tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49168737315234884432011-11-20T16:32:31.767-05:00*This site is NOT officially endorsed by or affiliated with the Ohio Athletic Conference or its members. Use of the official OAC logo licensed only after permission from the commissioner.simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397859974680327781noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-17383748437025242642009-03-11T14:21:00.002-04:002009-03-11T15:04:22.046-04:00

Its has been a few weeks so I just wanted to give a quick recap of the indoor championships. Right now, Alan Bowsher is proving even with graduation nearing ONU will be tough next year by proving he is one of the top runners in the conference right now. In the 3k, it appeared Chase Schneider had made the right move to break the field only to be kicked down in the final meters by Alan(8:50). Then

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It appeared this past weekend was utilized for individuals to run some off events and still qualify for conference. This past weekend was used to improve some marks for some and a last chance opportunity for some other to sneak in. I know it is only the second year I think for the 3k, but I think this standard is entirely too soft and hopefully next year the bar will be set a little higher.

Greg Zumbergernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-75507866571868829832009-02-02T14:19:00.003-05:002009-02-02T14:37:12.227-05:00

It might have been cold outside, but that did not seem to be the case indoors on Saturday. ONU seemed to have the class of the field at this point of the season when it comes to distance running. Not only are their top runners doing well but their depth can be somewhat discouraging to the competition right now. Some noteworthy performance came right at the beginning of the meet in the 5000m race.

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Performances of notes at the Findlay meet, which I witnessed were Jimmy O continuing to run fast as expected running 4:17 in the mile uncontested, an unknown no more Freshman Dan Smith of ONU kicking down Berg's Jamie Martin to run 4:26 and Thomas Adams running 8:53 in what looked to me to be a controlled negative split 3k in a practice type atmosphere of ONU entrants in the race. Not to show a

Greg Zumbergernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-26032043233091182742009-01-26T13:27:00.002-05:002009-01-26T13:30:24.828-05:00

Just wanted to let everyone know I am going to attempt to keep the sight up and running in the absence of Simpson. I don't know if I can maintain the high expectations of Dan Simpson, but I will attempt to keep the sight going as a platform for OAC distance running.

Greg Zumbergernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-57345361848043369682008-11-17T18:16:00.002-05:002008-11-17T18:30:25.209-05:00

news via this article from the USTFCCCA:The latest Men's Division III National Cross Country poll was released today. Ohio Northern will head to nationals as the 13th ranked team in the nation. Mount Union finds itself in the 23rd spot, while Heidelberg is ranked 28th.The Great Lakes non-OAC representatives--Calvin and Case Western Reserve--are ranked 4th and 31st, respectfully.Former Mount

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For the second time in three years the Ohio Athletic Conference will be represented by three schools at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.#14 Ohio Northern grabbed their second consecutive automatic bid to Nationals after finishing in the top two at yesterday's Great Lakes Regional hosted to perfection by the OAC's Otterbein College. Ohio Northern was just two weeks removed from winning their

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#24 Mount Union upset conference rivals #12 Ohio Northern en route to a second place overall finish (DIII) Friday at the 2008 All-Ohio Championships in Delaware.The Purple Raiders fell short of regional rival #14 Case Western but defeated several other teams ranked within the Great Lakes Region's top 10 including an up-and-coming Denison team.Baldwin-Wallace showed there could be a new face in

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from this article via OAC.org:Mount Union junior Dan Whisler (Ashland) finished 13th among 230 runners at the Hanover Pre-National Meet last week. Whisler completed the 8k course in a time of 26:09.7. The team finished third of 20 teams.Other nominees: Devin Butcher (HEID)…James Castrillo (OTT)...Eric Stack (ONU)

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With one month to go until the 2008 OAC Championships in Marietta the first weekend in October saw teams competing everywhere from Salisbury, Maryland to Louisville, Kentucky. Here is a recap of the weekend action -B-W : Took the weekend off to rest up for next weekends All-Ohio Championships in Delaware.Capital : Also took the weekend off to rest of for next weekends All-Ohio Championships in

