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Reading time: < 1 minute Twenty-four University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa student-athletes in the winter season—basketball, swimming and diving—earned places on the 2024–25 Big West Winter Academic All-Conference teams announced on April 14. Women’s swimming and diving led the way with nine honorees, followed by women’s basketball with six. Men’s swimming and diving had five […]

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Twenty-four University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa student-athletes in the winter season—basketball, swimming and diving—earned places on the 2024–25 Big West Winter Academic All-Conference teams announced on April 14.

Women’s swimming and diving led the way with nine honorees, followed by women’s basketball with six. Men’s swimming and diving had five honorees and men’s basketball had four representatives.

To be eligible, student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, complete one full year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received (at least a sophomore academically) and compete in at least 50% of their team’s contests. In swimming and diving, a student-athlete must have competed in either 50% of the institution’s events or participated in the conference championship.

See the full list of honorees at HawaiiAthletics.com

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Shocker track and field earns multiple All-America honors at NCAA Outdoor Championships – The Sunflower

Destiny Masters laughs after a high jump of 1.76 meters on March 30, 2024. (File photo) Five Wichita State track and field athletes competed in the NCAA Outdoor Championships last Wednesday to Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. Three were named Second Team All-Americans and two earned All-America Honorable Mentions.    In the 110-meter hurdles semifinals, sophomore Josh […]

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Destiny Masters laughs after a high jump of 1.76 meters on March 30, 2024. (File photo)

Destiny Masters laughs after a high jump of 1.76 meters on March 30, 2024. (File photo)

Five Wichita State track and field athletes competed in the NCAA Outdoor Championships last Wednesday to Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. Three were named Second Team All-Americans and two earned All-America Honorable Mentions.   

In the 110-meter hurdles semifinals, sophomore Josh Parrish finished 19th with a time of 13.68 and was named an All-American Honorable Mention. He also competed in the long jump finals and fouled on all three of his attempts.

Sophomore Yared Kidane raced in the 800-meter semifinals and finished in 10th place, earning Second Team All-America, with a time of 1:46.86. He missed out on the 800-meter finals by one spot.

Sophomore Jason Parrish, Josh’s twin, finished 10th in the 400-meter hurdles. He missed qualifying for the finals by less than a tenth of a second and was also named a Second Team All-American.    

The Parrish twins, Kidane and senior Joakim Genereux were WSU’s 4×400 meter relay team, who barely snuck into the Outdoor Championships at the West Preliminaries on May 30. The Shockers finished 23rd of 24 teams with a time of 3:10.61 and they were named All-America Honorable Mentions.

In the heptathlon, senior Destiny Masters finished 10th overall with a personal best score of 5,763 points and was named Second Team All-America for the second straight year in the multis event. 

Masters placed 22nd in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.23. In the high jump, she finished first with a season-high mark of 1.84 meters, and in the shot put, she finished in fifth with a throw of 13.48 meters.

Masters finished the first day of events with a season-best time in the 200 meters at 25.54, good for 23rd place. 

To start the final day of the heptathlon, Masters finished 16th in the high jump with a clearance of 5.79 meters. She later threw 44.45 meters in the javelin, which placed her in second in that event. The heptathlon wrapped up with the 800 meters, where she finished with a time of 2:33.30, good enough for 21st place to earn her Second Team All-America status.  

The Outdoor Championships concluded Wichita State’s regular outdoor track and field season. Some athletes who qualify will compete and represent WSU in the USA Track and Field U20 Outdoor Championships from Thursday, June 19, through Sunday, June 22.



