As some of you already know, I am on a quest to find out every dropped varsity program at the collegiate level that I can. I've been tackling this project from a variety of different angles. This angle was a look at coaches.
Think if you will a million piece jigsaw puzzle that broke into each individual piece. Not only do you have 1,000,000 pieces but each of those pieces then broke into many pieces itself. That's essentially what I had to work with here. Sometimes I got lucky and found a ton of information. The names of the coaches, how long they coached and all of their accomplishments. Other times I found next to nothing.
Misspellings? Without a doubt. Wrong years? I can almost guarantee it. His name was Ron, not Rob? Yeah, wouldn't be the least bit surprised. With what I had to work with all I can say is....
I did the best I could.
I came up with damn near 350 Gone, Lost and Forgotten teams that I could find coaches for. I think the most depressing thing of all is that I know I'll get more than one, "You didn't include this team."
According to the NWHOF we've lost close to 700 varsity collegiate wrestling teams over the years. I haven't added up all of the teams I've found yet (as their are more. I wasn't able to find coaches for all of the teams I have), but by George close to 350 is way too many.
Anyway, the coaches.....
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| CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK (New York, New York) |
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| KANSAS STATE (Manhattan, Kansas) |
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| SYRACUSE (Syracuse, New York) |
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| TUFTS (Medford, Massachusetts) |
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| CALIFORNIA (Berkeley, California) |
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| YALE (New Haven, Connecticut) |
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| UTAH STATE (Logan, Utah) |
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| CARLETON (Northfield, Minnesota) |
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| AMHERST (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
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| ALFRED STATE (Alfred, New York) |
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| ST. LAWRENCE (Canton, New York) |
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| IDAHO (Moscow, Idaho) |
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| COLGATE (Hamilton, New York) |
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| COLORADO STATE (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
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| GRINNELL (Grinnell, Iowa) |
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| HAVERFORD (Haverford, Pennsylvania) |
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| MARYVILLE (Maryville, Tennessee) |
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| MONTCLAIR STATE (Montclair, New Jersey) |
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| SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA STATE (Weatherford, Oklahoma) |
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| TEMPLE (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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| DENVER (Denver, Colorado) |
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| TENNESSEE (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
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| UTAH (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
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| VANDERBILT (Nashville, Tennessee) |
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| WASHINGTON STATE (Pullman, Washington) |
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| UC DAVIS (Davis, California) |
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| BELOIT (Beloit, Wisconsin) |
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| ILLINOIS STATE (Normal, Illinois) |
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| INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Indiana, Pennsylvania) |
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| BRADLEY (Peoria, Illinois) |
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| LAFAYETTE (Easton, Pennsylvania) |
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| UCLA (Los Angeles, California) |
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| SAN JOSE STATE (San Jose, California) |
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| OREGON (Eugene, Oregon) |
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| WASHINGTON (Seattle, Washington) |
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| AUBURN (Auburn, Alabama) |
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| GEORGIA TECH (Atlanta, Georgia) |
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| GALLAUDET (Washington D.C.) |
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| LOYOLA (Baltimore, Maryland) |
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| SWARTHMORE (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania) |
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| ADELPHI (Garden City, New York) |
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| AKRON (Akron, Ohio) |
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| PLATTSBURGH (Plattsburgh, New York) |
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| COLORADO (Boulder, Colorado) |
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| DARTMOUTH (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
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| DELAWARE (Newark, Delaware) |
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| ILLINOIS TECH (Chicago, Illinois) |
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| LAWRENCE (Appleton, Wisconsin) |
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| MACALESTER (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
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| MOHAWK VALLEY (Utica, New York) |
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| SAMPSON (Hobart, New York) |
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| SAN DIEGO STATE (San Diego, California) |
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| WASHINGTON (Chestertown, Maryland) |
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| PUGET SOUND (Tacoma, Washington) |
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| BOWLING GREEN (Bowling Green, Ohio) |
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| CATHOLIC (Washington D.C.) |
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| WEST CHESTER (West Chester, Pennsylvania) |
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| BOSTON (Boston, Massachusetts) |
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| WIDENER (Chester, Pennsylvania) |
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| GEORGETOWN (Washington D.C.) |
