Cal Poly Pomona Broncos#Football

{{short description|College sports team}}

{{About||the athletic program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California|Cal Poly Mustangs}}

{{Infobox college athletics

| name = Cal Poly Pomona Broncos

| logo = Cal Poly Pomona Broncos logo.svg

| logo_width = 200

| university = California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

| association = NCAA

| conference = CCAA

| division = Division II

| director = Brian Swanson

| location = Pomona, California

| first season =

| teams = 11

| mens_teams = 5

| womens_teams = 6

| coed_teams =

| basketballarena = Kellogg Arena

| baseballfield = Scolinos Field

| soccerstadium = Kellogg Stadium

| mascot = Billy Bronco

| nickname = Broncos

| fightsong = William Tell Overture

| hex1 = 005030

| hex2 = ffb81c

| pageurl = https://broncoathletics.com/

| ncaa titles = 15

| indiv_relay ncaa champs = 25

| altlogo = 250px

}}

The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos or Cal Poly Broncos{{cite web |url=http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news_stories/2006/09/glenda-brock-honored-with-2006-hart-award.html |title=Glenda Brock Honored with 2006 Hart Award | PolyCentric | Cal Poly Pomona |website=polycentric.csupomona.edu |access-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130409232009/http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news_stories/2006/09/glenda-brock-honored-with-2006-hart-award.html |archive-date=9 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Cal Poly Broncos Open '10 Season With Win Over SFU|url=http://boxscorenews.com/cal-poly-broncos-open-season-with-win-over-sfu-p1354-123.htm |access-date=16 March 2013|newspaper=Stryker-Indigo}}{{cite web |last1=Burmah |first1=Loydie |title=Mens soccer 4 up, 4 down |url=https://coyotechronicle.net/mens-soccer-4-up-4-down/ |website=Coyote Chronicle |access-date=23 April 2021}} are the athletic sports teams for the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona).

Cal Poly Pomona has 11 varsity sports teams and offers student participation in a wide range of sports including baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, track and field, and volleyball. Cal Poly Pomona participates at the NCAA's Division II (DII) level in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The Broncos have 74 CCAA championships[http://goccaa.org/championships/All-Time_CCAA_List.pdf Accessed May 7th, 2015] and 15 National Championships.{{Cite web |url=http://goccaa.org/championships/ncaa_champions_from_the_ccaa |title=Accessed May 7th, 2015 |access-date=2015-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510070933/http://www.goccaa.org/championships/ncaa_champions_from_the_ccaa |archive-date=2015-05-10 |url-status=dead }} Current and former Cal Poly Pomona athletes have won 7 Olympic medals (3 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze).{{Cite web|url=https://www.cpp.edu/~75th/newsletter/athletics.shtml|title=Top 12 Athletics Achievements|website=www.cpp.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203075524/https://www.cpp.edu/~75th/newsletter/athletics.shtml#|archive-date=2017-02-03|url-status=dead}} As of 2024, Cal Poly ranks 9th in the nation in NCAA Division II Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Power Rankings that calculate rankings based on NCSA recruiting network, general academic rankings by U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) graduation rates and IPEDS average cost after aid.{{cite web |title=Best NCAA Division 2 Colleges |url=https://www.ncsasports.org/best-colleges/best-division-2-colleges |publisher=Next College Student Athlete |access-date=9 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327092346/https://www.ncsasports.org/best-colleges/best-division-2-colleges |archive-date=March 27, 2019}}

Varsity teams

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BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross country
Cross countrySoccer
SoccerTrack and field{{sup|1}}
Track and field{{sup|1}}Volleyball
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NCAA Appearances

The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos have competed in the NCAA Tournament across 11 active sports (5 men's and 6 women's) 200 times at the Division II level.{{cite web|title=NCAA Championships Statistics|url=https://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|access-date=23 May 2018}}

