Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU Athletics Celebrates 2023 Winter Semester Graduates
4/30/2023 9:00:00 AM | General
Eagle student-athletes walk at graduation ceremonies Sunday
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - A total of 60 Eastern Michigan University student-athletes graduated today, April 30, at the George Gervin GameAbove Center as part of the winter commencement ceremonies for the 2022-23 academic year.
Graduates from the College of Arts & Sciences, Individualized Studies, College of Education will participate in the 9:30 a.m. ceremony.
Graduates from the College of Business, GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology, and the College of Health & Human Services will participate in the 1:30 p.m. ceremony.
Among Eastern Michigan's student-athletes who earned degrees were:
Baseball (10)
Jarett Bach (Smithton, Pa.-Yough-Pittsburgh)
Aaron Dolney (Plymouth, Mich.-Detroit Country Day-Nebraska-Hillsborough C.C.)
Zach Gillig (Valley Center, Kan.-Valley Center-Pratt)
Tyler Helgeson (Portage, Mich.-Portage Northern)
Taylor Hopkins (Mason, Ohio-Archbishop Moeller)
Thomas House (Ross, Ohio-Ross)
Trevor House (Okeana, Ohio-Ross)
Matt Kirk (Milford, Ohio-Milford-Cypress-Toledo)
Ryan Lux (Shelby Twp., Mich.-Stevenson)
Luke Russo (Howell, Mich.-Howell)
Men's Cross Country, Track and Field (9)
Ronald Brandal (Huron, Ohio-Huron)
Ian Cook (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington)
Eric Haddock Jr. (Raleigh, N.C.-Southeast Raleigh-Appalachian State)
Dahndray Holmes (Clarksville, Tenn.-Rossview-Highland C.C.)
Marcus Kemp (Kitchener, Ontario-St. Mary's Kitchener)
Baldvin Magnusson (Akureyri, Iceland-Hull University)
Andy Payne (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington)
Richie Sadler (Greenville, S.C.-Greer-Coastal Carolina)
Payne Wylie (Elstow, Saskatchewan-Colonsay School)
Eddie Zuercher (Rocky River, Ohio-Rocky River)
Football (10)
Steve Bird (Phoenix, Ariz.-Sandra Day O'Connor)
Darius Boone Jr (Tulsa, Okla.-Tulsa)
Tim Grant-Randall (Conroe, Texas-Oak Ridge-Blinn)
Dexter Manior (Rincon, Ga.-Rockdale County-Navy)
Jimi McAdams IV (Parma, Ohio-Pauda Franciscan)
Alex Merritt (Cincinnati, Ohio-Moeller)
Kendric Nowling (Chicago, Ill.-Marist)
T.J. Peavy (Fayetteville, Ga.-Sandy Creek-Air Force)
Broderick Roman (Lansing, Mich.-Okemos)
Steven Scheidt (Clovis, Calif.-Buchanan-Fresno City College)
DJ Smith (Dallas, Texas-Frisco Lone Star)
Women's Basketball (3)
Ashley Hassett (Hershey, Neb.-Hershey-Northeast C.C.)
Natalia Pineda (Miami, Fla.-John A. Ferguson)
Ce'Nara Skanes (Oklahoma City, Okla.-Putnam City West-Florida International)
Women's Cross Country, Track and Field (7)
Nicole Bow (Dexter, Mich.-Dexter)
Miranda Cadwell (Plainfield, Ill.-Plainfield South)
Tiffany Cernej-Garcia (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Ann Arbor Pioneer)
Mair Edwards (Basingstoke, England-The Costello School)
Angel Gazaway (Cincinnati, Ohio-Princeton)
Kaitlyn St. Bernard (Newport, Mich.-Jefferson)
Chevonne Wheeler (Redford, Mich.-Divine Child)
Rowing (2)
Kaialani Knox (Carmel, Ind.-Carmel)
Ariel Sutton (Indianapolis, Ind.-Scecina Memorial)
Women's Golf (2)
Adeline Lau (Sa Rawak, Malaysia-SMK Bintulu-Michigan Dearborn)
Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland)
Gymnastics (4)
Hadyn Crossen (Carmel, Ind.-Carmel)
Hannah Hartung (Lincoln, Neb.-Lincoln East)
Corey Melcher (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Saline)
Mickayla Stuckey (Union City, Ind.-Indiana Connections Academy)
Women's Soccer (2)
Sarah Ash (South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon)
Tiffanie Hollingsworth (South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon East)
Swimming and Diving (7)
Lainie Bell (Atlanta, Ga.-Druid Hills-Northern Arizona)
Morgan Booth (Fishers, Ind.-Fishers)
Kelsi Hill (Indian Trail, N.C.-Union Academy)
Carlin Hudson (Chattanooga, Tenn.-Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences)
Anabelle Rosen-Hurley (Adrian, Mich.-Adrian)
Keira Veltigian (Oxford, Mich.-Oxford)
Abigail Wenger (Upper Sandusky, Ohio-Upper Sandusky)
Volleyball (4)
Samantha Basham (Granville, Ohio-Newark Catholic)
Krista Blakely (Detroit, Mich.-University High School Academy)
Raeven Chase (Toronto, Ontario-Michael Power St. Joseph Catholic)
Bella Hommes (Grand Rapids, Mich.-Forest Hills Northern)
Graduates from the College of Arts & Sciences, Individualized Studies, College of Education will participate in the 9:30 a.m. ceremony.
