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Arizona: 2L... Team co-captain in 2009... Honorable mention All-Pac-10 in 2008... 2009 Rimington Trophy Watch List for nation's top center... One of the keys to Arizona's success was its depth in the middle of the front line, and Baxter had a huge part in that... Took over for injured Blake Kerley in the UCLA game at center (where he had been considered a strong 1-A to begin with), moving from his left guard spot...Started first four at guard, last nine at center... Enters 2009 with 24 consecutive starts, 11 of those at left guard... Honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic honors in 2008... In 2007 he played in opener as backup and won a bigger role, starting final 11 games at left guard... Earned honorable mention Freshman All-America from The Sporting News and third-team honors from CFN.com... Pac-10 All-Freshman by TSN... Honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic in 2007 with a 3.13 GPA... Also was listed as the backup center... Worked with the varsity team and was a travel roster member during his redshirt freshman season in 2006...
High School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills, Calif., 2006... SuperPrep All-Farwest for coach Tony Uruburu... Arizona's first commitment in Class of '06, pledging in June '05... First-team CIF Southern Section/AAF defensive unit and first-team CIF Division III, league defensive Player of the Year... Cal-Hi Sports third-team All-State honors... Team played in California Division III semifinals... Named first-team all-area and second-team all-South Bay... Wrestling letterman as heavyweight for Panthers, who won the 2005 CIF Central Division title... As a junior, on defense, he had 40 tackles, four quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery on defense... Participated in Nike combine spring-summer `05... Finished 10th in the shot put, 12th discus in Bay League 2005 championships... Also played basketball for Peninsula...
Personal: Academic major is regional development... Date of birth: July 31, 1987.
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