58 Tech student-athletes receive degrees on Saturday
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As Tennessee Tech confers the degrees to its latest graduates on Saturday, 58 of the graduates will be student-athletes, managers, athletic trainers and spirit squad members. It marks another successful year academically for the Golden Eagles with a large representation at commencement. The graduation ceremony at the Hooper Eblen Center will once again be split with the Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Interdisciplinary Studies and Nursing graduates taking part in the 9:30 a.m. session, while Agriculture and Human Ecology, Business and Education are in the 2 p.m. session.
By Thomas Corhern, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As Tennessee Tech conferred the degrees to its latest graduates on Saturday, 58 of the graduates were student-athletes, managers, athletic trainers and spirit squad members.
It marks another successful year academically for the Golden Eagles with a large representation at commencement.
The graduation ceremony at the Hooper Eblen Center will once again be split with the Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Interdisciplinary Studies and Nursing graduates taking part in the 9:30 a.m. session, while Agriculture and Human Ecology, Business and Education are in the 2 p.m. session.
The graduates receiving bachelor's degrees included:
- Baseball: Chase Chambers, Collin Harris, Alex Junior, Travis Moths, Trevor Putzig
- Football: Colby Brown, Alex Carling, Jarred Dorton, Jordan Jackson, Sky Lane, Josh Poplar, Joe Robertson, Sage Stockton, James Francis, Luke Jennette, Brady Meeks
- Men's Golf: Alexander Riddle, A.J. Wilkerson
- Women's Golf: Allyson Dunn
- Men's Basketball: Aleksa Jugovic, Hakeem Rogers
- Men's Cross Country: Joshua Dougherty, Hannes Vohn, Paul Patterson (summer graduate)
- Soccer: Lauren Brewer, Zoie Hensley, Mary Francis Hoots, Michaella Keyes, McKenzie McCloud, Alyssa Montgomery, Cassidy Ortman (summer graduate), Karigan Owens
- Softball: Bayli Cruse, Callen Griffin, Taylor Waldrop
- Tennis: Eduardo Mena, Othon Lima, Mariah Martinez
- Volleyball: Kellie Williams, Caleb Harrison, Allison Morrett (summer graduate)
- Women's Cross Country and Track and Field: Anna Cooper, Christina Driscoll, Sharnique Leonce, Micayla Rennick, Madison Stremler
- Spirit Squads: Jana Taylor (Cheer), Payton Williams (Dance), Amber Monroe (Dance)
- Women's Basketball: Yaktavia Hickson, Asia Harper
The following graduates received their master's degrees:
- Football: Jake Buttram, Elliott Normand
- Baseball: David Garza
- Athletic Training: Alyssa Testa
- Tennis: Alvaro Canto
- Men's Basketball: Kajon Mack
- Spirit Squads: Coleman Walker (Cheer)
Photo by Thomas Corhern, TTU Sports Information
