Members of the 2023 Ohio State University Marching Band Selected
Following a five-day tryout process, the band’s 246 newest members heard their names read aloud in the rehearsal hall of the Steinbrenner Band Center. That total includes the band’s 228 music-playing members, the six members of D Row — the drum major training row — and 12 student staff members. More than 370 students tried out for the band this year.
The tryout process began on Thursday when the band’s 35 performing squad leaders — who are chosen for those positions by their peers in the off-season — officially earned their position in the band with a music and marching audition.
On Friday and Saturday, potential first-time members of the band took part in Candidate Days where they learned the band’s unique marching style to prepare for the full, scored tryout process.
On Sunday and Monday, those potential first-year candidates joined the band’s veterans for two days of scored tryouts. Candidates were scored on their music abilities during a Sunday-morning session and then had four scored marching sessions combined on Sunday and Monday.
All students in the marching band, including returning members, must earn their spot each season. Veterans are not guaranteed a spot in the band on a year-to-year basis.
Members of the 2023 band come from 18 states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
For the second time in as many years, the band will include sixth-year students in 2023. Students have only been allowed five years of eligibility since the 1970s, but anyone who made the band in 2020 did not have that season count toward their five-year total. Sixth-year members in 2022 will be Noah Bungart, Ryan Harris, Isaiah Partridge, Justin Monroe, Zach Irwin and Evan Phillip.
Members of the 2023 Ohio State University Marching Band are as follows:
Represents first year members
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Assistant Squad Leader: Kevin Agyekum |
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Bobby Petty |
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Robbie McCutcheon |
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Joshua Dunkerson |
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Bryan Hobson Jr |
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Kyle Macatangay |
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Nick Schnitzspahn |
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Henry Kochensparger |
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Logan Henry |
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Spencer Hurt |
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Andrew Olszewski |
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Matthew Finney |
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Connor Caviness
B-Row |
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Squad Leader: Julia Moxley Assistant Squad Leader: Blake Hassay |
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Kylie Hicks |
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Ann Stallsmith |
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Favius Pena-Amaya |
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Will Fisher |
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Dillon Portz |
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Luke Atkins |
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Diego Leon |
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Madison Bricker |
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Sofia Barragan |
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Eric Pattison |
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Joel Kellar |
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Carson Forquer
C-Row |
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Squad Leader: Nathan Hochstetler Assistant Squad Leader: Jackson Chapman |
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William Gilicinski |
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Payton Greulich |
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Dylan Daugherty |
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Noah Bungart |
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Mia Craigo |
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Matthew Gerstner |
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Samuel Baker |
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Nathan Asbury |
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Owen Hennessey |
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Kyle Short |
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Colleen Hutchinson |
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Olivia Truocchio
D-Row |
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Drum Major: Clayton Callender |
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Assistant Drum Major: Joshua Ford |
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Nicky Buday |
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Jaikob Long |
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Jacob Cline |
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Miriam Joseph
E-Row |
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Squad Leader: Crosbee Lisser Assistant Squad Leader: Chris White |
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Nicholas Blum |
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Ray Johnson |
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Zach Thompson |
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Caleb Austin |
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Makenna Hack |
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Abigail Burger |
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Samantha Steinhauser |
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Emma Brunswick |
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Will McAuley |
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Mirai Nawa |
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Cary Kullenberg |
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Megan Thompson
F-Row |
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Squad Leader: Hikari Nawa Assistant Squad Leader: Griffin Heintz |
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Owen Kovach |
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Alex Myers |
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Mathew Wheeler |
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Nathan Greenberg |
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Michael Herring |
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Nickolas Olney |
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Charlotte Stefani |
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Amanda Kazsmer |
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Reese Hiller Freund |
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Hayden Hostetler |
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Brianna Heath |
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Andric McNabb
H-Row |
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Squad Leader: Jacob Carlson Assistant Squad Leader: Andrew Scott |
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Andrew Eynon |
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Jaykuhn Song |
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Elliot Luman |
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Ayden Casa |
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Clayton Messinger |
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Carter Greenlees |
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Nicholas Gilicinski |
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Dominic Barnes |
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Zach Ferko |
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Trevor Paul |
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Willow Mauldin |
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Sayaka Iimura
I-Row |
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Squad Leader: Ryan Harris Assistant Squad Leader: Justin Williams |
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Richard Kelly |
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Cameron Dhume |
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Ethan Strohacker |
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Will Terrell |
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Isaiah Partridge |
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Thomas Agre |
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Payton Yaffe |
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Brendan Barcus |
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Nathaniel Criss |
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Faris Matus |
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Grant Thieding |
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Nicholas Piccone
J-Row |
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Squad Leader: Caleb Richardson Assistant Squad Leader: Abby Dickman Assistant Squad Leader: Andrew Haines |
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Owen Morris |
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Joseph Speidel |
