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871:Notes
850:23–41
847:31–63
510:10–41
349:Team
346:Year
311:track
270:as a
1483:stub
1070:2018
1038:2018
1005:2020
973:2018
914:NCAA
823:2014
812:4th
799:2013
788:3rd
775:2012
751:2011
740:2nd
727:2010
716:3rd
703:2009
692:3rd
679:2008
668:5th
655:2007
644:5th
631:2006
620:6th
607:2005
588:2004
577:6th
564:2003
553:6th
540:2002
513:6–24
495:4th
482:1989
471:6th
458:1988
447:7th
434:1987
410:1986
386:1985
194:(LB)
173:(DC)
162:(DC)
32:Born
833:0–0
830:0–1
809:3–4
806:4–6
785:4–3
782:6–4
761:3–4
758:4–6
737:6–1
734:9–2
713:4–3
710:4–6
689:3–4
686:4–6
665:0–5
662:0–8
641:0–3
638:0–5
617:0–2
614:0–2
595:0–4
574:0–4
571:0–5
550:0–7
547:0–8
492:3–3
489:3–8
468:1–5
465:2–8
444:0–6
441:2–8
420:1–5
417:2–8
396:1–5
393:1–9
286:in
278:in
274:at
262:in
251:in
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964:.
922:^
879:^
333:.
309:,
298:.
234:c.
149:DC
107:HC
77:c.
62:c.
36:c.
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1507:t
1500:v
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1298:e
1291:t
1284:v
1115:e
1108:t
1101:v
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