The University of Toronto Varsity Blues honoured 155 student-athletes at the inaugural academic excellence breakfast on Wednesday, January 12 at the Athletic Centre.
Professor Ira Jacobs, Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Health and Beth Ali, Director of Intercollegiate & High Performance Sport, were there to honour those who made the trek through the snow. Other guests, including Assistant Dean, Co-Curricular Physical Activity & Sport Anita Comella, coaches, staff and friends were also in attendance Wednesday morning.
Among the 155 recipients are an Olympian, a CIS top eight academic all-Canadian, two CIS field hockey champions, a national high jump champion, an OUA rowing gold-medalist, two OUA soccer champions, one provincial water polo champion and five volleyball champions.
The awards honour student-athletes, who while competing on a Varsity team, earned an 80% average or higher in all courses they were enrolled in during the 2009-10 academic year.
Each recipient receives a pin: enamel for first-time winners, bronze for second, silver for third and a diamond pin for anyone earning this award four or more times during their intercollegiate career.
Award Recipients
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Shilin
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Cheung
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BADMINTON
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Diamond
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Ryan
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Donnelly
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BASEBALL
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Diamond
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Christopher
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Dahiroc
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BASEBALL
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Gold
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Craig
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Ruttan
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FIGURE SKATING
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Gold
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Samuel
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Carsley
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SQUASH
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Gold
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Dene
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Ringuette
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WRESTLING
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Gold
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Tyler
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Pettes +
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CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK
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Silver
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Danielle
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Ridout
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FAST PITCH
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Silver
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Nonita
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Campbell
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FIGURE SKATING
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Silver
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Thomas
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Gregory
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RUGBY
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Silver
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Heather
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Neyedli
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RUGBY
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Silver
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Erica
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Shadeed
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RUGBY
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Silver
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Hayley
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Fleming
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SQUASH
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Silver
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Adrian
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Cozma
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TENNIS
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Silver
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Christina
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Dykun
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TENNIS
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Silver
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Karen
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Li
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TENNIS
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Silver
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Ceilidh
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Kinlin
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WATERPOLO
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Silver
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Tamara
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Jewett +
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CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK
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Bronze
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Joanne
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Ko
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FENCING
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Bronze
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Nigel
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Thorpe
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FENCING
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Bronze
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Akash
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Toprani
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FENCING
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Bronze
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Victoria
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Prouse
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FIGURE SKATING
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Bronze
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Lydia
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Schultz
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FIGURE SKATING
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Bronze
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Robert
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Kay
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ICE HOCKEY
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Bronze
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Edward
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Snetsinger
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ICE HOCKEY
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Bronze
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Allison
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White
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ICE HOCKEY
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Bronze
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Jessica
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Davenport
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MOUNTAIN BIKING
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Bronze
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Jeffrey
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Chadwick
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ROWING
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Bronze
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Lindsay
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Tetreault
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ROWING
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Bronze
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Benny
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Mak
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RUGBY
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Bronze
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Emily
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McNally
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RUGBY
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Bronze
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Silvana
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Skoko
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RUGBY
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Bronze
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Jennifer
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Siu
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SOCCER
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Bronze
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Wilfred
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Ip
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SQUASH
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Bronze
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Jonathan
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Kent
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SQUASH
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Bronze
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Gregory
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Raczkowski
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SQUASH
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Bronze
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Cameron
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Cummings
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SWIMMING
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Bronze
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David
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Harris
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TENNIS
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Bronze
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Roxana
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Soica
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TENNIS
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Bronze
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Kathleen
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Mahannah
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VOLLEYBALL
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Bronze
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Lucas
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Newman
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VOLLEYBALL
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Bronze
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Anna-Maria
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Cappella
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WATERPOLO
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Bronze
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Melissa
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Hill
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BADMINTON
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Enamel
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Benny
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Ouyang
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BADMINTON
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Enamel
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Raymond
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Zhang
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BADMINTON
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Enamel
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Jeff
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Alfonsi
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BASEBALL
