When Notre Dame lacrosse player [autotag]Taylor Clagett[/autotag] graduated from the university in 2008, he had a cumulative GPA of 3.236. Now, he’ll get to show off just how smart he is. Clagett, whose finance degree from the Mendoza College of Business eventually led him to become the marketing director he is today, will appear on Friday’s episode of “Jeopardy!” as a contestant. The Chesapeake Beach, Maryland native is up against Minneapolis environmental consultant Ben Sasamoto as well as the day’s returning champion, Baltimore social studies teacher Nik Berry.
Clagett was one of the country’s best at taking faceoffs when he played for the Irish. Over four years, he won 624 of the 1,036 faceoffs he took for a .602 winning percentage. He was a four-time monogram winner, and five of his eight points he scored over 54 career games went for goals.
They say it’s harder to get on “Jeopardy!” than it is to get into an Ivy League school. By succeeding at that, Clagett already has won as far as we’re concerned. Still, let’s hope this isn’t his only episode!
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