  • Baseball (16): 1976 • 1979 • 1980 • 1983 • 1985 • 1988 • 1993 • 2011 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2019 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
  • Men's Basketball (17): 1962 • 1964 • 1976 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2022
  • Women's Basketball (29): 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2019 • 2020 • 2023 • 2024
  • Men's Cross Country (24): 1967 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2023 • 2024
  • Women's Cross Country (5): 1985 • 2010 • 2016 • 2017 • 2019
  • Men's Soccer (10): 1998 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
  • Women's Soccer (6): 1999 • 2001 • 2012 • 2014 • 2019 • 2024
  • Men's Outdoor Track and Field (42): 1965 • 1967 • 1968 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2009 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
  • Women's Outdoor Track and Field (33): 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
  • Women's Volleyball (20): 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1988 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2018 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024

Team National Titles

The Broncos have won 13 NCAA championships at the Division II level,{{cite web|title=Championships Summary|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=20 May 2018}} as well as two in the AIAW.

Results

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Cal Poly Pomona Broncos|School year|Sport|Opponent|Score}}

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| 1975–76

BaseballSIU Edwardsville17–3
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| 1979–80

BaseballNew Haven13–6
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| 1981–82

Women's basketballTuskegee93–74
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| 1982–83

BaseballJacksonville State9–7
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| 1983–84

Men's cross countrySt. Cloud State86–100
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| 1984–85

Women's basketballCentral Missouri80–69
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| 1985–86

Women's basketballNorth Dakota State70–63
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| 1990–91

Women's tennisUC Davis5–3
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| 1991–92

Women's tennisGrand Canyon5–0
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| 2000–01

Women's basketballNorth Dakota87–80
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| 2001–02

Women's basketballSE Oklahoma State74–62
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| 2009–10

Men's basketballIUP65–53
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| 2024

Women's soccerMinnesota State2–1

Below is one national club team championship:

  • Co-ed Roller Hockey (1): 2003 (NCRHA)

Individual National Titles

Cal Poly Pomona has 25 individual national titles at the Division II level.

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! colspan=5 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cal Poly Pomona Broncos|color=white}}"| NCAA individual championships

Order

! School year

! Athlete(s)

! Sport

! Source

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| 1

1966–67Frank SanfilippoMen's outdoor track and field{{cite web |title=NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track Championships Records |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_outdoor_champs_records/2017/D2Men.pdf |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=2 June 2018}}
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| 2

1971–72Steve LaurianoMen's outdoor track and field
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| 3

1972–73James CouchMen's outdoor track and field
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| 4

1976–77Jeff RussellMen's outdoor track and field
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| 5

1981–82Jodi MabbWomen's gymnastics{{cite web |title=NCAA Championships Records (Discontinued Sports) |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Discontinued.pdf |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=2 June 2018}}
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| 6

1983–84Janet NichollsWomen's outdoor track and field{{cite web |title=NCAA Division II Women's Outdoor Track Championships Records |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_outdoor_champs_records/2017/D2Women.pdf |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=2 June 2018}}
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| 7

1985–86Debra LarsenWomen's outdoor track and field
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| 8

1986–87Xenia AnastasiadouWomen's tennis{{cite web |title=NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championships Records |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/tennis_champs_records/2018/DIIWTennis.pdf |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=2 June 2018}}
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| 9

1987–88Xenia AnastasiadouWomen's tennis
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| 10

1987–88Brandi GailWomen's outdoor track and field
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| 11

1987–88Angel RomanMen's outdoor track and field
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| 12

1987–88Durelle SchimekWomen's outdoor track and field
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| 13

1987–88Durelle SchimekWomen's outdoor track and field
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| 14

1988–89Durelle SchimekWomen's outdoor track and field
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| 15

1988–89Doris WilliamsWomen's outdoor track and field
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| 16

1988–89Marvin WilliamsMen's outdoor track and field
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| 17

1989–90Doris WilliamsWomen's outdoor track and field
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| 18