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from this article via the new look OAC.org:Heidelberg junior Devin Butcher (Bowling Green) finished third among 140 runners at the Otterbein Invitational last week. Butcher completed the 8k course in a time of 25:11.7. The team finished sixth of 21 teams.Other nominees: Derek Hill (B-W)…Josh Mickle (MAR)…Dan Whisler (MTU)More news coming soon on the two previous(ly missed) weeks of OAC action,

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from this article via OAC.org:Ohio Northern junior Alan Bowsher (Cygnet/Elmwood) finished 14th among 187 runners at the Calvin Select Meet last week. Bowsher completed the 8k course in a time of 26: 04. The team finished third of 11 teams.Other nominees: Austin Stiles (WILM)…Chris Fyock (OTT)

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It's my site. I can do whatever I want.

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That's right, starting the week of the 54th Annual All-Ohio Championships OAC Distance dot com will unveil the first ever game of OAC Fantasy Cross Country.10 owners.70 "signed" athletes.Three races (All-Ohio, the OAC Championships and the Great Lakes Regional Championships).One very entertaining way to cover OAC cross country.More details soon to come!

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Well, the title of the post is pretty self-explanatory, so I'll leave it at that. Hope you all enjoy it! To this point--though Eby certainly provided some good competition--this was the longest interview I've done. There was something close to an hour and forty minutes of recorded conversation (the majority of the cuts were just me rambling). Thanks to the ONU guys for being such good sports.

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via this article from OAC.org:Mount Union senior Dustin Ford (Canton/Massillion Perry) finished first among 131 runners, while the team took home the title at the Penn State-Behrend Invite last week. Ford covered the 8k course in a time of 27:14.Other nominees: Devin Butcher of Heidelberg who finished first among a field of 91 runners, while the team took home the title at Marietta's Carl

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Episode 11, Part 2: ONU Senior QuintetUploaded by OAC_DistanceIn part two each ONU harrier talks about their favorite memory or memories during their time as a Polar Bear to this point. The order in which they answer is as follows:Steve DarmonJim O'BrienPaul LewisEric Porterand finally, Thomas Adam who includes a little shout out to ONU alum Kevin Heckman.Total runtime: 7 minutes.Tonight all six

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Marietta hosted #17 Heidelberg, Otterbein, Capital and Muskingum at Saturday's Carl Broughton Invitational--a preview of the 2008 OAC Championship course.Though the 'Berg was without junior leader Scott Lasch for the weekend, freshman Jamie Martin (28:20) picked up the slack in his collegiate debut as the Student Prince's second man. Fellow freshman Keith Mrak (28:31) also finished in the top 5

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via this article from USTFCCCA.org:For the second consecutive week, the Cortland State Red Dragons have been named the top team in Division III men's cross country, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced on Wednesday.Cortland State begins their quest for an NCAA Championship on September 13th when they travel to Oswego, New York for the Oswego Laker Invitational.

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What better way to gear up for September 20th's exciting Calvin v.s. Ohio Northern v.s. Case Western showdown then a little hype?Coming this Sunday; two great interviews with talented Great Lakes runners: Senior Dominic Smith of #24 Case Western Reserve (51st last year at the '07 NCAA XC Championships) and recent DePauw graduate Dusty Kime (44th @ XC Nat's).Feel free to contribute any questions

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Well he's out of the District and back in the Buckeye State ready to start his third collegiate cross country season. Be sure to check out OAC Distance contributor and Youngstown State University harrier, Justin Dickman's newest post on his "Opinion of Penguin" blog.

