March 31, 2009
The Delahanty Award recognizes student-athletes who maintained a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.25 or higher as of December 31, 2008. Flyer student-athletes set the current high mark of 140 recipients last school year, and there has not been a decrease in numbers in six years.
Two student-athletes that received special recognition were Jamie Siedlaczek (Canton, Mich./Salem) and Nick Veselka (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield Central) as both took home the Senior Student-Athlete Award.
Siedlaczek, who earned her fourth Delahanty medallion, is an accounting and finance double major with a 3.97 grade-point average and is a member of the Lewis women’s golf team. Veselka, a member of the Lewis men’s soccer team, took home his fourth Delahanty medallion after totaling a 3.90 GPA with a double-major in chemistry and bio-chemistry and a math minor.
Br. David Delahanty, FSC, served as President of Lewis from June, 1982 until his untimely death in October, 1987. A personal advocate of physical fitness, Br. David encouraged Lewis students to achieve excellence not only in the academic sphere, but also in the athletic arena. Following his death, several members of Lewis’ athletic teams inquired if they could wear black arm bands to mourn the popular president. After much consultation, it was decided that Br. David would have preferred a tribute to athletes based on their academic achievements. The first ceremony took place in 1988.
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2009 Delahanty Award Recipients
Bronze Medallion (GPA 3.25 – 3.499); Silver Medallion (GPA 3.5-3.749); Gold Medallion (GPA 3.75 – 4.0)
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SPORT
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FIRST NAME
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LAST NAME
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AWARD
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Baseball (8)
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Andrew
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Hicks
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Bronze
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Scott
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Householder
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Bronze
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Theodore
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Bartnik
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Silver
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| |
Sean
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Ruane
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Silver
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Joseph
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Scumaci, Jr.
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Silver
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| |
Zach
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Stetson
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Silver
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Ryan
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Koerner
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Gold
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| |
Ryan
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Reynolds
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Gold
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Cheerleading (7)
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Sarah
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Buffa
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Bronze
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| |
Meghan
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Maloney
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Bronze
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| |
Tracie
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Popp
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Bronze
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| |
Brittney
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Scott
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Bronze
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| |
Nicolette
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Ambrose
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Silver
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| |
Frankie
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Miastkowski
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Silver
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| |
James
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Pankiewicz
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Gold
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Men's Basketball (4)
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Jason
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Genova
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Bronze
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| |
Lorenzo
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Mendez
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Bronze
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| |
Kevin
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Tonn
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Bronze
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| |
Martin
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Strus
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Gold
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Men’s Golf (4)
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Gregory
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Roderique
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Bronze
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| |
John
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Whiting
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Bronze
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| |
Paul
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Dagys
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Gold
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| |
Peter
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Tanaka
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Gold
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Men's Soccer (6)
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Jorge
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De Jesus
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Bronze
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| |
Timothy
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Vance
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Bronze
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| |
Justin
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Vander Heyden
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Bronze
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| |
Anthony
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Szymel
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Silver
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| |
Kofi
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Trim
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Silver
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| |
Nicholas
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Veselka
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Gold
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Men's Swimming (6)
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Arthur
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Czarobski
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Bronze
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| |
Adam
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Olszeski
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Bronze
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| |
John
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Bradley
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Silver
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| |
Ryan
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Harrison
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Silver
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Gregory
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Marx
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Silver
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Luke
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Pavlakovich
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Silver
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Men’s Tennis (4)
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Scott
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Mauer
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Bronze
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| |
Tonis
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Irdoja
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Silver
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Robert
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Mega
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Silver
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Christopher
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Thomas
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Silver
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Men's Cross Country, Track & Field (15)
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Scott
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Barnas
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Bronze
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| |
Ross
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Goers
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Bronze
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| |
Lonzo
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Harris
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Bronze
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| |
Jeffrey
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Ritzema
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Bronze
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| |
Rigoberto
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Bernal
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Silver
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| |
John
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Deutsch
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Silver
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| |
Kevin
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Dockemeyer
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Silver
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| |
Alexander
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Gasick
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Silver
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| |
Christopher
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Leibrand
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Silver
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| |
Michael
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Mockovak
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Silver
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| |
Nicolas
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Pappas
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Silver
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| |
Austin
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Bailey
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Gold
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| |
Philip
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Hodur
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Gold
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| |
Robert
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Maj
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Gold
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| |
Scott
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Tanis
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Gold
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Men’s Volleyball (10)
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Andrew
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Frontz
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Bronze
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| |
Michael
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Iandolo
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Bronze
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| |
Jay
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Petty
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Bronze
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| |
Nathan
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Klaas
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Silver
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| |
Brian
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Schmidt
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Silver
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| |
Steven
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Soucy
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Silver
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| |
Alex
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Vigansky
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Silver
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| |
Aaron
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Flick
