Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU Athletics Celebrates 2025 Winter Semester Graduates
4/27/2025 10:00:00 AM | Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's XC, Women's XC, Football, Soccer, Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field, Volleyball, Women's Rowing, Gymnastics, Swimming & Diving, General, Lacrosse
Eagle student-athletes walk at graduation ceremonies Sunday
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - A total of 85 Eastern Michigan University student-athletes graduated today, April 27, at the George Gervin GameAbove Center as part of the spring commencement ceremonies for the 2024-25 academic year.
Graduates from the College of Arts & Sciences, Individualized Studies, College of Education participated 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 participated in the 1:30 p.m. ceremony.
Among Eastern Michigan's student-athletes who earned degrees were:
Baseball (10)
Dom Anderson (Hagerstown, Ind./Hagerstown)
Drew Beckner (Westerville, Ohio/Big Walnut/Charleston)
Andrew Dukesherer (Byron Center, Mich./Grandville/Muskegon C.C.)
Logan Hugo (Essexville, Mich./Essexville Garber)
Bobby Jones (Loveland, Ohio/St. Xavier/Xavier)
Tyler Kapa (Waterford, Mich./Kettering/Alma/Mott C.C./Davenport)
Brendan Kleiman (Olney, Md./Sherwood/Frederick C.C.)
Jad Oestrike (Tomball, Texas/Tomball Memorial)
Harrison Travis (Soddy Daisy, Tenn./Soddy Daisy/Carson-Newman)
Giano Zuccaro (Middleburg Heights, Ohio/Berea Midpark/Charleston)
Men's Basketball (5)
Jalin Billingsley (Cleveland, Ohio/Lutheran East/Georgetown)
Julian Lewis (Ypsilanti, Mich./Ann Arbor Huron/William & Mary/Miami)
Da'Sean Nelson (Toledo, Ohio/Robert S. Rogers/Kilgore College/DePaul)
Micah Schnyders (Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville Christian/Eastern Illinois/Wheaton)
Jalen Terry (Flint, Mich./Beecher/Oregon/DePaul)
Football (14)
Solomon Bell (Pontiac, Mich./Southfield A&T/Highland CC)
Tyrelle Deener (Sarasota, Fla./Cardinal Mooney/Adrian)
Carter Evans (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge)
Donovan Green (Palmetto, La./Opelousas Catholic/Northwestern State)
JB Mitchell III (Alabaster, Ala./Thompson)
James Monds III (Fort Pierce, Fla./Vero Beach/Indiana/Middle Tennessee)
Zach Mowchan (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York)
Kendric Nowling (Chicago, Ill./Marist)
Peyton Price (Lafayette, Ind./Jefferson)
Mickey Rewolinski (Caledonia, Wis./Union Grove)
Melvin Swindle II (Oklahoma City, Okla./Heritage Hall)
Jesse Vasquez (Lansing, Mich./East Lansing/Albion)
Daniel Warnsman (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman)
Jamarien Wheeler (Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn/Iowa Central)
Men's Track & Field (7)
Shelton Bass (Warner Robbins, Ga./Houston County/Alderson Broaddus)
George Gage (Pontiac, Mich./Avondale)
Ousman Kamara (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville)
Drew Knieper (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion/Hope)
Tajay Roberts (Sunrise, Fla./Dillard)
Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland)
Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska)
Women's Basketball (5)
Ashley Hassett (Hershey, Neb./Hershey/Northeast CC)
Kyndal Lewis (Belton, Mo./Belton)
Athina Lexa (Thessaloniki, Greece/Hellenic College of Thessaloniki/Canisius)
Olivia Westphal (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park/Duquesne)
Jada Williams (Williamstown, N.J./Gloucester Catholic/St. Peter's)
