By: Sam Boender
GOLDEN, Colo. – Colorado School of Mines Cross Country Head Coach
Chris Siemers and Track & Field Head Coach
Matt Sparks finalized their incoming class for the 2023-24 school year.
The latest batch of Orediggers features 20 newcomers arriving in Golden for the fall of 2023. There are three transfers and 17 true freshmen including a total of 11 men and nine women. Seven individuals will focus solely on track & field. The other 13 runners will join the cross country team and bring their distance expertise to the track for the winter and spring. Geographically, Siemers and Sparks found their new talent across the entire country, with hometowns spanning from California to New York and Texas to Wisconsin.
Siemers' and Sparks' additions bolster a set of nationally elite programs. On the course, Mines' men are the defending DII national champions with the women touting their third straight podium appearance at the NCAA meet. History for the Oredigger women continued on the track and in the field in 2022-23. They won their first-ever RMAC Indoor Track & Field title while finishing tied for eighth in the nation at the indoor national meet. Mines' women also tied for 11th at outdoor nationals. The 2022-23 track & field campaign for the Oredigger men included a 14
th-place finish at indoor nationals and a 12
th-place finish at the NCAA's outdoor meet. Additionally,
Dillon Powell,
Hannah Miller, and
Luke Julian totaled four individual national titles during the 2022-23 season.
Below is a snapshot of the incoming class:
| Logan Bocovich |
Distance |
Monument, Colo. / St. Olaf College |
| Rhett Cullers |
Hurdles |
Chadron, Neb. / Chadron HS |
| Maria Forster |
Distance |
San Jose, Calif. / Leland HS |
| Jeremy Gillett |
Distance |
Niwot, Colo. / Niwot HS |
| Aani Hardesty |
Hurdles |
Alamosa, Colo. / Alamosa HS |
| Nolan Hoffman |
Distance |
Firestone, Colo. / Mead HS |
| Ryan Kennett |
Hurdles |
Parker, Colo. / Ponderosa HS |
| Emily LaMena |
Distance |
Huntington, N.Y. / John Glenn HS |
| Garrett Mackey |
Distance |
Portland, Ore. / Central Catholic HS |
| Riley McGrath |
Distance |
Spring Branch, Texas / UCCS / Texas State |
| Madeline Obuchowski |
Pole Vault |
Happy Valley, Ore. / La Salle Catholic HS |
| Nicole Perez-Escobar |
Distance |
Katy, Texas / Tompkins HS |
| Franklin Rambo |
Throws |
Albuquerque, N.M. / Albuquerque Academy |
| JP Rutledge |
Distance |
Pittsburg, Kan. / Missouri Southern |
| Lisa Sutherland |
Hurdles/Jumps |
Naturita, Colo. / Nucla HS |
| Hayden Triebold |
Distance |
Oconomowoc, Wisc. / Oconomowoc HS |
| Shalom Trowbridge |
Distance |
Whitewater, Colo. / Grand Junction Central HS |
| Sam Walls |
Distance |
Shepherdsville, Ky. / Bullitt Central |
| Andrea Walser |
Hurdles |
Timnath, Colo. / Fossil Ridge HS |
| Chandler Wilburn |
Distance |
Colorado Springs, Colo. / The Classical Academy |
Logan Bocovich – Distance
Monument, Colo. – Palmer Ridge HS – St. Olaf College
2022-23 (at St. Olaf): Received a B.A. in chemistry ... Academic All-MIAC… College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Fall 2022 St. Olaf Dean's List.
OUTDOOR: USTFCCCA All-American in the 10,000-meter run… USTFCCCA All-North Region in the 5,000-meter run and 10,000-meter run… MIAC champion and All-MIAC in the 5,000-meter run (14:35.04) and 10,000-meter run (30:52.84)… Finished sixth in the 10,000-meter run (29:15.93) at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, breaking the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) record in the event and moving into the USTFCCCA's top-20 all-time performers list in the event… Also was a national qualifier in the 5,000-meter run, finishing 18th in 15:03.23… Believed to be the first Ole to qualify in both the 5,000-meter run and 10,000-meter run in the same year… Two-time MIAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (April 4, May 9)… Finished his career as St. Olaf's all-time record-holder in the 5,000-meter run (14:01.17) and the 10,000-meter run (29:15.93).
