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By Anonymous (not verified), September 23, 2021

2020-21 High School Team Academic Award Recipients Many Thanks, MLS

A total of 280 soccer teams (112 boys, 168 girls) from throughout the United States have earned the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for exemplary performance in the classroom as a team during the 2020-21 academic year. Among these programs are 29 schools receiving honors for both their boys and girls teams.

To qualify for the award, the team must have a minimum grade point average of 3.25 for the entire academic year. The team GPA is determined by adding every player’s GPA, then dividing by the number of players.

The double honorees are:
School, City, State

Baylor School (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Cambridge Christian School (Tampa, Fla.)

Cardinal Newman School (Columbia, S.C.)

Central Academy of Technology & Arts (Monroe, N.C.)

Charlotte Latin School (Charlotte, N.C.)

Christian Life School (Kenosha, Wis.(

Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville, Tenn.)

Christian Brothers High School (Sacramento, Calif.)

Croatan High School (Newport, N.C.)

Danville High School (Danville, Ky.)

East Bladen High School (Elizabethtown, N.C.)

Fort Jennings High School (Fort Jennings, Ohio)

Friendswood High School (Friendswood, Texas)

Gray Collegiate Academy (West Columbia, S.C.)

Hinsdale Central High School (Hinsdale, Ill.)

La Grange High School (La Grange, Ga.)

Lake Forest High School (Lake Forest, Ill.)

Lambert High School (Suwanee, Ga.)

Masconomet Regional High School (Boxford, Mass.)

Menomonee Falls High School (Menomonee Falls, Wis.)

Bishop Miege High School (Roeland Park, Kan.)

Regina High School (Iowa City, Iowa)

Satsuma High School (Satsuma, Ala.)

Southern Boone High School (Ashland, Mo.)

Stratford Academy (Macon, Ga.)

Sun Valley Community School (Sun Valley, Idaho)

Tullahoma High School (Tullahoma, Tenn.)

Tuscaloosa Academy (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Union Academy (Monroe, N.C.)

Anthony Wayne High School (Whitehouse, Ohio)

2020-21 UNITED SOCCER COACHES BOYS TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD

School, City, State, Coach, GPA

Academic Magnet High School, North Charleston, S.C., Dr. Jason Hamil, 4.74

Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield, Minn., James See, 3.72

Alexander High School, Albany, Ohio, Kirk Crow, 3.39

Althoff Catholic High School, Belleville, Ill., Skip Birdsong, 3.55

Baylor School, Chattanooga, Tenn., Curtis Blair, 3.41

Beachwood High School, Beachwood, Ohio, Brian Greene, 3.82

Blackman High School, Murfreesboro, Tenn., Bill Vice, 3.30

Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg, Va., Shelley Blumenthal, 4.21

Brighton High School, Cottonwood Heights, Utah, Brett Rosen, 3.64

Brownsburg High School, Brownsburg, Ind., Josh Brown, 3.66

Burlington Notre Dame High School, Burlington, Iowa, John Wagner, 3.71

William Byrd High School, Vinton, Va., Russell Dishman, 3.63

Cambridge Christian School, Tampa, Fla., Kevin Hickinbotham, 3.72

Cardinal Newman School, Columbia, S.C., Will Eudy, 3.44

Carroll High School, Dayton, Ohio, Scott Molfenter, 3.58

Catonsville High School, Catonsville, Md., Brendan Kennedy, 3.32

Central Academy of Technology & Arts, Monroe, N.C., Jay Niessner, 3.47

Chagrin Falls High School, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Brian McKenna, 3.80

Charlotte High School, Punta Gorda, Fla., Greg Winkler, 3.54

Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte, N.C., Kevin Sims, 4.07

Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, N.C., Lee Horton, 3.84

Chesterton High School, Chesterton, Ind., Lucas Sabedra, 3.58

Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento, Calif., Jacob Hunley, 3.83