Rowing (5)
Maia Balderson (Brighton, Mich./Brighton)
Kristen Ford (Flat Rock, Mich./Flat Rock Community)
Carly Summers (Novi, Mich./Novi)
Lily Wilhelm (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville/Butler)
Emma Wyss (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg)
Gymnastics (4)
Gianna Antonio (Novi, Mich./South Lyon East)
Cassie Bergin (Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip)
Raisa Boris (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center)
Alana Fisher (Athens, Ala./Alabama Connections Academy)
Lacrosse (4)
Savannah Berner (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East)
Tracy Grollman (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis Area Christian School)
Avery Schwab (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin-Scioto)
Laurelle Weisbrod (Delta, British Columbia/South Delta Secondary Jacksonville/Concordia-St. Paul)
Soccer (7)
Sophia D'Ambra (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South)
Ela Kisin (Avon, Ohio/Avon/Long Island)
Jamie Lefebvre (London, Ontario/A.B. Lucas Secondary)
Sam Lenaghan (Toronto, Ontario/Havergal College)
Maddie O'Farrell (Haslett, Mich./Lansing Catholic)
Chloe Rajewski (Midland, Mich./Midland)
Ashley Schneider (Johnstown, Ohio/Johnstown Monroe)
Swimming & Diving (4)
Olivia Clarino (Toronto, Ontario/Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute)
Ashley George (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South)
Rebekah Knapp (Mesa, Ariz./Skyline)
Abby Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East)
Tennis (3)
Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czechia/Gymnázium Jana Blahoslava)
Lily Tria (Westerly, R.I./Westerly/Colby-Sawyer)
Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India/Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics)
Women's Track & Field (13)
Isabella Brent (Dearborn Heights, Mich./Divine Child)
Kyra Buffen (Columbus, Ga./Buford/Benedict)
Ella Garvin (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike)
Elise Gregory (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge)
Sofia Ivanko (Buenos Aires, Argentina/St. Matthew's College)
Nyla Joseph-Guevara (Coral Springs, Fla./Fort Lauderdale)
Marta Moreno (Wassenaar, Netherlands/American School of The Hague)
Chloie Musta (Mesick, Mich./Cadillac)
Samantha Smith (Canal Winchester, Ohio/Canal Winchester/Tiffin)
Leilah Toran (Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson)
Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy)
Mariia Yelanska (Dnipro, Ukraine)
Anita Zaro (Timisoara, Romania/Faculty of Physical Education and Sport)
Volleyball (4)
Hannah Blaney (Saline, Mich./Saline/Rhode Island)
Mackenzie Gross (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven)
Abby Stanford (Zanesville, Ohio/Tri Valley/Ashland)
Lauren Welch (Union, Ky./Ryle/Ashland)
Graduates from the College of Arts & Sciences, Individualized Studies, College of Education participated 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 participated in the 1:30 p.m. ceremony.
Among Eastern Michigan's student-athletes who earned degrees were:
Baseball (10)
Dom Anderson (Hagerstown, Ind./Hagerstown)
Drew Beckner (Westerville, Ohio/Big Walnut/Charleston)
Andrew Dukesherer (Byron Center, Mich./Grandville/Muskegon C.C.)
Logan Hugo (Essexville, Mich./Essexville Garber)
Bobby Jones (Loveland, Ohio/St. Xavier/Xavier)
Tyler Kapa (Waterford, Mich./Kettering/Alma/Mott C.C./Davenport)
Brendan Kleiman (Olney, Md./Sherwood/Frederick C.C.)
