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Short of All-American status, Dean gets feet wet at nationals

Short of All-American status, Dean gets feet wet at nationals

As much as he wanted to succeed, Cal State Stanislaus sophomore triple jumper Rashee Dean just had too many obstacles in front of him. He was in pain. He was competing in rain. And his return to competition was on his college level’s biggest, most nerve-wracking stage. Read More

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Posted: may. 31, 2011 8:00 p.m.

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