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| ARKANSAS STATE (Jonesboro, Arkansas) |
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| TOWSON (Towson, Maryland) |
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| BALTIMORE (Baltimore, Maryland) |
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| BRIGHAM YOUNG (Provo, Utah) |
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| EMORY (Atlanta, Georgia) |
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| LEWIS AND CLARK (Portland, Oregon) |
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| MONTANA (Missoula, Montana) |
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| MARQUETTE (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
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| MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) |
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| MIAMI (Miami, Ohio) |
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| MONTANA STATE (Bozeman, Montana) |
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| NEBRASKA OMAHA (Omaha, Nebraska) |
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| ST AMBROSE (Davenport, Iowa) |
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| UPSALA (East Orange, New Jersey) |
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| SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CARBONDALE (Carbondale, Illinois) |
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| WESTERN ILLINOIS (Macomb, Illinois) |
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| CLARKSON (Potsdam, New York) |
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| KNOX (Galeburg, Illinois) |
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| PORTLAND STATE (Portland, Oregon) |
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| RIPON (Ripon, Wisconsin) |
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| WILBUR WRIGHT (Chicago, Illinois) |
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| WRIGHT STATE (Dayton, Ohio) |
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| GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS (St. Peter, Minnesota) |
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| LINCOLN (Oxford, Pennsylvania) |
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| BEMIDJI STATE (Bemidji, Minnesota) |
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| DENISON (Granville, Ohio) |
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| HIRAM (Hiram, Ohio) |
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| KENYON (Gambier, Ohio) |
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| LAKE FOREST (Lake Forest, Illinois) |
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| MARSHALL (Huntington, West Virginia) |
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| MASSACHUSETTS (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
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| MONMOUTH (Monmouth, Illinois) |
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| NEW MEXICO (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
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| UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH (Sewanee, Tennessee) |
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| OBERLIN (Oberlin, Ohio) |
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| WAKE FOREST (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
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| WINONA STATE (Winona, Minnesota) |
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| WITTENBERG (Springfield, Ohio) |
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| WOOSTER (Wooster, Ohio) |
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| ALLEGHENY (Meadville, Pennsylvania) |
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| BALL STATE (Munciei, Indiana) |
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| BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN (Birmingham, Alabama) |
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| CALIFORNIA PENNSYLVANIA (California, Pennsylvania) |
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| CHICO STATE (Chico, California) |
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| CINCINNATI (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
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| DEPAUW (Green Castle, Indiana) |
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| EASTERN ILLINOIS (Charleston, Illinois) |
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| EASTERN MICHIGAN (Ypsilanti, Michigan) |
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| HOWARD (Washington D.C.) |
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| HUMBOLDT STATE (Arcata, California) |
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| JUNIATA (Huntingdon, Pennsylvania) |
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| LEBANON VALLEY (Annville, Pennsylvania) |
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| LONG BEACH STATE (Long Beach, California) |
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| MORAVIAN (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
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| NOTRE DAME (South Bend, Indiana) |
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| ORANGE COAST (Costa Mesa, California) |
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| ORANGE COUNTY (Middletown, New York) |
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| COBLESKILL (Cobleskill, New York) |
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| PARSONS (Fairfield, Iowa) |
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| PFEIFFER (Misenheimer, North Carolina) |
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| BRIGHAM YOUNG IDAHO (Rexburg, Idaho) |
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| ST THOMAS (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
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| LOS ANGELES VALLEY (Los Angeles, California) |
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| SAN BERNARDINO (San Bernardino, California) |
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| SLIPPERY ROCK (Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania) |
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| LAKE SUPERIOR (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan) |
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| WISCONSIN STOUT (Stout, Wisconsin) |
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| UC SANTA BARBARA (Santa Barbara, California) |
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| VALLEY CITY (Valley City, North Dakota) |
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| WESTERN MICHIGAN (Kalamazoo, Michigan) |
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| CAPITAL (Columbus, Ohio) |
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| CASPER (Casper, Wyoming) |
