underclassman
noun
un·der·class·man
ˌən-dər-ˈklas-mən 
: a member of the freshman or sophomore class in a school or college
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Watkins earned the award as a sophomore, becoming just the third underclassman to do so since the award was established in the 2003-04 season.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
McCord was overshadowed by C.J. Stroud as an underclassman, but thrived in the ACC, breaking the conference's total yards in a season record with 4,779 yards.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The Auburn sophomore is just two points away from reaching that 20-point mark in the PGA Tour University Accelerated program for underclassmen.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
While graduate phenom Mya Hooten had an off-meet due to illness, underclassmen Jordyn Lyden and Ava Stewart delivered for the Gophers.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
McCord was overshadowed by C.J. Stroud as an underclassman, but thrived in the ACC, breaking the conference's total yards in a season record with 4,779 yards.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The Auburn sophomore is just two points away from reaching that 20-point mark in the PGA Tour University Accelerated program for underclassmen.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
While graduate phenom Mya Hooten had an off-meet due to illness, underclassmen Jordyn Lyden and Ava Stewart delivered for the Gophers.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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underclassman
noun
un·der·class·man
ˌən-dər-ˈklas-mən
: a student in the first or second year of a four-year high school or college
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