LOGAN, Utah – Utah State University's 139th commencement ceremony will be held Wednesday, April 29, at 7 p.m., in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and among those graduating will be 80 USU student-athletes who completed their degrees during the 2025-26 academic year.
Of the 80 student-athletes graduating, nine will receive their graduate degree and 71 will receive their undergraduate degree.
Among those student-athletes graduating are 23 football players, 11 softball players, 10 women's track & field/cross country athletes, eight soccer players, six men's basketball players, six women's basketball players, four gymnastics, four men's track & field/cross country athletes, three volleyball players, two golfers, two women's tennis players and one men's tennis player.
Utah State's student-athletes traditionally rank among the best in the Mountain West with an NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 91 percent and a cumulative 3.52 grade-point average.
Collectively, this group garnered 105 academic all-conference honors, produced 60 Mountain West Scholar-Athletes, had 28 academic all-district honorees and seven scholastic All-Americans, to go along with 20 individual and team conference championships, 36 all-conference honors and seven All-Americans.
For the 2025-26 academic year, USU had 89 student-athletes earn Academic All-Mountain West honors from its fall sports, while a department-best 274 student-athletes were recognized at its Sagebrush Awards Banquet for earning a 3.2 or better GPA.
2025-26 Utah State Student-Athlete Graduates
Football - 23
Bobby Arnold, Integrated Studies
Noah Avinger, Integrated Studies
Bryson Barnes, Master of Business Administration
Carter Brown, Integrated Studies
Parker Buchanan, Health and Promotions
Jacob Conover, Master of Business Administration
Chika Ebunoha, Integrated Studies
Jake Eichorn, Integrated Studies
EJ Fisk, Integrated Studies
Anthony Garcia, Interdisciplinary Studies
Hyrum Hatch, Integrated Studies
Javen Jacobs, Communication Studies
Ike Larsen, Interdisciplinary Studies
Jimmy Liston, Integrated Studies
Bo Maile, Interdisciplinary Studies
George Maile, Integrated Studies
Enoka Migao, Interdisciplinary Studies
Tavo Motu'apuaka, Integrated Studies
Bronson Olevao Jr., Integrated Studies
Jared Pele, Integrated Studies
Nu'uletau Sellesin, Integrated Studies
Bryson Taylor, Integrated Studies
Chase Tuatagaloa, Interdisciplinary Studies
Softball - 11
Emmalyn Brinka, Kinesiology
Alex Bunton, Kinesiology
Kaylee Erickson, English
Kenzee Hale, Psychology
Carly Limosnero, Psychology
Olivia Marble, Dietetics
Grace Matej, International Studies
Rylie Pindel, History
Kya Pratt, Recreation Administration
Sydney Saldana, Marketing
Denay Smith, Integrated Studies
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country - 10
Alisabeth Apedaile, Human Development & Family Studies
Sophie Chandler, Management
Valerie Clark, Registered Nurse
Milly Garren, Kinesiology
Ruby Jordan, Aviation Management
Malia Lowe, Dietetics
Annie Ivins, Social Work
Mackenzie Patten, Business Administration
Alison Richter, Kinesiology
Krysthina Vlahovic, Technical Communications and Rhetoric
Soccer - 8
Kaylie Chambers, Kinesiology
Carli Conner, Master of Sport Management
Summer Diamond, Kinesiology
Ava Gotchy, Master of Sport Management
Taylor Rath, Sociology
Isabella Velazco, Kinesiology
Tess Werts, Marketing
Kaeda Wilson, Interdisciplinary Studies
Men's Basketball - 6
Drake Allen, Master of Business Administration
Garry Clark, Master of Business Administration
MJ Collins Jr., Integrated Studies
Mason Falslev, Finance
Zach Keller, Economics
Kolby King, Integrated Studies
Women's Basketball - 6
Marina Asensio, Integrated Studies
Aaliyah Gayles, Integrated Studies
Jamisyn Heaton, Integrated Studies
Karyn Sanford, Political Science
Sophie Sene, Integrated Studies
Rachel Wilson, Integrated Studies
Gymnastics - 4
Avery Bibbey, Kinesiology
Amari Evans, Integrated Studies
Marley Peterson, Integrated Studies
Chelsea Southam, Recreation Administration
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country - 4
LJ Floyd, Forestry Ecology Management
Logan Hammer, Veterinary Science
Joshua McKee, Aviation Management
Javin Richards, Computer Science
Volleyball - 3
Tierney Barlow, Integrated Studies
Kendel Thompson, Communication Disorders
Olivia Ruy, Integrated Studies
Golf - 2
Luis Cantu, Management
Hunter Hall, Integrated Studies
Women's Tennis - 2
Olivia Halvorsen, Biology
Magdalena Nunez Pureco, Marketing
Men's Tennis - 1
Jean Baptiste-Badon, Integrated Studies
