Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU Athletics Celebrates 2026 Winter Semester Graduates
5/2/2026 9:00:00 AM | Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Women's XC, Football, Soccer, Women's Track & Field, Volleyball, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Women's Rowing, Gymnastics, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, General, Lacrosse
Eagle student-athletes walk at graduation ceremonies Saturday
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - A total of 78 Eastern Michigan University student-athletes graduated today, May 2, at the George Gervin GameAbove Center as part of the spring commencement ceremonies for the 2025-26 academic year.
Graduates from the College of Business, GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology, and the College of Health & Human Services participated in the 9:30 a.m. ceremony.
Graduates from the College of Arts & Sciences, Individualized Studies, College of Education participated in the 1:30 p.m. ceremony.
Among Eastern Michigan's student-athletes who earned degrees were:
Baseball (16)
Jack Angus (Darien, Ill./Montini Catholic/Seminole State/Stetson)
Ethan Davis (Brownstown, Ind./Brownstown Central/Marian/Frontier C.C.)
Emmett Gillies (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Hartley/Akron)
John Hale (Ashland City, Tenn./Sycamore/Motlow State C.C.)
Eli Henderson (Gallatin, Tenn./Trousdale County/Columbia State C.C.)
Bruce Jellison (Hartland, Mich./Hartland/Wabash Valley)
Drew Jones (Cleveland, Ohio/Brush/Ohio State)
Nick Keane (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin/Frederick C.C.)
Kevin Krill (White Lake, Mich./Lakeland/Oakland/Kalamazoo Valley C.C.)
Molessa Leewood (Pullman, W. Va./Williamstown/UMBC)
Landon Mueller (Fremont, Neb./Fremont/Southeast C.C./Omaha)
Drew Norris (Leawood, Kan./Blue Valley/Utah/Johnson C.C.)
Michael Pfeiffer (Brownsboro, Ala./Huntsville/Northwest-Shoals C.C.)
Ethan Rowland (Lafayette, Ca./Acalanes/De Anza/Saint Peter's)
TJ Williams (Racine, Wis./Racine Horlick/Heartland C.C./Kansas)
Devan Zirwas (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny/VCU)
Men's Basketball (5)
Mehki Ellison (Flint, Mich./Carman Ainsworth)
Addison Patterson (Mississauga, Ontario/Bella Vista College Prep)
Aidan Rubio (Flint, Mich./Goodrich/DME Academy)
Jon Sanders II (Detroit, Mich./Southfield Christian)
Cooper Smith (Mio, Mich./Catholic Prep)
Football (9)
Nick Devereaux (Troy, Mich./Brother Rice/Davenport)
Nicholas Gallegos (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley)
Makhi Gilbert (Phenix City, Ala./Central/Samford)
Jackson Holt (Oakdale, Calif./Oakdale/Laney)
Bryce Llewellyn (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral/Charleston Southern)
Ja'Quel Mack (Gonzales, La./East Ascension/Northwestern State/Hutichinson CC)
Juan Salas (Eastvale, Calif./Roosevelt/Southwest Baptist)
Warren-Stevens Tayou (Inglewood, Calif./Lawndale/Northern Arizona/West Georgia)
Davion Williams (Frostproof, Fla./Frostproof/Charleston Southern
Men's Golf (2)
Tim Chan (Hong Kong, China/Loretto School/New Mexico JC/VCU)
Leo Mihaich (Bell Ville, Argentina/Escuela Normal Superior Figueroa Alcorta/Oklahoma Christian)
Women's Basketball (2)
Sisi Eleko (Montreal, Quebec/New Hope Academy/Canisius)
Brooklyn Thrash (Wayne, Ohio/Elmwood/Canisius)
Women's Rowing (8)
Delani Fisher (Ellettsville, Ind./Bloomington North)
Olivia Hansen (Ann Arbor, Mich./Skyline)
Madison Lisitsin (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest/La Salle)
Emily MacIntyre (Wyandotte, Mich./Theodore Roosevelt)
Julia Maxwell (Romulus, Mich./Romulus)
Taylor Meltzer (Naperville, Ill.)