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via OAC.org:Ohio Northern senior Jimmy O’Brien (Pemberville/Eastwood) finished seventh among 156 runners at the Hanover Invitational last week. O’Brien completed the 8k course in a time of 26: 33. The team finished third of 13 teams.Other nominees: Dan Whisler (MTU) who won his first collegiate cross country race leading Mount Union to a team win over John Carroll at Akron's Tommy Evans

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Official update by Kori Stoffregen, Depauw UniversityGreat Lakes Region Men"Case Leapfrogs Heidelberg,Manchester Knocks B-W from Top 10"1. CalvinFirst race is Sept. 20 when they host the Knight Invitational.2. Ohio NorthernThe #9 ranked men’s team finished third at the Hanover Invitational on Sept. 6 to #4 ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point and NCAA Division II Bellarmine, who finished first and

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#9 Ohio Northern University opened their season Saturday on the course they hope to make history on in a little over two months at Hanover. Northern finished 3rd behind the 4th ranked team in the nation, Wisconsin-Stevens Point and DII Bellarmine University. The Polar Bears were lead by seniors Jim O'Brien (7th) and Paul Lewis (9th) who finished in 26:33 and 26:36.Baldwin-Wallace and Wilmington

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Mount Union junior Dan Whisler (Ashland) finished third out of 180 runners at the Buffalo State/Walker Invite last weekend. Whisler completed the 8k course in a time of 26:31 for his second-best personal time. The team finished second out of nine teams.Other week 1 standouts included Heidelberg's Devin Butcher, who finished second overall at the Tiffin/Heidelberg Invitational in a personal course

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This weekend marked the start of the 2008 OAC cross country season with eight of the ten conference schools competing.Junior Devin Butcher of #16 Heidelberg opened his season on a positive note leading the way for the Student Princes at the unscored Tiffin/Heidelberg Invitational 8k placing 2nd overall in 26:04 to Tiffin University's Jason Bumb, while freshman Jordan Karnes won the 5k in 16:44.

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Ohio Northern University heads into the 2008 cross country season ranked an impressive 9th in the nation. Northern returns their top six runners from a team that was at one time ranked 10th in the nation in 2007 and finished 17th at the NCAA Championships.Northern's not just an extremely talented and deep squad...they're experienced. Five of their aformentioned top six returners are seniors,

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Complete story here:John Carroll University has accepted the resignation of Mark McClure as its head coach of cross country and track & field, and has promoted two assistant coaches from within to handle those positions for the 2008-2009 school year.Dara Ford, who spent last season as the program’s graduate assistant, will serve as the interim head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country

simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397859974680327781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-34199796218992753182008-08-24T18:01:00.002-04:002008-08-24T18:02:58.151-04:00

In part one Joe talks about his program at Allegheny and some of the successes and frustrations of his college career at Mount Union.Episode 12, Part 1: Joe EbyUploaded by OAC_Distance

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In part one Thomas Adam discusses ONU's newly appointed head coach, Ryan New, Jason Maus's new full-time position and former ONU Assistant Jake Gleason's acceptance of the Muskingum head coaching spot. Jim O'Brien discusses Northern's expectations returning 6 of last season's top 7 along with a great incoming class including Purdue University transfer Eric Hammond. Paul Lewis and Eric Porter

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Official preview by Kori Stoffregen, Depauw UniversityGreat Lakes Region Men1. Calvin - Suggested rank Top 42007 Nationals Recap: 4th with 214 pts.2007 GL Region Recap: 1st with 27 pts.Key Returners (5 of top 7): *Jed Christiansen, SR- XC: 33rd Nationals, 1st GL Region/Track: 5th place Nationals 10k, 14:33.30 5k, 30:30.89 10k*Erik VanKampen, SR- XC: 35th Nationals, 6th GL Region/Track: 14:48.17

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Current Allegheny Assistant/Mount alum Joe Eby spilled his guts for well over an hour, covering everything from his experiences at Mount (Joe was a 4-time OAC Champion, 13-time All-OAC performer and All-American), a summer full of traveling (and running with the likes of Olympian Brian Sell, Ryan Bak, Josh Rohatinsky and others), building a premiere track & field meet from scratch (the new, very

