STATESBORO – Georgia Southern Athletics honored 54 expected graduating student-athletes with a special virtual stole ceremony Thursday afternoon through a Zoom teleconference. The Athletic Department handed out stoles that will be used to signify student-athletes at Saturday's Georgia Southern University commencement ceremony where at least one member of all 15 GS athletics programs will "walk across the stage."

Thirty-four of the student-athletes also received rings signifying that they will be graduating with at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA). Those 34 are Steven Curry (BSB), Mitchell Golden (BSB), Lawson Humphries (BSB), Mason McWhorter (BSB), Tyler Owens (BSB), Cam Brown (FB), Todd Bradley (FB), Luukas Alakulppi (MG), Brett Barron (MG), Alexander DeRosa (MG), Sander Wang (MSOC), Santiago Suarez (MT), Diego Finkelstein (MT), Murphy McCullough (MT), Rosemary Kramer (RIFLE), Shayla Smith (SB), Ellington Day (SB), Mekhia Freeman (SB), Sydney Horton (SB), Ryan Tuten (VB), Carly Turner (VB), Brooke Birch (VB), Victoria Stavropoulos (WBB), Nicole Aussin (WSOCC), Marcela Montoya (WSOCC), Lauren Karinshak (WSOCC), Elsa Borjesson (WSOCC), Courtney Johnson (WSOCC), Elizabeth Chemey (SWIM), Ashley Kubel (SWIM), Gretchen Mossburg (DIVE), Paula Boixader (WT), Arianne De Winter (WT) and Ella Ofstedahl (WG).

Expected Graduating Student-Athletes
Baseball: Steven Curry, Mitchell Golden, Lawson Humphries, Mason McWhorter, Tyler Owens
Football: Mark Michaud, Tra Cofield, Cam Brown, Todd Bradley, Dexter Carter Jr., Darrell Baker Jr., Ryan White
Men's Basketball: Simeon Carter, Trey Dawkins, Isaiah Crawley, David-Lee Jones Jr., Quan Jackson, Ike Smith
Men's Golf: Luukas Alakulppi, Brett Barron, Alexander DeRosa
Men's Soccer: Sander Wang, Conner Washer
Men's Tennis: Santiago Suarez, Diego Finkelstein, Murphy McCullough
Rifle: Rosemary Kramer
Softball: Shayla Smith, Ellington Day, Alia Booth, Mekhia Freeman, Sydney Horton
Volleyball: Ryan Tuten, Carly Turner, Brooke Birch, Kendall Adams, Kali Cahill
Women's Basketball: Alexis Brown, Victoria Stavropoulos
Women's Golf: Ella Ofstedahl
Women's Soccer: Nicole Aussin, Marcela Montoya, Lauren Karinshak, Victoria Howell, Frida Braattum, Elsa Borjesson, Courtney Johnson
Women's Swimming & Diving: Elizabeth Chemey, Ashley Kubel, Gretchen Mossburg
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country: Ellunde Montgomery, Kaitlin Rocker
Women's Tennis: Paula Boixader, Arianne De Winter