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Academic Honors Continue with 54 Cardinals Landing on Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Story Links Wheeling, W. Va. – The Mountain East Conference (MEC) announced their annual academic honors on Monday, honoring over 1,500 student-athletes. After landing 102 athletes on the Academic All-MEC list earlier today, the honors continued for the Cardinals with 54 student-athletes earning a spot on the MEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. It […]

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Wheeling, W. Va. – The Mountain East Conference (MEC) announced their annual academic honors on Monday, honoring over 1,500 student-athletes. After landing 102 athletes on the Academic All-MEC list earlier today, the honors continued for the Cardinals with 54 student-athletes earning a spot on the MEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. It brought the total number of conference academic honorees for the Cardinals to 156 for the winter/spring season as they had success both on and off the field. 

In order to qualify for the MEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, a student-athlete must be a member of the active roster for their sport during the championship season and have a GPA between 3.25 and 3.69. The conference had 658 student-athletes earn Commissioner’s Honor Roll across the 12 member institutions. Leading the way was Frostburg State with 109 honorees, while The University of Charleston (81) and West Virginia Wesleyan (63) rounding out the top three. The Cardinal’s 54 honorees ranked sixth in the conference and their total of 156 honorees set them with the third most honorees in the conference between the two levels of honors. 

Leading the way for the Wheeling Athletic Department was the Wheeling University Baseball team with nine honorees. They were followed by Women’s Lacrosse with eight honorees and Women’s Basketball with six. All 12 winter and spring sports were honored on the list with Men’s Swimming (5), Men’s Track (5), Wrestling (5), Men’s Basketball (4), Softball (4), Women’s Swimming (4), Acrobatics & Tumbling (2), and Women’s Track & Field (2) rounding out the list. The complete list of Commissioner’s Honor Roll honorees is listed below: 

The Wheeling University Football team will kick-off the 2025-2026 season on Thursday, August 28th, when they hit the road to face Clarion. 



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Limestone Mia Lambert commits to Illinois

Mia Lamberti will be wearing orange and blue very soon. The Limestone rising junior announced on social media Sunday night her verbal commitment to Illinois. She was named the 2024 Journal Star volleyball player of the year after helping lead the Rockets to a Class 3A state runner-up finish. “Thank you to my parents, family, […]

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Mia Lamberti will be wearing orange and blue very soon.

The Limestone rising junior announced on social media Sunday night her verbal commitment to Illinois. She was named the 2024 Journal Star volleyball player of the year after helping lead the Rockets to a Class 3A state runner-up finish.

“Thank you to my parents, family, coaches and teammates who have helped my dream come true!” Lamberti posted, also noting her appreciation to Illinois coach Chris Tamas and his coaching staff.

During her sophomore season, the 6-foot setter/opposite hitter posted 455 kills, 451 assists, 180 digs, 64 aces and 11 blocks as Limestone won 32 matches as well as was the Mid-Illini Conference tied-for-second-place finisher. She was named all-Mid-Illini first team, Champaign News-Gazette all-state first team and Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association second-team all-state.

In the state title match, Lamberti nearly recorded a triple-double with 16 kills, 14 assists and six digs during the three-set defeat to Mahomet-Seymour.

Lamberti will become the second JS POY to play in the Big Ten Conference, joining Purdue junior-to-be and three-time POY honoree Kenna Wollard of Illinois Valley Central.

Adam Duvall is a Journal Star sports reporter. Email him at aduvall@pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @AdamDuvall.



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118 named to Spring 2025 SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Story Links SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll FRISCO – East Texas A&M University set a record for most honorees on the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll list, with 118 student-athletes named to the Spring 2025 list, on Monday morning.   The Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll […]

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FRISCO – East Texas A&M University set a record for most honorees on the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll list, with 118 student-athletes named to the Spring 2025 list, on Monday morning.
 

The Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll list recognizes student-athletes in the sports of men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s golf, and women’s golf, softball, men’s track & field, and women’s track & field who maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) in the semester of their respective sport.
 

For the Lions, the men’s track and field program had 35 honorees, followed by 27 from women’s track & field, 21 from softball, 13 from women’s basketball, 11 from men’s basketball, six from men’s golf, and five from women’s golf.
 