Graduates from the College of Business, GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology, and the College of Health & Human Services will participate in the 1:30 p.m. ceremony.
Among Eastern Michigan's student-athletes who earned degrees were:
Baseball (10)
Jarett Bach (Smithton, Pa.-Yough-Pittsburgh)
Aaron Dolney (Plymouth, Mich.-Detroit Country Day-Nebraska-Hillsborough C.C.)
Zach Gillig (Valley Center, Kan.-Valley Center-Pratt)
Tyler Helgeson (Portage, Mich.-Portage Northern)
Taylor Hopkins (Mason, Ohio-Archbishop Moeller)
Thomas House (Ross, Ohio-Ross)
Trevor House (Okeana, Ohio-Ross)
Matt Kirk (Milford, Ohio-Milford-Cypress-Toledo)
Ryan Lux (Shelby Twp., Mich.-Stevenson)
Luke Russo (Howell, Mich.-Howell)
Men's Cross Country, Track and Field (9)
Ronald Brandal (Huron, Ohio-Huron)
Ian Cook (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington)
Eric Haddock Jr. (Raleigh, N.C.-Southeast Raleigh-Appalachian State)
Dahndray Holmes (Clarksville, Tenn.-Rossview-Highland C.C.)
Marcus Kemp (Kitchener, Ontario-St. Mary's Kitchener)
Baldvin Magnusson (Akureyri, Iceland-Hull University)
Andy Payne (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington)
Richie Sadler (Greenville, S.C.-Greer-Coastal Carolina)
Payne Wylie (Elstow, Saskatchewan-Colonsay School)
Eddie Zuercher (Rocky River, Ohio-Rocky River)
Football (10)
Steve Bird (Phoenix, Ariz.-Sandra Day O'Connor)
Darius Boone Jr (Tulsa, Okla.-Tulsa)
Tim Grant-Randall (Conroe, Texas-Oak Ridge-Blinn)
Dexter Manior (Rincon, Ga.-Rockdale County-Navy)
Jimi McAdams IV (Parma, Ohio-Pauda Franciscan)
Alex Merritt (Cincinnati, Ohio-Moeller)
Kendric Nowling (Chicago, Ill.-Marist)
T.J. Peavy (Fayetteville, Ga.-Sandy Creek-Air Force)
Broderick Roman (Lansing, Mich.-Okemos)
Steven Scheidt (Clovis, Calif.-Buchanan-Fresno City College)
DJ Smith (Dallas, Texas-Frisco Lone Star)
Women's Basketball (3)
Ashley Hassett (Hershey, Neb.-Hershey-Northeast C.C.)
Natalia Pineda (Miami, Fla.-John A. Ferguson)
Ce'Nara Skanes (Oklahoma City, Okla.-Putnam City West-Florida International)
Women's Cross Country, Track and Field (7)
Nicole Bow (Dexter, Mich.-Dexter)
Miranda Cadwell (Plainfield, Ill.-Plainfield South)
Tiffany Cernej-Garcia (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Ann Arbor Pioneer)
Mair Edwards (Basingstoke, England-The Costello School)
Angel Gazaway (Cincinnati, Ohio-Princeton)
Kaitlyn St. Bernard (Newport, Mich.-Jefferson)
Chevonne Wheeler (Redford, Mich.-Divine Child)
Rowing (2)
Kaialani Knox (Carmel, Ind.-Carmel)
Ariel Sutton (Indianapolis, Ind.-Scecina Memorial)
Women's Golf (2)
Adeline Lau (Sa Rawak, Malaysia-SMK Bintulu-Michigan Dearborn)
Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland)
Gymnastics (4)
Hadyn Crossen (Carmel, Ind.-Carmel)
Hannah Hartung (Lincoln, Neb.-Lincoln East)
Corey Melcher (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Saline)
Mickayla Stuckey (Union City, Ind.-Indiana Connections Academy)
Women's Soccer (2)
Sarah Ash (South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon)
Tiffanie Hollingsworth (South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon East)
Swimming and Diving (7)
Lainie Bell (Atlanta, Ga.-Druid Hills-Northern Arizona)
Morgan Booth (Fishers, Ind.-Fishers)
Kelsi Hill (Indian Trail, N.C.-Union Academy)
Carlin Hudson (Chattanooga, Tenn.-Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences)
Anabelle Rosen-Hurley (Adrian, Mich.-Adrian)
Keira Veltigian (Oxford, Mich.-Oxford)
Abigail Wenger (Upper Sandusky, Ohio-Upper Sandusky)
Volleyball (4)
Samantha Basham (Granville, Ohio-Newark Catholic)
Krista Blakely (Detroit, Mich.-University High School Academy)
Raeven Chase (Toronto, Ontario-Michael Power St. Joseph Catholic)
Bella Hommes (Grand Rapids, Mich.-Forest Hills Northern)
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