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Enamel
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Mike
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Fortuna
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BASEBALL
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Enamel
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Jake
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Gallo
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BASEBALL
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Enamel
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Jonathan
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Isaac
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BASEBALL
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Enamel
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Jamie
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Lekas
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BASEBALL
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Enamel
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Drazen
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Glisic
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BASKETBALL
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Enamel
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Chiara
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Cautillo
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CHEERLEADING
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Enamel
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Kathleen
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Lesperance
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CHEERLEADING
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Enamel
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Christina
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Nowak
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CHEERLEADING
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Enamel
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Charlotte
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Aust
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CROSS COUNTRY
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Enamel
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Sasha
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Gollish
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CROSS COUNTRY
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Enamel
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Megan
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Brown +
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CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK
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Enamel
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Michael
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Del Monte +
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CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK
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Enamel
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Alessandra
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DiGiacomo +
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CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK
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Enamel
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Andrew
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Nicholl +
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CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK
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Enamel
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William
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Francis
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CURLING
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Enamel
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Siobhan
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Holladay
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CURLING
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Enamel
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Brittany
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Prevost
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CURLING
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Enamel
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Julia
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Barette
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FENCING
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Enamel
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Jo Jo
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Leung
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FENCING
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Enamel
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Jodi
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Marr
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FENCING
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Enamel
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Zhen
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Qian
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FENCING
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Enamel
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David
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Schacter
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FENCING
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Enamel
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Justin
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Shum
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FENCING
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Enamel
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Stefania
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Spano
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FENCING
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Enamel
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Justine
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Branco
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FIELD HOCKEY
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Enamel
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Angela
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Jennings
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FIELD HOCKEY
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Enamel
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Anna Sophie
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Kehrein
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FIELD HOCKEY
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Enamel
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Stacey
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Henderson
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FIGURE SKATING
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Enamel
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Jessica
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Masella
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FIGURE SKATING
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Enamel
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Alexandra
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Ruhr
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FIGURE SKATING
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Enamel
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Drew
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Meerveld
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FOOTBALL
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Enamel
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Willie
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Sharpe
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FOOTBALL
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Enamel
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Dane
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Satchell +
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FOOTBALL/TRACK
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Enamel
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Wendy
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Dobson
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GOLF
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Enamel
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Christine
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Ho
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GOLF
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Enamel
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Spencer
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Wong
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GOLF
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Enamel
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Annie
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Del Guidice
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ICE HOCKEY
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Enamel
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Mark
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Delost
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ICE HOCKEY
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Enamel
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Sean
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Kliewer
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ICE HOCKEY
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Enamel
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Kelly
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Emms
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LACROSSE
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Enamel
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Jennifer
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Held
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LACROSSE
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Enamel
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Yoko
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Murphy
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LACROSSE
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Enamel
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Kristin
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Smart
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LACROSSE
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Enamel
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David
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Biancolin
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MOUNTAIN BIKING
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Enamel
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Elijah
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Bultz
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MOUNTAIN BIKING
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Enamel
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Pooya
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Dibajnia
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MOUNTAIN BIKING
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Enamel
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Rahiem
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El Borai
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MOUNTAIN BIKING
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Enamel
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Ana
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Komparic
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MOUNTAIN BIKING
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Enamel
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Steven
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Li
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MOUNTAIN BIKING
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Enamel
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Christopher
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Wedeles
