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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – June 20, 2019</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">51 BEARS NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 ROOKIE TEAM
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<i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Four of the 51 earned perfect 4.0 GPAs.
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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">Rachel Caton, 254-652-2061, </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72">Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IRVING, Texas</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> – 51 student-athletes were named to the 2018-19 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, the conference office announced Thursday
afternoon/ The list honors conference competitors who are new, incoming freshmen at their respective league institutions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For the seventh-consecutive year, Baylor has had more than 40 student-athletes each recognition, joining Texas as the only other Big 12 school to do so. Since its inception in 2012-13, 373 Bears
have been honored. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Four Bears were nominated with perfect 4.0 GPAs – Kayley Ables of women’s soccer, Josie Bower of softball and William Anderson and Mazie Larsen of track & field/cross country.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nominated by each institution’s director of student-athlete support services, student-athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team must be new, first-time/incoming freshmen that
have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial coursework and achieved a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Additionally, the student-athlete must have participated in at least one of their team’s scheduled contests and must have been a member of their respective team for their sport’s entire NCAA
Championship segment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2017-18 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<i>Acrobatics & Tumbling (6):<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hannah Chrisman – Biology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Faith Coor – Exercise Physiology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Aundria Crittenden – Exercise Physiology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tawn Gurnsey – Exercise Physiology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kate Puentes – HKLS
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sophia Ranni – Health Science Studies
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baseball (4):<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brooks Helmer – Pre-Business
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Blake Helton – Pre-Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ricky Martinez – Health Science Studies Pre-Med<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anderson Needham – Pre-Business
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Women’s Basketball (2):<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Caitlin Bickle – Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Honesty Scott-Grayson – Undecided
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Equestrian (6):<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sarah Boston – Pre-Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Liana Caroccio – Pre-Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maggie Cincotta – Health Science Studies Pre-Med
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Carolina Fuller – Biology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Catherine Moorhead – Pre-Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ellen Schrotenboer – Biology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Football (5):<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Gerry Bohanon – HKLS
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Byron Hanspard, Jr. – HKLS
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Christoph Henle – Pre-Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">John Mayers – Pre-Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Issac Power – Pre-Business
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Men’s Basketball (1):<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jared Butler – Pre-Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Men’s Golf (1):<br>
</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Brandon Hoff – Pre-Business
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Women’s Soccer (5):
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kayley Ables* – Pre-Business
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Maddie Alyga – Health Science Studies Pre-Med/Pre-Dent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Giuliana Cunningham – Pre-Film & Digital Media
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Taylor Moon – Pre-Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Elena Reyna – Undecided
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Softball (6):<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Josie Bower* – Pre-Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kendall Cross – Health Science Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lou Gilbert – Biology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kassidy Krupit – Health, Kinesiology and Leisure Studies
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Madison Lindsey – Undecided
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Casey Shell – Undecided
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Track & Field/Cross Country (15):<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">William Anderson – Pre-Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Alexander Atteberry – Business Fellows
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Julia Aurignac – Pre-Nursing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Tierra Cleveland – Pre-Psychology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sadie Hamrin – Applied Piano
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ryan Hodge – Pre-Engineering
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Celia Holmes – Outdoor Recreation
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jamie Holodak – University Scholar
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Caleb Johnston – Political Science
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mazie Larsen* – Health Science Studies
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Moorea Long – Journalism
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Matthew Moorer – Pre-Engineering
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rese Sarnowski – University Scholar
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kelli Silcox – Biology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kayla Windemuller – Undecided
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734">Rachel Caton</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Sports Information Director</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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