Photo by: AJ Henderson / Georgia Southern
Eighty-Seven Student-Athletes Receive Stoles Prior to Graduation Ceremony
5/7/2024 8:15:00 AM | Baseball, Track & Field/XC, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, Women's Rifle, Women's Golf, Student-Athlete Services
List of graduates represent all 15 programs
STATESBORO – Georgia Southern Athletics honored 87 expected graduating student-athletes with a special stole ceremony Monday evening at the Nessmith Lane Conference Center. The Athletic Department handed out stoles that will be used to signify student-athletes at Georgia Southern University's upcoming commencement ceremonies, where at least one member of all 15 GS athletics programs will earn their degree.
Expected Graduating Student-Athletes
Baseball: Sam Blancato*, Cameron Crosby*, Ty Fisher*, Mitchell Gross*, Jarrett Jenkins*, Ben Johnson*, Jake Martin, Cameron Oliu*, Jaylen Paden*, Davis Smith*, Ga'von Wray*
Football: Alex Bowen*, Bryson Broadway, Connor Cigelske, Chas Collins, Chandler Dial-Watson*, Chase Dial-Watson, Davon Gilmore, Tyler Jordan, Michael Lantz*, Tarian Lee Jr., Trevon Locke, Seth Robertson, Parker Self, TJ Smith, Kristian Varner, Weston Wallace*, Caelan Williams
Men's Basketball: Cam Bryant, David-Lee Jones Jr., Malik Tidwell*
Men's Golf: Hayden Carner*, Reece Coleman*, Lindsey Cordell*, Luke Dasher*
Men's Soccer: Edwards Mensah, Miguel Perez*, Manuel Prieto*, Alex Smith*
Men's Tennis: Judson Blair*, Matthew Mitchell*
Rifle: Erin Ballard*, Addy Burrow*, Bella Gamez*, Amy Visconti*
Softball: Courtney Ball*, Emily Greek*, Dejah Mills*, Katie Perkins*
Volleyball: Ally Barnhart, Callaway Cason*, Ainsley Clifford*, Chamblee Russell*
Women's Basketball: Shy Booker*, Lydia Freeman*, Simone James, Eden Johnson, Torrion Starks*, Diamond Stokes*, Constance Thomas, Terren Ward
Women's Golf: Abby Newton*, Alex Stevenson*, Haley Yerxa*
Women's Soccer: Sade Heinrichs*, Katie Jebavy*, Isabel Kopp*, Elis Nemtsov*, Kamryn Nobles, Faith Phillips*, Deborah Ruiz*, Simone Timm*, Maya Zovko*
Women's Swimming & Diving: Hannah Merrill*, Abby Schoppa*, Emma Scruggs*, Emma Sutton*, Anya Weber*, Austyn Woods*
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country: Catherine Hall*, MaKenna Hillmer*, Megan Bolton, Isabel Ptacek*
Women's Tennis: Paula Hijos, Sonja Keranen*, Silvia Martinez*, Lindsay Tulenko*, Sophie Wagemaker*
Sixty-three of the student-athletes also received rings signifying that they will be graduating with at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA). Those 63 are denoted with an * by their names above.
Expected Graduating Student-Athletes
Baseball: Sam Blancato*, Cameron Crosby*, Ty Fisher*, Mitchell Gross*, Jarrett Jenkins*, Ben Johnson*, Jake Martin, Cameron Oliu*, Jaylen Paden*, Davis Smith*, Ga'von Wray*
Football: Alex Bowen*, Bryson Broadway, Connor Cigelske, Chas Collins, Chandler Dial-Watson*, Chase Dial-Watson, Davon Gilmore, Tyler Jordan, Michael Lantz*, Tarian Lee Jr., Trevon Locke, Seth Robertson, Parker Self, TJ Smith, Kristian Varner, Weston Wallace*, Caelan Williams
Men's Basketball: Cam Bryant, David-Lee Jones Jr., Malik Tidwell*
Men's Golf: Hayden Carner*, Reece Coleman*, Lindsey Cordell*, Luke Dasher*
Men's Soccer: Edwards Mensah, Miguel Perez*, Manuel Prieto*, Alex Smith*
Men's Tennis: Judson Blair*, Matthew Mitchell*
Rifle: Erin Ballard*, Addy Burrow*, Bella Gamez*, Amy Visconti*
Softball: Courtney Ball*, Emily Greek*, Dejah Mills*, Katie Perkins*
Volleyball: Ally Barnhart, Callaway Cason*, Ainsley Clifford*, Chamblee Russell*
Women's Basketball: Shy Booker*, Lydia Freeman*, Simone James, Eden Johnson, Torrion Starks*, Diamond Stokes*, Constance Thomas, Terren Ward
Women's Golf: Abby Newton*, Alex Stevenson*, Haley Yerxa*
Women's Soccer: Sade Heinrichs*, Katie Jebavy*, Isabel Kopp*, Elis Nemtsov*, Kamryn Nobles, Faith Phillips*, Deborah Ruiz*, Simone Timm*, Maya Zovko*
Women's Swimming & Diving: Hannah Merrill*, Abby Schoppa*, Emma Scruggs*, Emma Sutton*, Anya Weber*, Austyn Woods*
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country: Catherine Hall*, MaKenna Hillmer*, Megan Bolton, Isabel Ptacek*
Women's Tennis: Paula Hijos, Sonja Keranen*, Silvia Martinez*, Lindsay Tulenko*, Sophie Wagemaker*
Sixty-three of the student-athletes also received rings signifying that they will be graduating with at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA). Those 63 are denoted with an * by their names above.
Players Mentioned
INF
/ Softball
/ Women's Rifle
MB
/ Volleyball
/ Men's Tennis
Sprints
/ Track & Field/XC
F
/ Women's Basketball
WR
/ Football
OL
/ Football
F
/ Men's Basketball
/ Women's Rifle
/ Men's Golf
S
/ Volleyball
QB
/ Football
DS
/ Volleyball
/ Men's Golf
OL
/ Football
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
DB
/ Football
DB
/ Football
C
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Rifle
LB
/ Football
INF
/ Softball
XC-Distance
/ Track & Field/XC
D
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Tennis
Sprints/Hurdles
/ Track & Field/XC
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
MF
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
RB
/ Football
/ Women's Tennis
D/MF
/ Women's Soccer
K
/ Football
LB
/ Football
DL
/ Football
/ Women's Tennis
Fly
/ Swimming and Diving
OF
/ Softball
/ Men's Tennis
F
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Golf
D
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Men's Soccer
INF
/ SoftballF
/ Women's Soccer
MF
/ Men's Soccer
XC-Distance
/ Track & Field/XC
DB
/ Football
F
/ Women's Soccer
OH
/ Volleyball
Breast/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Back/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
WR
/ Football
D
/ Men's Soccer
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Women's Golf
Free
/ Swimming and Diving
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Women's Soccer
/ Women's Tennis
DL
/ Football
/ Women's Rifle
/ Women's Tennis
OL
/ Football
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
Diving
/ Swimming and Diving
OL
/ Football
Sprint
/ Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Golf
D
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