The 118 honorees for the Lions are the most since 112 honorees for the Fall 2024 semester. During the 2024-25 academic year, the Lions had 230 student-athletes named to the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll across the 14 programs.
 
The full list of honorees across the Southland Conference can be found HERE.
 
Here are the Lion student-athletes that earned commissioner’s honor roll recognition for the Spring 2025 semester.
 


























































































































Name Class Sport Major Hometown
Khaliq Abdul-Mateen Gr. Men’s Basketball Organizational Development Houston, Texas
Demarco Bethea Jr. Men’s Basketball Sport & Recreation Management Sellars, S.C.
Luke Coughran Fr. Men’s Basketball Finance Katy, Texas
Adonis Holiman Fr. Men’s Basketball Sport & Recreation Management McAlester, Okla.
Camerin James So. Men’s Basketball Business Administration Apopka, Fla.
Tay Mosher Jr. Men’s Basketball General Studies The Colony, Texas
Evan Phelps So. Men’s Basketball Sport & Recreation Management Duncanville, Texas
Yusef Salih Sr. Men’s Basketball General Studies Gainesville, Va.
Mykol Sanchez-Vega Jr. Men’s Basketball Kinesiology & Sport Studies Orlando, Fla.
Brandon Taylor Sr. Men’s Basketball Communication Studies Coppell, Texas
TJ Thomas Jr. Men’s Basketball Business Administration Memphis, Tenn.
Makenna Armstrong Fr. Women’s Basketball Psychology Rockwall, Texas
Ahmya Boyce Sr. Women’s Basketball Computer Science Newport News, Va.
Nyaluak Dak Fr. Women’s Basketball Criminal Justice Lincoln, Neb.
Jamy De Kock Jr. Women’s Basketball General Studies Woudrichem, The Netherlands
J’Unti Franklin Jr. Women’s Basketball Kinesiology & Sport Studies Natchitoches, La.
Alva Hedrich Jr. Women’s Basketball Mathematics Muecke, Germany
Cora Horvath So. Women’s Basketball Sport & Recreation Management Oberwart, Austria
Nina Horvath So. Women’s Basketball Kinesiology & Sport Studies Oberwart, Austria
Hannah Humphrey Sr. Women’s Basketball Kinesiology & Sport Studies Kendleton, Texas
Trinity Moreland Jr. Women’s Basketball General Studies Charlotte, N.C.
Jordyn Newsome Sr. Women’s Basketball Sport & Recreation Management Irving, Texas
Jasmine Payne Gr. Women’s Basketball Organizational Development Montgomery, Ala.
Nykesha Sanders Sr. Women’s Basketball Kinesiology & Sport Studies Detroit, Mich.
Sam Benson Jr. Men’s Golf Business Administration Gilmer, Texas
Janis Erll So. Men’s Golf Business Administration Lich, Germany
Nicke Kaajavirta Jr. Men’s Golf Business Administration Kajaani, Finland
Blake Taylor So. Men’s Golf Business Administration Mansfield, Texas
Matt Walters Jr. Men’s Golf General Studies Ballito, South Africa
Cooper Watt Fr. Men’s Golf Finance Rockford, Ill.
Marie Baertz So. Women’s Golf Construction Engineering Luxembourg
Julianna Crow Sr. Women’s Golf Construction Engineering Odessa, Texas
Jordan Dusckas Sr. Women’s Golf Marketing Highland Village, Texas
Fahsai Inmee Sr. Women’s Golf Kinesiology & Sport Studies Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
Marie Naeher Jr. Women’s Golf Political Science Neuenbuerg, Germany
Charli Anger So. Softball Kinesiology & Sport Studies Lubbock, Texas
Maddie Cason Gr. Softball Business Administration Telephone, Texas
KK Cosek Jr. Softball Business Administration Helendale, Calif.
J’Lailah Dotson Jr. Softball Biological Sciences Hitchcock, Texas
Lexi Gamez Jr. Softball General Studies Anaheim, Calif.
Darby Hickey Sr. Softball Communication Studies Plano, Texas
Kate Houser Sr. Softball Psychology Lorena, Texas
Jenna Joyce So. Softball Kinesiology & Sport Studies Royse City, Texas
Kasey Kuyrkendall Sr. Softball Sport & Recreation Management Royse City, Texas
Victoria Masters Fr. Softball Veterinary Biomedical Tech Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Emmie Miehe Jr. Softball Kinesiology & Sport Studies Cameron Park, Calif.
Hailey Montemayor Jr. Softball Education Lubbock, Texas
Maddie Muller Jr. Softball Public Health Frisco, Texas
Emma Olsen Jr. Softball Sport & Recreation Management Elk Grove, Calif.
Emma Rodrigues Jr. Softball General Studies Little Elm, Texas
Avery Rohlman So. Softball Kinesiology & Sport Studies Littleton, Colo.
Julia Sanchez Sr. Softball Kinesiology & Sport Studies Houston, Texas
Stephanie Tapia Sr. Softball Kinesiology & Sport Studies Yuma, Ariz.
Tori Tiumalu Fr. Softball Veterinary Biomedical Tech Indio, Calif.
Aaliyah Wilcox Fr. Softball Chemistry Covington, Ga.
Tatum Wright Jr. Softball Biological Sciences Frisco, Texas
Seniru Amarasinghe Sr. Men’s Track & Field Finance Colombo, Sri Lanka
Kingsley Ayebide So. Men’s Track & Field Public Health Sapele, Nigeria
Eddie Barrientes Jr. Men’s Track & Field Criminal Justice Fort Worth, Texas
Naatannii Collins Jr. Men’s Track & Field Kinesiology & Sport Studies Elsa, Texas
Joe Cruz Sr. Men’s Track & Field Computer Science Hillsboro, Texas
Nicholas Deutsch Sr. Men’s Track & Field Kinesiology & Sport Studies Frisco, Texas
Jean Duparay Fr. Men’s Track & Field Business Analytics Servian, France
Evan Ealy Fr. Men’s Track & Field Public Health Spring, Texas
Noah Fernandez Fr. Men’s Track & Field Finance San Antonio, Texas
Chris Flores Sr. Men’s Track & Field Kinesiology & Sport Studies Rocksprings, Texas
Jeremiah Garcia So. Men’s Track & Field Construction Engineering Lubbock, Texas
Cash Goodman Fr. Men’s Track & Field Industrial Engineering Blue Ridge, Texas
Jonas Gran Fr. Men’s Track & Field Biological Sciences Riehen, Switzerland
Trent Granberry So. Men’s Track & Field Communication Studies Douglassville, Texas
Christian James Fr. Men’s Track & Field Accounting Rosharon, Texas
Kai Johnson So. Men’s Track & Field Kinesiology & Sport Studies Murrells Inlet, S.C.
Chandler King Sr. Men’s Track & Field Computer Science Hughes Springs, Texas
Joshua Kommer Sr. Men’s Track & Field General Studies Balingen, Germany
Philip Krenek Jr. Men’s Track & Field Sport & Recreation Management Prague, Czech Republic
Armani Modeste Sr. Men’s Track & Field Business Administration Castries, Saint Lucia
Hope Tomabari Nagbi Fr. Men’s Track & Field Social Work Lewe Gokana, Nigeria
Joshua Nate Sr. Men’s Track & Field Kinesiology & Sport Studies San Antonio, Texas
