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Texas A&M Student-Athletes Earn Degrees at December 2019 Commencement
Dec 12, 2019 | General
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Years of hard work and dedication in the classroom for 48 Texas A&M student-athletes from 11 different varsity sports will be honored when they receive their diplomas during December 2019 Commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday.
"I couldn't be more proud of the amount of work that our student-athletes put in the classroom and on the field," Director of Athletics Ross Bjork said. "With the rigors of a demanding athletic schedule and academic work, receiving a degree from Texas A&M is a life-changing moment. We are thankful to our phenomenal academic services staff for their leadership in putting our student-athletes in the best position to excel in the classroom."
Notably absent from the on-campus Commencement will be recent AVCA All-South Region honoree Makena Patterson of volleyball, who will be competing with her team in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Volleyball Championships. Coach Bird Kuhn's Aggies take on Wisconsin at 1 p.m. on Friday in Madison, Wis.
Among the 48 Aggies receiving their diplomas will be nine that have earned their graduate degrees: Jonathan Ducoff (baseball), Aja Ellison (women's basketball), Mikaela Harvey (soccer), Noah Jacobs (men's track & field), Sycerika McMahon (women's swimming), Eva Paalma (women's tennis), Alexander Riba (men's track & field), Erica Russell (softball) and Ryan Teel (men's track & field).
Texas A&M Student-Athletes at December 2019 Commencement (48)
*-Earned graduate degree
Texas A&M University will award a record 5,437 degrees during graduation ceremonies this weekend. The totals include graduates from the main campus in College Station and the Health Science Center, the School of Law in Fort Worth, branch campuses in Galveston and Doha, Qatar and the first two graduates from degree programs offered by the Texas A&M Higher Education Center at McAllen. The totals surpass the 2018 number of 5,237, which was also a record at the time.
Ceremonies will be held in Reed Arena on Friday, Dec. 13 at 9 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 9 a.m.
"I couldn't be more proud of the amount of work that our student-athletes put in the classroom and on the field," Director of Athletics Ross Bjork said. "With the rigors of a demanding athletic schedule and academic work, receiving a degree from Texas A&M is a life-changing moment. We are thankful to our phenomenal academic services staff for their leadership in putting our student-athletes in the best position to excel in the classroom."
Notably absent from the on-campus Commencement will be recent AVCA All-South Region honoree Makena Patterson of volleyball, who will be competing with her team in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Volleyball Championships. Coach Bird Kuhn's Aggies take on Wisconsin at 1 p.m. on Friday in Madison, Wis.
Among the 48 Aggies receiving their diplomas will be nine that have earned their graduate degrees: Jonathan Ducoff (baseball), Aja Ellison (women's basketball), Mikaela Harvey (soccer), Noah Jacobs (men's track & field), Sycerika McMahon (women's swimming), Eva Paalma (women's tennis), Alexander Riba (men's track & field), Erica Russell (softball) and Ryan Teel (men's track & field).
Texas A&M Student-Athletes at December 2019 Commencement (48)
| Student-Athlete | Sport |
| Arriaza, Olivia | Women's Track & Field |
| Bradford, Jay | Football |
| Byers, Jennifer | Soccer |
| Cazares, Ian | Men's Track & Field |
| Davis, Quartney | Football |
| DeBever, McKenna | Women's Swimming & Diving |
| Dedmon-Reynolds, Moses | Football |
| Diesch, Kellen | Football |
| Douglas, Madelynn | Volleyball |
| *Ducoff, Jonathan | Baseball |
| *Ellison, Aja | Women's Basketball |
| Etwi, Kwame | Football |
| Fields, Sydnye | Volleyball |
| Fray, Jazmine | Women's Track & Field |
| Gideon, Ronnie | Baseball |
| Gonzalez Palau, Domenica | Women's Tennis |
| Hajdu, Katherine | Soccer |
| *Harvey, Mikaela | Soccer |
| Hill, Jordan | Soccer |
| Homan, Austin | Baseball |
| Howard, Mitchell | Football |
| Izu, Justin | Men's Track & Field |
| *Jacobs, Noah | Men's Track & Field |
| Jeffery, Jeremiah | Football |
| Johnson, Ciera | Women's Basketball |
| Johnson, Jarrett | Football |
| Long, Connor | Men's Swimming & Diving |
| Magee Jr., Keeath | Football |
| Markert, Celine | Women's Track & Field |
| McCollum, Ryan | Football |
| *McMahon, Sycerika | Women's Swimming & Diving |
| Mitchell, Wendell | Men's Basketball |
| Morris, Chandler | Baseball |
| Nebo, Josh | Men's Basketball |
| Njoku, Chinyere | Women's Track & Field |
| Orange, Carlton | Men's Track & Field |
| *Paalma, Eva | Women's Tennis |
| Patterson, Makena | Volleyball |
| Piper, Grace | Soccer |
| Ray, Corey | Baseball |
| Renick, Ryan | Football |
| *Riba, Alexander | Men's Track & Field |
| *Russell, Erica | Softball |
| *Teel, Ryan | Men's Track & Field |
| Walker, Hardreck | Football |
| Williams, Jasmine | Women's Basketball |
| Wilson, Alex | Baseball |
| Wooten, Jacob | Men's Track & Field |
Texas A&M University will award a record 5,437 degrees during graduation ceremonies this weekend. The totals include graduates from the main campus in College Station and the Health Science Center, the School of Law in Fort Worth, branch campuses in Galveston and Doha, Qatar and the first two graduates from degree programs offered by the Texas A&M Higher Education Center at McAllen. The totals surpass the 2018 number of 5,237, which was also a record at the time.
Ceremonies will be held in Reed Arena on Friday, Dec. 13 at 9 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 9 a.m.
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