STATESBORO – Georgia Southern Athletics honored 57 expected graduating student-athletes with a special stole ceremony Thursday evening in the Bishop Field House. The Athletic Department handed out stoles that will be used to signify student-athletes at Saturday's Georgia Southern University commencement ceremony at Paulson Stadium where at least one member of 16 of the 17 GS athletics teams will walk across the stage.

Thirty-one of the student-athletes also received rings signifying that they will be graduating with at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA). Those 28 are Matt Anderson (BASE), Montae Glenn (MBB), Amira Atwater (WBB), Nakol Franks (WBB), Tyler Bass (FB), Alex Smith (FB), Crawford Simmons (MG), Javier Carbonell (MSOCC), Sam Choi (MSOCC), Torgeir Fjaer (MSOCC), Sebastian Gregersen (MSOCC), Emil Laursen (MSOCC), Asha Vilaythong (WSOCC), Heather Felt (SB), Shelby Wilson (SB), Morgan Fleming (S&D), Anna Kassis (S&D), Bri Mazzei (S&D), Anna Rose Moore (S&D), Hannah Mudge (S&D), Rachel Pelzek (S&D), Courtney Schaefer (S&D), Bre Stuart (S&D), Aundria Douglas (T&F), Beyunka Foster (T&F), Paige Christian (WTENN), Lindsay Truscott (WTENN), Shannon Wagner (WTENN), Julia Landavazo (VB), Joscelin Morrow (VB) and Lauren Reichard (VB).

Expected Graduating Student-Athletes
Baseball - Matt Anderson, Tyler Martin, Tristan Roberts and Cole Whitney
Men's Basketball - Tookie Brown and Montae Glenn
Football - Tyler Bass, Jay Bowdry, Deshon Cooper, Jeremiah Culbreth. Bernard Dawson, Obe Fortune, Sean Freeman, Monteo Garrett, J.B. Kouassi, Eric Montgomery, Tomarcio Reese, Alex Smith and Alvin Ward Jr.
Men's Golf - Crawford Simmons
Men's Soccer - Javier Carbonell, Sam Choi, Torgeir Fjaer, Sebastian Gregersen, Emil Laursen, Luis Caraballo
Women's Basketball - Amira Atwater, Nakol Franks
Women's Golf - Ansley Bowman
Rifle - Courtney Weekley
Women's Soccer - Ashton Adams, Junique Rodriguez, Asha Vilaythong
Softball * - Hannah Farrell, Heather Felt, Shelby Wilson
Swimming & Diving - Morgan Fleming, Anna Kassis, Bri Mazzei, Anna Rose Moore, Hannah Mudge, Rachel Pelzek, Courtney Schaefer and Bre Stuart
Women's Tennis - Paige Christian, Lindsay Truscott, Shannon Wagner
Track & Field/Cross Country * - Aundria Douglas, Beyunka Foster, Detrich Lodge, Tatiyana Rayford, Breanna Thornton and Alexis Gant
Volleyball - Julia Landavazo, April Luther, Joscelin Morrow and Lauren Reichard
* was not present because of athletic competition, but will participate in a special commencement ceremony