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- ↑ "Renee Gillispie". HawkeyesSports.com. The University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 Renee Luers-Gillispie – UCF Knights – Official Athletics Site [Usurped!]
- ↑ Texas Tech Red Raiders 2010 Softball Media Guide
- ↑ Softball coach still building program. Central Florida Future. Published July 1, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ↑ 2010 UCF Knights Softball Media Guide
- 1 2 UCF Knights Softball History and Records Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 2012 UCF Softball Yearbook