INDOOR: USTFCCCA All-North Region in the 5,000-meter run… National qualifier in the 5,000-meter run, placing 17th (15:09.10) at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships… Broke St. Olaf's school record in the 5,000-meter run at the Chuck Petersen Open on Dec. 3 with a time of 14:26.94 to finish his career as the program's all-time record-holder.
CROSS: USTFCCCA All-American… USTFCCCA All-North Region… All-MIAC… MIAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week (Oct. 18)… College Sports Communicators Academic All-District... USTFCCCA All-Academic… Academic All-MIAC… Fall 2022 St. Olaf Dean's List… Placed in the top eight of all seven races he competed in… Was the individual runner-up at the Blugold Invitational in 24:35.9 on Sept. 30… Ran personal-best 8K time of 24:19.2 on way to eighth-place finish at the Connecticut College Invitational on Oct. 15… Finished third at the MIAC Championships on Oct. 29 with a time of 24:52.0… Placed fifth at the NCAA Division III North Region Championships in 24:30.7 on Nov. 12… Recorded an eighth-place finish in 25:09.3 to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Championships on Nov. 19.
2021-22 (at St. Olaf): USTFCCCA All-Academic… Academic All-MIAC… Chi Alpha Sigma inductee… Fall 2021 St. Olaf Dean's List… Spring 2022 St. Olaf Dean's List.
OUTDOOR: All-MIAC in the 10,000-meter run (2nd, 31:02.33)… Finished the season fourth on St. Olaf's all-time list in the 10,000-meter run (30:50.20) and fifth in the 5,000-meter run (14:34.08)…
INDOOR: Honorable Mention All-MIAC in 5,000-meter run (5th, 14:58.00).
CROSS: All-MIAC… USTFCCCA All-North Region… Academic All-MIAC… USTFCCCA All-Academic… Chi Alpha Sigma inductee… Fall 2021 St. Olaf Dean's List… Spring 2022 St. Olaf Dean's List... Finished 61st at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Nov. 20 with a then-personal-best 8K time of 24:35.2… Placed fourth at the NCAA Division III North Region Cross Country Championships on Nov. 13 with time of 24:41.8… Finished fourth at the MIAC Cross Country Championships on Oct. 30 in 25:11.9… Was the runner-up at the St. Olaf Invitational with a time of 25:32.5 on Sept. 18.
2020-21 (at St. Olaf): Academic All-MIAC … Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 (at St. Olaf): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year member of cross country and track & field teams at Palmer Ridge ... First team all-conference, second team all-state and member of state runner-up team as a senior... Helped team to state championship as a junior.
Rhett Cullers – Hurdles
Chadron, Neb. – Chadron HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Hurdles specialist at Chadron HS (Neb.) ... State placer in both the 110m and 300m hurdles, taking fourth (2023) and sixth (2022) in the 110m and sixth (2023) at 300m ... Also a standout wrestler who was fourth at the state championships at 170 pounds, and lettered three years in football ... Owns high school PRs of 14.54 for 110m and 39.05 for 300m ... Summa cum laude graduate ... School's Outstanding Student Award recipient ... National Honor Society vice president.
Maria Forster – Distance
San Jose, Calif. – Leland HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Distance runner at Leland HS (Calif.) ... Two-time cross country team MVP in 2021 and 2022 and team's co-MVP in track for 2023 ... Winner of the Gabe Maze Award in 2021 ... Earned seven combined letters ... Owns PRs of 19:45 for 5K, 11:56 for 3200, and 5:21 for 1600m ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... Golden State Seal Merit Diploma recipient ... President's Award for Educational Excellence recipient.
Jeremy Gillett – Distance
Niwot, Colo. – Niwot HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Team captain at distance running power Niwot HS ... Part of two state cross country championship teams and two more runners-up ... Finished 19th as a senior at the CHSAA 4A cross country championship ... Two-time Boulder County All-Region ... Two-time first-team all-conference ... Ran at the RunningLane National Championship and the Nike Southwest Regional Invitational in both 2021 and 2022 ... Team's Most Improved Athlete as a junior ... On the track, helped Niwot to a state title in 2021 and was a member of the state runners-up in 2022 and 2023 ... State qualifier placed seventh in the 4A 3200m in 2023 and 11th in the 1600m ... Four-year varsity letterwinner in both cross country and track ... Owns PRs of 15:22 for 5K and 4:22 in the mile ... Four-year Academic All-Colorado ... Distinguished Honor Roll student ... Academic Letterwinner ... Computer Science Student of the Year.
Aani Hardesty – Hurdles
Alamosa, Colo. – Alamosa HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Standout hurdler at Alamosa HS ... Colorado state triple champion in 2023 capturing the 3A 100m and 300m hurdle championships and anchoring the winning 4x400m relay ... Also a two-time 300m hurdles state runner-up in 2021 and 2022 ... Helped Alamosa to the 3A team title as a senior ... Owns PRs of 15.33 in the 100m hurdles, 44.10 in the 300m hurdles, and 59.16 over 400m ... Alamosa HS Female Senior Athlete of the Year ... Three-time SPUD ORR Athlete of the Year nominee ... All-conference ... Holds school record in the 300m hurdles ... Also lettered in volleyball ... Four-time Academic Letterwinner ... Four-year Minds in Motion Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
Nolan Hoffman – Distance
Firestone, Colo. – Mead HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Captain at Mead HS ... Colorado 4A state cross country individual champion in 2022 ... Helped team to its two highest state XC finishes ever in fifth (2021) and eighth (2022) ... 2022 BOCO Times-Call Runner of the Year ... 2022 league and regional champion ... Colorado Running Hall of Fame inductee ... First-Team All-America finishing ninth at Garmin Runninglane ... On the track broke school records in the 1600 (4:18) and 3200 (9:29) and is also a 1:55 800m runner ... NCAC league most valuable athlete ... Boulder County 1600m champion and league champ in the 800m and 3200m ... Finished seventh in the 800m and sixth in the 3200m at the state meet ... Also lettered in baseball ... Six-time Academic Letterwinner ... National Honor Society member ... Academic Excellence Achievement winner ... Mead's Film Fest winner.
Ryan Kennett – Hurdles
Parker, Colo. – Ponderosa HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year state placer for Ponderosa HS ... Hurdler and sprinter placed eighth or better at the Colorado 4A state championships in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, medley relay, and 4x100, and had two or more podium spots in 2021, 2022, and 2023 ... School record holder in both the 100m and 300m hurdles ... 2023 New Balance Nationals qualifier in the 60m hurdles ... Senior Superlative Award winner for Most Athletic Female at PHS ... All-Continental League ... Earned four combined letters in track and cross country ... Holds high school PRs of 14.80 for 100m hurdles, 44.71 for the 300m hurdles, 9.10 for the 60m hurdles, and 13.76 for the 100m dash ... First-Team Academic All-Colorado ... Three-year Academic Excellence Award recipient ... National Honor Society and National English Honor Society member.
Emily LaMena – Distance
Huntington, N.Y. – John Glenn HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Distance standout for John Glenn HS (N.Y.) ... Three-time state silver medalist on the track, twice in the steeplechase and once in the 3000m ... New Balance All-American in the steeplechase ... Holds school records in the 3000m, 3200m, 2 mile, steeplechase, 4x400, and 4x800 ... Ranked top-10 nationally in the 2,000m steeplechase with a PR of 6:45.98 ... 12-time All-Suffolk County honoree and 10-time All-Long Island performer ... Earned seven all-state honors ... Ronan Guyer Memorial Award winner ... Suffolk Track Officials' Sportsmanship Award winner ... Academic All-County ... 11-time team MVP across all three seasons ... Earned a combined 14 letters in cross country and track ... National Merit Finalist ... Town of Huntington Scholar-Athlete Award recipient ... Carlson Scholar-Athlete Award as JGHS' top scholar-athlete ... Eldwood Teachers Alliance Award for Academic Excellence ... Dellecave Award nominee ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... Graduated summa cum laude as her class salutatorian ... National Honor Society member.
