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Ever since Posey took over in October 2024, the organization has made a concerted effort to pack its minor-league system with contact hitters, spending high draft picks on collegians such as Gavin Kilen (Tennessee) and Trevor Cohen (Rutgers), who posted high averages and low strikeout rates.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Pierce, though, is the leader due to his experience as a sixth-year collegian.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Especially when that Beers — CSU tight end and Valor Christian alum Rocky Beers — stands 6-foot-5, weighs 250 pounds, and is looking to party in the north end zone at Canvas Stadium after his first-ever multi-score game as a collegian.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
As a collegian, he was named MVP of the 2004 World Junior Hockey Championship, helping the Americans to their first gold medal.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Pierce, though, is the leader due to his experience as a sixth-year collegian.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Especially when that Beers — CSU tight end and Valor Christian alum Rocky Beers — stands 6-foot-5, weighs 250 pounds, and is looking to party in the north end zone at Canvas Stadium after his first-ever multi-score game as a collegian.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
As a collegian, he was named MVP of the 2004 World Junior Hockey Championship, helping the Americans to their first gold medal.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Collegian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collegian. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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collegian
noun
col·le·gian
kə-ˈlē-jən 
-jē-ən
: a college student
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