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Wake Forest Student-Athletes Celebrate Graduation
5/20/2019 8:40:00 PM | General
Wake Forest University celebrated the graduation of 89 student-athletes during commencement on Monday, May 20.
Held on Hearn Plaza in front of Wait Chapel, the graduation featured student-athletes from all of Wake Forest's athletic teams. The graduates listened to speaker Frederick J. Ryan Jr., publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post deliver the commencement address to nearly 2,000 graduates.
In addition to the 89 graduates on May 20, another 24 graduated in December. A number of student-athletes who will finish their degree requirements following the fall semester of 2019 took the opportunity to walk on Monday.
The following student-athletes took part in Monday's commencement ceremony:
Emily Adamson Field Hockey
Megan Anderson Field Hockey
Garret Bader MASCOT
Elontae Bateman Football
Taylor Batie Cheer
Madison Baumgardner Women's Soccer
Tyler Bell Football
Jake Benzinger Football
Anthony Bilas Men's Basketball
Veerle Bos Field Hockey
Ben Brown Football
Chrisr Calhoun Football
Briana Carney Women's Soccer
Benjamin Casstevens Baseball
Petros Chrysochos Men's Tennis
Stevens Claude Football
Matt Colburn Football
Craig Corti Men's Track & Field
Danielle Konopelski Women's Track & Field
Emma Davis Women's Tennis
Chavisa Dechathipat Women's Golf
Nicolette DeLorenzo Dance
Lee Detmer Men's Golf
Brittany Dickinson Field Hockey
Mitchell Earley Men's Track & Field
Morgan Eaves Dance
Alexandria Florent Women's Track & Field
Jack Freudenthal Football
Winona Frishette Women's Soccer
Alan Gadjiev Men's Tennis
Emma Gallagher Women's Track & Field
Nate Gilliam Football
Jule Grashoff Field Hockey
Dakota Greenwalt Men's Track & Field
Logan Harvey Baseball
Bobby Hearn Baseball
Amari Henderson Football
Alva Hicks Women's Track & Field
Kendall Hinton Football
Sarah Johnson Women's Track & Field
Tesia Kempski Women's Track & Field
Will Kent MASCOT
Jennifer Kupcho Women's Golf
Andrew Magiera Men's Track & Field
Victoria Maness Dance
Nate Mays Football
Troy McKinney Men's Track & Field
Kathleen Moore Volleyball
Jake Mueller Baseball
Trey Ndlovu Football
Keighley Nemickas Dance
Cat O'Connor Field Hockey
Taylor Outlaw Dance
Elisa Penna Women's Basketball
Katie Ravenna Women's Soccer
Tater Rennhack Men's Soccer
Ashton Rizzi Cheer
Isaiah Rodney Football
Monica Schumacher Women's Golf
Kellie Shanaghan Dance
Kortni Simmons Women's Basketball
Meredith Smith Women's Track & Field
Reci Smith Women's Soccer
Aaron Spivey Men's Basketball
James Sriraman Football
Ariel Stephenson Women's Basketball
Kyle Sterbinsky Men's Golf
Justin Strnad Football
Anna Ulyashchenko Women's Tennis
Chuck Wade Football
Destini Walker Women's Basketball
Scotty Washington Football
Tyra Witehead Women's Basketball
Tyler Maurice Witt Baseball
Cameron Young Men's Golf
Joanna Zalewski Women's Tennis
Julian Zlobinsky Men's Tennis
Held on Hearn Plaza in front of Wait Chapel, the graduation featured student-athletes from all of Wake Forest's athletic teams. The graduates listened to speaker Frederick J. Ryan Jr., publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post deliver the commencement address to nearly 2,000 graduates.
In addition to the 89 graduates on May 20, another 24 graduated in December. A number of student-athletes who will finish their degree requirements following the fall semester of 2019 took the opportunity to walk on Monday.
The following student-athletes took part in Monday's commencement ceremony:
Emily Adamson Field Hockey
Megan Anderson Field Hockey
Garret Bader MASCOT
Elontae Bateman Football
Taylor Batie Cheer
Madison Baumgardner Women's Soccer
Tyler Bell Football
Jake Benzinger Football
Anthony Bilas Men's Basketball
Veerle Bos Field Hockey
Ben Brown Football
Chrisr Calhoun Football
Briana Carney Women's Soccer
Benjamin Casstevens Baseball
Petros Chrysochos Men's Tennis
Stevens Claude Football
Matt Colburn Football
Craig Corti Men's Track & Field
Danielle Konopelski Women's Track & Field
Emma Davis Women's Tennis
Chavisa Dechathipat Women's Golf
Nicolette DeLorenzo Dance
Lee Detmer Men's Golf
Brittany Dickinson Field Hockey
Mitchell Earley Men's Track & Field
Morgan Eaves Dance
Alexandria Florent Women's Track & Field
Jack Freudenthal Football
Winona Frishette Women's Soccer
Alan Gadjiev Men's Tennis
Emma Gallagher Women's Track & Field
Nate Gilliam Football
Jule Grashoff Field Hockey
Dakota Greenwalt Men's Track & Field
Logan Harvey Baseball
Bobby Hearn Baseball
Amari Henderson Football
Alva Hicks Women's Track & Field
Kendall Hinton Football
Sarah Johnson Women's Track & Field
Tesia Kempski Women's Track & Field
Will Kent MASCOT
Jennifer Kupcho Women's Golf
Andrew Magiera Men's Track & Field
Victoria Maness Dance
Nate Mays Football
Troy McKinney Men's Track & Field
Kathleen Moore Volleyball
Jake Mueller Baseball
Trey Ndlovu Football
Keighley Nemickas Dance
Cat O'Connor Field Hockey
Taylor Outlaw Dance
Elisa Penna Women's Basketball
Katie Ravenna Women's Soccer
Tater Rennhack Men's Soccer
Ashton Rizzi Cheer
Isaiah Rodney Football
Monica Schumacher Women's Golf
Kellie Shanaghan Dance
Kortni Simmons Women's Basketball
Meredith Smith Women's Track & Field
Reci Smith Women's Soccer
Aaron Spivey Men's Basketball
James Sriraman Football
Ariel Stephenson Women's Basketball
Kyle Sterbinsky Men's Golf
Justin Strnad Football
Anna Ulyashchenko Women's Tennis
Chuck Wade Football
Destini Walker Women's Basketball
Scotty Washington Football
Tyra Witehead Women's Basketball
Tyler Maurice Witt Baseball
Cameron Young Men's Golf
Joanna Zalewski Women's Tennis
Julian Zlobinsky Men's Tennis
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