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I know what you're thinking: finally some activity, right?As most OAC teams gear up to report back to campus on Monday we hyped the occasion by picking the brains of five Ohio Northern seniors. Can the Polar Bears fight for a spot on the podium this November? Will they battle Calvin for a Great Lakes Championship? How do they feel about their recent head coaching hire?After nearly an hour and

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Less than a week out from the start of cross country camp, the Ohio Northern Athletic Department officially announced today that it will be former Centre Assistant Coach Ryan New who will take over the reigns for the Polar Bear harriers this fall.New will inherit what is without a doubt the most talented Ohio Northern cross country team in the history of the program, fresh off a 17th place finish

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There's a good chance that "Episode 10" might be the last piece of original content added to the site for nearly 3 weeks. The reason? I'll be making the move to Ohio tomorrow morning and while living back home in the boons will have extremely limited access to the interweb (which is probably a good thing for this guy...it's got to be unhealthy to be on a computer for the amount of time I have

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Don't call it a comeback, we've been here for nearly a month! Now that's staying-power.We can't afford digital confetti, strobe lights or fancy alarms...but if we could, it'd be happening because this is the 10th OAC Distance Talk Show featuring B-W harrier James/Jim/Jimmy Eberts. We talk John Mayer, Jerry Seinfeld and so much more with this All-OAC steepler. We hope you like it.

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"We're the smartest team in the OAC, bar none."That's how John Carroll senior Nicholas Habursky answered the phone when I called him to do this interview. Seriously.Nick discusses his past (being molded by former JCU harrier greats), present (training daily in the heat and studying for the LSAT) and future (being an elder statesman on a very young JCU team) in this, our 9th OAC Distance Cellular

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It's been quite a busy week for OAC AD's.via Heidelberg.edu:Director of Athletics Matt Palm has announced the appointment of Keith Roberts (far left) as interim head cross country and track and field coach of both the men’s and women’s programs at Heidelberg College. Roberts will begin his second season at the Berg, having served as an assistant coach last season.Roberts replaces Kevin Lucas, who

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If Joel Eversole continues to improve the way we think he will, soon he might just change the way you think about Capital distance running.PS: I regret to inform the loyal visitors of this site that OACD Talk Show episodes 9 (JCU's Habursky) and 10 (B-W's Eberts) won't be up tonight. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I promise they'll grace the front page soon!Until then...

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Several reputable sources have expressed the fact that Jake Gleason will be William Cooper's successor at Muskingum College.Gleason spent the past two years as the assistant horizontal jumps and throws coach at Ohio Northern University.Prior to his time at ONU Gleason coached distance and jumps at Geneva College where he helped produce 12 national qualifiers.Gleason received his bachelor’s

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Episode 8, Part 1 of 3: Joel EversoleUploaded by OAC_DistanceYou wouldn't know it by looking at the site (no updates!) but the past two days have been fairly productive. Tonight I wrapped up the interview with Jim Eberts of B-W (pictured below to the left of Derek Hill). We discussed John Mayer, Jerry Seinfeld and his opinion on which duo is more important to their respective teams: Ford and

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I apologize in advance for the drought in activity as of late, things have been hectic around here as I've been preparing my move from Georgia back to the beautiful buckeye state.Tonight I wrapped up two great interviews with Capital Junior Joel Eversole and John Carroll Senior Nick Habursky. I haven't even begun the editing process but you can expect both interviews to be posted by Monday at

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Listen to all four parts from this special edition OAC Distance Talk Show featuring Otterbein's newly appointed cross country coach, John Lintz. Coach Lintz covers so much in this near half-hour conversation (parts one through four). Be sure not to miss it!We've decided to split the interview into four parts after some suggestions from our loyal viewers (thank you!) and will most likely stick

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After four incredibly successful years at Heidelberg, Head Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Coach Kevin Lucas has accepted the same head coaching positions at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland.In his short time at Heidelberg, Lucas brought both programs back to national prominence, leading the men's cross country team to back-to-back team national championship appearances

simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397859974680327781noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-38710604440660412742008-07-10T00:42:00.005-04:002008-07-13T00:52:23.015-04:00