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MOUNTAIN BIKING
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Enamel
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Alec
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Witty
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MOUNTAIN BIKING
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Enamel
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Kelvin
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Xu
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MOUNTAIN BIKING
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Enamel
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Brian
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Yu
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MOUNTAIN BIKING
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Enamel
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Melanie
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Belore
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NORDIC SKIING
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Enamel
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Jeffrey
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Kroetsch
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NORDIC SKIING
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Enamel
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Hilary
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Mallinger
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NORDIC SKIING
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Enamel
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Graham
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Morse
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NORDIC SKIING
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Enamel
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Yie (Mary)
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Qiu
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NORDIC SKIING
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Enamel
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Matthew
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Alves
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ROWING
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Enamel
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Bryce
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Croll
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ROWING
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Enamel
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Meaghan
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Greer
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ROWING
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Enamel
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Kevin
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Grykuliak
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ROWING
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Enamel
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Denise
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Juckers
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ROWING
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Enamel
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Neill
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Mears
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ROWING
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Enamel
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Catherine
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Phillips-Smith
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ROWING
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Enamel
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Jennifer
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Sauks
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ROWING
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Enamel
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Fiona
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Boyd
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RUGBY
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Enamel
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Louise
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Chen
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RUGBY
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Enamel
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Mike
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DeVries
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RUGBY
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Enamel
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Paul
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DiCarmine
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RUGBY
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Enamel
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Ellan
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Dickieson
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RUGBY
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Enamel
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Stephanie
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Fox
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RUGBY
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Enamel
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Ariel
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Garneau
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RUGBY
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Enamel
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Gavin
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Howe
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RUGBY
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Enamel
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David
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Lawrence
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RUGBY
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Enamel
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Jordan
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Moss
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RUGBY
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Enamel
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Jenessa
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Banwell
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SOCCER
|
Enamel
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Lawrence
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Buchan
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SOCCER
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Enamel
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Nicole
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Burling
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SOCCER
|
Enamel
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Shirley
|
Ho
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SOCCER
|
Enamel
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Darragh
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McGee
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SOCCER
|
Enamel
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Melanie
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Seabra
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SOCCER
|
Enamel
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Daniah
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Shamim
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SQUASH
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Enamel
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Rebeca
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Tristan Aldave
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SQUASH
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Enamel
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Helena
|
Whyte
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SQUASH
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Enamel
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Curtis
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Woodford
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SQUASH
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Enamel
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Shu Hsien
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Zhu
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SQUASH
|
Enamel
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Serguei
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Bagrianski
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SWIMMING
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Enamel
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Martyn
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Forde
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SWIMMING
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Enamel
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Zachariah
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Summerhayes
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SWIMMING
|
Enamel
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Clarissa
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Binkley
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TENNIS
|
Enamel
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Nina
|
Da Nobrega Garcia
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TENNIS
|
Enamel
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Alexandre
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Duval
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TENNIS
|
Enamel
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Mukund
|
Kumar
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TENNIS
|
Enamel
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Jocelyn
|
Luk
|
TENNIS
|
Enamel
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Chris
|
Ma
|
TENNIS
|
Enamel
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Kamini
|
Raghuram
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TENNIS
|
Enamel
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Cameron
|
Starratt
|
TENNIS
|
Enamel
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Sarah
|
Boyle
|
TRACK & FIELD
|
Enamel
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Andrew
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Cruickshank
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TRACK & FIELD
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Enamel
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Matthew
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Daly-Grafstein
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TRACK & FIELD
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Enamel
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Stephen
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Douglas
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TRACK & FIELD
|
Enamel
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Geoffrey
|
Law
|
TRACK & FIELD
|
Enamel
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Arash
|
Mirrahimi
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TRACK & FIELD
|
Enamel
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Mike
|
Trnkus
|
TRACK & FIELD
|
Enamel
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Mitsuru
|
Wilson
|
TRACK & FIELD
|
Enamel
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Rebecca
|
Crosier
|
VOLLEYBALL
|
Enamel
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Steven
|
Kung
|
VOLLEYBALL
|
Enamel
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Amy
|
Sweetman
|
VOLLEYBALL
|
Enamel
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|
Lauren
|
Willoughby
|
VOLLEYBALL
|
Enamel
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Michelle
|
Wood
|
VOLLEYBALL
|
Enamel
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Julian
|
Filice
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WATERPOLO
|
Enamel
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Stephanie
|
Le Saux-Farmer
|
WATERPOLO
|
Enamel
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