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- ↑ "Nilsson wins fourth title". The Tuscaloosa News. 26 March 1995. p. 3C. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ↑ Carroll, Andrew (27 April 1995). "Nilsson, DeVasher take Bryant Awards". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 3C. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ↑ "Nilsson, Barrall set for NCAAs". The Tuscaloosa News. 4 June 1997. p. 3C. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ↑ "Discus Throwers Put UCLA Women in NCAA Track Lead". Los Angeles Times. 5 June 1997. p. 7. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
Other winners were Alabama's Mats Nilsson in the men's javelin with a throw of 245-9 and Pittsburgh's Trecia Smith in the women's long jump at 21-10. ...
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