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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: April1, 2003
USA Team Handball hosted the 2003
Collegiate National Tournament March 28-30, 2003 at Furman
University in Greenville, S.C.
Furman University once again served as an
impeccable host and participant in this year’s Collegiate Nationals.
Teams from all over the country participated in the event and
provided stern competition and inspirational sportsmanship as both
the men’s and women’s championship games were close calls.
The West Point Black men’s team battled
against their home adversary, West Point Gold, in the Gold Medal
match for a rousing finish to take the title of national college
champion. The West Point Black team was lead by Tournament MVP, K.C.
Bennett and All Tournament player Chris Collins.
The women’s final provided another defiant
competition for the audience and the players as the Furman team
performed in front of a home crowd. The lady Knights of the West
Point Black team overcame the hometown pressure and defeated the
lady Paladins of Furman University in a close game. The West Point
team was lead by MVP Renee Ramsey and MVG Andrea Leaman.
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Final Rank |
2003 College Men |
Pool Play |
XO Play |
W |
L |
T |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
GD |
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1st |
West Point Black (M) |
(CM) B1 |
XOB2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
92 |
72 |
20 |
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2nd |
West Point Gold (M) |
(CM) A1 |
XOA2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
107 |
95 |
12 |
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3rd |
Carolina THC |
(CM) A2 |
XOA1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
114 |
73 |
41 |
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4th |
Alabama |
(CM) B4 |
XOB1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
88 |
80 |
8 |
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5th |
Benedict |
(CM) B3 |
XOB3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
80 |
81 |
-1 |
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6th |
Georgia State |
(CM) B2 |
XOB4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
62 |
91 |
-29 |
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7th |
Minneapolis |
(CM) A5 |
XOA4 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
71 |
98 |
-27 |
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8th |
Memphis THC |
(CM) A3 |
XOA3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
65 |
71 |
-6 |
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9th |
Purdue |
(CM) A4 |
XOA5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
59 |
77 |
-18 |
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Final Rank |
College - Women Pool A |
Pool Play |
XO Play |
W |
L |
T |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
GD |
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1st |
West Point Black (W) |
(CW) A1 |
CWXA2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
56 |
30 |
26 |
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2nd |
Furman (W) |
(CW) A4 |
CWXA1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
68 |
40 |
28 |
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3rd |
VCU (W) |
(CW) A5 |
CWXA3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
37 |
31 |
6 |
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4th |
Carolina Women THC (W) |
(CW) A2 |
CWXA4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
30 |
61 |
-31 |
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5th |
West Point Gold (W) |
(CW) A3 |
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0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
39 |
-29 |
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Game Results |
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Friday |
Court 1 - Timmons |
Court 2 - PAC |
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4:00 PM |
TECHNICAL MEETING |
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6:00 PM |
7 West Point Black (W) vs Furman (W) 7 |
15 West Point Black (M) vs Alabama 17 |
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7:00 PM |
6 Carolina Women THC (W) vs West Point Gold (W) 4 |
20 West Point Gold (M) vs Minneapolis 11 |
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8:00 PM |
13 Carolina THC vs Memphis THC 10 |
10 Georgia State vs Benedict 18 |
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9:00 PM |
9 West Point Black (W) vs VCU (W) 4 |
27 West Point Gold (M) vs Purdue 18 |
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Saturday |
Court 1 - Timmons |
Court 2 - PAC |
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8:00 AM |
2 West Point Gold (W) vs Furman (W) 17 |
27 Carolina THC vs Minneapolis 9 |
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9:00 AM |
13 Memphis THC vs Purdue 13 |
3 Carolina Women THC (W) vs VCU (W) 7 |
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10:00 AM |
8 Georgia State vs Alabama 20 |
21 West Point Black (M) vs Benedict 8 |
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11:00 AM |
7 West Point Gold (M) vs Carolina THC 16 |
9 West Point Black (W) vs West Point Gold (W) 2 |
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12:00 PM |
19 Memphis THC vs Minneapolis 11 |
6 Carolina Women THC (W) vs Furman (W) 16 |
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1:00 PM |
19 West Point Black (M) vs Georgia State 12 |
15 Benedict vs Alabama 15 |
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2:00 PM |
15 Purdue vs Minneapolis 16 |
2 West Point Gold (W) vs VCU (W) 7 |
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3:00 PM |
16 West Point Black (W) vs Carolina Women THC (W) 5 |
No Game Scheduled vs No Game Scheduled |
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4:00 PM |
13 West Point Gold (M) vs Memphis THC 11 |
21 Carolina THC vs Purdue 13 |
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5:00 PM |
10 Furman (W) vs VCU (W) 7 |
No Game Scheduled vs No Game Scheduled |
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6:00 PM |
No Game Scheduled vs No Game Scheduled |
No Game Scheduled vs No Game Scheduled |
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7:00 PM |
12 Memphis THC vs Georgia State 13 |
16 Minneapolis vs Benedict 17 |
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8:00 PM |
8 Furman (W) vs Carolina Women THC (W) 7 |
4 West Point Black (W) vs VCU (W) 2 |
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9:00 PM |
16 Carolina THC vs West Point Black (M) 17 |
21 West Point Gold (M) vs Alabama 19 |
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Sunday |
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8:00 AM |
19 Georgia State vs Benedict 22 |
0 Memphis THC vs Minneapolis 8 |
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5th Place Game - Men |
7th Place Game - Men |
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9:30 AM |
21 Carolina THC vs Alabama17 |
3 Carolina Women THC (W) vs VCU (W) 10 |
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Bronze Medal Game - Men |
Bronze Medal Game - Women |
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11:00 AM |
10 Furman (W) vs West Point Black (W)11 |
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Gold Medal Game - Women |
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12:30 PM |
20 West Point Black (M) vs West Point Gold (M) 19 |
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Gold Medal Game - Men |
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MEN |
PLAYER |
TEAM |
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MVG |
Thompson,David |
Alabama |
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MVP |
Bennett,K.C. |
West Point Black |
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All Tournament |
Player |
Team |
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Collins,Chris |
West Point Black |
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Lamour,Joe |
Alabama |
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Harr,Scott |
West Point Gold |
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Harper,Goldie |
West Point Gold |
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Williams,Kevin |
Carolina THC |
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Nuhic,Jasmin |
Memphis THC |
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Lucarevic,Muris |
Minneapolis |
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WOMEN |
PLAYER |
TEAM |
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MVG |
Leaman,Andrea |
West Point Black |
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MVP |
Ramsey,Renee |
West Point Black |
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All Tournament |
PLAYER |
TEAM |
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Worden,Amanda |
Furman |
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Salem,Sissy |
Furman |
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Record,Brandi |
West Point Black |
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Bishop,Jacqueline |
Furman |
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Katie Easler |
Carolina THC |
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Jones,Morgan |
Furman |
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Grosso,Noelle |
VCU |
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Scoring Leaders - Men |
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Team |
Player |
Player |
Goals |
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Carolina THC - A2 |
Pate,Robert |
Williams,Kevin |
41 |
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Minneapolis - A5 |
Dueker,Joe |
Lucarevic,Muris |
34 |
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Alabama - B4 |
Dietrich,Larry |
Lamour,Joe |
32 |
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Memphis THC - A3 |
Duff,Jacob |
Nuhic,Jasmin |
29 |
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Carolina THC - A2 |
Virbukas,Gedas |
Sutton,Wade |
29 |
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West Point Gold - A1 |
Cunningham,Santonio |
Harr,Scott |
27 |
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West Point Gold - A1 |
Nuhic,Emir |
Harper,Goldie |
26 |
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Purdue - A4 |
Shea,Stephen |
McCaman,Mike |
23 |
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Benedict - B3 |
Merkl,Sara |
Smith,Phil |
20 |
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Alabama - B4 |
Horn,Jim Bob |
Steffen,Troy |
19 |
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Alabama - B4 |
Revord,Eric |
Ravord,Eric |
17 |
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Benedict - B3 |
Hartmayer,John |
Thompson,Kenny |
16 |
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Carolina THC - A2 |
Roesch,Clay |
Orija,Oye |
15 |
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West Point Black - B1 |
Laterza,Dan |
Bennett,K.C. |
14 |
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Benedict - B3 |
Brennan,Brian |
Franklin,Brian |
14 |
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West Point Black - B1 |
Lucarevic,Muris |
Collins,Chris |
13 |
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West Point Black - B1 |