Christian Life School, Kenosha, Wis., Alan Krass, 3.61

Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tenn., Thomas Gerlach, 3.71

Winston Churchill High School, Potomac, Md., Arnold Tarzy, 3.71

Clayton High School, Clayton, Mo., Brendan Taylor, 3.56

Cosby High School, Midlothian, Va., Mike Anderson, 3.89

Croatan High School, Newport, N.C., Paul Slater, 3.39

Crystal Lake South High School, Crystal Lake, Ill., Brian Allen, 3.48

Danville High School, Danville, Ky., Brent Beauman, 3.67

East Bladen High School, Elizabethtown, N.C., Jay Raynor, 3.27

Eastern Technical High School, Baltimore, Md., Peter Glaudemans, 3.94

Fishers High School, Fishers, Ind., Philip Schmidt, 3.39

Joseph A. Foran High School, Milford, Conn., Rick DiStefano, 3.41

Fort Jennings High School, Fort Jennings, Ohio, Gregg Luthman, 3.32

Fountain Valley School of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colo., Kevin Ray, 3.51

Franklin Community High School, Franklin, Ind., Anthony Harris, 3.42

Friendswood High School, Friendswood, Texas, Stephen Peter, 3.76

Gaffney High School, Gaffney, S.C., Scott Simmons, 3.50

George Mason High School, Falls Church, Va., Frank Spinello, 3.44

Gilbert High School, Gilbert, S.C., Tim Green, 3.92

GlenOak High School, Canton, Ohio, Noah Dockus, 3.85

Gray Collegiate Academy, West Columbia, S.C., Kevin Heise, 3.79

TL Hanna High School, Anderson, S.C., Matt Brophy, 4.22

Hanover High School, Hanover, N.H., Robert Grabill, 3.43

Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, Ill., Michael Wiggins, 3.88

Hope Christian School, Albuquerque, N.M., Steve Kokulis, 3.38

Hopkins School, New Haven, Conn., Joseph Addison, 3.78

Hudson United, Hudson, Iowa, Sue Rink, 3.63

Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, N.J., Anson Smith, 3.75

Joshua High School, Joshua, Texas, Thad Goodling, 3.81

Kearney High School, Kearney, Neb., Scott Steinbrook, 3.50

Kennesaw Mountain High School, Kennesaw, Ga., Daniel DePlanche, 3.42

Kokomo High School, Kokomo, Ind., Aaron Blessing, 3.35

La Grange High School, La Grange, Ga., Shane Pulliam, 4.11

Lake Forest High School, Lake Forest, Ill., Robert Parry, 3.83

La Marque High School, La Marque, Texas, Jonathan Hersh, 3.44

Lambert High School, Suwanee, Ga., Chris Wilson, 3.80

Lewisburg Area High School, Lewisburg, Pa., Ben Kettlewell, 3.68

The Lovett School, Atlanta, Ga., Tyler Sherman, 3.79

Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, Pa., Nicholas Severini, 3.36

Lutheran South Academy, Houston, Texas, Nate Hagge, 3.63

Colonel Zadok Magruder High School, Rockville, Md., David Edlow, 3.32

Masconomet Regional High School, Boxford, Mass., Jared Scarpaci, 3.29

McCracken County High School, Paducah, Ky., Michael Wiersma, 3.81

Menomonee Falls High School, Menomonee Falls, Wis., Scott Stein, 4.14

Wellingon C. Mepham High School, Bellmore, N.Y., Zachary Gose, 3.62

Middletown High School, Middletown, Md., Jeff Colsh, 3.85

Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park, Kan., Nate Huppe, 3.62

Millbrook Magnet High School, Raleigh, N.C., Jordan Germano, 3.38

Archbishop Moeller High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mike Welker, 3.67