Garrett Mackey – Distance
Portland, Ore. – Central Catholic HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Distance standout at Central Catholic HS (Ore.) ... Two-time cross country honorable mention all-Oregon ... Nike Nationals steeplechase silver medalist and All-American ... Two-time all-league selection in the 3000m ... Two-time first-team all-league in cross country ... Holds high school PRs of 15:27 over 5K, 9:21 for 3200m, 4:23 for 1600m, and a 6:00 2K steeplechase ... National Honor Society member ... Honor Roll student ... AP Scholar with Distinction.
Riley McGrath – Distance
Spring Branch, Texas – Home School – Texas State – UCCS
2022-23 (at UCCS): Earned a degree in business from UCCS ... CSC Academic All-District ... USTFCCCA All-Academic.
CROSS - USTFCCCA All-America … USTFCCCA All Region … All-RMAC Second Team… RMAC First-Team All-Academic … Competed in five meets… Recorded a 5k PR time of 17:44.5 at the Louisville Classic on October 1
st… Earned All-American honors on December 2
nd at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, finishing 32
nd overall in 21:14.2… Became the third runner in program history will multiple All-America distinctions.
INDOOR - RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll ... Competed primarily in the mile but also ran the 3000m and 800m.
OUTDOOR - Did not compete.
2021-22 (at UCCS): CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... USTFCCCA All-Academic.
CROSS – USTFCCCA All-American … USTFCCCA All-Academic ... USTFCCCA All-Region… RMAC All-Academic First Team … Ran in four races for the Mountain Lions … In her first race of the season, she recorded a 5k PR time of 18:05.1 on Oct. 2 at the Louisville Classic … Placed 29
th on Oct. 23 at the RMAC Championships … Two weeks later she ran to a 6k PR time of 21:09.1 at the NCAA South Central Regional meet … Closed out the season with an All-American performance on Nov. 20 at the NCAA DII National Championship meet, finishing 39
th overall in 21:28.4.
INDOOR - USTFCCCA First Team All-America in the mile and distance medley relay ... Second-Team All-RMAC in the mile ... RMAC All-Academic First Team ... NCAA Indoor qualifier in the mile and DMR ... Ran a career-best in the mile at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, placing fifth with a time of 4:47.55 ... Also set a personal-best in the 3000m, placing second at the Ichabod Invite with a time of 9:43.37 ... Competed in 3000m, mile and distance medley relay.
OUTDOOR - USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America in the 1500m ... USTFCCCA All-Region in the 1500m ... First-Team All-RMAC in the 1500m ... RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll ... Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in both the 1500m and 5000m, finishing ninth in the former and 20th in the latter ... Set a school record and PR in the 1500m (4:21.57) at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Ran a personal-best 5K at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 16:36.32 ... Finished third at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 1500m ... Competed in 800m, 1500m and 5000m.
2020-21 (at UCCS): CROSS – Second-Team All-RMAC … Ran in all four meets for UCCS … Began the 2020 season with a 5K PR time of 19:15.4, earning a ninth-place finish at the UCCS Rust Buster … Placed 10
th two weeks later at the UCCS XC Open in 20:02.3 … Added a seventh-place finish at the WT Buffalo Stampede, crossing the finish line in 19:17.1 … In her last race of the season, she nabbed a 6K PR time of 22:41.7 to place 21
st overall at the 2020 RMAC championship meet.
INDOOR - USTFCCCA First-Team All-American in the mile and distance medley relay ... First-Team All-RMAC and USTFCCCA All-Region in those two events as well ... Qualified for NCAA Indoor Championships in the mile and finished sixth to earn all-America status ... Helped the Mountain Lion DMR to the podium finishing eighth ... UCCS' DMR was also the RMAC champion ... RMAC silver medalist in the mile.
