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MSU student-athletes named Academic All-Big Ten honorees

62 MSU student-athletes were named Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the 2017 winter sports season, the Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday. To be eligible for this honor, each student-athlete must earn a varsity letter, be in at least their second academic year at a Big Ten university and obtain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. MSU swimming and diving sophomores Gabe Whitaker, Courtney Aycock and Heidi Surdyk were three of 12 conference student-athletes who earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. Below is the full list of MSU's honorees: Men's Basketball Kyle Ahrens, So.

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COLUMN: Searching for Tom Anastos' replacement

After MSU Athletic Director Mark Hollis announced on Tuesday Tom Anastos, who led the Spartans to a mere seven wins in the 2016-17 season, was stepping down from the helm of the MSU hockey program, the search to find a replacement instantly commenced.

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Synchronized skating team uses love for skating in unique sport

When Olympic synchronized skaters first start their careers, usually it’s at a young age and most tend to start younger than others in other sports. For kinesiology senior Clair Husaynu, it started when she was two years old. Her family would ice skate as a family activity and eventually started to practice synchronized skating when she was 10 years old.