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NWCA/InterMat Division I Team, Individual Preseason Rankings
Date Ranked:10/19/2006
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USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Preseason Division I Coaches Poll
Rank Team (First) Record Points NCAA Finish
1. Minnesota (12) 20-1 480 2
2. Oklahoma State 16-2 468 1
3. Missouri 13-4-1 441 15
4. Oklahoma 10-6-1 432 3
5. Iowa 11-7 431 4
6. Iowa State 11-7 426 13
7. Michigan 16-2 415 7
8. Penn State 13-4 400 t9
9. Cornell 10-4 390 5
10. Northwestern 10-5 358 13
11. Hofstra 11-8-1 347 11
12. Central Mich. 13-4 335 26
13. Edinboro 12-0 326 8
14. Penn 11-5 324 12
15. Ohio State 3-13 319 45
16. Illinois 9-2-1 290 25
17. Michigan State 7-10 283 t18
18. Nebraska 12-5 279 16
19. Indiana 11-6 251 t18
20. Cal Poly 10-7 249 23
21. Lehigh 13-5-1 241 t9
22. Harvard 5-9-1 226 t31
23. Arizona State 14-7 216 6
24. West Virginia 6-6 210 27
25. Pittsburgh 4-9 128 35
Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa, Rider, Wisconsin

InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Pre-Season Individual Rankings
October 19, 2006
NOTE: NO TRUE FRESHMEN LISTED

125 pounds
1. Sam Hazewinkel, Sr. Oklahoma
2. Troy Nickerson, So. Cornell
3. Nick Simmons, Sr. Michigan State
4. Chad Mendes, Jr. Cal Poly
5. Tanner Gardner, Jr. Stanford
6. Paul Donahoe, So. Nebraska
7. Obe Blanc, Jr. Lock Haven
8. Mike Sees, Jr. Bloomsburg
9. Luke Smith, Jr. Central Michigan
10. Pat Castillo, Jr. Northern Illinois
11. Mark McKnight, Jr. Penn State
12. Mark Moos, Sr. Michigan
13. Javier Maldonado, Sr. UT-Chattanooga
14. Gabe Flores, So. Illinois
15. Chad Sportelli, Sr. Kent State
16. Tim Kephart, Sr. Missouri
17. Collin Cudd, Jr. Wisconsin
18. Christian Staylor, Sr. Old Dominion
19. Travis Lang/Jayson Ness, So./Fr. Minnesota
20. Dave Tomasette, Jr. Hofstra

133 pounds
1. Matt Valenti, Sr. Penn
2. Mack Reiter, Jr. Minnesota
3. Tyler McCormick, Jr. Missouri
4. Matt Keller, Sr. UT-Chattanooga
5. Coleman Scott, Jr. Oklahoma State
6. Darrell Vasquez, Sr. Cal Poly
7. Evan Sola, Sr. North Carolina
8. Jake Strayer, So. Penn State
9. Rob Preston, Sr. Harvard
10. Drew Headlee, Jr. Pittsburgh
11. Mark Budd, Sr. Buffalo
12. Patrick Aleksanyan/Mike Rowe, So./Fr. Nebraska
13. Joe Baker, So. Navy
14. Andrae Hernandez, So. Indiana
15. Adam Frey, Fr. Cornell
16. Nick Gallick, Fr. Iowa State
17. Zach Tannelli, So. Wisconsin
18. T.J. Enright/Reece Humphrey, Jr./So. Ohio State
19. Sean Clair, So. Eastern Michigan
20. Eric Albright, So. Virginia

