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Illinois Commencement | @IlliniAthletics

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. – During the 2020-21 academic year, a total of 119 Fighting Illini student-athletes will earn degrees from the University of Illinois, including 90 this weekend as part of May commencement ceremonies. 

Campus will host a virtual commencement celebration on Saturday at 12 p.m. via go.illinois.edu/celebration.

119 total degrees in 2020-21
     By Semester
     » 11 in December 2020
     » 90 in May 2021
     » 18 in August 2021 (expected)

By Degree
     » 105 bachelor's degrees
     » 14 master's degrees

Baseball

Name Major Expected Graduation
Jackson Raper Accountancy Science (Master's) May 2021
Taylor Jackson Recreation, Sport, and Tourism August 2021

Men's Basketball

Name Major Expected Graduation
Jacob Grandison Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability May 2021
Zach Griffith Kinesiology May 2021
Austin Hutcherson Psychology May 2021
Tyler Underwood Management (Master's) May 2021
Da'Monte Williams Sociology May 2021

Women's Basketball

Name Major Expected Graduation
Ali Andrews Recreation, Sport, & Tourism May 2021
Nancy Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou Recreation, Sport, & Tourism May 2021
Lyric Robins Psychology May 2021

Football

Name Major Expected Graduation
Tony Adams Political Science December 2020
Milo Eifler Sociology December 2020
Josh Imatorbhebhe Strategic Brand Communication (Master's) December 2020
Kenyon Jackson Communication December 2020
Tailon Leitzsey Kinesiology December 2020
Brandon Peters Recreation, Sport, and Tourism (Master's) December 2020
Dre Brown Management (Master's) May 2021
Sean Coghlan Accountancy & Finance May 2021
Mike Epstein Marketing May 2021
Kendrick Green Sociology May 2021
Dele Harding Kinesiology May 2021
Blake Hayes Kinesiology May 2021
Nate Hobbs Sociology May 2021
James Knight Sociology May 2021
Conner Lillig Economics May 2021
Michael Marchese Economics May 2021
Alec McEachern Finance May 2021
Donny Navarro III Information Sciences May 2021
Tymir Oliver Learning and Education Studies May 2021
Alex Pihlstrom Recreation, Sport and Tourism May 2021
Nick Walker Sociology May 2021
Caleb Griffin Marketing August 2021
Ethan Tabel Technology Management (Master's) August 2021
Stanley Green Learning and Education Studies August 2021

Men's Golf

Name Major Expected Graduation
Varun Chopra Accountancy December 2020
Brendan O'Reilly Accountancy May 2021
Giovanni Tadiotto Marketing May 2021

Women's Golf

Name Major Expected Graduation
Ali Morallos Management May 2021
Reena Sulkar Business Administration (Master's) May 2021
Sarah Hauenstein Recreation, Sport, and Tourism August 2021
Tristyn Nowlin Recreation, Sport, and Tourism (Master's) August 2021

Men's Gymnastics

Name Major Expected Graduation
Joel Diaz Community Health May 2021
Justin Jepsen Civil Engineering May 2021
Tommy Mistretta Marketing May 2021
Max Diab Marketing/Management August 2021
Danny Graham Technology Management (Master's) August 2021
Jordan Kovach Recreation, Sport, and Tourism August 2021

Women's Gymnastics

Name Major Expected Graduation
Nicole Biondi Interdisciplinary Health Sciences May 2021
Lindsay Dwyer Animal Sciences May 2021
Grace Gough Management May 2021
Kasey Meeks Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences May 2021
Kylie Noonan Information Systems May 2021
Tessa Phillips Molecular and Cellular Biology May 2021
Jaylen Spence Communication May 2021

Soccer

Name Major Expected Graduation
Elizabeth Cablk Finance May 2021
Jayna Fittipaldo Technical Systems Management May 2021
Katie Le Landscape Architecture May 2021
Sami Sample Interdisciplinary Health Sciences May 2021
Haley Singer Food Science and Human Nutrition May 2021
Henar Urteaga Mechanical Engineering May 2021
Amaya Ellis Communication and Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability August 2021
Meredith Johnson-Monfort Community Health August 2021

Softball

Name Major Expected Graduation
Maddison Demers Advertising May 2021
Bella Loya Sociology May 2021
Shelby Stauffenberg Agricultural and Consumer Economics May 2021
Rhein Trochim Kinesiology May 2021
Katie Wingerter Finance May 2021

