Arizona Athletics Hosts Student-Athlete Convocation
05/07/2018 | Inside Athletics
Arizona Athletics and C.A.T.S. Academics hosted its Student-Athlete Convocation on Thursday at McKale Center. The event recognized 113 graduating student-athletes. The ceremony gave those graduating from various colleges the opportunity to share in their achievement with family, friends, and fellow student-athletes.
This year, Herman Harris, a men's basketball letterwinner who recently graduated as part of the athletics department's C.A.T.S. Forever program, served as the keynote speaker, while Arizona Athletics' Valedictorian Alyssa Thompson (Track & Field) addressed the graduates and crowd. Athletics Director Dave Heeke, along with key members of the campus community, also shared remarks during the ceremony.
Below is the list of student-athletes that were recognized:
| Name | Sport | Graduation Term | Major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brena Andrews | Women's Track & Field | Spring 2018 | Family Studies & Human Development |
| Jack Banda | Football | Spring 2018 | Economics |
| Jenna Bauer | Women's Swimming | Spring 2018 | Communication |
| Justin Beach | Men's Swimming | Summer 2018 | Care, Health, and Society |
| Zach Benjamin | Football | Fall 2017 | BGS - Economy and Industry |
| Jalea Bennett | Women's Basketball | Spring 2018 | Psychology |
| Alex Berman | Women's Track & Field | Fall 2018 | Retailing & Consumer Science |
| Haley Blount | Women's Swimming | Spring 2018 | Psychology |
| Christian Boettcher | Football | Spring 2018 | Biochemistry |
| Jackie Bollinger | Soccer | Fall 2017 | Physiology |
| Tiana Bonds | Women's Track & Field | Spring 2018 | Special Education & Rehabilitation |
| Charlotte Brascia | Soccer | Spring 2018 | BGS - Economy and Industry |
| Devon Brewer | Football | Spring 2018 | Literacy, Learning, & Leadership |
| Savaughn Christman | Women's Track & Field | Fall 2018 | BGS - Science, Technology, Health & Society |
| Devin Chypyha | Women's Tennis | Spring 2019 | Biology |
| Madison Cindric | Gymnastics | Spring 2018 | Sociology |
| Marggie Cohen | Women's Tennis | Spring 2018 | Literacy, Learning, & Leadership |
| Kevin Cordes | CATS Forever (Men's Swimming) | Fall 2017 | Finance |
| Kaitlin Costello | Women's Swimming | Spring 2018 | Physiology |
| Cali Crisler | Soccer | Spring 2018 | Physiology |
| George Cunningham | Men's Golf | Summer 2018 | BGS - Economy and Industry |
| Cody Dalton | Men's Track & Field | Spring 2018 | Urban and Regional Development |
| Bennett Davison | CATS Forever (Men's Basketball) | Summer 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Brandon Dawkins | Football | Spring 2018 | Journalism |
| Lawrence Demic | CATS Forever (Men's Basketball) | Spring 2018 | BGS - Global & Intercultural Understanding |
| Talbott Denny | Men's Basketball | Fall 2018 | Business Administration (Graduate Degree) |
| Cam Denson | Football | Fall 2018 | Information Science & eSociety |
| Hailey Devlin | Beach Volleyball | Spring 2018 | Communication |
| Max Donohue | Men's Golf | Fall 2017 | Finance |
| Maddie Duecker | Women's Track & Field | Spring 2018 | Veterinary Science |
| Tony Ellison | Football | Fall 2018 | Business Administration |
| Kayla Ferron | Women's Track & Field, Cross Country | Spring 2018 | Elementary Education |
| Natalia Forero | Women's Golf | Spring 2018 | Finance |
| Layth Friekh | Football | Fall 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Diana Gajda | Women's Track & Field | Summer 2018 | Psychology |
| Viktor Gardenkrans | Men's Track & Field | Spring 2018 | Sociology |
| Samantha Getzen | Women's Swimming | Spring 2018 | Psychology |
| Morgan Ginnis | Women's Swimming | Summer 2018 | Care, Health, and Society |
| Robert Golden | CATS Forever (Football) | Spring 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Ryan Gowens | Baseball | Spring 2018 | BGS - Sports and Society |
| Destiny Graham | Women's Basketball | Spring 2018 | Psychology |
| Claire Green | Women's Track & Field | Fall 2018 | Marketing |
| Taryn Griffey | Women's Basketball | Spring 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Marcus Griffin | Football | Spring 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Herman Harris | CATS Forever (Men's Basketball) | Fall 2017 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Jamardre Harris-Cobb | Football | Summer 2018 | BGS - Sports and Society |
| Ryan Haug | Baseball | Spring 2018 | Criminal Justice Studies |
| Kurt Heyer | CATS Forever (Baseball) | Fall 2017 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Isaac Hing | Men's Track & Field | Fall 2018 | Economics |
| Michael Hoard | 5th year (Baseball) | Spring 2018 | BGS - Economy and Industry |
| Toppie Hogan | Men's Golf | Spring 2018 | Communication |
| Ashleigh Hughes | Softball | Spring 2018 | Criminal Justice Studies |