141 pounds
1. Ryan Lang, Jr. Northwestern
2. Andy Simmons, Sr. Michigan State
3. Brandon Rader, So. West Virginia
4. Alex Tsirtsis, Jr. Iowa
5. Nathan Morgan, Jr. Oklahoma State
6. Jeff Jaggers, So. Ohio State
7. Don Fisch, Jr. Rider
8. C.J. Ettelson, Jr. Northern Iowa
9. Max Meltzer, Jr. Harvard
10. Manuel Rivera, Jr. Minnesota
11. Derek Moore, Sr. UC-Davis
12. Cassio Pero, Sr. Illinois
13. Michael Keefe, Sr. UT-Chattanooga
14. Charles Griffin, Jr. Hofstra
15. Dave Roberts, Sr. Cal Poly
16. Dominick Moyer, Sr. Nebraska
17. Matt Ciasulli, Sr. Lehigh
18. Keith Dickey, Sr. Cornell
19. Cesar Grajales, So. Penn
20. Mitch Mueller, Fr. Iowa State

149 pounds
1. Dustin Schlatter, So. Minnesota
2. Matt Storniolo, Sr. Oklahoma
3. Gregor Gillespie, So. Edinboro
4. Matt Dragon, So. Penn
5. Tyler Turner, Sr. Wisconsin
6. Josh Churella, Jr. Michigan
7. John Cox, Sr. Navy
8. David Jauregui, So. West Virginia
9. Trevor Chinn, So. Lehigh
10. Robert Sanders, So. Nebraska
11. Aaron Martin, Sr. UT-Chattanooga
12. Troy Tirapelle, So. Illinois
13. Jordan Leen, So. Cornell
14. Matt Coughlin, Fr. Indiana
15. Joey Ecklof, So. Pittsburgh
16. Mike Grimes, Sr. Northern Illinois
17. Jason Knipp/Aron Scott/Cyler Sanderson, Jr./Jr./Fr. Iowa State
18. Morgan Atkinson, Jr. Cal State-Fullerton
19. Jason Johnstone/Lance Palmer So./Fr. Ohio State
20. Mike Kessler, So. Rider

157 pounds
1. Brian Stith, Sr. Arizona State
2. Trent Paulson, Sr. Iowa State
3. Brandon Becker, Jr. Indiana
4. Matt Kocher, Jr. Pittsburgh
5. Andrew Flanagan, So. Harvard
6. C.P. Schlatter, Jr. Minnesota
7. Mike Poeta, So. Illinois
8. Travis Piccard, Sr. The Citadel
9. Tyler Sherfey, Jr. Boise State
10. Michael Chandler, Jr. Missouri
11. Nathan Galloway, Sr. Penn State
12. James Strouse, Sr. Hofstra
13. Chris Oliver, So. Nebraska
14. Chris Vondruska, Sr. Ohio State
15. Ryan Hluschak, Jr. Drexel
16. Seth Martin, Sr. Lock Haven
17. Matt Hill, Sr. Edinboro
18. Kurt Gross, Jr. Kent State
19. Will Rowe, Jr. Oklahoma
20. Jake Yost, Sr. UT-Chattanooga

165 pounds
1. Johny Hendricks, Sr. Oklahoma State
2. Mark Perry, Jr. Iowa
3. Mike Patrovich, Sr. Hofstra
4. Deonte Penn, Sr. Edinboro
5. Travis Paulson, Sr. Iowa State
6. Eric Tannenbaum, Jr. Michigan
7. Nick Baima, Sr. Northern Iowa
8. Matt Pell, Sr. Missouri
9. Pat Pitsch, Jr. Arizona State
10. Johnny Galloway, Jr. Northern Illinois
11. Larry Hall, Jr. West Virginia
12. Marc Harwood, Jr. Nebraska
13. Steve Anceravage, Jr. Cornell
14. Max Dean, Jr. Indiana
15. Jarrod King, So. Oklahoma
16. Dan Bedoy, Jr. Purdue
17. Jake Donar, Jr. Wisconsin
18. Rocky Cozart, Fr. Michigan State
19. Trevor Stewart, So. Central Michigan
20. Mitch Kuhlman, Jr. Minnesota

