Thirty-Five Student-Athletes Receive Degrees in SFA's December Commencement Ceremonies
12/16/2017 5:54:00 PM | General
Student-athletes from 11 of SFA's 17 sports take part in winter commencement exercises
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - On Saturday inside William R. Johnson Coliseum, a grand total of 35 Stephen F. Austin student-athletes joined the ranks of SFA's vast alumni group - which numbers at over 110,000 - by receiving their degrees in the university's December commencement ceremonies.
Commencement has long been the culmination of the collegiate careers of millions and it was no different for the former Lumberjack and Ladyjack student-athletes who competed across 11 of SFA's 17 NCAA Division I sports.
Football was the team which graduated the most individuals as 12 individuals who suited up for the Lumberjacks in years past received their diplomas. Baseball had eight former student-athletes walk across the stage while men's track & field (four), soccer (three), softball (two), tennis (one) and women's track and field (five) each had graduates take part in the ceremony as well.
Below is a complete list of the student-athletes who took part in SFA's December 2017 commencement exercises.
Baseball (eight)
Matt Dickey, Austin Hagy, Alex Hrinevich, Tyler Kendrick, Trevor Podsednik, Nick Ramos, Austin Smith, Ryan Thomas
Football (12)
Ryan Cottingame, Dalton Longenbaugh, Andrew McNew, Justin Owens, Anthony Pullins, DeQuann Ruffin, Jaxon Salinas, Jake Wallace, Marlon Walls, Jacolby Whitaker, Travis Wiggins, Germod Williams
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (four)
Hunter Key, Connor McLain, Daven Murphree, Kaleb Vasquez
Soccer (three)
Hanna Barker, Lillie Ehlert, Madison Hall
Softball (two)
Courtney Chambers, Brittany Lewis
Tennis (two)
Denise Maxl
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (five)
Tiare Dugger, Valerie Osamor, Shelby Pesek, Katelyn Walters, Stephanie White
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