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Illinois Athletics - 2020 Graduation Graphic

General May 16, 2020

Graduation Weekend: 103 Illini Student-Athletes Earn Degrees

NEWS

General May 16, 2020

Graduation Weekend: 103 Illini Student-Athletes Earn Degrees

NEWS

Illinois Commencement | @IlliniAthletics | #ILLINOIS2020

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. – During the 2019-20 academic year, a total of 103 Fighting Illini student-athletes will earn degrees from the University of Illinois, including 73 this spring. Many Illini already earned degrees in December and many more are on track complete their course work in August.

Spring commencement ceremonies were set to take play on campus May 15-17. However, the on-campus commencement ceremony has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Campus is hosting a virtual commencement celebration at noon CDT on May 16 at go.illinois.edu/celebration

103 total degrees in 2019-20
By Degree
» 89 bachelor's degrees
» 14 master's degrees

By Semester
   » 11 in December 2019
   » 73 in May 2020
   » 19 in August 2020 (expected)

Baseball

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Andrew Dyke	Finance	December 2020
Grant Van Scoy	Management	December 2020
Garrett Acton	Finance	May 2020
Josh Garner	Finance	May 2020
Josh Harris	Communication	August 2020
Nick Menken	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism (Master's)	August 2020
Ryan Schmitt	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	August 2020
Ty Weber	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	August 2020

Men's Basketball

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Andres Feliz	Sociology	May 2020
Kipper Nichols	Advertising	May 2020
Samson Oladimeji	Community Health	May 2020
Tyler Underwood	Recreation, Sport, Tourism (Master's)	May 2020

Football

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Reggie Corbin	Recreation, Sport & Tourism (Master's)	December 2020
Trenard Davis	Recreation, Sport & Tourism	December 2020
Jamal Milan	Communication	December 2020
Christian Bobak	Finance	May 2020
Owen Carney Jr.	Communication	May 2020
Jake Cerny	Management-Entrepreneurship	May 2020
Kurt Gavin	Advertising	May 2020
Jake Hansen	Kinesiology	May 2020
Kenyon Jackson	Communication	May 2020
Brandon Jones	Communication	May 2020
Doug Kramer	Finance	May 2020
James McCourt	Finance	May 2020
Cam Miller	Finance	May 2020
Griffin Palmer	Finance	May 2020
Richie Petitbon	Recreation, Sport, & Tourism (Master's)	May 2020
Caleb Reams	Recreation, Sport, & Tourism (Master's)	May 2020
Ayo Shogbonyo	Communication	May 2020
Ethan Tabel	Advertising	May 2020
Bobby Walker	Management (Master's)	May 2020
Nolan Bernat	Advertising	August 2020
Ra'Von Bonner	Social Work	August 2020
Dominic Stampley	Communication	August 2020

Men's Golf

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Bryan Baumgarten	Management: Entrepreneurship	May 2020
Michael Feagles	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	May 2020

Men's Gymnastics

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Alex Diab	Kinesiology	May 2020
Danny Graham	Consumer Economics & Finance	May 2020
Jacob Light	Kinesiology	May 2020
Michael Paradise	Aerospace Engineering	May 2020
Sebastian Quiana	Molecular & Cellular Biology	May 2020
Satchel Hudson	Communication	August 2020
Zach Treadway	Recreation, Sport, & Tourism	August 2020

Men's Tennis

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Vuk Budic	Accountancy	May 2020
Noe Khlif	Accountancy	May 2020
Gui Gomes	Economics	August 2020

Men's Track & Field/Cross Country

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Devin Quinn	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	December 2020
Jordan Cagigal	Communications	May 2020
Zach Dale	Computer Science	May 2020
Konrad Eiring	Photography	May 2020
Jacob LaRocca	Math and Computer Science	May 2020
Jesse Reiser	Strategic Brand Management (Master's)	May 2020
Jonathan Wells	Techology Management (Master's)	May 2020
Josh Eiker	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	August 2020