| Aleah Hurst | Women's Track & Field | Fall 2017 | Mathematics |
| Cursty Jackson | CATS Forever (Volleyball) | Spring 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Parker Jackson-Cartwright | Men's Basketball | Spring 2018 | Psychology |
| McKenzie Jacobson | Volleyball | Spring 2018 | Nutritional Sciences |
| Jason Jaruvang | 5th year (Men's Tennis) | Spring 2018 | Chemical Engineering |
| Robert Jensen | CATS Forever (Men's Gymnastics) | Spring 2018 | BGS - Science, Technology, Health & Society |
| Chase Jeter | Men's Basketball | Fall 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Rachel Johns | Women's Track & Field | Summer 2018 | Urban and Regional Development |
| Tyrell Johnson | Football | Spring 2018 | Literacy, Learning, & Leadership |
| Will Kneale | 5th year (Men's Tennis) | Spring 2018 | Business Economics |
| Alex Kosinski | Football | Fall 2018 | Public Management & Policy |
| Paige Kremer | Women's Swimming | Spring 2018 | Philosophy, Politics, Economics, & Law |
| Laura Kurki | Women's Swimming | Spring 2018 | Care, Health, and Society |
| Emma Ljungberg | Women's Track & Field | Spring 2018 | Communication |
| Claire Lockridge | Women's Swimming | Spring 2018 | Psychology |
| Olivia MacDonald | Beach Volleyball | Summer 2018 | BGS - Sports and Society |
| Alexandra Martelle | Women's Swimming | Spring 2018 | BGS - Arts, Media and Entertainment |
| Jacob Matthews | 5th year (Football) | Spring 2018 | Neuroscience & Cognitive Science |
| Jarvis McCall | Football | Spring 2018 | Africana Studies |
| Cameron McHugh | Women's Swimming | Spring 2018 | Biomedical Engineering |
| Tylor Megill | Baseball | Summer 2018 | Care, Health, and Society |
| De'Andre Miller | Football | Spring 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Bryant O'Georgia | Men's Track & Field | Summer 2018 | Economics |
| Victoria Ortiz | Gymnastics | Spring 2019 | Criminal Justice Studies |
| McKenna Painton | Volleyball | Spring 2018 | Communication |
| Miles Parish | 5th year (Men's Track & Field) | Spring 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Brandi Park | Soccer | Spring 2018 | BGS - Science, Technology, Health & Society |
| Tyler Parmenter | CATS Forever (Baseball) | Fall 2017 | Criminal Justice Studies |
| Lance Pedersen | Men's Track & Field | Summer 2018 | Physiology |
| Keanu Pinder | Men's Basketball | Fall 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Oliver Plaskett | 5th year (Men's Tennis) | Spring 2018 | BGS - Economy and Industry |
| Shawn Poindexter | Football | Fall 2018 | Communication |
| Josh Pollack | Football | Spring 2018 | Psychology |
| Robyn Porter | Softball | Spring 2018 | Public Health |
| Stephany Purdue | Beach Volleyball | Summer 2018 | Management (Graduate Degree) |
| Rafael Quintero | 5th year (Men's Swimming & Diving) | Spring 2018 | Industrial Engineering |
| Ivan Radenovic | CATS Forever (Men's Basketball) | Summer 2018 | Psychology |
| Nick Reinhardt | Football | Fall 2018 | Urban and Regional Development |
| Dusan Ristic | Men's Basketball | Spring 2018 | Psychology |
| Bailey Roth | Men's Track & Field | Spring 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Brandon Rutt | Football | Spring 2018 | Psychology |
| Kennady Schneider | Gymnastics | Spring 2019 | Studio Art |
| Jason Seever | Baseball | Spring 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Austin Stadeli | Men's Golf | Spring 2018 | Marketing |
| Thomas Steele | CATS Forever (Baseball) | Summer 2018 | BGS - Social Behavior & Human Understanding |
| Gabi Stoian | Soccer | Spring 2018 | Public Health |
| Isaiah Strong | Football | Fall 2017 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Daniom Tecle | Men's Track & Field | Spring 2018 | Biomedical Engineering |
| Alyssa Thompson | Women's Track & Field | Spring 2018 | Physiology |
| Nick Thorne | Men's Swimming | Summer 2018 | Business Management |
| Tyler Trillo | Men's Basketball | Summer 2018 | Economics |
| Jade Turner | Volleyball | Spring 2018 | Literacy, Learning, & Leadership |
| Tatum Waggoner | Women's Track & Field | Spring 2018 | Care, Health, and Society |
| Donovan Walker | Football | Summer 2018 | Political Science |
| Levi Walton | Football | Spring 2018 | Urban and Regional Development |
| Katelin Warren | Women's Track & Field | Spring 2018 | Double Degree: Psychology and Care, Health, and Society |
| Zach Werlinger | Football | Spring 2018 | Communication |
| Chris Wieser | Men's Swimming | Fall 2018 | Double Major: Criminal Justice Studies and Public Management & Policy |
| Trevor Wood | Football | Spring 2018 | BGS - Sports and Society |
| Justin Wright | Men's Swimming | Spring 2018 | Business Management |
| Addi Zerrenner | Women's Track & Field | Fall 2018 | Care, Health, and Society |
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