174 pounds
1. Ben Askren, Sr. Missouri
2. Matt Herrington, Sr. Penn
3. James Yonushonis, Sr. Penn State
4. Matt Palmer, Sr. Columbia
5. Ken Cook, Sr. UC-Davis
6. Brandon Mason, So. Oklahoma State
7. Ken Robertson, Sr. Eastern Illinois
8. David Helfrich, Sr. Lehigh
9. Kurt Brenner, Jr. West Virginia
10. Steve Luke, So. Michigan
11. Eric Ring, Sr. Edinboro
12. Gabe Dretsch, Jr. Minnesota
13. Blake Maurer, Jr. Ohio State
14. Donny Reynolds, Sr. Illinois
15. Brandon Sinnott, Jr. Central Michigan
16. David Bertolino/Grant Turner, Jr./Sr. Iowa State
17. Josh Weitzel/Shane Seibert, Sr./Sr. Oklahoma
18. Chad Beatty/Eric Luedke, Fr./Sr. Iowa
19. Aaron Miller, Sr. Kent State
20. Jeremy Larson, Sr. Oregon State

184 pounds
1. Jake Herbert, Jr. Northwestern
2. Roger Kish, Jr. Minnesota
3. Alex Clemsen, Sr. Edinboro
4. Raymond Jordan, So. Missouri
5. Joe Rovelli, Jr. Hofstra
6. Vince Jones, So. Nebraska
7. Christian Sinnott, Jr. Central Michigan
8. Tyrel Todd, So. Michigan
9. Steve Borja, Sr. Virginia Tech
10. Jake Varner, Fr. Iowa State
11. Louis Caputo, So. Harvard
12. Rocco Caponi, So. Virginia
13. Alex Picazo/Mike Pucillo, Sr./Fr. Ohio State
14. Joe Williams, Jr. Michigan State
15. Greg Gifford, Sr. Arizona State
16. Brent Parkey, Jr. Oklahoma State
17. Matt Wetterling, Jr. North Dakota State
18. Jeremy Colbert, Jr. N.C. State
19. Josh Haines, So. Maryland
20. Chance Litton, So. West Virginia

197 pounds
1. Phil Davis, Jr. Penn State
2. Jerry Rinaldi, Sr. Cornell
3. Josh Glenn, Jr. American
4. Joel Flaggert, Jr. Oklahoma
5. J.D. Bergman, Jr. Ohio State
6. Chris Weidman, Sr. Hofstra
7. Wynn Michalak, Jr. Central Michigan
8. Kurt Backes, Sr. Iowa State
9. Nathan Moore, Sr. Purdue
10. Dallas Herbst, Jr. Wisconsin
11. Hudson Taylor, Fr. Maryland
12. Max Askren, Fr. Missouri
13. Matt Montiero, Sr. Cal Poly
14. Mike Tamillow, Jr. Northwestern
15. Ryan Goodman, So. N.C. State
16. David Dashiell, Sr. North Carolina
17. Jared Villers, Jr. West Virginia
18. Matt Koz, Jr. UT-Chattanooga
19. Jon Oplinger, Jr. Drexel
20. T.J. Morrison, Jr. Rider

285 pounds
1. Cole Konrad, Sr. Minnesota
2. Bode Ogunwole, Sr. Harvard
3. Kirk Nail, Jr. Ohio State
4. Spencer Nadolsky, Sr. North Carolina
5. Dustin Fox, Jr. Northwestern
6. Matt Fields, Jr. Iowa
7. Ty Watterson, Sr. Oregon State
8. Payam Zarrinpour, Sr. Sacred Heart
9. Adam LoPiccolo, Jr. American
10. Reece Hopkin, Jr. Northern Colorado
11. Rashard Goff, Jr. Cleveland State
12. Andy Patrick, Jr. Boise State
13. Jared Rosholt, Fr. Oklahoma State
14. Jon May, So. Nebraska
15. Bubba Gritter, Jr. Central Michigan
16. Paul Weibel, Sr. Lehigh
17. Israel Silva, Sr. UT-Chattanooga
18. Joe Sapp, Sr. Northern Illinois
19. Mike Spaid, Jr. Bloomsburg
20. Jainor Palma, Sr. N.C. State

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Friday, November 17, 2006
Jeremy McLaughlin
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</IMG> Ohio State?s Mike Pucillo sends Missouri?s Raymond Jordan to the mat in the 184-pound match.