Lauren Tompkins (Delaware, Ohio/Rutherford B. Hayes)
Abigail Zola (Grand Forks, N.D./Red River)
Women's Golf (2)
Janae Leovao (Oceanside, Calif./El Camino/Long Beach State)
Jasmine Leovao (Oceanside, Calif./El Camino/Long Beach State)
Women's Gymnastics (3)
Priya Karle (Canton, Mass./Canton)
Iyana King (St. Louis, Mo./Gateway STEM)
Kyrie Lowe (Lake Worth, Fla./Park Vista)
Women's Lacrosse (12)
Abby Alderman (Lusby, Md./Patuxent)
Amber Alderman (Lusby, Md./Patuxent)
Mackenzie Blackwell (North Beach, Md./Northern)
Payton Bloedow (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake/Stony Brook)
Samantha Borgert (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeast)
Kelsea Dague (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield)
Gina D'Alessio (Ft. Pierce, Fla./Vero Beach)
Kyleigh Dill (Dover, Del./Dover)
Mak Grisinger (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington/Central Michigan)
Haley Hodak (Severn, Md./Old Mill)
Maggie McCabe (Levittown, N.Y./Division Avenue)
Annika Wozney (Elk River, Minn./Elk River)
Women's Soccer (5)
Sophia Baumann (Romeo, Mich./Romeo)
Meghan Heath (Medina, Ohio/Medina/Canisius)
Secora Johnson (Galena, Ohio/Olentangy Orange)
Lily Spotak (Palatine, Ill./William Fremd)
Scarlett Thomas (Sterling Heights, Mich./Utica Academy for International Studies/Missouri)
Women's Swimming & Diving (2)
Ali Kudo (Guelph, Ontario/John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute)
Sydney Ulmer (York, Pa./Central York/Savannah College of Art and Design)
Women's Tennis (1)
Regina Mendez Carreño (Los Cabos, Mexico/Picacho McGregor)
Women's Track & Field (7)
Natalie Buratczuk (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles North)
Kiera Hansen (Freeland, Mich./Freeland)
Tijana Japundzic (Belgrade, Serbia/Technical School "New Belgrade")
Lena Korte (Clinton, Mich./Clinton/Concordia)
Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich./L'anse Creuse)
Cara Weber (Union, Ky./Larry A. Ryle)
Ruby Wyles (Surrey, England/Godalming Sixth Form/SMU/Adams State/Tennessee Tech)
Women's Volleyball (4)
Ashlynn Belcher (Marengo, Ohio/Highland/Old Dominion)
Ella Grasson (Middleburg Heights, Ohio/Padua Franciscan/High Point)
Bri Struck (Broadlands, Ill./Heritage/Parkland College)
Ella Voorhees (Morgantown, W. Va./Morgantown/Southern Miss)
Graduates from the College of Business, GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology, and the College of Health & Human Services participated in the 9:30 a.m. ceremony.
Graduates from the College of Arts & Sciences, Individualized Studies, College of Education participated in the 1:30 p.m. ceremony.
Among Eastern Michigan's student-athletes who earned degrees were:
Baseball (16)
Jack Angus (Darien, Ill./Montini Catholic/Seminole State/Stetson)
Ethan Davis (Brownstown, Ind./Brownstown Central/Marian/Frontier C.C.)
Emmett Gillies (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Hartley/Akron)
John Hale (Ashland City, Tenn./Sycamore/Motlow State C.C.)
Eli Henderson (Gallatin, Tenn./Trousdale County/Columbia State C.C.)
Bruce Jellison (Hartland, Mich./Hartland/Wabash Valley)
Drew Jones (Cleveland, Ohio/Brush/Ohio State)
Nick Keane (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin/Frederick C.C.)
Kevin Krill (White Lake, Mich./Lakeland/Oakland/Kalamazoo Valley C.C.)
Molessa Leewood (Pullman, W. Va./Williamstown/UMBC)
Landon Mueller (Fremont, Neb./Fremont/Southeast C.C./Omaha)
Drew Norris (Leawood, Kan./Blue Valley/Utah/Johnson C.C.)
Michael Pfeiffer (Brownsboro, Ala./Huntsville/Northwest-Shoals C.C.)