Casey Novelo Sr. Men’s Track & Field Electrical Engineering Bedford, Texas
Tahje Parrish Sr. Men’s Track & Field Health Kinesiology & Sport Studies Picayunne, Miss.
Ushan Perera Gr. Men’s Track & Field Health Kinesiology & Sport Studies Mahabage, Sri Lanka
Ethan Pham So. Men’s Track & Field Business Administration Houston, Texas
Myles Redding Fr. Men’s Track & Field Animal Science Waco, Texas
Levi Robertson Fr. Men’s Track & Field Sport & Recreation Management Georgetown, Texas
Joseph Rolland Fr. Men’s Track & Field Kinesiology & Sport Studies Wills Point, Texas
Josh Shanahan Fr. Men’s Track & Field Kinesiology & Sport Studies Noosaville, Australia
Connor Stockerl Sr. Men’s Track & Field Business Administration The Woodlands, Texas
Oguz Uyar So. Men’s Track & Field Sport & Recreation Management Canakkale, Turkey
Colten Van Voorhis Sr. Men’s Track & Field Computer Science Prosper, Texas
Justin Vincent So. Men’s Track & Field Business Administration Agde, France
Cam Wooley Jr. Men’s Track & Field Finance Plano, Texas
Hailey Ayers So. Women’s Track & Field Public Health Houston, Texas
Justice Babbitt Fr. Women’s Track & Field General Business Valley View, Texas
Magdaline Campo So. Women’s Track & Field Marketing Montpellier, France
Cece Charles Jr. Women’s Track & Field Business Administration Morne Fendue St.Patrick, Grenada
Anayah Copeland Sr. Women’s Track & Field Management Copperas Cove, Texas
Amaka Ezukanma Gr. Women’s Track & Field Healthcare Leadership Fort Worth, Texas
Dejah Fuller Sr. Women’s Track & Field Kinesiology & Sport Studies Lancaster, Texas
Oriana Gee Sr. Women’s Track & Field Business Administration Cypress, Texas
Romi Griese So. Women’s Track & Field Biological Sciences Salzkotten, Germany
Savannah Harvey So. Women’s Track & Field Psychology Shawnee, Kan.
Mareva Heck Fr. Women’s Track & Field Kinesiology & Sport Studies Marseille, France
Jenneil Jacobie Jr. Women’s Track & Field Biological Science Piat Grand Riviere, Saint Lucia
Adalyn Kobs Fr. Women’s Track & Field Psychology Lindale, Texas
Veronika Kramarenko Jr. Women’s Track & Field Health Kinesiology & Sport Studies Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Bre’Anna Lacy Jr. Women’s Track & Field Kinesiology & Sport Studies Waxahachie, Texas
Roane Lion Fr. Women’s Track & Field Kinesiology & Sport Studies Georgetown, Texas
Valentine Mesas Fr. Women’s Track & Field Business Administration Divonne-les-Bains, France
Goodness Okoh Jr. Women’s Track & Field Public Health Garland, Texas
Leah Pettis Jr. Women’s Track & Field Psychology McKinney, Texas
Emma Phillips So. Women’s Track & Field Animal Science Tomball, Texas
Analice Pursley So. Women’s Track & Field Marketing Tucson, Ariz.
Anete Randma Jr. Women’s Track & Field Technology Management Tallinn, Estonia
Cassandra Rendon Sr. Women’s Track & Field Wildlife and Conservation Science San Antonio, Texas
Haleigh Risner Jr. Women’s Track & Field Biological Sciences Winnsboro, Texas
Riley Roberts Fr. Women’s Track & Field Marketing Bullard, Texas
Tina Samson So. Women’s Track & Field Business Administration Benin, Nigeria
Blessing Samuel So. Women’s Track & Field Computer Information Systems Ghana

