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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Nov. 14, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Baylor A&T Student-Athletes Named Big 12 Academic At-Large<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Twenty Bears earn academic accolades</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Madelon Allen; 254-252-7168, </span><a href="mailto:madelon_allen@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:windowtext">madelon_allen@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt">
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">FRISCO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> The 2022-23 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large
Team was announced on Tuesday from the Big 12 Conference, featuring 20 Baylor acrobatics & tumbling student-athletes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A total of 68 student-athletes were named to the team, BU making up 29 percent of the honorees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The at-large team recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at league institutions that participate in sports outside
of Big 12 competition. The sports included for the 2022-23 season were acrobatics & tumbling, beach volleyball, men’s gymnastics, men’s soccer and rifle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Only eight student-athletes registered a perfect 4.0 grade point average, three of them being Bears: Keri Collins, Addi Grandy and Kamryn
Kitchens. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">First team members consist of those who maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">selections held a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor’s 20 honorees are listed below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2022-23 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">First Team</span></u></b></span><span class="A5"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bailey Baughn / So. / Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Riley Chimwala / Jr. / Communication</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Keri Collins* / Sr. / Exercise Physiology</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Zoe Collins/ Jr. / Communication Sciences and Disorders</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Brennah Cotner / Jr. / Health, Kinesiology, and Leisure Studies</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Addi Grandy* / So. / Health, Kinesiology, and Leisure Studies</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Grayson Moore / Sr. / Sociology</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jordan Gruendler / So. / Psychology</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bayley Humphrey / Jr. / Health Science Studies</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ally Joswick / Jr. / Health Science Studies</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kamryn Kitchens* / Sr. / Neuroscience</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kristen McCain / Jr. / Communication</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Alayja Reynolds / Sr. / Health Science Studies</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Katie Shiffer / Sr. / Public Health</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Pa3"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Emily Tobin / Sr. / Marketing</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Adelaide Vezzosi / So. / Nutrition Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span class="A5"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Second Team</span></u></b></span><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Layla Alexander / So. / Communication<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Morgan Brown / So. / Communication Sciences and Disorders<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rakel Jeffries / So. / Health Science Studies<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mariah Polk / Jr. / Health Science Studies<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span class="A5"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sarah Weber / Sr. / Psychology</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor acrobatics & tumbling, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorAcroTumb.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">VB, A&T, BaylorBears.com</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">C: 254-252-7168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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