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Fall 2021 Commencement Highlighted By 44 Student-Athletes
Dec 16, 2021 | Center for Student-Athlete Services
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – A total of 44 Texas A&M student-athletes from 12 sports are scheduled to earn degrees at Fall Commencement exercises Dec. 17-18 inside Reed Arena.
"When our student-athletes make the decision to come to Texas A&M, it is a 40-year decision that begins the moment they cross the stage to receive their degrees," Director of Athletics Ross Bjork said. "I am incredibly proud of these young men and women for the commitment that they made to not only the field of play, but to the classroom while at A&M. Our future is in great hands with this group and all that are to follow."
Among the 44 graduates, five student-athletes will receive their master's degrees: baseball's Hunter Coleman; football's McCrae Rutledge; men's track & field's Sean Clarke and Nathan Hite; women's track & field's Jessica Beard.
Football leads the way, graduating 14 student-athletes followed by women's track & field which boasts six graduates. Additionally, the graduating class will be taking home degrees from 31 different majors.
"Celebrating graduation is a true culmination of many years of hard work for our student-athletes," Senior Associate Athletics Director Joe Fields said. "I am proud of the success in and out of the classroom of this group and their dedication to reaching this important milestone. Their accomplishment demonstrates the partnership between academics and athletics and our collective commitment to excellence. We are very excited to celebrate the commencement of our Aggie student-athletes."
Fall 2021 Graduates
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"When our student-athletes make the decision to come to Texas A&M, it is a 40-year decision that begins the moment they cross the stage to receive their degrees," Director of Athletics Ross Bjork said. "I am incredibly proud of these young men and women for the commitment that they made to not only the field of play, but to the classroom while at A&M. Our future is in great hands with this group and all that are to follow."
Among the 44 graduates, five student-athletes will receive their master's degrees: baseball's Hunter Coleman; football's McCrae Rutledge; men's track & field's Sean Clarke and Nathan Hite; women's track & field's Jessica Beard.
Football leads the way, graduating 14 student-athletes followed by women's track & field which boasts six graduates. Additionally, the graduating class will be taking home degrees from 31 different majors.
"Celebrating graduation is a true culmination of many years of hard work for our student-athletes," Senior Associate Athletics Director Joe Fields said. "I am proud of the success in and out of the classroom of this group and their dedication to reaching this important milestone. Their accomplishment demonstrates the partnership between academics and athletics and our collective commitment to excellence. We are very excited to celebrate the commencement of our Aggie student-athletes."
Fall 2021 Graduates
| Sport | Last Name | First Name | Major |
| Baseball | Coleman | Hunter | Master of Real Estate |
| Baseball | Hill | Brigham | Agricultural Economics |
| Baseball | Larkins | Turner | University Studies, Business |
| Baseball | Schmidt | Zane | Finance |
| Equestrian | Wells | Kenleigh | Animal Science |
| Football | Blanton | Colten | Construction Science |
| Football | Britz | Reinard | Economics |
| Football | Choate | Connor | Communication |
| Football | Higdon | Spencer | Construction Science |
| Football | Johnson | Tyree | Recreation, Park and Tourism Science |
| Football | Johnston | Reed | University Studies- Global Arts, Planning, Design and Construction |
| Football | Matthews | Luke | Management |
| Football | Mellenbruch | Justin | Agricultural Economics |
| Football | Ohlen | Kyle | Economics |
| Football | Peevy | Jayden | Recreation, Park and Tourism Science |
| Football | Prendergast | Cade | Economics |
| Football | Riethman | Andrew | Accounting |
| Football | Rutledge | McCrae | Master of Science, Analytics |
| Football | Small | Seth | Management |
| Men's Basketball | Walker | Zachary | Management |
| Men's Golf | Ramsey | Reese | University Studies-Leadership |
| Men's Track & Field | Clarke | Sean | Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering |
| Men's Track & Field | Hite | Nathan | Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering |
| Men's Track & Field | Zamzow | Colby | Kinesiology |
| Men's Track & Field | Potter | Joel | Management |
| Soccer | Burbank | Jordan | University Studies- Journalism |
| Soccer | Kolb | Macie | Biomedical Sciences |
| Softball | Lee | Haley | Sports Management |
| Softball | Moreno | Gabrielle | Industrial Distribution |
| Softball | Poynter | Kayla | Curriculum & Instruction, Teaching, Learning, Culture |
| Softball | Sinnie | Taudrea | Sociology |
| Softball | Smith | Morgan | Biomedical Science |
| Volleyball | Conner | Camille | Allied Health |
| Volleyball | Fields | Allison | Kinesiology |
| Women's Basketball | Nixon | Jordan | Psychology |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Campbell | Charlye | Community Health |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Field | Joy | Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Walding | Harper | Recreation, Park and Tourism Science |
| Women's Track & Field | Beard | Jessica | Master of Science, Educational Administration |
| Women's Track & Field | Gittens | Tyra | University Studies-Leadership |
| Women's Track & Field | Preiss | Virginia | Agricultural Economics |
| Women's Track & Field | Richardson | Syaira | University Studies- Leadership |
| Women's Track & Field | Robinson | Kaylah | University Studies, Health Humanities |
| Women's Track & Field | Santoro | Abbey | Agricultural Communications & Journalism |
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