Naperville North High School, Naperville, Ill., Jim Conrad, 3.59

New Trier Township High School, Northfield, Ill., Matthew Ravenscraft, 4.40

Norwalk High School, Norwalk, Iowa, Dustin Kralik, 3.48

Oceanside High School, Oceanside, N.Y., Patrick Turk, 3.71

Olmsted Falls High School, Olmsted Falls, Ohio, Daniel Zillich, 3.64

Park Hill High School, Kansas City, Mo., Josh Marchbank, 3.50

Park Hill South High School, Riverside, Mo., Chris Farmer, 3.39

Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, Ga., Ryan Sutton, 3.50

Penn Manor Senior High School, Lancaster, Pa., Paul Taylor, 3.49

Matthew C. Perry High School, Iwakuni, Japan, Mark Lange, 3.45

Pope John Paul II High School, Slidell, La., Daniel Clavier, 3.35

Randall High School, Amarillo, Texas, Luke Strong, 3.50

Regina High School, Iowa City, Iowa, Ann Larew, 3.38

Regis High School, New York, N.Y., Vincent Catapano, 3.65

St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School, Sewanee, Tenn., Geoffrey Smith, 3.43

St. Francis DeSales High School, Toledo, Ohio, Francis Stephens, 3.68

St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland, Ohio, Michael McLaughlin, 3.56

St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., John Walsh, 3.68

St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Dover, N.H., Scott Suleski, 3.50

Satsuma High School, Satsuma, Ala., Jeff Moody, 3.46

Seton Hall Prepatory School, West Orange, N.J., Marty Berman, 4.36

South Carroll High School, Sykesville, Md., Ed Wharton, 3.94

Southern Boone High School, Ashland, Mo., Wade Vandelicht, 3.56

Staples High School, Westport, Conn., Dan Woog, 3.58

Starr’s Mill High School, Fayetteville, Ga., Aaron Buck, 3.65

Stratford Academy, Macon, Ga., Iain Jones, 3.60

Sun Valley Community School, Sun Valley, Idaho, Richard Whitelaw, 3.46

Trinity High School, Louisville, Ky., Dale Helfrich, 3.56

Tullahoma High School, Tullahoma, Tenn., Richie Chadwick, 3.47

Tuscaloosa Academy, Tuscaloosa, Ala., Jeremy Hampton, 3.71

Union Academy, Monroe, N.C., Vic Johnson, 3.64

Valhalla High School, Valhalla, N.Y., Sandro Prosperino, 3.39

Valley High School, West Des Moines, Iowa, Aziz Haffar, 3.25

Valley View High School, Archbald, Pa., Danny Berg, 3.71

Vero Beach High School, Vero Beach, Fla., Christopher Fonehouse, 3.87

Wadsworth High School, Wadsworth, Ohio, John Johnson, 3.82

Waukee High School, Waukee, Iowa, Carlos Acebey, 3.68

Wayland High School, Wayland, Mass., David Gavron, 3.66

Anthony Wayne High School, Whitehouse, Ohio, Brian Billings, 3.67

Whitewater High School, Fayetteville, Ga., Scott Schmidt, 3.61

Zionsville High School, Zionsville, Ind., Rob Jordan, 4.22

2020-21 UNITED SOCCER COACHES GIRLS TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD

School, City, State, Coach, GPA

Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, Mass., John Clifford, 3.28

