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College Credits: Student Named Scholastic All-America Gymnast
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Plainfield student is named Scholastic All-American in gymnastics
Taiya Stelmachowski, a native of Plainfield and member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team majoring in elementary education, is one of 14 Warhawks who were recognized as Scholastic All-America by the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association for the 2020-21 season.
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Soccer player from Plainfield gets a top spot on his university's roster
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Jake Farley, a native of Plainfield, IL, and a graduate of Plainfield North High School, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's soccer team during the 2021 season, which begins this Wednesday.
Farley, a senior at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in general management.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's soccer team looks to take advantage of a strong core of returners and a talented group of newcomers to achieve success as the team returns to the field for the first time since November 2019 this week.
The Warhawks won the American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) championship and reached the NCAA Tournament in 2019. UW-W posted a 15-5-2 record, the program's highest win total since the 2007 season. The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
UW-Whitewater is now an affiliate member of the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C), and has been picked to finish fourth in the conference by the league's coaches.
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College student from Plainfield graduates from Hofstra University
Munashe Ariwamwari, of Plainfield, IL, graduated from Hofstra University in May 2021, earning a Juris Doctor in Law.
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Kahlan Noel earns a degree from the University of Alabama
Kahlan Noel, of Plainfield, IL (60585), has received the following degree from The University of Alabama: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. UA awarded more than 1,400 degrees during its summer commencement ceremonies on July 31, 2021.
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Student earns degree from University of the Cumberlands
There are more than 1,500 reasons to celebrate as summer ends and the fall term begins — one for every summer graduate from University of the Cumberlands!
Cumberlands wishes to congratulate Shadman Ali Khan of Plainfield, IL, on successfully completing their Master of Science in Information Technology. Well done, Patriot!
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