Mokake,Donald |
Lisowski,Ryan |
13 |
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Memphis THC - A3 |
Scott,Mattew |
Nuhic,Emir |
13 |
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West Point Gold - A1 |
Hevi,Charles |
Dolan,Mike |
12 |
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Memphis THC - A3 |
Cloninger,Blake |
Dzaferagic,Emir |
12 |
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Georgia State - B2 |
Rodriguez,Sergio |
Oliver,Patrick |
12 |
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Georgia State - B2 |
Sanders,Mark |
Siemens,Frank |
12 |
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West Point Gold - A1 |
Sutton,Wade |
Wiley,Shawn |
12 |
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Benedict - B3 |
Parnell,Heather |
Booker,Robert |
11 |
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Georgia State - B2 |
Scott,Cory |
Hansell,Ryan |
11 |
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Purdue - A4 |
Miller,Karolyn |
Kostic,Vlad |
11 |
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Minneapolis - A5 |
Dolan,Michael |
Jusic,Dzevad |
10 |
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West Point Black - B1 |
McCreary,Gem |
Willis,Jevon |
10 |
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Purdue - A4 |
Wiley,Shawn |
Bailley,Tim |
9 |
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Minneapolis - A5 |
Feliz,Anna |
Liassou,Djibril |
9 |
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West Point Black - B1 |
Chmielewski,Michael |
McCreary,Gem |
9 |
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Purdue - A4 |
Fisher,Andrew |
Benchea,Octavian |
8 |
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West Point Gold - A1 |
Campbell,Chad |
Davis,Stephen |
8 |
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West Point Black - B1 |
Foreman,David |
Jones,Davey |
8 |
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West Point Black - B1 |
Muldrow,Micheal |
Lawrence,Tim |
8 |
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Benedict - B3 |
Graves,Kris |
Al-Dhaheri,Salem |
7 |
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Carolina THC - A2 |
Moshell,Chad |
Blackorby,Bryan |
7 |
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Minneapolis - A5 |
Fontenot,Tony |
Djukic,Sinisa |
7 |
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Women's Scoring Leaders Women |
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Team |
Player |
Player |
Goals |
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West Point Black (W) - A1 |
Pate,Robert |
Ramsey,Renee |
24 |
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VCU (W) - A5 |
Dueker,Joe |
Grosso,Noelle |
18 |
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Carolina Women THC (W) - A2 |
Dietrich,Larry |
Easler,Katie |
16 |
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Furman (W) - A4 |
Duff,Jacob |
Jones,Morgan |
16 |
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Furman (W) - A4 |
Virbukas,Gedas |
Bishop,Jacqueline |
15 |
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Furman (W) - A4 |
Cunningham,Santonio |
Salem,Sissy |
10 |
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Furman (W) - A4 |
Nuhic,Emir |
Vivas,Joanna |
10 |
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Carolina Women THC (W) - A2 |
Shea,Stephen |
Rackers,Michelle |
9 |
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VCU (W) - A5 |
Merkl,Sara |
Schmidt,Sarah |
9 |
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Furman (W) - A4 |
Horn,Jim Bob |
Hannifin,Ashley |
7 |
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West Point Black (W) - A1 |
Revord,Eric |
Kemp,Amy |
7 |
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West Point Black (W) - A1 |
Hartmayer,John |
Shireman,Jordan |
7 |
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West Point Black (W) - A1 |
Roesch,Clay |
Record,Brandi |
6 |
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Furman (W) - A4 |
Laterza,Dan |
Jackson,Kim |
5 |
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Furman (W) - A4 |
Brennan,Brian |
Roberts,Ashleigh |
5 |
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West Point Gold (W) - A1 |
Lucarevic,Muris |
Combs,Jennifer |
4 |
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Carolina Women THC (W) - A2 |
Mokake,Donald |
Lee,Nikkie |
4 |
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West Point Gold (W) - A1 |
Scott,Mattew |
Merkl,Sara |
4 |
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West Point Black (W) - A1 |
Hevi,Charles |
Ritchey,Ashley |
4 |
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West Point Black (W) - A1 |
Cloninger,Blake |
Walker,Laura |
4 |
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VCU (W) - A5 |
Rodriguez,Sergio |
Faught,Emily |
3 |
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VCU (W) - A5 |
Sanders,Mark |
Millsaps,Tammy |
3 |
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VCU (W) - A5 |
Sutton,Wade |
Thomas,Lindsay |
3 |
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West Point Gold (W) - A3 |
Parnell,Heather |
Choi,Jennie |
2 |
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West Point Black (W) - A1 |
Scott,Cory |
Fidler,Katie |
2 |
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West Point Black (W) - A1 |
Miller,Karolyn |
Rabsatt,Natasha |
2 |
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Carolina Women THC (W) - A2 |
Dolan,Michael |
Driscoll,Laurie |
1 |
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VCU (W) - A5 |
McCreary,Gem |
Parker,Tavris |
1 |
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