Anchor Bay High School, Fair Haven, Mich., Kevin Grammens, 3.62

Ankeny Centennial High School, Ankeny, Iowa, Chris Allen, 3.91

Eugene Ashley High School, Wilmington, N.C., Erik Graf, 4.20

Auburndale High School, Auburndale, Fla., Tawanda Kaseke, 3.89

The Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, Pa., Adrian Cox, 3.72

Bath High School, Lima, Ohio, Brooke Herr, 3.75

Baylor School, Chattanooga, Tenn., Curtis Blair, 3.69

Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek, Ohi, Steven Popp, 3.97

Belleville/New Glarus Co-Op High School, Belleville, Wis., John Ziperski, 3.75

Benet Academy, Lisle, Ill., Gerard Oconer, 3.76

Bentonville West High School, Centerton, Ark., Alex Castillo, 3.77

Bentworth High School, Bentleyville, Pa., Tyler Hamstra, 3.87

Blackhawk Christian High School, Fort Wayne, Ind., Tim Kintz, 3.53

Bow High School, Bow, N.H., Jay Vogt, 3.71

Boyertown Area High School, Boyertown, Pa., Billy Goddard, 3.75

Broughton High School, Raleigh, N.C., Tony DuBois, 3.87

Bryan High School, Bryan, Ohio, Adam Subasic, 3.75

C E Byrd High School, Shreveport, La., Lisa Levermann, 3.75

Cambridge Christian School, Tampa, Fla., Kevin Hickinbotham, 4.15

Camille Casteel High School, Queen Creek, Ariz., Jason Hammonds, 3.98

Cane Bay High School, Summerville, S.C., William Keith Everett, 3.38

Captain Shreve High School, Shreveport, La., Erik Lane, 4.16

Cardinal Newman School, Columbia, S.C., Will Plexico, 3.72

Central Academy of Technology & Arts, Monroe, N.C., Jay Niessner, 3.65

Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, N.C., Lee Horton, 4.09

Chillicothe High School, Chillicothe, Mo., Jimmy Chapman, 3.65

Christian Life School, Kenosha, Wis., Alan Krass, 3.78

Christ Presbyterian Academy, Nashville, Tenn., Thomas Gerlach, 3.93

Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento, Calif., Jacob Hunley, 3.72

Christiansburg High School, Christiansburg, Va., Scott Duff, 3.78

Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Cincinnati, Ohio, Heather Vibberts, 3.70

Cocalico High School, Denver, Pa., Dan Hogan, 3.75

Coldwater High School, Coldwater, Mich., Ken Delaney, 3.61

Colorado Academy, Denver, Colo., Sean Stedeford, 3.99

Columbus North High School, Columbus, Ind., David Young, 3.91

Concord High School, Elkhart, Ind., Adam Kirkpatrick, 3.57

Concordia Junior/Senior High School, Omaha, Neb., Oscar Gonzalez, 3.90

Cory-Rawson High School, Rawson, Ohio, Mark Schwemer, 3.68

Frank W. Cox High School, Virginia Beach, Va., Michele Clark, 3.72

Croatan High School, Newport, N.C., Paul Slater, 3.85

Danville High School, Danville, Ky., JD Smith, 4.15

Deep Run High School, Glen Allen, Va., Steven Chapman, 4.06

Des Moines Christian School, Des Moines, Iowa, Dan Webster, 4.00

Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee, Wis., Kevin Roethe, 3.80

Downey High School, Downey, Calif., Javier Aguiniga Campos, 3.50

Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne, Ind., James McCaig, 3.70

East Bladen High School, Elizabethtown, N.C., Jay Raynor, 3.83

Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Laker High School, Pigeon, Mich., Rebecca Krohn, 3.84

Fargo South High School, Fargo, N.D., David Weiler, 3.33

Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, Ark., Joe Thoma, 3.92

A.C. Flora High School, Columbia, S.C., Dale Bacino, 3.77

Fort Jennings High School, Fort Jennings, Ohio, Rob Warnecke, 3.70

Friendswood High School, Friendswood, Texas, Laura Peter, 3.70

Gray Collegiate Academy, West Columbia, S.C., Emily Heise, 3.99

Greenville High School, Greenville, Ill., Chris Swift, 3.68

Gretna High School, Gretna, Neb., Digger Hawkins, 3.81

Gulf High School, New Port Richey, Fla., Michael Morrow, 3.75

Gulfport High School, Gulfport, Miss., Christopher Pryor, 3.50

Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, Gwynedd Valley, Pa., Bill Dailey, 3.70

Hamilton Southeastern High School, Fishers, Ind., Greg Davidson, 4.11

Hammond School, Columbia, S.C., Rafael Marquez, 4.27

Hermon High School, Hermon, Maine, MJ Ball, 3.82

Heritage Junior/Senior High School, Monroeville, Ind., Dean Trainer, 3.56

High Point Regional High School, Sussex, N.J., Kevin Fenlon, 4.38

Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, Ill., Tony Madonia, 3.41

Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington, N.J., John McGinley, 4.00

Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, N.J., Jeannine Calhoun, 3.83

Islip High School, Islip, N.Y., Mike Reilly, 3.70

Jefferson High School, Jefferson, Ga., Molly McCarty, 3.73

Nile C. Kinnick High School, Yokusuka, Japan, Nicolas Hindie, 3.77

La Grange High School, La Grange, Ga., Jonathan Callahan, 4.09

Lake Forest High School, Lake Forest, Ill., Ty Stuckslager, 3.95

Lakeland Junior/Senior High School, Scott Township, Pa., Paul Sotak, 4.00

Lakeview Academy, Gainesville, Ga., Nathan Wallace, 3.71

Lambert High School, Suwanee, Ga., Scott Luthart, 3.77

Land O’Lakes High School, Land O’Lakes, Fla., Vicky King, 4.05

Lee’s Summit West High School, Lee’s Summit, Mo., Bobby Conard, 3.82

Abraham Lincoln High School, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Robbie Miller, 3.49

Littleton High School, Littleton, Colo., Jeff Bell, 4.20

Lone Jack High School, Lone Jack, Mo., Bryan Davenport, 3.55

Loyola Academy, Wilmette, Ill., Shannon Hartinger, 4.00

Madison Consolidated High School, Madison, Ind., Janet Hertz, 4.02

Mansfield High School, Mansfield, Mass., Kevin Smith, 3.70

Marian High School, Mishawaka, Ind., Henry Vu, 4.00

Marion High School, Marion, Ark., Chris Paslay, 3.60

Maryvale Preparatory School, Lutherville, Md., Colin Devlin, 3.73

Masconomet Regional High School, Boxford, Mass., Alison Lecesse, 3.41

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Kernersville, N.C., Ray Alley, 4.13

McKeel Academy of Technology, Lakeland, Fla., Jacob Sweeney, 3.70

McLean County High School, Calhoun, Ky., Richard Humphrey, 3.61

McPherson High School, McPherson, Kan., Chris Adrian, 3.64

Medford High School, Medford, Mass., Rocco Cieri, 3.75

Menomonee Falls High School, Menomonee Falls, Wis., Scott Stein, 4.09

Mercy High School, Omaha, Neb., Brian Leahy, 3.50

Metuchen High School, Metuchen, N.J., Mike Knoth, 3.99

Methacton High School, Eagleville, Pa., Bret Smith, 3.85

Mid-Carolina High School, Prosperity, S.C., Michael Mauldin, 4.31

Midland Park High School, Midland Park, N.J., Jeff Yearing, 3.44

Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park, Kan., Nate Huppe, 3.89

Mill Creek High School, Hoschton, Ga., Vince Hayes, 3.75

Milton High School, Milton, Wis., Ryan Wagner, 3.46

Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose, Calif., John Hanley, 3.75

Mt. Vernon High School, Greenfield, Ind., Steve Williams, 3.67

Mountain Valley High School, Rumford, Maine, Jeffrey Pelletier, 3.55

Muhlenberg High School, Reading, Pa., Daniel Houck, 3.47

Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, S.C., Christopher Dundr, 4.33

Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville, Ill., Joe Moreau, 3.67

New Trier High School, Winnetka, Ill., Jim Burns, 3.73

North Brunswick Township High School, North Brunswick, N.J., Megan Carroll, 3.63

Northview High School, Brazil, Ind., Donald Bryan, 3.62

Park High School, Cottage Grove, Minn., Stacy Paleen, 3.63

Park High School, Racine , Wis., Matthew Maletis, 3.64

Park Hill High School, Kansas City, Mo., Makenzie Heavey, 3.87

Park Hill South High School, Riverside, Mo., Jared Byrne, 3.82

Pinckney High School, Pinckney, Mich., Thomas Greeley, 3.72

Principia Upper School, Town and Country, Mo., Lee Ellis, 3.74

Ransom Everglades School, Miami, Fla., Michelle Mondell, 3.59

Red Hook Central High School, Red Hook, N.Y., Jason Pavlich, 3.80

Regina High School, Iowa City, Iowa, Ann Larew, 3.85

Rivendell Academy, Orford, N.H., Tim Goodwin, 3.70

River Hill High School, Clarksville, Md., Brian Song, 4.40

Robinson High School, Tampa, Fla., Vaughn Volpi, 5.07

Rocky Mountain High School, Meridian, Idaho, Donal Kahler, 3.75

St. Dominic High School, St. Charles, Mo., Greg Koeller, 3.68

Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park, Kan., Adam Lamb, 3.96

St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, Akron, Ohio, Kathleen Vass, 3.71

