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Pitt TE Gavin Bartholomew Named Mackey Award Player of the Week

His hurdling touchdown catch and run helped Pitt Panthers tight end Gavin Bartholomew earned Mackey Award Player of the Week honors.
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Pitt TE Gavin Bartholomew Named Mackey Award Player of the Week
Pitt TE Gavin Bartholomew Named Mackey Award Player of the Week

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PITTSBURGH -- Gavin Bartholomew opened the promising 2022 campaign with a disappointing performance - one catch for nine yards against West Virginia during Week 1. But the budding star tight end for the Pitt Panthers came alive the following week against Tennessee and it earned him national recognition. 

Bartholomew, whose standout freshman year put him in contention for the John Mackey Award given to the best tight end in college football, led the Panthers in receiving and his play earned him Mackey Award Tight End of the Week honors. 

He hauled in five catches for a career-high 84 yards and one long touchdown catch and run made possible by a hurdle on the sideline over Tennessee's last would-be tackler.

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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