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American college cross country team
Arizona Wildcats Men's Cross Country |
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University | University of Arizona |
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Head coach | Bernard Lagat |
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Conference | Pac-12 |
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Location | Tucson, Arizona |
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Nickname | Wildcats |
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Colors | Cardinal and navy[1] |
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1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 ,1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
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1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1999 |
Arizona Wildcats Men's Cross Country represents the University of Arizona and competes in the Big 12 Conference. The team is current coached by five-time Olympian Bernard Lagat who specializes in middle and long-distance runner.[2]
Sources:[3]
Men's individual conference champions
Year
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Athlete
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Conference
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1984
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Tom Ansberry
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Pac-10
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1986
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Aaron Ramirez
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Pac-10
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1987
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Matt Giusto
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Pac-10
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1989
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Marc Davis
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Pac-10
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1990
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Marc Davis (2)
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Pac-10
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1994
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Martin Keino
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Pac-10
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1998
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Abdi Abdirahman
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Pac-10
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2004
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Robert Cheseret
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Pac-10
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2005
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Robert Cheseret (2)
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Pac-10
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2011
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Lawi Lalang
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Pac-12
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2012
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Lawi Lalang (2)
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Pac-12
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Pac-12 Athlete of the Year
Year
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Athlete
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1984
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Tom Ansberry
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1986
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Aaron Ramirez
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1987
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Matt Giusto
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1989
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Marc Davis
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1990
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1991
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Martin Keino
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1994
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1998
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Abdi Abdirahman
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2004
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Robert Cheseret
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2005
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2010
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Stephen Sambu
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2011
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Lawi Lalang
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2012
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Pac-12 Newcomer/Freshman of the Year
Year
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Athlete
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2003
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Robert Cheseret
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2004
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Mohamed Trafeh
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2010
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Stephen Sambu
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2011
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Lawi Lalang
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Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year
Year
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Athlete
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2014
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Sam Macaluso
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Pac-12 All-Conference
- Micheil Jones: 1999
- Brent Pedersen: 1999
- Tom Prindiville: 1999, 2000
- David Lopez: 1999, 2000
- Steve Smith: 1999, 2000
- Kyle Goklish: 2001
- Jonah Maiyo: 2003, 2005
- Robert Cheseret: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Obed Mutanya: 2005, 2006
- Stephen Sambu: 2010, 2012
- Lawi Lalang: 2011, 2012
- Victor Ortiz-Rivera: 2020
Olympians[4]
Year by year results
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Source:[5][6][7]
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Men's
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Year
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Conference Finish
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Points
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NCAA Finish
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Points
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Western Athletic Conference
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1962
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1st
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52
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1963
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2nd
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54
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1964
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5th
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123
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1965
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5th
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122
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1966
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2nd
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58
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1967
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5th
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113
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1968
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4th
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90
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1969
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4th
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112
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1970
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6th
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143
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1971
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2nd
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67
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1972
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2nd
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48
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20th
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439
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1973
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T-4th
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99
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1974
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7th
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142
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1975
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6th
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132
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1976
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3rd
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94
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7th
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324
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1977
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4th
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101
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9th
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262
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Pac-10 Conference
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1978
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3th
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79
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7th
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248
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1979
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5th
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130
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1980
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2nd
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59
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22nd
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484
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1981
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2nd
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60
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7th
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253
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1982
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3th
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80
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11th
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272
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1983
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1st
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38
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T-14th
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322
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1984
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1st
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44
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2nd
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111
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1985
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4th
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128
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4th
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175
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1986
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1st
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49
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6th
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224
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1987
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1st
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32
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6th
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244
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1988
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5th
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133
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1989
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3rd
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91
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1990
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2nd
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41
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21st
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484
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1991
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1st
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45
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T-4th
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236
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1992
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2nd
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51
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18th
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388
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1993
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7th
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156
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1994
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1st
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49
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3rd
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172
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1995
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3rd
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87
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1996
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5th
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112
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1997
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5th
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113
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1998
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3rd
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90
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11th
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348
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1999
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1st
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36
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10th
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346
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2000
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3rd
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70
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12th
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419
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2001
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4th
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96
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21st
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486
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2002
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7th
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176
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2003
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4th
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109
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23rd
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536
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2004
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6th
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138
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2005
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2nd
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78
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10th
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384
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2006
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3rd
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107
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21st
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517
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2007
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8th
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260
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2008
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7th
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180
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2009
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8th
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193
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2010
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8th
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195
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Pac-12 Conference
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2011
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8th
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190
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2012
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7th
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166
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2013
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8th
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194
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2014
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8th
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206
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2015
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9th
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271
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2016
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9th
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234
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2017
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8th
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234
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2018
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8th
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213
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2019
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8th
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240
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2020
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8th
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201
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2021
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DNP
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2022
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7th
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213
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2023
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7th
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195
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Big 12 Conference
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2024
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