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Jason Shuman |
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Jared Yoder |
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Justin Monroe |
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Alex Burlison |
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Thomas Giles |
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Jillian Kumfer |
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Emily Harbison |
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Grayson Niemi |
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Samantha Manning |
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Zarek Ahmed |
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Adam Quinn |
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Michaela Strunck |
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Ray Bertke
K-Row |
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Squad Leader: Zach de Mesa Assistant Squad Leader: Cameron Reinbolt |
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Kelly Scott |
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Brody Hyre |
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Robert Gawdyda |
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Sam George |
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Nick Pisanelli |
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Mike Sterling |
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Ryan Schoeff |
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Matthew Sliwinski |
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Joseph Orr |
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Sydney Reeves |
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Mitchell Ewaska |
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Evan Kvach
L-Row |
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Squad Leader: Isabel Slaven Assistant Squad Leader: Andrew Moulas |
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Brayden Hyder |
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Zach Irwin |
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Ryan Ouimet |
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Conner Click |
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Sean Bauman |
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Andrew Boden |
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Carter Tull |
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Connor Croley |
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Max Cogswell |
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Jacob Blevins |
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Wyatt Smith |
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Michael Bacasa
M-Row |
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Squad Leader: Julia Stoffiere Assistant Squad Leader: Grace Bittence |
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Bradley Sutton |
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Selin Timur |
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Leo Lipker |
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Hannah Lyons |
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Jacob English |
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Davis Aho |
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Alex Ruble |
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Jake Radcliffe |
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Nathan Howe |
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Aidan Pukansky |
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Isabel Burgos |
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Justin Planck
Q-Row |
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Squad Leader: Matthew Lerner Assistant Squad Leader: Olivia Carruthers |
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Jack Feds |
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Tristan Miller |
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Lucia Cherok |
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Matthew Pugh |
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Eric Oxsalida |
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Katie Moore |
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Seth Lawhon |
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Callum Murphy |
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Carson Dickey |
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Joey Wyler |
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Abigail Miller |
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Amara Suchy
R-Row |
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Squad Leader: Olivia Spradlin Assistant Squad Leader: Olivia Sexton |
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Colin Kovinchick |
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Lydia VanVleet |
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Noah Krupa |
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Julia Jenkins |
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Kellen Horvath |
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Adeline Harper |
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Sarah Jones |
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Corbin Russ |
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Keri Stout |
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Nathan Savino |
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Alex Mazik |
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Grant Darnell
S-Row |
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Squad Leader: Nick Denino Assistant Squad Leader: Matthew Curie |
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Andrew Scherley |
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Shane Pritchard |
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Jeremy Bogen |
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Ethan Kelly |
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Quentin Bouanna |
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Ethan Rose |
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Carter Smyke |
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Alexander Schroeder |
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Brady Phillips |
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Kenneth Shafer |
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Caleb (Austin) Smith |
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Paige Pawlikowski
Student Staff |
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Squad Leader: Sidney Apel Assistant Squad Leader: Lucas Snouffer |
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Lauren Lewis |
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Madison DiCicco |
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Ashley Watkins |
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Arianna Kelawala |
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Bradley Nicely |
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Grace Reven |
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William Weisenburger |
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Jocelyn Swan |
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Hannah Eggenschwiler |
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Matthew Son |
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T-Row |
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Squad Leader: Ben Dollenmayer Assistant Squad Leader: Jenna Chance |
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Nic Miller |
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Max Hathaway |
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Alex Tuma |
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Jacob Hofer |
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Stephen Gerstner |
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Bryce Morgensen |
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Will Altman |
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Tommy Kasarcik |
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Carolyn Hensley |
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Autumn Derosette |
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William Garvey |
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Everett Herald
X-Row |
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Squad Leader: Evan Philipp Assistant Squad Leader: Brenna Kitchen |
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Ian Bruns |
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Zach Heffner |
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Noah Ketcham |
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AJ Alexander |
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Alessandro Nocera |
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Brandon Jiang |
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Connor McMullen |
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Abbey Zunic |
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Mark Michalke |
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Ella Wielinski |
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Nathaniel Bell |
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Jonathan Levene |
