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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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Oklahoma’s bats remained scorching hot, racking up 12 hits - including five more home runs - and got a quality start from freshman Nick Wesloski.—
Hunter DeLauder,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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Graves made first team All-WCC and was named the league’s freshman and sixth man of the year.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Mbiya, a 7-foot, 245-pound sophomore from Democratic Republic of Congo, played for the ASVEL team system in the top-tier French Pro A League during the 2024-25 season.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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Philadelphia native and Delaware State University sophomore Santino Harwood, along with Lincoln University pitcher Solomon McKinney, have been named to the 2026 HBCU Swingman Classic rosters, the MLB announced Thursday.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Instead, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools gave rising juniors the opportunity to choose between remaining at their old school or switching to Ballantyne Ridge.—
Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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Idaho junior Constanze Paoli took 11th in the women’s steeplechase.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 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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Curry was an undergrad at the University of Texas at Arlington and a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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His father Andrew, who died in 2021, was a neurosurgeon who went to Harvard for undergrad and medical school, and also earned a neurobiology PhD from MIT.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
10 June 2026
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“Upperclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upperclassman. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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