May 2, 2013

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State University's 126th undergraduate commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, May 4 at 9:30 a.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and among those graduating will be 70 USU student-athletes who completed their degrees during the 2012-13 academic year.

Among those student-athletes graduating are 22 football players, 16 track athletes, six women's tennis players, five softball players, four athletes each from women's basketball and gymnastics, three each from men's golf, soccer and men's tennis, and two each from men's basketball and volleyball.

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 3.17 grade-point average. During the 2012-13 academic year, USU has had 97 student-athletes earn academic all-WAC honors thus far and 189 were recognized at its annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Luncheon for earning a 3.2 or better GPA.

During the 2011-12 academic year, Utah State had 185 student-athletes earn academic all-WAC honors.

2013 Utah State Student-Athlete Graduates
Men's BasketballKyisean Reed, Interdisciplinary StudiesBrockeith Pane, Interdisciplinary Studies
Women's BasketballDevyn Christensen, BusinessBanna Diop, Interdisciplinary StudiesPualei Furtado, Exercise ScienceJenna Johnson, Elementary Education
FootballTerrence Alston, SociologyFunaki Asisi, Physical Education TeachingKellen Bartlett, Interdisciplinary StudiesTyler Bennett, SociologyMcKade Brady, Exercise ScienceQuinton Byrd, Interdisciplinary StudiesForrest Dabb, MBAWill Davis, Interdisciplinary StudiesJoey DeMartino, Interdisciplinary StudiesBojay Filimoeatu, Interdisciplinary StudiesChuck Jacobs, Interdisciplinary StudiesIsaiah Jones, Exercise ScienceAl Lapuaho, Interdisciplinary StudiesHavea Lasike, Interdisciplinary StudiesOscar Molina-Sanchez, Interdisciplinary StudiesJumanne Robertson, Interdisciplinary StudiesEric Schultz, Exercise ScienceStetson Tenney, Exercise ScienceD.J. Tialavea, Interdisciplinary StudiesTevita Vaifoou, Interdisciplinary StudiesCameron Webb, Interdisciplinary StudiesKerwynn Williams, Marketing
GolfBrendan Dennis, FinanceAustin French, Business AdministrationKris Sayer, Accounting
GymnasticsHaley Hogan, Environmental StudiesRebecca Holliday, JournalismAmelia Montoya, Interdisciplinary StudiesAmanda Watamaniuk, Exercise Science
SoftballKatie Bowdidge, SociologyKali Cancelosi, Communication StudiesMandy Harmon, Interdisciplinary StudiesChristine Thomsen, Interdisciplinary StudiesShelbi Tyteca, Exercise Science
Men's TennisNate Ballam, BiochemistrySven Poslusny, MarketingMatt Thatcher, Accounting
Women's TennisMonica Abella, Interdisciplinary StudiesRomina Nedakovic, JournalismJulie Tukuafu, MarketingKristina Voytsekhovich, Political ScienceJaci West, Political ScienceMersadi Wilkins, Marketing
Men's TrackTanner Clark, Exercise ScienceDaniel Cruz, Interdisciplinary StudiesJon Goble, Interdisciplinary StudiesSam Hawkins, Biological EngineeringWill Henry, Interdisciplinary StudiesJohn Johnson, International StudiesTyler Killpack, MBA
Women's TrackBri Campbell, AccountingKaylee Campbell, Social WorkBrittany Fisher, Elementary EducationKarlie Fitzgerald, MarketingAubrie Haymore, Exercise ScienceRuth Hilton, Math EducationSpela Hus, International BusinessMariah Thompson, Health Education and Promotion
SoccerShantel Flanary, Physical Education TeachingMolli Merrill, Family Consumer Science EducationKami Montgomery, Communicative and Deaf Disorders Education
VolleyballKassi Hargrove, PsychologyShay Sorensen, Exercise Science