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NU's Shurna scores points on, off court

Found February 20, 2012 on Chicago Tribune:
PLAYERS: John Shurna
TEAMS: Northwestern Wildcats

Wildcats' all-time leading scorer 'poster child for what a student-athlete should be,' says AD PhillipsDavid Haugh: When Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips gave John Shurna a congratulatory hug Saturday night after the versatile senior broke the school's all-time scoring record, Shurna responded with aw-shucks humility as identifiable as his shooting stroke.
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Via northwestern.scout.com  |  February 19, 2012
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