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Latter-day Saint returned missionary celebrates Michigan’s national championship victory

Sophomore offensive lineman Andrew Gentry saw limited action on Michigan’s special teams in the win over Washington

A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was part of the University of Michigan’s national football championship victory in Houston, Texas, on Monday, Jan. 8.

Andrew Gentry, a sophomore offensive lineman from Littleton, Colorado, saw limited action during the game on Michigan’s special teams as the Wolverines defeated the University of Washington Huskies, 34-13, to finish the season 15-0 and claim the school’s first national title since 1997.

Gentry served a full-time mission in Orem, Utah, and currently serves as first counselor in the bishopric of his young single adult ward in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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