The wraps on the new-look Ohio State wrestling program came off last night. The Buckeyes have a new coach, new singlets and a new attitude.
Even with enthusiasm surrounding the team, coach Tom Ryan knows transforming Ohio State into a national power will take time. He got a gauge last night just how much work needs to be done.
Ohio State, ranked No. 15 in the nation, lost to No. 3 Missouri 30-9 in St. John Arena. Mike Pucillo (184 pounds), J Jaggers (141) and true freshman Lance Palmer (149) had victories for the Buckeyes.
"It?s a starting point," Ryan said. "We did a lot of good things. We had two freshmen and a sophomore who won. ? We just need a total team effort and that starts in the room. We?ve got to heal up in some weight classes and we?ve got to work harder in some others."
Ohio State had to reshuffle its lineup before the match. T.J. Enright (133) and Ryan Patrovich (165) were out because of injury. Patrovich will miss the season as will Alex Picazo (184). Heavyweight Kirk Nail, an All-American last season, is no longer on the team, Ryan said.
As a result, the Buckeyes took a forfeit at 133 and moved Jason Johnstone (157) and Chris Vondruska (165) up a class from their normal weights, and both lost. They will stay at those weights for the remainder of the season.
"These guys want to get this thing turned around and when you have guys like Jason Johnstone say I?ll move and Vondruska, it sets a good precedent," Ryan said. "We?ll be a much better team at the end of the year than what we are right now."
Pucillo and Missouri?s Raymond Jordan were scoreless through one period before Pucillo made a spin move for an escape point 20 seconds into the second period. Jordan tied it with an escape point at the start of the third. Pucillo scored a takedown with 17 seconds left for a 3-2 win.
"I?ve been out for a while and just came back last weekend wrestling live, so I wasn?t in that great of shape, but I did what I could to get the victory," Pucillo said. "The coaching staff did a great job scouting the guy. I knew what he was going to do on his feet and it helped a lot."
Jaggers won 12-7 over Amond Prater. Jaggers took a 9-3 lead after the first period with a takedown and two near falls but got sick halfway through and held on for the win.
Palmer, a four-time state champion from Lakewood St. Edward, followed with a 1-0 win over Josh Wagner. The match went scoreless until Palmer earned an escape point with 43 seconds left.
Missouri?s Ben Askren, the defending NCAA champion at 174, showed his dominance with a 23-8 technical fall over Blake Maurer. He extended his nation-leading winning streak to 46 matches.
Freshman Maxwell Askren was impressive in beating Ohio State?s J.D. Bergman 7-3 at 197. Missouri got a pin at heavyweight and a win at 125.
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Wrestling Inks 2007-08 Class

Buckeyes sign five student-athletes, including top recruit Sean Nemec

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State wrestling head coach Tom Ryan announced the signing of five student-athletes to the Buckeye squad for the 2007-08 season. Sean Nemec, Colton Sponseller, Bo Touris, Nikko Triggas and John Weakley will join the team next season.
"As a staff, we are honored each of these young men have chosen to pursue their academic and athletic goals at Ohio State University," Ryan said. "Each of these young men have won at the highest level with class and hard work. Our staff is looking forward to helping them build upon their successes in every aspect of their lives."
Nemec, who hails from Lakewood, Ohio, and attended St. Edwards High School, is considered by many the top wrestling recruit in Ohio. Entering his senior year at St. Edwards, Nemec is ranked as high as first in the nation at 152 pounds in the wrestling publication Amateur Wrestling News and second by Wrestling International Newsmagazine. Nemec is a two-time high school state champion, three-time finalist and the 2004 Cadet freestyle national champion. Nemec also is a two-time junior national freestyle All-American, finishing third at 152 pounds in 2006 and sixth at 145 pounds in 2005.
Sponseller, a student at West Holmes High School in Millersburg, Ohio, is a two-time high school state champion. Wrestling at 160 pounds, Sponseller also is the 2006 NHSCA Junior National Champion. Currently ranked as high as fourth in W.I.N. Magazine's preseason rankings, Sponseller was a seventh-place finisher in the 2005 freestyle competition.
Touris is a native from West Chester, Ohio, and attended Lakota West High School. Wrestling at 112 pounds in 2005, Touris was an Ohio high school state division I district qualifier and finished the season with a 36-6 record. In 2006, Touris returned to 103 pounds after wrestling at that weight his freshman year, and finished third in the Ohio high school state championships, capping a 46-1 season. Touris also was the Ohio Cadet Greco Roman and Freestyle state champion in 2005. Touris, a Fargo Nationals Cadet Greco Roman National champion, also finished second at the FILA nationals in Cadet Greco Roman competition. Touris was ranked as high as fifth at 103 pounds in W.I.N Magazine and ninth at 112 pounds in W.I.N. Magazine.

