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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – April 20, 2020</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">20 A&T STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN 2020 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 AT-LARGE HONORS</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Two Bears boasted perfect 4.00 GPAs.</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rachel Caton, (254) 652-2061, <a href="mailto:Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">Rachel_Caton@baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WACO, Texas</span></b></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> – Baylor acrobatics and tumbling had 20 student-athletes
named to the 2020 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team that was announced recently by the league office</span></span><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A conference-high 12 were named to the first team, boasting GPAs of 3.20 or higher, while eight earned second-team honors with GPAs between a 3.00 and 3.19.
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<p class="Pa2" style="text-align:justify"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at Conference institutions that participate
in sports outside of Big 12 competition. The 62 honorees for the 2019-20 season included student-athletes from the sports of acrobatics & tumbling, beach volleyball, men’s gymnastics, men’s soccer and rifle.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters. 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></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team (3.20-Plus GPA)
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<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Alexsis Amrhein | Sr. | Environmental Studies | Scottsburg, Indiana</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Morgan Celum | Sr. | Health Science Studies | Georgetown, Texas</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kourtney Coven | So. | Communication Sciences and Disorders | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Olivia Felton | So. | Pre-Engineering | Solon, Iowa</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tawn Gurnsey | So. | Exercise Physiology | Winter Haven, Fla.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Joie Hensley | Sr. | Supply Chain Management/Management Information Systems | Castle Pines, Colo.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Emily Hoppie | Jr. | Journalism | Coppell, Texas</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rachel Jillson | So. | Neuroscience | Mustang, Okla.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Madison McNamee | So. | Professional Writing and Rhetoric | Nixa, Mo.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sophia Ranni | So. Acrobatics and Tumbling Health Science Studies | Poughkeepsie, N.Y.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hannah Schumacher | Sr. | Health, Kinesiology, and Leisure Studies | Monroe, Wash.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Raffaela Scotto | So. | Health Science Studies | Kemah, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Second Team (3.00-3.19 GPA)</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hannah Chrisman | So. | Pre-Psychology | Pittsburgh, Pa.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hannah Cobin | So. | Communication | Pipersville, Pa.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Aundria Crittenden | So. | Health, Kinesiology, & Leisure Studies | Cumming, Ga.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Briana Harris | Jr. | Exercise Physiology | Cibolo, Texas</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Madison Kruse | Jr. | Health Science Studies | Oviedo, Fla.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kate Puentes | So. | Health, Kinesiology, & Leisure Studies | Yorba Linda, Calif.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa1"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mercy Seay | So. | Communication | Waco, Texas</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="A1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DayAndrea Thompson | Jr. | Film and Digital Media | Bolingbrook, Ill.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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