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- 1 2 "Leigh Jakes Bio". Northwestern Wildcats . Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ↑ "ADDING NEW TALENT: NW Women Sign Five" Chicagoland Soccer News, February 9, 2006. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ↑ Leigh Jakes Connect World Football. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
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