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- ↑ "Bill Cubit: Illini savior?".
- ↑ "Illini Release Top Recruit from Commitment".
- ↑ "Tjeerdsma to lead 2011 National Team". Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. February 10, 2011. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
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