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Gold
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| |
Matthew
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Fox
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Gold
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| |
Rikki
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Garma
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Gold
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Softball (17)
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Jessica
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Beck
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Bronze
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| |
Kelly
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Dianis
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Bronze
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| |
Catherine
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Healy
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Bronze
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| |
Allison
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Hernandez
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Bronze
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| |
Jessica
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Jennings
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Bronze
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| |
Courtney
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Lyons
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Bronze
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| |
Alicia
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McKendry
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Bronze
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| |
Brittany
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Patete
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Bronze
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| |
Diana
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Pickrum
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Bronze
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| |
Stephanie
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Trapp
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Bronze
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| |
Alexandra
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Vernon
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Bronze
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| |
Carissa
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Castonzo
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Silver
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| |
Lisa
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Gartland
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Silver
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| |
Michelle
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Yudys
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Silver
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| |
Brittany
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DiPietro
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Gold
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| |
Kara
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Harmatys
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Gold
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| |
Julie
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Wingerter
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Gold
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Women’s Basketball (9)
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Devon
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Carbaugh
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Bronze
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| |
Kady
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Currin
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Bronze
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| |
Kelly
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Dianis
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Bronze
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| |
Lauresha
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Hawkins
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Silver
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| |
Jenna
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Mooberry
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Silver
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| |
Carolynne
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Kruckman
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Gold
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| |
Lauren
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Martens
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Gold
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| |
Amanda
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Morelock
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Gold
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| |
Sierra
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West
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Gold
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| |
|
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Women's Golf (6)
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Brittany
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Halpin
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Bronze
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| |
Brittany
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Holmes
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Silver
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| |
Courtney
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Kellogg
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Silver
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| |
Allison
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Snyder
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Silver
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| |
Courtney
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Everett
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Gold
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| |
Jamie
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Siedlaczek
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Gold
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Women's Soccer (14)
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Ashley
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Devine
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Bronze
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| |
Colleen
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Kelly
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Bronze
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| |
Jessica
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Summers-Hernandez
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Bronze
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| |
Sarah
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Ybarra
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Bronze
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| |
Andrea
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Iossi
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Silver
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| |
Caitlin
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Kelly
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Silver
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| |
Courtney
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Kettel
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Silver
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| |
Kylen
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Mills
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Silver
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| |
Samantha
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Sharp
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Silver
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| |
Erin
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Beddows
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Gold
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| |
Amy
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Foran
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Gold
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| |
Kari
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Huizinga
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Gold
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| |
Jordyn
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McMahon
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Gold
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| |
Heather
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Ywaniw
|
Gold
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Women’s Swimming (4)
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Genevieve
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Aamoth
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Bronze
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| |
Kaitlyn
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Arnold
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Bronze
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| |
Carrie
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Borgstede
|
Gold
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| |
Alexandra
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Henges
|
Gold
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Women’s Tennis (7)
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Katherine
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Hargrove
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Silver
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| |
Clare
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Kessler
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Silver
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| |
Margaret
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Novack
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Silver
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| |
Paige
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Verikas
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Silver
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| |
Michelle
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Wright
|
Silver
|
| |
Jordan
|
Lynde
|
Gold
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| |
Melanie
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Sandberg
|
Gold
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Women’s Cross Country, Track & Field (11)
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Millennium
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Wheeler
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Bronze
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| |
Maggie
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Boban
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Silver
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| |
Kathryn
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Hague
|
Silver
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| |
Lauren
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Hajduk
|
Silver
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| |
Julie
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Jarrett
|
Silver
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| |
Christine
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Kustra
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Silver
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| |
Mercedes
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Sellers
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Silver
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| |
Kelsey
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Boland
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Gold
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| |
Kellsi
|
Howell
|
Gold
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| |
Amanda
|
Lewis
|
Gold
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| |
Michelle
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Ruff
|
Gold
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Women’s Volleyball (9)
|
Kimberly
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Richards
|
Bronze
|
| |
Rachel
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Ruedi
|
Bronze
|
| |
Lauren
|
Seliga
|
Bronze
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| |
Hannah
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Koeneman
|
Silver
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| |
Danielle
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Mount
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Silver
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| |
Stephanie
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Sagat
|
Silver
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| |
Faith
|
Watson
|
Silver
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| |
Katie
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Crawford
|
Gold
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| |
Colleen
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Mitros
|
Gold
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