1990–91Onnaca Heron
Cindy Hamnquist
Women's tennis
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| 19

1990–91Jakki HendersonWomen's outdoor track and field
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| 20

1990–91Don ParishMen's outdoor track and field
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| 21

1992–93Steve Kobold
Oscar Mancisidor
Men's tennis{{cite web |title=NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championships Records |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/tennis_champs_records/2018/DIIMTennis.pdf |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=2 June 2018}}
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| 22

1993–94DeVon EdwardsMen's outdoor track and field
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| 23

1997–98Tabreshia LawrenceWomen's outdoor track and field
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| 24

1997–98Ruth MoecksWomen's outdoor track and field
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| 25

2014–15Justin EllerbeeMen's outdoor track and field

At the NCAA Division I level, Cal Poly Pomona is partially recognized for 1 individual championship - Eduardo Labastida who won a boxing title in 1957 in the 112-pound weight class. Labastida attended the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus, which didn't officially separate from Cal Poly Pomona until 1966. Cal Poly Pomona Athletics does not recognize this title, as Labastida is a member of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Athletics Hall of Fame.{{Cite web |title=Eduardo Labastida Ochoa (2000) - Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://gopoly.com/honors/cal-poly-athletics-hall-of-fame/eduardo-labastida-ochoa/103 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Cal Poly |language=en}}

Conference Championships

=CCAA regular season championships (83)=

Cal Poly Pomona has won CCAA regular season championships in the following events:

  • Men's sports (34):
  • Men's Water Polo {{small|(5)}} - 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
  • Men's Baseball {{small|(9)}} - 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2015, 2016
  • Men's Basketball {{small|(7)}} - 1980-81, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2017-18, 2018-19
  • Men's Cross Country {{small|(5)}} - 1983, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997
  • Men's Outdoor Track & Field {{small|(6)}} - 1972, 1997, 1998, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Men's Soccer {{small|(2)}} - 2014*, 2018, 2024
  • Women's sports (49):
  • Women's Basketball {{small|(24)}} - 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2013–14
  • Women's Soccer {{small|(4)}} - 1991, 1999, 2023, 2024
  • Women's Tennis {{small|(11)}} - 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2003
  • Women's Outdoor Track & Field {{small|(6)}} - 1997, 1998, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Women's Volleyball {{small|(4)}} - 1981, 1990, 2005, 2024

=CCAA Tournament championships (22)=

Cal Poly Pomona has won CCAA tournament championships in the following events:

  • Men's sports (8):
  • Baseball (3): 2015, 2019, 2022
  • Men's Basketball {{small|(2)}} - 2013, 2015
  • Men's Soccer {{small|(3)}} - 2014, 2015, 2019
  • Women's sports (14):
  • Women's Basketball {{small|(11)}} - 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2011
  • Women's Soccer {{small|(2)}} - 1999, 2024
  • Volleyball {{small|(1)}} - 2022

*CPP forced to vacate CCAA Regular Season title in 2014, determined ineligible for NCAA Tournament at season's end.{{Cite web |date=2014-11-10 |title=Nullified Games Affect Soccer Playoff Seeding |url=https://broncoathletics.com/news/2014/11/10/MSOC_1110144515.aspx?path=msoc |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=Cal Poly Pomona Athletics |language=en}}

Olympics

=Olympic medalists=

{{Hatnote|See also: List of American universities with Olympic medals}}

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|align=left| Kim Rhode

3126
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|align=left| Chi Cheng

0011
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|align=left| Kathy Smallwood-Cook