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| Dickinson (Carlisle, Pennsylvania) |
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| FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (Teaneck, New Jersey) |
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| HOBART (Geneva, New York) |
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| LINFIELD (McMinnville, Oregon) |
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| MESA (Mesa, Arizona) |
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| SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL of MINES and TECHNOLOGY (Rapid City, South Dakota) |
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| TRINIDAD STATE (Trinidad, Colorado) |
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| UNION (Schenectadl, New York) |
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| YESHIVA (New York, New York) |
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| WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS (River Falls, Wisconsin) |
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| CENTRAL WASHINGTON (Ellensburg, Washington) |
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| GEORGIA (Athens, Georgia) |
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| CAL STATE LOS ANGELES (Los Angeles, California) |
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| SETON HALL (South Orange, New Jersey) |
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| VALPARAISO (Valparaiso, Indiana) |
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| WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
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| TARKIO (Tarkio, Missouri) |
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| WASHINGTON (St. Louis, Missouri) |
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| WESTMAR (LeMars, Iowa) |
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| ALBANY (Albany, New York) |
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| CARSON NEWMAN (Jefferson City, Tennessee) |
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| ILLINOIS CHICAGO (Chicago, Illinois) |
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| EAST CAROLINA (Greenville, North Carolina) |
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| SI TANKA (Huron, South Dakota) |
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| KALAMAZOO (Kalamazoo, Michigan) |
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| MORGAN STATE (Baltimore, Maryland) |
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| POTSDAM (Potsdam, New York) |
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| DELHI (Delhi, New York) |
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| TAMPA (Tampa, Florida) |
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| WAGNER (Staten Island, New York) |
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| WAYNE STATE (Wayne, Nebraska) |
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| WAYNE STATE (Detroit, Michigan) |
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| ARIZONA (Tucson, Arizona) |
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| NORTHERN ARIZONA (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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| CAL POLY POMONA (Pomona, California) |
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| SANTA CLARA (Santa Clara, California) |
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| WEBER STATE (Ogden, Utah) |
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| MICHIGAN TECH (Houghton, Michigan) |
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| LEWIS (Romeoville, Illinois) |
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| SOUTHERN STATE (Springfield, South Dakota) |
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| EARLHAM (Richmond, Indiana) |
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| FORT LEWIS (Durango, Colorado) |
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| FROSTBURG STATE (Frostburg, Maryland) |
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| WILLIAM JEWELL (Liberty, Missouri) |
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| ST FRANCIS (Loretta, Pennsylvania) |
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| ALBRIGHT (Reading, Pennsylvania) |
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| WISCONSIN CARROLL (Carroll,Wisconsin) |
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| OREGON TECH (Klamath Falls, Oregon) |
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| PAUL SMITH'S (Paul Smith's, New York) |
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| BEREA (Berea, Kentucky) |
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| BLACK HILLS STATE (Spearfish, South Dakota) |
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| GROVE CITY (Grove City, Pennsylvania) |
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| HARTWICK (Oneonta, New York) |
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| HILLSDALE (Hillsdale, Michigan) |
WHITMAN (Walla Walla, Washington)
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| MAYVILLE STATE (Mayville, North Dakota) |
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| BETHEL (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
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| MARIST (Poughkeepsie, New York) |
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| BOSTON COLLEGE (Boston, Massachusetts) |
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| MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME (Bourne, Massachusetts) |
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| TRUMAN STATE (Kirksville, Missouri) |
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| LOUISIANA STATE (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
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| METHODIST (Fayetteville, North Carolina) |
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| NEVADA (Reno, Nevada) |
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| NEW HAMPSHIRE (Durham, New Hampshire) |
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| NORFOLK STATE (Norfolk, Virginia) |
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| SUNY MARITIME (Bronx, New York) |
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| CAIRN (Manor, Pennsylvania) |
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| PILLSBURY BAPTIST BIBLE (Owantonna, Minnesota) |
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| SOUTHERN UTAH (Cedar City, Utah) |
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| SESQUEHANNA (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania) |
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| MINNESOTA DULUTH (Duluth, Minnesota) |
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| WILLIAM AND MARY (Williamsburg, Virginia) |
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| ALABAMA (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) |