Swimming & Diving

Name Major Expected Graduation
Michelle McCord Nuclear, Plasma, Radiological Engineering (Master's) December 2020
Emma Burns Creative Writing May 2021
Emma Curtis Kinesiology May 2021
Natalie Edwards Accountancy and Marketing May 2021
Erin Emme Civil Engineering May 2021
Gabrielle Loeck Molecular and Cellular Biology May 2021
Jimena Martinez Agricultural and Consumer Economics May 2021
Haley Nelson Political Science May 2021

Men's Tennis

Name Major Expected Graduation
Zeke Clark Recreation, Sport, and Tourism December 2020
Aleks Kovacevic Finance December 2020
Alex Brown Accountancy May 2021
Vuk Budic Accountancy (Master's) May 2021
Noe Khlif Accountancy (Master's) May 2021

Women's Tennis

Name Major Expected Graduation
Sasha Belaya Communication May 2021
Emilee Duong Engineering Mechanics May 2021
Asuka Kawai Psychology May 2021
Mia Rabinowitz Recreation, Sport, and Tourism May 2021

Men's Track & Field/Cross Country

Name Major Expected Graduation
Jack LaLonde Computer Science December 2020
Noah Adams Sociology May 2021
Shrey Chowdhary Computer Science May 2021
Jon Davis Finance May 2021
Cooper Jazo Recreation, Sport and Tourism May 2021
Irwin Loud Mechanical Engineering May 2021
Jason Shannon Kinesiology May 2021
Jonathan Wells Business Administration (Master's) August 2021

Women's Track & Field/Cross Country

Name Major Expected Graduation
Amira Aduma Kinesiology May 2021
Kelli Callahan Integrative Biology May 2021
Nicki Cast Molecular and Cellular Biology May 2021
Nicole Cho Molecular and Cellular Biology and Psychology May 2021
Rebecca Craddock Integrative Biology May 2021
Mikaela Lucki Accountancy May 2021
Allison McGrath Integrative Biology May 2021
Alyssa Morello Psychology May 2021
Chisom Nwoko Kinesiology May 2021
Carolyn Nye Bioengineering (Master's) May 2021
Felicia Phillips Graphic Design May 2021
Kristin Slaughter Bioengineering May 2021
Katie Stapleton Computer Engineering May 2021
Katie Witte Kinesiology May 2021
Maya Seay Kinesiology August 2021
Ololade Ayoola Technical Systems Management August 2021

Volleyball

Name Major Expected Graduation
Kylie Bruder Management, Marketing May 2021
Megan Cooney Speech and Hearing Sciences May 2021
Mica Allison Communication August 2021
Emily Hollowell Recreation, Sport, and Tourism August 2021

Wrestling

Name Major Expected Graduation
Andrew Cohen Communication May 2021
Jake DiBenedetto Advertising May 2021
Christian Kanzler Community Health May 2021
David Riojas Kinesiology May 2021
Demarius Smith Kinesiology May 2021
Nikita Nepomnyashchiy Recreation, Sport, and Tourism August 2021
Jack Stein Recreation, Sport, and Tourism August 2021

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Players Mentioned

Varun Chopra

Varun Chopra

Junior
Ali Andrews

#50 Ali Andrews

Forward
6' 2"
Senior
Maddison Demers

#24 Maddison Demers

IF
5' 9"
Junior
R/R
Milo Eifler

#5 Milo Eifler

LB
6' 2"
Senior
1-1
Kendrick Green

#53 Kendrick Green

OL
6' 4"
Junior
2-2
Nate Hobbs

#8 Nate Hobbs

DB
6' 0"
Senior
2-1
Josh Imatorbhebhe

#9 Josh Imatorbhebhe

WR
6' 2"
Senior
1-1
Conner Lillig

#23 Conner Lillig

RB
5' 10"
Junior
2-2
Mica Allison

#13 Mica Allison

S
6' 1"
Junior
Kylie Bruder

#4 Kylie Bruder

S
5' 11"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Varun Chopra

Varun Chopra

Junior
Ali Andrews

#50 Ali Andrews

6' 2"
Senior
Forward
Maddison Demers

#24 Maddison Demers

5' 9"
Junior
R/R
IF
Milo Eifler

#5 Milo Eifler

6' 2"
Senior
1-1
LB
Kendrick Green

#53 Kendrick Green

6' 4"
Junior
2-2
OL
Nate Hobbs

#8 Nate Hobbs

6' 0"
Senior
2-1
DB
Josh Imatorbhebhe

#9 Josh Imatorbhebhe

6' 2"
Senior
1-1
WR
Conner Lillig

#23 Conner Lillig

5' 10"
Junior
2-2
RB
Mica Allison

#13 Mica Allison

6' 1"
Junior
S
Kylie Bruder

#4 Kylie Bruder

5' 11"
Senior
S