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	<div class="entry-meta"><a class="entry-date published" href="https://rsdecker.wordpress.com/2017/09/22/hurricane-harvey-impacts-athletes-coaches-at-wvu/">September 22, 2017</a><time class="updated" datetime="2017-09-22T16:53:58+00:00">September 22, 2017</time><span class="byline vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://rsdecker.wordpress.com/author/rsdecker/">Ryan Decker</a></span></div>
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			Hurricane Harvey Impacts Athletes, Coaches at&nbsp;WVU</h1>

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		<p>When Hurricane Harvey stuck the Houston area at the end of August, millions of Americans were affected. Those in SE Texas felt the direct hit, but over 1,100 miles away at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, athletes and coaches were impacted by the storm.</p>
<p>I talked with senior WVU men&#8217;s soccer player Louis Thomas and WVU Football wide receiver coach Tyron Carrier about Harvey, and WVU soccer coach Marlon LeBlanc about the donation he made.</p>
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<p><em>Video originally made for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJPOaYRuPF0&amp;feature=share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WVU News</a>, and picked up by ESPNU and West Virginia Illustrated.</em></p>
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