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My daughter's a freshman at UCLA.
He was the best freshman in professional basketball this year.
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In her freshman year of high school, she and her fellow students were shown a video simulation that showed their classmates playing dead while a police officer in a ski mask prowled the halls.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
Quarterback competition Four quarterbacks — Florida State sophomore transfer AJ Duffy, sophomore Kyle Crum, redshirt freshman Javance Tupou’ata-Johnson and true freshman Danny O’Neil — have been competing throughout spring camp.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
Who shines on the ground: Now-sophomore RB Quinten Joyner was one of the highlights of USC’s spring game last year as a freshman, but didn’t get many touches behind MarShawn Lloyd and Austin Jones last year.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024
Scoot Henderson was nationally considered the safer bet on the court, and off-the-court, Miller was still embroiled in a high-profile incident that resulted in tragedy when Miller was still a freshman at Alabama.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
Austin, a freshman at the university, plays on the University of Oregon Ducks football team as a defensive back, according to the university’s athletics website.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Hanna also received All-Mountain West honors as a freshman and sophomore and averaged 14.6 points per game at Fresno State.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The reigning national freshman of the year who set USC’s single-season scoring record isn’t the first to spur this conversation.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Ryan Rudes, a freshman at Caltech, skipped his math class to take photos of the eclipse.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
Quarterback competition Four quarterbacks — Florida State sophomore transfer AJ Duffy, sophomore Kyle Crum, redshirt freshman Javance Tupou’ata-Johnson and true freshman Danny O’Neil — have been competing throughout spring camp.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
Who shines on the ground: Now-sophomore RB Quinten Joyner was one of the highlights of USC’s spring game last year as a freshman, but didn’t get many touches behind MarShawn Lloyd and Austin Jones last year.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024
Scoot Henderson was nationally considered the safer bet on the court, and off-the-court, Miller was still embroiled in a high-profile incident that resulted in tragedy when Miller was still a freshman at Alabama.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
Austin, a freshman at the university, plays on the University of Oregon Ducks football team as a defensive back, according to the university’s athletics website.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Hanna also received All-Mountain West honors as a freshman and sophomore and averaged 14.6 points per game at Fresno State.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The reigning national freshman of the year who set USC’s single-season scoring record isn’t the first to spur this conversation.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Ryan Rudes, a freshman at Caltech, skipped his math class to take photos of the eclipse.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Freshman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freshman. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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