Triggas hails from Moraga, Calif., where he attended Campolindo High School and wrestles at 119 pounds. Triggas was the North Coast section champion his freshman, sophomore and junior years. He is the third freshman at any weight in the history of Campolindo to become state champion and is on track to become the second wrestler at Campolindo to win four sectional championships. A three-time state qualifier, Triggas finished third his sophomore year with a 51-3 record and was state champion his junior year, compiling 51-2 mark. Triggas also was the 2005 and 2006 Cadet Greco Roman Champion and finished third in freestyle competition in 2005 with a 19-1 record.
Weakley is from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and prepped at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, where he wrestles at 189 pounds. Weakley is a three-time All-American, three-time conference champion, two-time district champion and two-time sectional champion. Weakley has been ranked No. 1 in all divisions and is the No. 2-ranked senior in Ohio according to ohiowrestling.net after winning PAC-7 Wrestler of the Year last season. Weakley's freestyle and Greco Roman credentials include becoming a three-time All-American, three-time freestyle state champion, three-time Greco Roman state champion and the Greco Roman Junior National runner-up in 2006.
 
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Monday, November 27, 2006

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OSU wrestling coach gets first win as Buckeyes beat Cornell

First-year Ohio State wrestling coach Tom Ryan posted his first win as the 15 thranked Buckeyes beat No. 9 Cornell 18-17 yesterday in Ithaca, N.Y.
Ohio State?s T.J. Enright posted a 5-3 decision over Cornell?s Nick Bridge at 133 pounds in the final match to give the Buckeyes (1-1) the win. Sophomore heavyweight Corey Morrison, J Jaggers (141 pounds), Jason Johnstone (157) and Mike Pucillo (184) also won for the Buckeyes.
 
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Ryan has a hand in pair of upsets