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| BOISE STATE (Boise, Idaho) |
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| BOSTON STATE (Boston, Massachusetts) |
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| CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE (New Britain, Connecticut) |
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| DUQUESNE (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
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| CAL STATE FULLERTON (Fullerton, California) |
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| HAWAII (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
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| INDIANA STATE (Terre Haute, Indiana) |
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| PACIFIC LUTHERAN (Tahoma, Washington) |
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| MAINE (Orano, Maine) |
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| ST. MARY'S (Moraga, California) |
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| TEXAS EL PASO (El Paso, Texas) |
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| CLAREMONT MUDD SCRIPPS (Claremont, California) |
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| EMPORIA STATE (Emporia, Kansas) |
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| ROWAN (Glassboro, New Jersey) |
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| ST ANDREWS (Laurinburg, North Carolina) |
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| HANOVER (Hanover, Indiana) |
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| CAL STATE EASTBAY (Hayward, California) |
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| SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE (Memphis, Tennessee) |
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| HOLY CROSS (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
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| HOPE (Holland, Michigan) |
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| MIDWESTERN (DENISON, IOWA) |
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| NEW MEXICO STATE (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
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| ST NORBERT (De Pere, Wisconsin) |
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| SEATTLE PACIFIC (Seattle, Washington) |
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| GEORGE FOX (Newborn, Oregon) |
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| MARIETTA (Marietta, Ohio) |
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| STONY BROOK (Southampton, New York) |
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| TAYLOR (Upland, Indiana) |
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| MINNESOTA MORRIS (Morris, Minnesota) |
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| MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL (Lowell, Massachusetts) |
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| ANDERSON (Anderson, Indiana) |
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| CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN (Thousand Oaks, California) |
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| COLUMBIA BASIN (Pasco, Washington) |
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| DAYTON (Dayton, Ohio) |
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| GONZAGA (Spokane, Washington) |
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| LEHMAN (Bronx, New York) |
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| LEA (Albert Lea, Minnesota) |
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| CALIFORNIA TECH (Pasadena, California) |
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| EVANSVILLE (Evansville, Indiana) |
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| FREDONIA STATE (Fredonia, New York) |
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| FURMAN (Greenville, South Carolina) |
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| NEW PALTZ (New Paltz, New York) |
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| DRAKE (Des Moines, Iowa) |
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| BIOLA (La Mirada, California) |
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| BUFFALO STATE (Buffalo, New York) |
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| FLORIDA (Gainesville, Florida) |
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| SACRAMENTO STATE (Sacramento, California) |
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| FLORIDA A&M (Tallahassee, Florida) |
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| GEORGE WASHINGTON (Washington D.C.) |
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| UC RIVERSIDE (Riverside, California) |
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| TENNESSEE MARTIN (Martin, Tennessee) |
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| VIRGINIA STATE (Petersburg, Virginia) |
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| FLORIDA TECH (Melbourne, Florida) |
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| CENTRAL FLORIDA (Orlando, Florida) |
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| SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Orangeburg, South Carolina) |
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| LOUISIANA (Lafayette, Louisiana) |
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| CHICAGO STATE (Chicago, Illinois) |
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| DELAWARE STATE (Dover, Delaware) |
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| LOUISIANA MONROE (Monroe, Louisiana) |
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| WINSTON SALEM (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
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| KENTUCKY (Lexington, Kentucky) |
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| SOUTHERN TECH (Marietta, Georgia) |
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| VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH (Richmond, Virginia) |
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| MEMPHIS (Memphis, Tennessee) |
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| RHODE ISLAND (South Kingstown, Rhode Island) |
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| SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT (New Haven, Connecticut) |
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| MISSOURI ST LOUIS (St. Louis, Missouri) |
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| FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (Miami, Florida) |
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| NORTHERN KENTUCKY ( Highland Heights, Kentucky) |
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| MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY (Baltimore, Maryland) |
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| YOUNGSTOWN STATE (Youngstown, Ohio) |
