Utah State University to graduate 57 student-athletes this weekend

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LOGAN, Utah – Utah State University’s 128th undergraduate commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, May 2, at 9:30 a.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and among those graduating will be 56 USU student-athletes who completed their degrees during the 2014-15 academic year.

Among those student-athletes graduating are nine football players, seven each from softball and women’s track & field, six each from men’s track & field, soccer and volleyball, four each from gymnastics and men’s basketball, three each from golf and women’s basketball, and one from women’s tennis.

Utah State’s student-athletes traditionally rank among the best in the Mountain West Conference with an NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 87 percent and a cumulative 3.15 grade-point average. For the 2014-15 academic year, USU has had 61 student-athletes earn academic all-Mountain West honors so far and 185 were recognized at its annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Luncheon for earning a 3.2 or better GPA.

During the 2013-14 academic year, Utah State had 242 student-athletes recognized for academic excellence as 160 received academic all-Mountain West honors, while 82 were named Mountain West Scholar-Athletes.

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”><strong>2015 Utah State Student-Athlete Graduates</strong></span>

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Men’s Basketball</span>

Sean Harris, Business Administration

Grayson Moore, Exercise Science

TeNale Roland, Interdisciplinary Studies

Jarred Shaw, Interdisciplinary Studies

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Women’s Basketball</span>

Franny Vaaulu, Interdisciplinary Studies

Ingrida Strikas, Interdisciplinary Studies

Mariah Miles, Political Science

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Football</span>

Ronald Butler, Interdisciplinary Studies

Jefferson Court, Exercise Science

Nick Diaz, Business Administration

Tavaris McMillian, Interdisciplinary Studies

Bill Vavau, Interdisciplinary Studies

Taani Fisilau, Interdisciplinary Studies

Rashad Hall, Sociology

Joe Hill, Interdisciplinary Studies

Jordan Nielsen, Pre-Physical Therapy

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Golf</span>

Brennan Coburn, Business Administration

Grahm Schmaltz, Interdisciplinary Studies

Zach Waxler, Journalism

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Gymnastics</span>

Breyanna Aufiero, Exercise Science

Susie Miller, Psychology

Kristen Meyers, Exercise Science

Kaitlyn Betts, Business Administration

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Softball</span>

Annie Thomas, Marketing

Rebecca Walker, Sociology

Nicole Arata, Exercise Science

Kelsie Webster, Business Administration

Hailey Froton, Interdisciplinary Studies

Jolene Koons, Interdisciplinary Studies

Ambur Orozco, Exercise Science

Rachael Tuckett, Wildlife Science

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Men’s Track &amp; Field</span>

Jacob Bautista Jr., Exercise Science

Mike Bills, Accounting

Kade Jensen, Family, Consumer &amp; Human Development

Dan Mosman, Finance

CJ O’Neal, Business Administration/Marketing

Briton Page, Spanish

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Women’s Track &amp; Field</span>

Abby Andrews, Communication Studies

Tessa Brown, English

Chari Hawkins, Family Consumer Science Education

Melanie Heslop, Interdisciplinary Studies

Sam Nielson, Exercise Science

Heather Simpson, Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

Amber Thompson, Interdisciplinary Studies

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Soccer</span>

Kylie Dibb, Exercise Science

Lexie Morgan, Exercise Science

Lauren Roundy, Interdisciplinary Studies

Brooke Larsen-Leavitt, Journalism

Ambryn McCallson, General Studies

Kelsey Burke, Exercise Science

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Volleyball</span>

Rachel Orr, Exercise Science

Jamaica Alisa, Interdisciplinary Studies

Paige Neves, Family, Consumer &amp; Human Dev./Comm. Disorders and Deaf Education

Elle Brainard, Family, Consumer &amp; Human Development

Ashlan Rogers-Court, Family, Consumer &amp; Human Development

Kaitlyn VanHoff, Art

<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Women’s Tennis</span>

McKenzie Davis, Exercise Science

-USU-

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