Jad Oestrike (Tomball, Texas/Tomball Memorial)
Harrison Travis (Soddy Daisy, Tenn./Soddy Daisy/Carson-Newman)
Giano Zuccaro (Middleburg Heights, Ohio/Berea Midpark/Charleston)
Men's Basketball (5)
Jalin Billingsley (Cleveland, Ohio/Lutheran East/Georgetown)
Julian Lewis (Ypsilanti, Mich./Ann Arbor Huron/William & Mary/Miami)
Da'Sean Nelson (Toledo, Ohio/Robert S. Rogers/Kilgore College/DePaul)
Micah Schnyders (Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville Christian/Eastern Illinois/Wheaton)
Jalen Terry (Flint, Mich./Beecher/Oregon/DePaul)
Football (14)
Solomon Bell (Pontiac, Mich./Southfield A&T/Highland CC)
Tyrelle Deener (Sarasota, Fla./Cardinal Mooney/Adrian)
Carter Evans (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge)
Donovan Green (Palmetto, La./Opelousas Catholic/Northwestern State)
JB Mitchell III (Alabaster, Ala./Thompson)
James Monds III (Fort Pierce, Fla./Vero Beach/Indiana/Middle Tennessee)
Zach Mowchan (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York)
Kendric Nowling (Chicago, Ill./Marist)
Peyton Price (Lafayette, Ind./Jefferson)
Mickey Rewolinski (Caledonia, Wis./Union Grove)
Melvin Swindle II (Oklahoma City, Okla./Heritage Hall)
Jesse Vasquez (Lansing, Mich./East Lansing/Albion)
Daniel Warnsman (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman)
Jamarien Wheeler (Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn/Iowa Central)
Men's Track & Field (7)
Shelton Bass (Warner Robbins, Ga./Houston County/Alderson Broaddus)
George Gage (Pontiac, Mich./Avondale)
Ousman Kamara (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville)
Drew Knieper (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion/Hope)
Tajay Roberts (Sunrise, Fla./Dillard)
Gabe Singh (Toledo, Ohio/Sylvania Northview/Oakland)
Formula Thompson (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College/Nebraska)
Women's Basketball (5)
Ashley Hassett (Hershey, Neb./Hershey/Northeast CC)
Kyndal Lewis (Belton, Mo./Belton)
Athina Lexa (Thessaloniki, Greece/Hellenic College of Thessaloniki/Canisius)
Olivia Westphal (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park/Duquesne)
Jada Williams (Williamstown, N.J./Gloucester Catholic/St. Peter's)
Rowing (5)
Maia Balderson (Brighton, Mich./Brighton)
Kristen Ford (Flat Rock, Mich./Flat Rock Community)
Carly Summers (Novi, Mich./Novi)
Lily Wilhelm (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville/Butler)
Emma Wyss (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg)
Gymnastics (4)
Gianna Antonio (Novi, Mich./South Lyon East)
Cassie Bergin (Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip)
Raisa Boris (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center)
Alana Fisher (Athens, Ala./Alabama Connections Academy)
Lacrosse (4)
Savannah Berner (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East)
Tracy Grollman (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis Area Christian School)
Avery Schwab (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin-Scioto)
Laurelle Weisbrod (Delta, British Columbia/South Delta Secondary Jacksonville/Concordia-St. Paul)
Soccer (7)
Sophia D'Ambra (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South)
Ela Kisin (Avon, Ohio/Avon/Long Island)
Jamie Lefebvre (London, Ontario/A.B. Lucas Secondary)
Sam Lenaghan (Toronto, Ontario/Havergal College)
Maddie O'Farrell (Haslett, Mich./Lansing Catholic)
Chloe Rajewski (Midland, Mich./Midland)
Ashley Schneider (Johnstown, Ohio/Johnstown Monroe)
Swimming & Diving (4)
Olivia Clarino (Toronto, Ontario/Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute)
Ashley George (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South)
Rebekah Knapp (Mesa, Ariz./Skyline)
Abby Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East)
Tennis (3)
Sabina Brichackova (Cheb, Czechia/Gymnázium Jana Blahoslava)
Lily Tria (Westerly, R.I./Westerly/Colby-Sawyer)
Prerna Vichare (Mumbai, India/Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics)
Women's Track & Field (13)
Isabella Brent (Dearborn Heights, Mich./Divine Child)
Kyra Buffen (Columbus, Ga./Buford/Benedict)
Ella Garvin (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike)
Elise Gregory (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge)
Sofia Ivanko (Buenos Aires, Argentina/St. Matthew's College)
Nyla Joseph-Guevara (Coral Springs, Fla./Fort Lauderdale)
Marta Moreno (Wassenaar, Netherlands/American School of The Hague)
Chloie Musta (Mesick, Mich./Cadillac)
Samantha Smith (Canal Winchester, Ohio/Canal Winchester/Tiffin)
Leilah Toran (Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson)
Saraiah Walkes (Manatee County, Fla./The-Out-of-Door-Academy)
Mariia Yelanska (Dnipro, Ukraine)
Anita Zaro (Timisoara, Romania/Faculty of Physical Education and Sport)
Volleyball (4)
Hannah Blaney (Saline, Mich./Saline/Rhode Island)
Mackenzie Gross (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven)
Abby Stanford (Zanesville, Ohio/Tri Valley/Ashland)
Lauren Welch (Union, Ky./Ryle/Ashland)
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