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Recent Examples of upperclassman
Bigelow, who’s played 35 career games with 32 points, is the program’s only varsity player who isn’t an upperclassman.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
The only upperclassman set to return in 2026 is redshirt junior Chris Marshall.
—Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
Fuentes hopes to grow with the program as an upperclassman.
—Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The cross-pollination innovation Perhaps Clunie’s most innovative creation is the Cats Care Mentorship Program, which pairs every incoming freshman athlete with an upperclassman from a different sport.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
The only upperclassman set to return in 2026 is redshirt junior Chris Marshall.
—Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
Fuentes hopes to grow with the program as an upperclassman.
—Lauren Uppal, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The cross-pollination innovation Perhaps Clunie’s most innovative creation is the Cats Care Mentorship Program, which pairs every incoming freshman athlete with an upperclassman from a different sport.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upperclassman
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At Dos Pueblos High in Goleta, baseball coach George Hedricks needed no excuses to start freshman Mattias Di Maggio, considering last name of DiMaggio is one of the best baseball names in the history of the sport.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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As a redshirt freshman, Lindsey completed 63% of his passes for 2,382 yards, while taking care of the football (18 touchdowns to only six interceptions).—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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The sophomore center fielder went 3 for 3 with a single, double and triple.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Topping that list is ‘Noles sophomore Halle Zimlich, who also was state player of the year.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Highlanders top three players — freshman Sohith Tella, junior Jackson Bates, and Chang all split sets before losing tiebreakers.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Included among them, earning his scholarship at the end of his redshirt freshman season in 2022 and then later being a second-team All-American as a junior in 2024 and first-team All-SEC selection last season.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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His underclassman tape shows an NFL player worthy of an early-round pick.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The underclassman enjoys learning languages, baking and coaching swimming.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Sagel attended Claremont McKenna College for undergrad and the University of Chicago Law School.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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For instance, Wharton has now offers an entire AI major at both the undergrad and MBA level, in addition to its Business Analytics major, which is a decade old.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Upperclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upperclassman. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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