Fifty Student-Athletes Set To Earn Degrees This Weekend

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Fifty UNCW student-athletes will their don caps and gowns on Friday and Saturday, May 5-6, 2017, when Spring Commencement exercises are held on the UNCW campus.

Four graduation ceremonies are scheduled for Trask Coliseum over the two days. More than 2,200 undergraduates as well as 400 graduate students and 15 doctoral students are scheduled to participate in the 93rd commencement exercises – the largest to date.

"We're very proud of all of these outstanding student-athletes," said Jimmy Bass, UNCW's athletic director. "They have represented our department and the university in exemplary fashion and are well prepared to be true leaders in the communities they live in."

The largest group of student-athletes walking across the dais hail from the women's soccer team, where 10 graduates will receive their diplomas in Trask Coliseum.

UNCW Student-Athletes | 2017 Spring Graduates By Sport

Baseball (5)
Cory Gantz, Lancaster, Pa., Business Administration
Clay Lockamon, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Business Administration
Kennard McDowell, Darlington, S.C., Sociology
Daniel Stack, Charlotte, N.C., Business Administration
Robbie Thorburn, Raleigh, N.C., Business Administration

Men's Basketball (3)
Chris Flemmings, Cary, N.C., Communication Studies
Denzel Ingram, Charlotte, N.C., Criminology
Chuck Ogbodo, Enugu, Nigeria, Communication Studies

Men's Golf (2)
Preston Harrington, Dallas, Texas., Business Administration
Thomas Lilly, Newton, N.C., Recreation, Sport Leadership & Tourism

Men's Soccer (1)
Gary O'Neill, Wilmington, N.C., Business Administration

Men's Swimming & Diving (6)
Allen Crosby, Matthews, N.C., Political Science
Alex Rayle, Charlottesville, Va., Business Administration
Will Ryan, Westlake, Ohio, Business Administration
Alex Sabu, Baia Mare, Romania, Business Administration
Zach Sowers, Cary, N.C., Marine Biology
Tad Spence, Cary, N.C., Business Administration

Men's Track & Field (4)
Dan Caffrey, Stirling, N.J., Political Science
Matt Foster, Durham, N.C., Public Health Studies
Chase Johanson, Medina, Ohio, Business Administration
Brock McGirgan, Graham, N.C., Exercise Science

Softball (3)
Nella Chamblee, Wendell, N.C., Mathematics
Peyton Jordan, Waxhaw, N.C., Exercise Science
Lauren Moore, Farmville, N.C., Biology

Volleyball (1)
Nicole Lott, West Chester, Pa., Psychology

Women's Basketball (4)
Ryan Flowers, Hickory, N.C., Recreation, Sport Leadership & Tourism
Amber Reeves, Marietta, Ga., Biology
Jasmine Steele, Birmingham, Ala., Business Administration
Janea Williams, Pinehurst, N.C., Criminology

Women's Soccer (10)
Carolyn Huddy, Huntersville, N.C., Biology
Moa Jarl, Gothenburg, Sweden, Business Administration
Caroline McClain, Cary, N.C., Exercise Science
Madison Melnick, Mason, Ohio, Exercise Science
Lauren Nalevaiko, Charlotte, N.C., Psychology
Liisa Rahkola, Oulu, Finland, Business Administration
Greyson Rey, Durham, N.C., Recreation Therapy
Sydney Sawaya, Durham, N.C., Communication Studies & English
Kennedy Ulrich, Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada, Biology

Women's Swimming & Diving (4)
Amanda Didawick, Arlington, Va., Exercise Science
Kelsey Moore, Knightdale, N.C., Biology
Casey Murdoch, Santa Rosa, Calif., Psychology
Kathryn Ostrom, St. Louis Park, Minn., Business Administration

Women's Tennis (1)
Hollie Champion, Charlotte, N.C., Exercise Science

Women's Track & Field (6)
Sarah Goodnight, Salisbury, N.C., Biology
Sarah Hamon, Cary, N.C., Biology
Emily Kimble, Swannanoa, N.C., Business Administration
Jaime Mangold, Oakland, N.J., Communication Studies
Jordyn Rivenbark, Hillsborough, N.C., Chemistry
Karli Smirgalia, Laurel, Md., Exercise Science

2017 UNCW Spring Commencement Schedule

Friday, May 5, 2017
Cameron School of Business, 2 p.m.
Watson College of Education and College of Health and Human Services, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 6, 2017
Sciences and Humanities in College of Arts & Sciences, 9:30 a.m.
Creative Arts, Social Sciences and Graduate Liberty Studies in College of Arts & Sciences, 1 p.m.

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