LOGAN, Utah – Utah State University's 136th commencement ceremony will be held Thursday and Friday, May 4-5, and among those graduating will be 85 USU student-athletes who completed their degrees during the 2022-23 academic year.
Among its 85 student-athletes graduating, 67 will be receiving their undergraduate degree and 18 have earned their graduate degree.
Football has those most graduates this academic term with 20, followed by 15 women's track & field athletes, nine men's track & field athletes, eight soccer athletes, six players each from women's basketball and softball, five gymnasts and volleyball players, four athletes each from men's basketball and women's tennis, and two athletes from men's tennis.
Utah State's student-athletes traditionally rank among the best in the Mountain West with an NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 90 percent and a cumulative 3.36 grade-point average. For the 2022-23 academic year, USU has had 86 student-athletes earn academic all-Mountain West honors so far and 224 were recognized at its annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Luncheon for earning a 3.2 or better GPA.
2022-23 Utah State Student-Athlete Graduates
Football - 20
Michael Anyanwu, Exercise Science
Wyatt Bowles, Integrated Studies
Logan Bonner, Master of Sports Management
Chandler Dolphin, Master of Business Administration
Alfred Edwards, Master of Business Administration
Andre Grayson, Master of Sports Management
Patrick Joyner, Interdisciplinary Studies
Calvin Knapp, Interdisciplinary Studies
Garrett Larson, Finance
Cooper Legas, Economics
Justin McGriff, Interdisciplinary Studies
Hale Motu'apuaka, Interdisciplinary Studies
Jamie Nance, Integrated Studies
Jaden Smith, Integrated Studies
Xavion Steele, Sociology
MJ Tafisi, Integrated Studies
Calvin Tyler Jr., Master of Sports and Education
Byron Vaughns, Interdisciplinary Studies
AJ Vongphachanh, International Business
Levi Williams, Integrated Studies
Women's Track & Field - 15
Tori Bailey, Health Education & Promotion
Bailey Brinkerhoff, Psychology & Sociology
Dolly Gabri, Finance
Abigail Gray, Dietetics
Abby Jensen, Data Analytics
Alexis Koetitz, Family & Consumer Sciences Education
Erin McQuillen, Psychology & Sociology
Djamilliah Paepke-Chile, Biology
Anna Parkinson, Social Work
Mica Rivera, Marketing
Jenny Rogers-Bitner, Elementary Education
Emma Shippen, Journalism
Cassidy Teuscher, Communication Disorders & Deaf Education
Sammi Lee, Psychology
Reagan Hoopes, Computer Science
Men's Track & Field - 9
Bridger Altice, Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering
Zack Bell, Civil Engineering
Mark Crandall, Kinesiology
Spencer Eldridge, Mechanical Engineering
Caleb Garnica, Mechanical Engineering
Justin Hodges, Human Development & Family Studies
Zach Meyer, Kinesiology & Psychology
Devin Pancake, Recreation & Resource Management
Camren Todd, Civil Engineering
Soccer - 8
Jordan Foraker, Civil Engineering
Nicole Hadlock, Communication Studies
Sammie Murdock, Master of Business Administration
Marren Nielsen, Aviation Technology
Olivia Romney, Health Education & Promotion
Christiane Sundstrom, Economics
Sara Taylor, Master of Accounting
Diera Walton, Psychology
Women's Basketball - 6
Maria Carvalho, Biochemistry
Mayson Kimball, Master of Sports Management
Ashya Klopfenstein, Integrated Studies
Olivia Mason, Master of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Kinley Falslev-Wickizer, Exercise Science
Abby Wahl, Master of Education: Cirriculum & Instruction
Softball - 6
Gabriella Jimenez, Master of Business Administration
Nya Laing, Kinesiology
Makenzie Macfarlane, Kinesiology
Mazie Macfarlane, Environmental Studies
Alyssa Millemon, Kinesiology
Tyler Thornton, Kinesiology
Gymnastics - 5
Carley Bayles, Master of Science: Sociology
Maia Fishwick, Sociology
Grace Rojas, Master of Business Administration
Sofia Sullivan, Law and Constitutional Studies
Ariel Toomey, Economics & Marketing
Volleyball - 5
Kennedi Boyd, Interdisciplinary Studies
Kylee Stokes, Integrated Studies
Myrthe Maring, Master of Sports Management
Grace DuBay, Kinesiology
Emilee Turner, Master of Business Administration
Men's Basketball - 4
Sean Bairstow, Integrated Studies
Trevin Dorius, Master of Business Administration
RJ Eytle-Rock, Sociology
Rylan Jones, Marketing
Women's Tennis - 4
Monique Burton, Master of Fitness Promotion
Annaliese County, Master of Accounting
Sidnee Lavatai, Journalism
Zeynep Naz Ozturk, Finance
Men's Tennis - 3
David Cierny, Information Systems
Jack Ninteman, Computer Engineering
Javier Ruiz, Information Systems