Wrestling

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Nick Gasbarro	Political Science	December 2020
Eric Barone	Accountancy (Master's)	May 2020
Joey Gunther	Communication	May 2020
Mousa Jodeh	Business Management (Master's)	May 2020
Travis Piotrowski	Advertising/Consumer Economics & Finance	May 2020
Brian Burns	Kinesiology	August 2020
Dylan Duncan	Technical Consumer Systems	August 2020
Christian Kanzler	Community Health	August 2020

Women's Basketball

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Jaelyne Kirkpatrick	Architecture Studies	December 2020
Alex Wittinger	Systems Engineering & Design	December 2020
Petra Holešínská	Marketing	May 2020
Cierra Rice	Recreation, Sport & Tourism	May 2020
Brandi Beasley	Communications	August 2020
Taylor Edwards	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism (Master's)	August 2020
Courtney Joens	Recreation, Sport, & Tourism	August 2020

Women's Golf

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Tristyn Nowlin	Kinesiology	May 2020

Women's Gymnastics

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Rae Balthazor	Kinesiology	May 2020
Morgan Bixler	Architectural Studies	May 2020
Karen Howell	Kinesiology	May 2020
Brittany Jones	Kinesiology	May 2020

Softball

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Akilah Mouzon	Communication	May 2020
Hanna Nilsen	Community Health	May 2020
Maddy Adams	Recreation, Sport and Tourism	August 2020

Soccer

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Jaelyn Cunningham	Marketing	December 2020
Alicia Barker	Bioengineering	May 2020
Lexi Carrier	Double Major: Supply Chain Management and Marketing	May 2020
Taylor Haynes	Chemistry	May 2020
Kelly Maday	Kinesiology	May 2020
Lauren Smitherman	Kinesiology	May 2020
Arianna Veland	Advertising	May 2020

Swimming & Diving

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Kristin Anderson	Civil Engineering	May 2020
Rebecca Corzine	Molecular & Cellular Biology	May 2020
Monica Guyett	Animal Sciences	May 2020
Molly Hein	Materials Science & Engineering	May 2020
Emily Martin	Agricultural Accounting	May 2020
Fiona McDermott	Community Health	May 2020
Morgan Young	Food Science & Human Nutrition	May 2020
Aby Olson	Recreation, Sport, & Tourism (Master's)	August 2020

Women's Tennis

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Madeleine Gandawidjaja	Mechanical Engineering	May 2020
Ines Vias	Accountancy	May 2020

Women's Track/Cross Country

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Vanessa Flaherty	Finance	May 2020
Brenda Kendziera	Psychology and Sociology	May 2020
Carolyn Nye	Electrical Engineering (Master's)	May 2020
Grace Rogers	Media & Cinema Studies	May 2020

Volleyball

Name	Major	Expected Graduation
Jacqueline Quade	Marketing	December 2020
Ashlyn Fleming	Learning and Education Studies	May 2020
Morgan O'Brien	Community Health	May 2020
Beth Prince	Business Management (Master's)	May 2020
Caroline Welsh	Kinesiology	May 2020

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Players Mentioned

#23 Jaelyne Kirkpatrick: Guard; 5' 7"; Senior

#35 Alex Wittinger: Forward; 6' 1"; Senior

Ines Vias: Senior

#34 Alex Diab: FX, SR, VT, HB; Senior

Konrad Eiring: Middle Distance; Senior

#27 Grant Van Scoy: INF; 5' 10"; Senior; R/R

#10 Josh Garner: RHP; 6' 2"; Junior; R/R

Devin Quinn: Sprints; Senior

#12 Ashlyn Fleming: MB; 6' 4"; Senior

#16 Morgan O'Brien: DS; 5' 8"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#23 Jaelyne Kirkpatrick
: 5' 7"; Senior
: Guard

#35 Alex Wittinger
: 6' 1"; Senior
: Forward

Ines Vias
: Senior

#34 Alex Diab
: Senior
: FX, SR, VT, HB

Konrad Eiring
: Senior
: Middle Distance

#27 Grant Van Scoy
: 5' 10"; Senior; R/R
: INF

#10 Josh Garner
: 6' 2"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

Devin Quinn
: Senior
: Sprints

#12 Ashlyn Fleming
: 6' 4"; Senior
: MB

#16 Morgan O'Brien
: 5' 8"; Junior
: DS