There were two scores that jumped out from last week in college wrestling: Hofstra 18, Minnesota 17 and Ohio State 18, Cornell 17.
The result of the first dual shocked the wrestling world. The result of the second dual might well mean more in the future.
There's a link between the two results -- Ohio State coach Tom Ryan.
Ryan was the coach at Hofstra for 11 years before moving over this season to take over the Buckeye program.
Already, the Buckeyes, who for years were the sleeping giant in the Big Ten, are showing marked improvement under Ryan.
Ryan built the Hofstra program into a nationally-recognized program and that tradition is likely to be continued under coach Tom Shifflet, who moved from North Carolina-Greensboro to Long Island.
Hofstra's big win over Minnesota, which was ranked No. 1 in just about everyone's poll or ranking system, was clinched when Chris Weidman notched an 11-8 decision at 197 pounds.
There were other big wins for The Pride, too. Hofstra got victories from Dave Tomasette at 125 (12-9 over frost Jason Ness) and freshman Lou Ruggirello at 133 (5-3 over frosh Mike Thorn). Also, 20th-ranked James Strouse took out No. 6 ranked C.P. Schlatter at 157. Schlatter also lost to Penn's Matt Dragon during the Northeast Duals.
"I am so proud of our guys," Shifflet said to Hofstra's sports information department. "We knew coming in that it was going to be a close match. I told the team that we had to go out and grab the momentum, and that's what Dave (Tomasette) and Louie (Ruggirello) did for us with victories. That boosted the whole team's confidence. Everybody wrestled hard for us and I am so proud of them."
Ohio State, which will now keep a goodly number of Ohio high school wrestlers in state, is now 1-1 on the year after losing 29-9 to No. 3 Missouri.
Ryan, who wrestled under Dan Gable at Iowa, took three wrestlers from Hofstra to Columbus. One, 157-pounder Chris Vondruska, is in the line for the Buckeyes. Two others, Mike Pucillo, a 184-pounder out of Ohio, and Ryan Patrovich, who had originally indicated he'd join his brother Mike at Hofstra, is now in Columbus and will likely redshirt.
With Ryan's arrival, the Big Ten just got a lot tougher.
If Hofstra hadn't beaten Minnesota and if Ohio State hadn't topped Cornell, Northern Iowa's 18-15 loss to Iowa probably would have been the big news.
Iowa needed a win from heavyweight Matt Fields to get the win against the Panthers. Iowa rebounded with a 39-3 victory over Arizona State. Those three points were the only points the Sun Devils got in Iowa over the weekend as Iowa State blanked Arizona State 40-0.
In the latter dual, Iowa State's Trent Paulson nipped No.1 Brian Stith 2-0. Paulson came in ranked No. 2.
Other dual scores from last weekend include Central Michigan 23, Bloomsburg 12; Minnesota 32, American 10; Minnesota 24, Central Michigan 9; Nebraska 26, Maryland 12; Penn 24, Bloomsburg 9.
The eyes of the college wrestling world will shift west this weekend as the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Open unreels Friday and Saturday.
Thirteen of the top 25 teams, as ranked by W.I.N. magazine in the preseason, will be in the event, including Missouri, Michigan, Cornell, Ohio State, Hofstra, Pennsylvania, Cal Poly, Nebraska, Pitt, West Virginia, Harvard, and Arizona State.
You'll notice the absence of Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa and Iowa State. There's a reason.
Oklahoma State visits Oklahoma and Iowa State is at Iowa in duals on Sunday afternoon.
Minnesota is bypassing Vegas for at dual at Northern Colorado on Friday. The Gophers host Oklahoma State on Dec. 6 and are at Iowa State on Dec. 8.
Another attractive dual Friday is Michigan State at Edinboro.
And of course, Penn State will host the Penn State Open on Sunday.
 
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Kirk Nail

Am I the only one suprised by this?

"Heavyweight Kirk Nail, an All-American last season, is no longer on the team", Ryan said.

Does anyone have the scoop on this? Prior to this Nail was ranked #3 and a returning All American. Any info. would be appreciated.
Thanks,
 
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COLLEGE WRESTLING
Fantastic finish for OSU
Morrison records dramatic victory just before buzzer to lift Buckeyes
Monday, January 29, 2007
Jeremy McLaughlin
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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KYLE ROBERTSON DISPATCH Ohio State?s Lance Palmer, left, makes a move on Indiana?s Matt Coughlin during Palmer?s 5-3 victory in the 149-pound weight class.
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Buzzer-beaters are rare in wrestling, but Ohio State heavyweight Corey Morrison pulled one off yesterday.
Ohio State defeated No. 16 Indiana 19-14 in St. John Arena. The Buckeyes won six matches, including tight victories by Lance Palmer (149 pounds) and Chris Vondruska (165), but it was Morrison?s heroics that were pivotal.

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Vondruska finds way back to Buckeyes

Chris Vondruska knew what he wanted. He wanted, more than anything, to wrestle for Ohio State.
But the poohbahs at Columbus didn't think Vondruska was good enough for a scholarship offer. He had been a three-time Ohio state placewinner and two-time runner-up at Lakewood's St. Edward's High School, one of wrestling's premier programs.
"I was never highly recruited. I was never heavily recruited by Ohio schools. I always wanted to go to Ohio State or Ohio University, but I never got recruited," Vondruska said Friday after the Penn State-Ohio State dual in Rec Hall.

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