0033
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| Total

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Former sports

=Football=

Cal Poly Pomona fielded a college football team in Division II through the 1982 season.{{cite news|title=Cal Poly Pomona drops football after 36 years|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 1, 1982|page=III-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9657762/cal_poly_pomona_drops_football/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 19, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite news |url=http://www.thepolypost.com/news/cal-poly-pomona-s-football-past/article_e837fc7a-2586-11e3-b6f2-001a4bcf6878.html |work=Poly Post |location=(Pomona, California) |agency=(Cal Poly Pomona student newspaper) |last=Fogt |first=Anneli |title=Cal Poly's football past |date=September 24, 2013 |access-date=January 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828090612/http://www.thepolypost.com/news/cal-poly-pomona-s-football-past/article_e837fc7a-2586-11e3-b6f2-001a4bcf6878.html |archive-date=August 28, 2017 |url-status=dead }} Jim Zorn was the Broncos' quarterback in 1973 and 1974; he played in the NFL for a decade, most notably as the starter for the expansion Seattle Seahawks. {{Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football navbox}}

= Softball =

While in existence, the Broncos' softball team appeared in seven Women's College World Series, in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988 and 1989.{{cite book |last1=Plummer |first1=William |title=A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series |last2=Floyd |first2=Larry C. |publisher=Turnkey Communications Inc. |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-9893007-0-4 |location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States}}

Club sports

There are currently 8 club sports at Cal Poly Pomona that are not affiliated with the Athletics department.{{cite web|last=Harper |first=Kyleena |url=http://collegeprowler.com/cal-poly-pomona/athletics/ |title=California State Polytechnic University - Pomona - Athletics - Niche |publisher=College Prowler |access-date=2014-08-27}}

All students may only participate in any clubs/activities with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Bronco Pep Band

File:Bronco Pep Band CCAA 01.jpg

The Bronco Pep Band is a student-run band at the university. The band is currently a group within the Athletics Department.

Cal Poly Pomona music department student Daniel Sandt became the first director of what became known as "Bronco Pep Band version 2.0".[http://www.cpp.edu/~pepband/history.html Bronco Pep Band History]

=Directors=

{{cite web |title=Previous Directors |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~pepband/history/history_directors.html |website=Cal Poly Pomona - Bronco Pep Band |access-date=28 February 2019}}

  • Daniel Sandt (2002–2005)
  • Steven Corral (2005–2009)
  • James Rodriguez (2009-2012)
  • Branden Herron (2012-2014)
  • Ramiro Castañeda (2014-2016)
  • Kingsley Hickman (2016-2018)
  • Viral Shukla (2018–2020)
  • Omar Arellano (2020–2023)
  • Stevie Bolanos (2023-2024)
  • Manny Gonzalez (2023-Present){{cite web |title=The Band |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~pepband/officers.html |website=Cal Poly Pomona - Bronco Pep Band |access-date=27 February 2024}}

Fight song

=The first fight song=

Song of the Viking{{cite web |url=http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/specialcollections/voorhis/vikings/song.html |title=Special Collections & University Archives - Voorhis Vikings |publisher=Csupomona.edu |date=2012-01-10 |access-date=2014-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827153800/http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/specialcollections/voorhis/vikings/song.html# |archive-date=2014-08-27 |url-status=dead }}

Words by Jerry Voorhis, Sung to the tune of The Maine Stein Song

=The new fight song=

{{listen|filename=William Tell2.ogg|title=William Tell Overture|description=Cesare Sodero's band performs part

3 (Ranz des vaches) of the overture in 1914.|format=Ogg}}

Cal Poly Pomona Fight Song{{cite web |url=http://www.csupomona.edu/~pepband/music/index.html |title=Cal Poly Pomona - Bronco Pep Band |publisher=Csupomona.edu |access-date=2014-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103111840/http://www.csupomona.edu/~pepband/music/index.html# |archive-date=2014-11-03 |url-status=dead }}

Words sung to the trio section of John Philip Sousa's Solid Men to the Front.

=Unofficial Fight Song=

The finale of the overture to the opera William Tell has served as the university's fight song.{{cite web |url=http://www.csupomona.edu/~pepband/history.html |title=Bronco Pep Band unofficial song |access-date=2008-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705172519/http://www.csupomona.edu/~pepband/history.html# |archive-date=2008-07-05 |url-status=dead }}

See also

References

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