The following piece of information was copied word-for-word from OAC Distance contributor Tim Budic's personal blog:BEREA, OHIO -- Baldwin-Wallace College Head Track and Cross Country Coach Bill Taraschke has hired Eric Schmuhl, a 2005 graduate of the college and former track & field student-athlete, as assistant coach for the men’s and women’s track & field program. Schmuhl joins a Yellow Jacket

simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397859974680327781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-25836256718419884732008-07-09T22:26:00.004-04:002008-07-09T22:37:58.580-04:00

Episode 6: Cody Pontius HDUploaded by OAC_DistanceThe wait is over. Episode 6 is here.Wilmington Sophomore Cody Pontius talks about his friendly rivalry with an ONU harrier, his belief that Wilmington should challenge Otterbein this fall, being chased by bears at the start of his summer vacation in Montana and more.Watch this and our previous 5 episodes on the Talk Shows page.

simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397859974680327781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-37116448144833020902008-07-08T19:23:00.006-04:002008-07-12T16:20:16.327-04:00

Post Questions for "the Barn"Uploaded by OAC_DistanceI've recently contacted ONU's Paul Lewis to attempt Cellular Talk Shows' first ever group interview. For those of you who don't know; Paul, Jim O'Brien and Eric Porter (often joined by Thomas Adam) are living/training together this summer in a barn in northeast Ohio.In preparation for the discussion with the quartet that spearhead's the Polar

simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397859974680327781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-11130941303687835382008-07-07T16:11:00.004-04:002008-07-08T20:35:43.556-04:00

View it right here on the front page, or here.Episode 5: Justin Meeson HDUploaded by OAC_Distance

simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397859974680327781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-83794138734831298232008-07-01T15:48:00.003-04:002008-07-07T16:25:41.331-04:00

Opening Day (7/1/08)Uploaded by OAC_Distance...well, maybe more like "opening night," but we're glad to finally have OACD up and running.We hope you enjoy things. Go ahead, browse around...and keep in mind, there will be more to come all the time. Things have just begun.

simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397859974680327781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-89912141006825389142008-06-12T11:12:00.003-04:002008-06-12T11:20:31.301-04:00

OAC Recruit Rankings and 2008 OAC XC Championship Predictions will not be disclosed until the end of September as many coaches around the conference have made it clear they would rather not let us in on who has committed to their respective programs until the start of the season. In order to predict more accurately and without bias we will then evaluate each team's early season performances and

simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397859974680327781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-62989712505132006892008-05-02T23:24:00.004-04:002008-05-13T12:50:32.843-04:00

Stay tuned as the OAC Distance staff members are currently in the process of interviewing coaches around the conference. After these interviews, we plan on putting our heads together and ranking the recruiting classes for this fall.

DSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03689422470192650012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-32869291551885569812008-04-30T21:32:00.002-04:002008-05-13T15:51:03.697-04:00

Last Saturday I traveled to Wilmington College to watch the 2008 OAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. It was a perfect spring day with temperatures in the upper 60’s. A day filled with exciting races and all around good times. Ohio Northern Junior Jimmy O’Brien won the meets Most Outstanding Distance Runner and Mount Union captured the overall team title. Here is a recap of the day’s action

JLWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01964793135432789645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916873731523488443.post-34864285249043382202008-04-30T13:38:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:13:05.001-04:00

Welcome to OAC Distance, a new site deidcated to providing coverage of runners from the second oldest conference in the NCAA (any division). Follow your team year-round. Familiarize yourself with the OAC's up-and-coming young talent and keep tabs on upperclassmen via interviews, training logs, blogs and videos. Discuss who's the team to beat, find out what OAC alumni are up to, check the

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My time running at Heidelberg and competing within the OAC is something I will never forget. Over the span of four and a half years I learned so much about myself through this sport and more importantly, gained friendships that will last a lifetime.Throughout that time I was very aware of the talent pool within the conference. I knew, at the very least, the scorers from each and every team,

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