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| CLEMSON (Clemson, South Carolina) |
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| FERRIS STATE (Big Rapids, Michigan) |
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| MOREHEAD STATE (Morehead, Kentucky) |
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| MAINE PRESQUE-ISLAND (Presque Island, Maine) |
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| OAKLAND (Rochester, Michigan) |
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| CAL STATE STANISLAUS (Turlock, California) |
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| TEXAS CHRISTIAN (Fort Worth, Texas) |
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| XAVIER (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
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| SALISBURY (Salisbury, Maryland) |
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| WISCONSIN SUPERIOR (Superior, Wisconsin) |
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| UNLV (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
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| GRAND VALLEY STATE (Allendale, Michigan) |
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| JAMES MADISON (Harrisonburg, Virginia) |
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| TENNESSEE TECH (Cookeville, Tennessee) |
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| TOLEDO (Toledo, Ohio) |
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| CALVIN (Grand Rapids, Michigan) |
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| GENESEO (Geneseo, New York) |
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| HUSSON (Bangor, Maine) |
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| CANISIUS (Buffalo, New York) |
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| CENTRE (Danville, Kentucky) |
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| DREW (Madison, New Jersey) |
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| ELMIRA (Elmira, New York) |
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| FORDHAM (Bronx, New York) |
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| NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
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| NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON (Wilmington, North Carolina) |
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| ILLINOIS BENEDICTINE (Lisle, Illinois) |
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| RPI (Troy, New York) |
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| CATAWBA (Salisbury, North Carolina) |
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| LINCOLN (Jefferson City, Missouri) |
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| NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
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| CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE (Los Angeles, California) |
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| POMONA PITZER (Claremont, California) |
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| CARNEGIE MELLON (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
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| NEW JERSEY TECH (Newark, New Jersey) |
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| MONMOUTH (Monmouth, New Jersey) |
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| RICHMOND (Richmond, Virginia) |
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| JOHN JAY (New York, New York) |
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| MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE (Princess Anne, Maryland) |
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| HARTFORD (Hartford, Connecticut) |
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| BRANDEIS (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
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| BRIDGEPORT (Bridgeport, Connecticut) |
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| DAKOTA COUNTY (Rosemont, Minnesota) |
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| CONCORD (Athens, West Virginia) |
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| FAIRMONT STATE (Fairmont, West Virginia) |
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| MANSFIELD (Mansfield, Pennsylvania) |
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| GEORGIA STATE (Atlanta, Georgia) |
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| NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
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| SHORTER (Rome, Georgia) |
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| LASALLE (Phliadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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| NORTHERN MICHIGAN (Marquette, Michigan) |
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| CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY (Phenix, Alabama) |
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| CUYAHOGA (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| FRANKLIN (Franklin, Indiana) |
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| FOREST PARK (St. Louis, Missouri) |
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| MISSOURI STATE (Springfield, Missouri) |
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| WESTMINSTER (Fulton, Missouri) |
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| EAST CENTRAL (Ada, Oklahoma) |
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ROSE STATE (Midwest City, Oklahoma)
Somehow or another when I was transferring information from my computer onto my blog, a few got lost in the mix. Although not provided, I do have information regarding Connecticut, Northwest Missouri State, Eastern Kentucky & Cal State Sonoma. |
Great job.Could you please put the schools full name insead of just the logo,I don't know what some of the logo's school name is.Also,the University of florida had a great team,one year they beat Penn State and for some years they were in the top ten rankings.Keth Tennant,Gary Schneider were the first coaches.Also Florida had some other other good D1 wrestling programs,U of tampa (Flether Carr) and Stetson.
ReplyDeleteThe School name and the name of the town and State are listed below.
DeleteThank you! Truly amazing! I am from Northern California and grew up watching matches at the University in my hometown of San José in the early 80s. I watched Humboldt State and thought Sanoma State had a team? Anyhow, I loved reading about all the other programs we had in the golden state: Cal Berkeley, Cal Tech...I wrestled at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque (NM) and attended graduate school at St. Mary's (CA) so I got goose bumps seeing those teams on the list!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the outstanding work!
Ricardo García
San José, CA
Sonoma had a team. I know that Ken Flynn coached them for a while.
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