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Varsity - June 20, 2013

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BY THE NUMBERS 500,000 The Badgers' official Facebook page (Facebook.com/WisconsinBadgers) topped 500,000 fans this week, making UW one of just eight NCAA programs nationally to boast more than a half-million fans on Facebook. Of the 41 players invited to take part in the Women's National Team Selection Camp being staged by USA Hockey this week, nine are current or former members of the UW women's hockey program. That includes the Badgers' last three Patty Kazmaier Award winners, Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan and Jessie Vetter. 42x101 Work continues on the new scoreboard on the north end of Camp Randall Stadium, with the 55 sections making up the board's new video screen now in place. The full-HD display, which is three times larger than the one it replaces, is made up of 2,940 LED modules and measures 42 feet tall by 101 feet wide. 26 Ed Nuttycombe is leaving a big hat to fill. The man in the trademark Tilley hat retired last Friday after completing his 30th season as head coach of the Wisconsin men's track and field program. Over those three decades, Nuttycombe's teams collected 26 Big Ten titles ― the most championships won by any coach in any sport in conference history. 12 » VARSITY JUN E 20, 2013 9

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