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AP Photo/Matthias SchraderΒ 

 AP Photo/Matthias Schrader

Although she is only a junior at Sabino High School, Mariani accepted a scholarship to NCAA power Michigan two years ago and has established herself as one of the leading Junior Olympics performers in the country.Β 

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