Sanford School, Hockessin, Del., Heather Taylor, 3.89

Satellite High School, Satellite Beach, Fla., Ryan Weldon, 3.61

Satsuma High School, Satsuma, Ala., Jeff Moody, 3.44

Sauharita High School, Sauharita, Ariz., James Rawlings, 3.76

Sevier County High School, Sevierville, Tenn., Tim Bohanan, 3.72

Shawnee High School, Lima, Ohio, Caroline O’Brien, 3.45

Smithsburg High School, Smithsburg, Md., Bill Fowkes, 3.81

Smyrna High School, Smyrna, Tenn., Sydney Gregory, 3.59

Southern Boone High School, Ashland, Mo., Wade Vandelicht, 3.79

Southwest High School, Green Bay, Wis., Jay Draves, 3.72

Snyder High School, Snyder, Texas, Jessica Lima, 3.44

Spring Valley High School, Columbia, S.C., Jamie Brindel, 3.71

Starr’s Mill High School, Fayetteville, Ga., John Bowen, 3.67

Steinbrenner High School, Lutz, Fla., Shannon Aitken, 3.79

Stratford Academy, Macon, Ga., Kate Blankenship, 3.66

Summit Country Day School, Cincinnati, Ohio, Michael Fee, 4.04

Sun Valley Community School, Sun Valley, Idaho, Kimberly Feldman, 3.90

Teays Valley High School, Ashville, Ohio, Jason Herbert, 3.87

Tremper High School, Kenosha, Wis., Todd Hardy, 3.38

Trinity School at River Ridge, Eagan, Minn., John Seipp, 3.63

Tullahoma High School, Tullahoma, Tenn., Richie Chadwick, 3.97

Tuscaloosa Academy, Tuscaloosa, Ala., Jeremy Hampton, 3.76

Union Academy, Monroe, N.C., Vic Johnson, 3.82

Upper Perkiomen High School, Pennsburg, Pa., Michael Freed, 3.60

Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, Darrin Hedges, 4.45

Valley View High School, Jonesboro, Ark., Ronald Teat, 3.82

Walker High School, Walker, La., Brenna Perez, 3.37

Wallenpaupack Area High School, Hawley, Pa., Alicia Sodano, 4.45

Warrensburg High School, Warrensburg, Mo., Bryan Olivas, 3.93

Warsaw Community High School, Warsaw, Ind., Jon Hoover, 3.95

Warwick High School, Lititz, Pa., Wendell Hannaford, 3.99

Waterford-Halfmoon High School, Waterford, N.Y., Meghan Reynolds, 3.66

Waterville Senior High School, Waterville, Maine, Mark Serdjenian, 3.30

Bishop Watterson High School, Columbus, Ohio, Scott Dempsey, 3.81

Anthony Wayne High School, Whitehouse, Ohio, Lori Williams, 4.15

Westlake High School, Westlake, Ohio, David O’Brien, 4.23

Wheat Ridge High School, Wheat Ridge, Colo., Dan Watkins, 3.82

Whitewater High School, Fayetteville, Ga., Sean Estep, 3.89

Wichita Falls High School, Wichita Falls, Texas, Rob Woodard, 3.70

Williamsville High School, Williamsville, Ill., Joe Fandel, 3.79

Wilson Memorial High School, Fishersville, Va., Kyle Congleton, 4.06

Zanesville High School, Zanesville, Ohio, Todd Riley, 3.61

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