May 5, 2011
LOGAN, Utah - Utah State University's 124th undergraduate commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, May 7 at 9:30 a.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and among those graduating will be 75 USU student-athletes who completed their degrees during the 2010-11 academic year.
Among those student-athletes graduating are 28 football players, 17 track athletes, five softball players, four athletes each from men and women's basketball, men's tennis and volleyball, three athletes each from men's golf and gymnastics, two soccer players, and one women's tennis athlete.
Utah State's student-athletes traditionally rank among the best in the Western Athletic Conference with an 83 percent graduation success rate and a cumulative 3.13 grade-point average. During the 2010-11 academic year, USU has had 45 student-athletes earn academic all-WAC honors thus far and 192 were recognized at its annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Luncheon for earning a 3.2 or better GPA.
During the 2009-10 academic year, Utah State had 194 student-athletes earn academic all-WAC honors.
2011 Utah State Student-Athlete GraduatesFootballAustin Alder, SociologyJerome Barbour, Interdisciplinary StudiesDiondre Borel, Interdisciplinary StudiesChristian Browne-Frazier, Interdisciplinary StudiesPeter Caldwell, HistorySteven Clark, Interdisciplinary StudiesRajric Coleman, Interdisciplinary StudiesCasey Davis, Interdisciplinary StudiesMaxim Dinka-Mba, Interdisciplinary StudiesSean Enesi, Interdisciplinary StudiesSpencer Johnson, JournalismPaul Igboeli, Interdisciplinary StudiesWashington Igboeli, Exercise ScienceDevin Johnson, Interdisciplinary StudiesCurtis Marsh, BusinessKejon Murphy, SociologyJamaine Olson, Interdisciplinary StudiesTariq Polley, Interdisciplinary StudiesChris Randle, SociologyCedric Reeves, Public RelationsTanner Richins, Liberal ArtsTy Rogers, JournalismNathan Royster, Interdisciplinary StudiesJoey Schrader, Interdisciplinary StudiesPatrick Scales, Master Business AdministrationMichael Smith, Economics and FinanceDerrvin Speight, Interdisciplinary StudiesKamaloni Vainikolo, Interdisciplinary Studies
Women's TrackJustine Baugh, Elementary Education: Mathematics & English as a Second LanguageAshlee Cannon, Health Education Specialist: Community HealthJasmine Easley, Interdisciplinary StudiesKirstin Flesher, Business AdministrationKatelyn Heiner, Interdisciplinary StudiesAlexis Meyer, Interdisciplinary StudiesShannon Prince, Exercise ScienceHeidi Saville, AnthropologyJennifer Schiess, Math-Stats Composite TeachingLindsey Spencer, Interdisciplinary StudiesAlicia Wilkins, Health Education Specialist: Community Health
Men's TrackSteven Atkinson, Human Resource Management & EntrepreneurshipJason Holt, Operations ManagementArmahd Lewis, Interdisciplinary StudiesChio Lopez, Exercise ScienceBrian McKenna, PsychologyDylan Nielson, Interdisciplinary Studies
SoftballRachel Evans, Interdisciplinary StudiesKate Greenough, Health Education SpecialistMegan McDonald, Marketing & Business AdministrationNicole Rupp-Tindall, Math/Stats Composite TeachingShasta Tyteca, Psychology
Men's BasketballNate Bendall, FinanceBrian Green, Interdisciplinary StudiesTyler Newbold, JournalismPooh Williams, Interdisciplinary Studies
Women's BasketballAlice Coddington, MarketingStacey Howard, Exercise ScienceLaCale Pringle-Buchanan, Interdisciplinary StudiesAmber White, Liberal Arts
Men's TennisJakob Asplund, JournalismAmit Maharaj, Interdisciplinary StudiesBryan Marchant, Interdisciplinary StudiesAlex Thatcher, Journalism
VolleyballKatie Astle, Finance and EconomicsShantell Durrant, PsychologyChristine Morrill, Interdisciplinary StudiesChelsea Fowles, Liberal Arts
GolfTyson McFarland, Interdisciplinary StudiesBen Schilleman, Interdisciplinary StudiesThad Truman, Economics
GymnasticsLyndsie Boone, EntrepreneurshipJackie Dillon, EntrepreneurshipErica Huelsmann, Biochemistry
SoccerStefani Shiozaki, Exercise ScienceHeather Pond, Pre-Physical Therapy
Women's TennisHailey Swenson, Masters of Business Administration