OUTDOOR - NCAA qualifier in the 1500m ... Second-Team All-RMAC in the 1500m and 5000m ... Finished 13th in the 1500m at NCAA Outdoors in 4:29.89 ... Finished fourth at RMAC Championships in both the 1500m and 5000m ... Also ran the 800m during the season.
2019-20 (at Texas State): Ran cross country in the fall of 2019 and finished 56th at the NCAA DI South Central Regional ... Did not compete in indoor season ... Outdoor season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Madeline Obuchowski – Pole Vault
Happy Valley, Ore. – La Salle Catholic HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Pole vaulter at La Salle Catholic College Prep (Ore.) ... Oregon state silver medalist at the 5A championships ... Sixth overall among Oregon high schoolers in 2023 ... Owns a personal best of 11-6 (3.50m) ... Northwest Oregon Conference First-Team selection ... Four-year letterwinner ... Most Inspirational Female Teammate award ... First Honors student ... National Honor Society member.
Nicole Perez-Escobar – Distance
Katy, Texas – Tompkins HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Middle-distance and distance runner at Obra D. Tompkins HS (Texas) ... Lettered in both cross country and track & field ... Set program's 800m record ... Has PRs of 20:24 for 5K, 12:05 for two miles, 5:32 for 1600m, and 2:23 for 800m ... Honor Roll student.
Franklin Rambo – Throws
Albuquerque, N.M. – Albuquerque Academy
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time New Mexico state champion at Albuquerque Academy ... Won two state shot put and two state discus titles and was the 2023 javelin silver medalist ... Holds a shot put PR of 52-11.5, discus of 153-3, and javelin of 177-0 ... Also lettered in football and powerlifting.
JP Rutledge – Distance
Pittsburg, Kan. – Riverton HS – Missouri Southern
2022-23 (at Missouri Southern): Earned a degree in Business Management.
CROSS - USTFCCA All-Region … First-Team All-MIAA … Ran in six races for the Lions including all three postseason events … Finished sixth at the MIAA Championships in 24:01.4 … Nabbed an all-region finish at the NCAA Central Region Championships by taking ninth in 29:34.4 … Placed 47th in the nation at the DII championships thanks to a 10K time of 30:42.6.
INDOOR - Did not compete.
OUTDOOR - Was the MIAA silver medalist in the 10K, and finished sixth in the 5K.
2021-22 (at Missouri Southern): CROSS – USTFCCCA All-America … USTFCCCA All-Region … First-Team All-MIAA … Competed at the MIAA, NCAA Division II Central Region and NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships ... Earned All-MIAA honors finishing second in the 8k course at 24:32.5 ... Earned All-Region honors after finishing second in a time of 29:37.6 in the 10k ... Earned All-American honors after finishing sixth in the 10k course at a time of 30:33.5.
INDOOR - Competed at the MIAA Indoor Championships in the 5000 and 3000 meter runs along with the mile run ... Placed top-six in all three, coming in fourth in the 5K, fifth in the 3K, and sixth in the mile.
Outdoor Track & Field - NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier in the 10,000m ... Competed at the MIAA Outdoor Championship in the 5000 and 10000 meter runs earning All-MIAA honors in the 10K, placing third ... Was also sixth in the MIAA 5K ... Competed at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in the 10K finishing 14th.
2020-21 (at Missouri Southern): CROSS – Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic …
INDOOR - Competed at the MIAA Indoor Championships in the 3000 and 5000 meter runs earning All-MIAA honors in the 5k ... Finished fifth in the 3K and third in the 5K.
OUTDOOR - Competed at the MIAA Outdoor Championships in the 10000 and 5000 meter runs earning All-MIAA honors in both ... Was the 5K silver medalist and took bronze in the 10K.
2019-20 (at Missouri Southern): INDOOR - Competed in the MIAA Indoor Championships in the 3000 and 5000 meter runs.