Ethan Rowland (Lafayette, Ca./Acalanes/De Anza/Saint Peter's)
TJ Williams (Racine, Wis./Racine Horlick/Heartland C.C./Kansas)
Devan Zirwas (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny/VCU)
Men's Basketball (5)
Mehki Ellison (Flint, Mich./Carman Ainsworth)
Addison Patterson (Mississauga, Ontario/Bella Vista College Prep)
Aidan Rubio (Flint, Mich./Goodrich/DME Academy)
Jon Sanders II (Detroit, Mich./Southfield Christian)
Cooper Smith (Mio, Mich./Catholic Prep)
Football (9)
Nick Devereaux (Troy, Mich./Brother Rice/Davenport)
Nicholas Gallegos (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley)
Makhi Gilbert (Phenix City, Ala./Central/Samford)
Jackson Holt (Oakdale, Calif./Oakdale/Laney)
Bryce Llewellyn (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral/Charleston Southern)
Ja'Quel Mack (Gonzales, La./East Ascension/Northwestern State/Hutichinson CC)
Juan Salas (Eastvale, Calif./Roosevelt/Southwest Baptist)
Warren-Stevens Tayou (Inglewood, Calif./Lawndale/Northern Arizona/West Georgia)
Davion Williams (Frostproof, Fla./Frostproof/Charleston Southern
Men's Golf (2)
Tim Chan (Hong Kong, China/Loretto School/New Mexico JC/VCU)
Leo Mihaich (Bell Ville, Argentina/Escuela Normal Superior Figueroa Alcorta/Oklahoma Christian)
Women's Basketball (2)
Sisi Eleko (Montreal, Quebec/New Hope Academy/Canisius)
Brooklyn Thrash (Wayne, Ohio/Elmwood/Canisius)
Women's Rowing (8)
Delani Fisher (Ellettsville, Ind./Bloomington North)
Olivia Hansen (Ann Arbor, Mich./Skyline)
Madison Lisitsin (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest/La Salle)
Emily MacIntyre (Wyandotte, Mich./Theodore Roosevelt)
Julia Maxwell (Romulus, Mich./Romulus)
Taylor Meltzer (Naperville, Ill.)
Lauren Tompkins (Delaware, Ohio/Rutherford B. Hayes)
Abigail Zola (Grand Forks, N.D./Red River)
Women's Golf (2)
Janae Leovao (Oceanside, Calif./El Camino/Long Beach State)
Jasmine Leovao (Oceanside, Calif./El Camino/Long Beach State)
Women's Gymnastics (3)
Priya Karle (Canton, Mass./Canton)
Iyana King (St. Louis, Mo./Gateway STEM)
Kyrie Lowe (Lake Worth, Fla./Park Vista)
Women's Lacrosse (12)
Abby Alderman (Lusby, Md./Patuxent)
Amber Alderman (Lusby, Md./Patuxent)
Mackenzie Blackwell (North Beach, Md./Northern)
Payton Bloedow (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake/Stony Brook)
Samantha Borgert (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeast)
Kelsea Dague (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield)
Gina D'Alessio (Ft. Pierce, Fla./Vero Beach)
Kyleigh Dill (Dover, Del./Dover)
Mak Grisinger (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington/Central Michigan)
Haley Hodak (Severn, Md./Old Mill)
Maggie McCabe (Levittown, N.Y./Division Avenue)
Annika Wozney (Elk River, Minn./Elk River)
Women's Soccer (5)
Sophia Baumann (Romeo, Mich./Romeo)
Meghan Heath (Medina, Ohio/Medina/Canisius)
Secora Johnson (Galena, Ohio/Olentangy Orange)
Lily Spotak (Palatine, Ill./William Fremd)
Scarlett Thomas (Sterling Heights, Mich./Utica Academy for International Studies/Missouri)
Women's Swimming & Diving (2)
Ali Kudo (Guelph, Ontario/John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute)
Sydney Ulmer (York, Pa./Central York/Savannah College of Art and Design)
Women's Tennis (1)
Regina Mendez Carreño (Los Cabos, Mexico/Picacho McGregor)
Women's Track & Field (7)
Natalie Buratczuk (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles North)
Kiera Hansen (Freeland, Mich./Freeland)
Tijana Japundzic (Belgrade, Serbia/Technical School "New Belgrade")
Lena Korte (Clinton, Mich./Clinton/Concordia)
Micah Martin (Clinton Township, Mich./L'anse Creuse)
Cara Weber (Union, Ky./Larry A. Ryle)
Ruby Wyles (Surrey, England/Godalming Sixth Form/SMU/Adams State/Tennessee Tech)
Women's Volleyball (4)
Ashlynn Belcher (Marengo, Ohio/Highland/Old Dominion)
Ella Grasson (Middleburg Heights, Ohio/Padua Franciscan/High Point)
Bri Struck (Broadlands, Ill./Heritage/Parkland College)
Ella Voorhees (Morgantown, W. Va./Morgantown/Southern Miss)
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