackey
1408:1985:
1402:&
1400:Little
1398:1984:
1392:1983:
1335:2024:
1327:2023:
1321:Grasso
1319:2022:
1311:2021:
1303:2020:
1295:2019:
1287:2018:
1279:2017:
1271:2016:
1265:Braica
1263:2015:
1255:2014:
1249:O'Shea
1247:2013:
1241:Braica
1239:2012:
1231:2011:
1223:2010:
1215:2009:
1207:2008:
1199:2007:
1191:2006:
1183:2005:
1175:2004:
1167:2003:
1159:2002:
1151:2001:
1143:2000:
1135:1999:
1127:1998:
1119:1997:
1113:Phelan
1111:1996:
1103:1995:
1097:Bannon
1095:1994:
1089:Phelan
1087:&
1085:Bannon
1083:1993:
1075:1992:
1069:Zvosec
1067:1991:
1061:Durham
1059:1990:
1053:Durham
1051:1989:
1043:1988:
1035:1987:
1027:1986:
1019:1985:
1011:1984:
1003:1983:
173:Awards
45:, U.S.
1642:Mills
1606:Smith
1570:Kampe
1564:Kampe
1546:Kampe
1528:Jones
1506:Evans
1500:Kampe
1329:Kraus
1313:Mason
1305:Gallo
1289:Mason
1273:Mason
1257:Toole
1233:Ferry
1225:Moore
1185:Ferry
1045:Szoke
1029:Green
1021:Green
1512:Drew
1476:Drew
1470:Drew
1464:Drew
1458:Boyd
315:2010
259:ESPN
215:Life
153:2021
133:UMKC
123:UMKC
27:Born
1630:Lee
179:NEC
1671::
305:.
211:.
145:AD
71:HC
35:)
1372:e
1365:t
1358:v
982:e
975:t
968:v
831:e
824:t
817:v
669:e
662:t
655:v
587:e
580:t
573:v
388:e
381:t
374:v
317:.
291:.
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