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As a senior, Samford University’s Jeremy Towns served as a backup on the defensive line and saw action in all 11 games during the 2012 season. He finished with 36 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 2013. Towns has been on the dean’s list and earned Southern Conference Academic All-Conference honors, majoring in sports medicine.

School: Samford University
Year: 2014
Major: Sports Medicine

A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics
American sport has always served as a platform for resistance and has been measured and critiqued by how it responds in critical moments of racial and social crises.
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A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics