freshman

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Said Mira Costa coach Andy Diver: “Very special player. Most polished freshman I have ever seen.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Why wait months to release a report that looks as if it were whipped up by a high school freshman an hour before deadline?

From Slate • May 23, 2026

First-year baseball coach Dino Flores of Fremont High teaches health, and for the entire semester, he had a freshman from Venezuela, Roiber Colmenares, sitting in class.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

He had 72 at-bats as a freshman in 2019, then appeared in just seven games as a sophomore in 2020 before the pandemic abruptly ended his season.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Charlie left Amherst College after his freshman year to volunteer for Bill Clinton’s first presidential campaign, and, though he eventually returned, he remained far more interested in his own idealism than in making money.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis