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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Pitre Honored as Second-Team Academic All-America<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Senior becomes Baylor’s 24th all-time honoree<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">AUSTIN, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">&nbsp;Baylor football
 senior Jalen Pitre has been named to the 2021 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Second Team, as announced Monday by the organization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Pitre, a graduate student from Stafford, Texas, currently holds a 3.61 cumulative GPA while working towards a master’s degree in educational
 psychology. He previously graduated from Baylor in August 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in business.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">A redshirt junior in 2020, Pitre started all nine games for the Bears as a first-team All-Big 12 safety. He led the team in total tackles with
 60 and tackles-for-loss with 13, while ranking third in the conference with 1.44 tackles-for-loss per game. Pitre also ranked third on the team with two interceptions, both of which were returned for touchdowns.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Pitre becomes Baylor’s 24th Academic All-American all-time and first since Spencer Drango was honored in 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.25pt">Student-athletes are recognized by CoSIDA members for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom. To be considered,
 one must accumulate a cumulative GPA between 3.30-4.00 with at least a sophomore athletic standing, while being a starter or key reserve for their respective team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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For the latest news on the Baylor football team all season long, follow their official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BUFootball.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#154734">Max Calderone</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">&nbsp;| Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, EQ)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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