OUTDOOR - No season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 (at Missouri Southern): Redshirted.
Lisa Sutherland – Hurdles/Jumps
Naturita, Colo. – Nucla HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Multi-sport star at Nucla HS ... 2023 CHSAA 1A State Track & Field Athlete of the Year ... Won the 1A state titles in the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles, with a long-jump bronze, as a senior, and was the state gold medalist in the 100m hurdles and silver medalist in the 300m hurdles as a junior ... Won silver in both hurdle distances as a sophomore in 2021 ... San Juan Basin League Track & Field Athlete of the Year ... 2022 and 2023 First-Team All-Colorado 1A ... Three-year First-Team All-San Juan Basin League ... Also an all-state volleyball middle hitter and a first-team all-conference basketball post player ... Earned nine combined letters ... Owns PRs of 15.33 for the 100m hurdles, 46.98 for the 300m hurdles, 16-10.5 for the long jump, and 13.37 for 100m ... Scholars Honor Roll student ... College Board Rural and Small Town Recognition Award ... National Honor Society member ... National Society of Leadership and Success member ... Student-Athlete scholar ... Class valedictorian.
Hayden Triebold – Distance
Oconomowoc, Wisc. – Oconomowoc HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Captain at Oconomowoc HS (Wisc.) ... Multi-time state placer finishing third in the 2023
WIAA 1600m and fifth in the 3200m, and seventh in the 2022 3200m ... Finished ninth in the 2022
WIAA state cross country championship meet ... Three-time First-Team All-Classic Eight conference in cross country ... Owns PRs of 15:23 for 5K, 9:10 for 3200m, and 4:17 for 1600m ... Has his school's record in the 1600m ... Earned eight combined letters ... Four-year Student-Athlete Award winner ... High Honor Roll student.
Shalom Trowbridge – Distance
Whitewater, Colo. – Grand Junction Central HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Middle-distance and distance standout from Central HS ... Won the 2023 CHSAA 4A 1600m title and was the 800m silver medalist ... In 2022 placed third in the 800m ... Has multiple 4x400 and 4x800 state medals ... Finished seventh at the 2022 state 4A cross country championship meet ... Nike Outdoor Nationals 800m All-American ... Four-year letterwinner ... First-Team All-Colorado ... Has PRs of 15:31 for 5K, 4:14 for 1600m, 1:50 for 800m, and 49 seconds for 400m.
Sam Walls – Distance
Shepherdsville, Ky. – Bullitt Central HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field at Bullitt Central High School (Ky.) ... Earned four varsity letters across the three sports ... Raced to All-State distinction in both cross country and track & field ... Posted a 15:50 while traversing a 5K cross country course ... Crossed the finish line in the 3,200-meter run in 9:22 ... Ran a 4:13 mile as a career best ... Also notched a 1:57 in the 800-meter run ... Academically was a Honor Graduate with summa cum laude distinction ... Plans to major in chemical engineering at Mines.
Andrea Walser – Hurdles
Timnath, Colo. – Fossil Ridge HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Hurdler and sprinter at Fossil Ridge ... Qualified for the CHSAA 5A championships finishing seventh in the 300m hurdles and 12th in the 100m hurdles in 2023 ... All-conference selection in both events ... JAM Award recipient ... Academic All-Colorado from 2020 to 2023 ... Honor Roll student ... Also played basketball and soccer ... Three-year letterwinner.
Chandler Wilburn – Distance
Colorado Springs, Colo. – The Classical Academy
HIGH SCHOOL: Colorado 3A state cross country champion at The Classical Academy ... Led his team to two straight CHSAA 3A team titles, capturing the 2022 individual cross country state crown and finishing fourth in 2021 ... Five-time state medalist and nine-time state track qualifier ... Four-time First-Team Academic All-Colorado ... Has PRs of 15:16 over 5K, 9:30 over 3200m, and 4:20.1 for 1600m ... Class valedictorian ... Two-time AP Scholar with Distinction ... Gazette "Best and Brightest" award winner.
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