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12 Student-Athletes Receive Stoles Prior to Graduation Ceremony
12/8/2016 3:19:00 PM | Track & Field/XC, Football, General, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, Athletic Foundation, Student-Athlete Services
Student-athletes from seven teams receive stoles Thursday
STATESBORO – Georgia Southern Athletics honored 12 graduating student-athletes with a special stole ceremony Thursday afternoon in the Ted Smith Family Football Center.
The Athletic Department handed out stoles that will be used to signify student-athletes at Friday's Georgia Southern University commencement ceremony at Allen E. Paulson Stadium. Five of the student-athletes also received rings signifying that they will be graduating with at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA). Those five are Leah Joseph (volleyball), Rise Lanne (men's tennis), Melinda Lukas (women's soccer), Francisca Norregaard (women's tennis) and Jennifer Wittick (women's soccer).
Graduating Student-Athletes
Football: Matt Breida, Ken Butler Jr., Ironhead Gallon, Octavius Hicklin, Keigan Williams
Men's Golf: Andrew Klasing
Men's Tennis: Rise Lanne
Women's Soccer: Melinda Lukas, Jenniefer Wittick
Women's Tennis: Francisca Norregaard
Women's Track & Field: Taylor Johnson
Volleyball: Leah Joseph
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, call 1-800-GSU-WINS or visit GSEagles.com.
The Athletic Department handed out stoles that will be used to signify student-athletes at Friday's Georgia Southern University commencement ceremony at Allen E. Paulson Stadium. Five of the student-athletes also received rings signifying that they will be graduating with at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA). Those five are Leah Joseph (volleyball), Rise Lanne (men's tennis), Melinda Lukas (women's soccer), Francisca Norregaard (women's tennis) and Jennifer Wittick (women's soccer).
Graduating Student-Athletes
Football: Matt Breida, Ken Butler Jr., Ironhead Gallon, Octavius Hicklin, Keigan Williams
Men's Golf: Andrew Klasing
Men's Tennis: Rise Lanne
Women's Soccer: Melinda Lukas, Jenniefer Wittick
Women's Tennis: Francisca Norregaard
Women's Track & Field: Taylor Johnson
Volleyball: Leah Joseph
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, call 1-800-GSU-WINS or visit GSEagles.com.
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