 

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Nebraska volleyball lands in-state prospect Malorie Boesiger

Courtesy Malorie Boesiger LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Dani Busboom Kelly and the Nebraska volleyball team landed its first commitment in the class of 2027 on Monday from in-state prospect Malorie Boesiger. The commitment hits close to home, as Malorie is the sister of senior defensive specialist Maisie Boesiger. The Norris product announced her commitment in […]

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Dani Busboom Kelly and the Nebraska volleyball team landed its first commitment in the class of 2027 on Monday from in-state prospect Malorie Boesiger.

The commitment hits close to home, as Malorie is the sister of senior defensive specialist Maisie Boesiger.

The Norris product announced her commitment in a post on X, thanking her family, coaches and teammates.

According to PrepVolleyball, the 5-foot-9 setter is the No. 14-ranked prospect in the class of 2027.

Boesiger missed her sophomore season due to knee surgery in August. Norris went on to end Omaha Skutt’s nine-year title streak and win its first Class B state title in 10 years.

SEE ALSO: Norris ends Skutt’s nine-year title streak, wins first championship in 10 years

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Journal’s Award-Winning Entries In 2024 Illinois Press Contest

The following stories and photos published by the Journal & Topics earned placement in the 2024 Illinois Press Association Editorial Awards contest presented June 5: Tom Robb, Elk Grove Journal, Government Beat Reporting (Division B), 1st Place Tom Robb, Glenview Journal, News Reporting (Division B), 1st Place Todd Wessell, Des Plaines Journal, Original Column (Division […]

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The following stories and photos published by the Journal & Topics earned placement in the 2024 Illinois Press Association Editorial Awards contest presented June 5:


Tom Robb, Elk Grove Journal, Government Beat Reporting (Division B), 1st Place


Tom Robb, Glenview Journal, News Reporting (Division B), 1st Place


Todd Wessell, Des Plaines Journal, Original Column (Division C), 1st Place


Tom Robb, Elk Grove Journal, Obituary Tribute (Division B), 1st Place


Tom Robb, Glenview Journal, 2024 Freedom of Information Award (Division B), 3rd Place


Conant players celebrate after winning the sectional title against Stevenson on May 31, 2024. Dion Martorano, Elk Grove Journal, Sports Photo (Division B), 1st Place


Natalia Abbotiellos shows the full body Cryotherapy machine in use at Apex Cryotherapy in downtown Glenview during the Aug. 16, 2024 “Greetings From Glenview Road” event. The cold therapy machine reduces inflammation and increases circulation and metabolism. Charles Miller, Glenview Journal, Portrait/Personality (Division B), 1st Place


Loyola offensive coordinator Tyler Vradenburg (facing) hugs his son Gavin after the Ramblers won the Class 8A state football championship on Nov. 29, 2024. Dion Martorano, Glenview Journal, Sports Photo (Division B), 2nd Place


Friends, family, coaches and teammates gather outside Rolling Meadows High School on July 15, 2024 for a sendoff for Vera Conic, Meadows’ star swimmer who was on her way to the Olympic trials in Indianapolis. Patrick Jasionowski, Arlington Heights Journal, General News Photo (Division C), 3rd Place


Eight-year-old Natalia K. takes part in the Frisbee toss on day one of the Rosemont Park District’s annual Summer Day Camp on June 3, 2024 at Lange Park. Shawn Clisham, Rosemont Journal, General News Photo (Division B), 3rd Place


A colorful sunset paints the sky at the start of the season opener Aug. 30, 2024, for varsity football at Palatine High School’s Chic Anderson Stadium. Patrick Jasionowski, Palatine Journal, Feature Photo (Division B), 3rd Place


Notre Dame running back Throy Nightingale (8) has his helmet ripped from his head as he gets flung out-of-bounds by half of the Shamrock defense. Joe Cukierski, Niles & Park Ridge Journal, Sports Photo (Division C), 4th Place


Glenbrook South wide-out Parker Ward (15) makes the catch of the day as he leaps over a falling Lake Zurich defensive-back Evan Peterson (11). Joe Cukierski, Glenview Journal, Sports Photo (Division B), 4th Place


It was hugs all around as Plainfield Elementary School Principal Lisa Bucciarelli-Carlos was surprised with the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership on Monday, April 29, 2024 at the Des Plaines school. Dion Martorano, Des Plaines Journal, General News Photo (Division C), 4th Place


Staff, Des Plaines Journal, General Excellence (Division C), 2nd Place


 


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