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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Dec. 2, 2020</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Cross Country Lands 17 on Academic All-Big 12 Teams</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mazie Larsen and Carson Yarbrough were 2 of 28 with 4.00</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> grade point
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Kellen Coleman, 254-749-6507, </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu" title="mailto:Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:purple">Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <b> </b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> Baylor cross country combined
for 17 Academic All-Big 12 selections between the men’s and women’s teams, the conference office announced Wednesday.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<span style="background:white">The Bears had 10 women's first team selections, including junior <a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9418"><span style="color:#092017;text-decoration:none">Mazie Larsen</span></a> achieving a 4.00 grade point average.
Lauren Ammons, Sarah Antrich, Brooke Bonadies, Sadie Hamrin, Celia Holmes, Madelaine Johnston, Ava Miller, Lauryn Simons and Natasha Strump joined Larsen on the first team.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">The men's team had five first-team selections, with sophomore Carson Yarbrough maintaining a 4.00 grade point average. Ryan Day, Ryan Hodge, Cal Johnston and Connor Laktasic also earned first team honors, while Philip Roxas and
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9424"><span style="color:#092017;text-decoration:none">J.B. Sandlund</span></a> took home second team honors to give the Bears a total of seven men's honorees.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">The 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country Team honored 149 student-athletes with 65 selections on the men's team and 84 on the women's team. A total of 28 honorees garnered a 4.00 grade point average.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 20 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible
in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">For updates on Baylor cross country throughout the season, follow @BaylorTrack on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">2020 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(3.20-PLUS
GPA)<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Women’s Cross Country</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Lauren Ammons (child and family studies)**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><dfn><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-style:normal">Sarah Antrich</span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> (biology
pre-health care)***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Brooke Bonadies (Baylor Business Fellows, MIS, math)**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sadie Hamrin (applied music – violin)**
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Celia Holmes (recreation and history)**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Madelaine Johnston (neuroscience)**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092017;background:white">Mazie Larsen (health science studies – pre-med/pre-dent)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">^**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Ava Miller (biology)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Lauryn Simons (Baylor Business Fellows)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><dfn><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-style:normal">Natasha Strump</span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> (health
science studies – pre-med/pre-dent)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Men’s Cross Country<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><dfn><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-style:normal">Ryan Day</span></dfn><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> (mechanical
engineering)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">***<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Ryan Hodge (mechanical engineering)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Cal Johnston (supply chain management)**</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white;font-style:normal">Connor Laktasic</span></dfn><span style="background:white"> (electrical & computer engineering)</span>***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Carson Yarbrough (political science)^</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">2020 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM (3.00-3.19 GPA)</span></strong><br>
<i><span style="background:white">Men’s Cross Country</span></i><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Philip Roxas (health science studies – health professions)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white;font-style:normal">J.B. Sandlund</span></dfn><span style="background:white"> (finance)</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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<span style="background:white">^Nominated with a 4.0 GPA</span><br>
<span style="background:white">***Three-time Academic All-Big 12 first team selection</span><br>
<span style="background:white">**Two-time Academic All-Big 12 first team selection</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734">Kellen Coleman</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#18481F"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">|
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Associate Director of Communications</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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