freshman
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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Tarik Skubal underwent the procedure as a college freshman and Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet had it in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Not bad for someone who started with an 11.7 his freshman year and was down to 11.3 by season’s end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
One of the more bewildering primary results of the year came this week in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, a swing seat currently represented by Democratic freshman Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
Hendler-Grunt’s advice: “If you want to graduate early, then you need to come into your freshman year doing some of the things that typically a junior might do,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
The University of Massachusetts freshman was found dead in her apartment near campus on Sunday morning.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
The University of Michigan will drop grades for first-semester freshmen next year in an effort to “curb the mental health crisis unfolding among college-aged individuals,” according to the school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
When we met as freshmen in college, I immediately felt safe with him.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
But USC’s coaches were quick this week to note that the Trojans’ freshmen, no matter how talented, still had some acclimating to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
By the weekend, when the shoulder pads come on, coaches will be breaking out in smiles watching their freshmen players trying to figure out the routine for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The incoming freshmen whined and fretted; everything was the most important thing ever.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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