BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M University's Fall 2020 Commencement featured 47 student-athletes from 10 varsity programs among its more than 5,000 December graduates.
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"I am so proud of our Texas A&M student-athletes for their perseverance and determination in dealing with unprecedented challenges during this past year and focusing on completing their goal of graduation," Director of Athletics Ross Bjork said. "They have set the bar high with their excellence in the classrooms, as well as on the fields of play, and contributing to a great community with selfless service. These graduates have also challenged our younger student-athletes to get better each and every day. Congratulations to all graduates and welcome to the world as a former student!"
Among the 47 student-athletes were nine who received their master's degrees: equestrian's Adele McKenna; football's Landry Estes, Riley Garner, Colton Prater and Braden White; women's swimming and diving's Haley Allen; men's tennis's James Martell; and women's track & field's Valarie Bradley and Emily Gunderson.
Also of note among the list of graduates was former Texas A&M men's tennis standout Austin Krajicek, who returned to earn his degree in psychology nearly a decade after completing his athletics eligility in 2011. A two-time Big 12 Player of the Year and the program's first-ever NCAA Champion, Krajicek is in his eighth year on the ATP Tour and has won over 40 professional titles.
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Texas A&M Athletics Fall 2020 Graduates
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About Texas A&M Athletics | Home of the 12th Man:
One of the most successful Athletics Departments in the nation, Texas A&M ranked No. 15 in the most recent Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings and is one of eight Division I institutions nationally to finish in the top 20 of the prestigious ranking of athletics success for at least 13 consecutive years. For more information, go to www.12thMan.com.
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About Texas A&M University:
Texas A&M University, the flagship university within the Texas A&M University System, is a tier-one research institution with nearly $1 billion in research grants and more than 69,000 students. The President of Texas A&M University has strategic oversight for campuses in Bryan-College Station and Galveston, Texas and Doha, Qatar. We include The Health Science Center with the College of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy, as well as The Texas A&M School of Law and Mays Business School. For more information, go to www.tamu.edu.
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"I am so proud of our Texas A&M student-athletes for their perseverance and determination in dealing with unprecedented challenges during this past year and focusing on completing their goal of graduation," Director of Athletics Ross Bjork said. "They have set the bar high with their excellence in the classrooms, as well as on the fields of play, and contributing to a great community with selfless service. These graduates have also challenged our younger student-athletes to get better each and every day. Congratulations to all graduates and welcome to the world as a former student!"
Among the 47 student-athletes were nine who received their master's degrees: equestrian's Adele McKenna; football's Landry Estes, Riley Garner, Colton Prater and Braden White; women's swimming and diving's Haley Allen; men's tennis's James Martell; and women's track & field's Valarie Bradley and Emily Gunderson.
Also of note among the list of graduates was former Texas A&M men's tennis standout Austin Krajicek, who returned to earn his degree in psychology nearly a decade after completing his athletics eligility in 2011. A two-time Big 12 Player of the Year and the program's first-ever NCAA Champion, Krajicek is in his eighth year on the ATP Tour and has won over 40 professional titles.
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Texas A&M Athletics Fall 2020 Graduates
| Team | Graduate | Degree |
| Baseball | Will Frizzell | Sports Management |
| Baseball | Michael "Mikey" Hoehner | Supply Chain Management |
| Baseball | Christian Roa | Finance |
| Equestrian | Adele McKenna | Human Resource Development-Masters |
| Equestrian | Courtney Yohey | Animal Science |
| Football | Austin Anderson | Accounting |
| Football | Jhamon Ausbon | University Studies-Leadership |
| Football | Connor Blumrick | Sports Management |
| Football | Camron Buckley | University Studies-Leadership |
| Football | Landry Estes | Kinesiology-Masters |
| Football | Riley Garner | Human Resource Management-Masters |
| Football | Carson Green | Construction Science |
| Football | Aaron Hansford | Communication |
| Football | Anthony Hines III | History |
| Football | Jared Hocker | University Studies-Business |
| Football | Devondrick "Buddy" Johnson | Sports Management |
| Football | Kellen Mond | Sports Management |
| Football | Dan Moore Jr. | Finance |
| Football | Colton Prater | Human Resource Management-Masters |
| Football | Thomas Spann | University Studies-Leadership |
| Football | Brandon Stanley | Construction Science |
| Football | Dylan Taylor | Communication |
| Football | William "Braden" White | Marketing-Masters |
| Soccer | Cienna Arrietta | Kinesiology |
| Soccer | Kendall Bates | Communication |
| Soccer | Jimena Lopez Fuentes | Psychology |
| Soccer | Addison McCain | Communication |
| Soccer | Quinn Murphy | Psychology |
| Soccer | Sophie Salverino | Public Health |
| Soccer | Taylor Ziemer | Political Science |
| Softball | Hannah Mayo | Allied Health |
| Softball | Payton McBride | Agricultural Leadership and Development |
| Swim/Dive - M | Anthony Kim | Industrial Distribution |
| Swim/Dive - M | Michael Thibert II | Allied Health |
| Swim/Dive - W | Haley Allen | Economics-Masters |
| Swim/Dive - W | Karling Hemstreet | Animal Science |
| Swim/Dive - W | Kornkarnjana "Golf" Sapianchai | Computer Engineering |
| Tennis - M | Austin Krajicek | Psychology |
| Tennis - M | James Martell | Geology-Masters |
| Track & Field - M | Tyler Hart | Finance |
| Track & Field - M | Dewitt Thomas | Industrial Distribution |
| Track & Field - M | Alstian Walker | Management |
| Track & Field - W | Valarie Bradley | Real Estate-Masters |
| Track & Field - W | Emily Gunderson | Urban Planning-Masters |
| Track & Field - W | Amber Ivy | Communication |
| Track & Field - W | Taryn Milton | Sports Management |
| Track & Field - W | Jaevin Reed | Marketing |
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About Texas A&M Athletics | Home of the 12th Man:
One of the most successful Athletics Departments in the nation, Texas A&M ranked No. 15 in the most recent Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup standings and is one of eight Division I institutions nationally to finish in the top 20 of the prestigious ranking of athletics success for at least 13 consecutive years. For more information, go to www.12thMan.com.
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About Texas A&M University:
Texas A&M University, the flagship university within the Texas A&M University System, is a tier-one research institution with nearly $1 billion in research grants and more than 69,000 students. The President of Texas A&M University has strategic oversight for campuses in Bryan-College Station and Galveston, Texas and Doha, Qatar. We include The Health Science Center with the College of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy, as well as The Texas A&M School of Law and Mays Business School. For more information, go to www.tamu.edu.