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- ↑ "Nissen Emery Award". USA Gymnastics. 2012. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ "Nebraska's Nissen-Emery Award Winners". Nebraska Huskers. 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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