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Baseball May 15, 2026

Illini Student-Athletes Celebrate Graduation Weekend

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Illinois Commencement (Saturday, 9:30 a.m. CT)

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. – During the 2025-26 academic year, a total of 121 current and former Fighting Illini student-athletes will earn degrees from the University of Illinois, including 90 this weekend as part of May commencement ceremonies at Memorial Stadium.

122 total degrees in 2025-26
By Semester
» 91 in May 2026
» 11 in August 2026 (expected)
» 20 in December 2025

Baseball (12)

Name	Major	Date
Daniel Contreras	Strategic Leadership and Management (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
Mitch Dye	Sociology	August 2026
Reed Gannon	Management (Master's)	May 2026
Nick Groves	Agricultural and Consumer Economics	May 2026
Will Johannes	Agricultural and Consumer Economics	May 2026
Richie LaCien	Strategic Leadership and Management (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
Liam McKillop	Strategic Leadership and Management (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
Ben Plumley	Accountancy (Master's)	May 2026
Sam Reed	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	May 2026
Kyle Schupmann	Agricultural and Consumer Economics	May 2026
Jake Swartz	Agricultural and Consumer Economics	May 2026
Cole Warehime	Strategic Leadership and Management (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026

Men's Basketball (4)

Name	Major	Date
Kylan Boswell	Communication	May 2026
Ben Humrichous	Business Analytics (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
AJ Redd	Finance	May 2026
Ty Rodgers	Communication	May 2026

Football (29)

Name	Major	Date
Jordan Anderson	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	December 2025
Tanner Arkin	Health Communication (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
Matthew Bailey	Kinesiology	May 2026
Hank Beatty	Marketing	December 2025
Daniel Brown	Community Health	August 2026
Alec Bryant	Communication (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
Ben Clawson	Agricultural and Consumer Economics	December 2025
Torrie Cox Jr.	Communication	December 2025
Keelan Crimmins	Education Policy, Organization & Leadership	May 2026
J.C. Davis	Communication	May 2026
Guillermo Gallardo	Kinesiology	May 2026
TJ Griffin	Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication	December 2025
Brandon Henderson	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	August 2026
Carter Hewitt	Crop Sciences (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
Ashton Hollins	Kinesiology	December 2025
Ismael Kante	Communication	August 2026
James Kreutz	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	August 2026
Clayton Leonard	Kinesiology	December 2025
Leon Lowery Jr.	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism (Master's)	December 2025
Tyler McClure	Strategic Leadership and Management (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
Tyler McMillan	Health Communication (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
TJ McMillen	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	August 2026
Magnus Møller	Philosophy	May 2026
Kenenna Odeluga	Strategic Leadership and Management (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
Tyson Rooks	Kinesiology	December 2025
Dezmond Schuster	Sociology	May 2026
Xavier Scott	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	August 2026
Maurice Smith Jr.	Financial Management (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
James Thompson Jr.	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism (Master's)	December 2025

Men's Golf (1)

Name	Major	Date
Ryan Voois	Finance	May 2026

Women's Golf (4)

Name	Major	Date
Brielle Mapanao	Kinesiology	May 2026
Anna Ritter	Communication	May 2026
Sophia Sulkar	Computer Engineering	May 2026
Victoria Zheng	Finance	May 2026

Men's Gymnastics (6)

Name	Major	Date
Tate Costa	Business Analytics (Master's)	May 2026
Will Hauke	Human Resources & Industrial Relations (Master's)	December 2025
Kyle Mayotte	Agricultural and Consumer Economics	December 2025
Connor Micklos	Advertising	May 2026
Sam Phillips	Management (Master's)	May 2026
Ryan Vanichtheeranont	Biochemistry	May 2026

Women's Gymnastics (4)

Name	Major	Date
Alea Byrne	Kinesiology	May 2026
Tali Joelson	Dietetics and Nutrition	May 2026
Megan Sapp	Political Science	May 2026
Arielle Ward	Finance (Master's)	May 2026

Soccer (6)

Name	Major	Date
Sarah Foley	Advertising	December 2025
Lia Howard	Communication	December 2025
Izzy Lee	Systems Engineering and Design	May 2026
Ellen Persson	Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences	May 2026
Ashley Stellon	Industrial Design	May 2026
Sydney Stephens	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism (Master's)	December 2025

Softball (5)

Name	Major	Date
Gabrielle Debevec	Accountancy	May 2026
Juliana Hooker	Supply Chain Management	May 2026
Reese Hunkins	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	May 2026
Alaina Miller	Interdisciplinary Health Sciences	May 2026
Karley Yergler	Interdisciplinary Health Sciences	May 2026

Swim & Dive (8)

Name	Major	Date
Martina Cibulkova	Kinesiology	August 2026
Liv Dorshorst	Social Work	May 2026
Sara Jass	Kinesiology	May 2026
Michelle Kaner	Psychology	August 2026
Abby Ninan	Accountancy	May 2026
Adelaide Reaser	Accountancy	May 2026
Alexis Wendel	Finance	May 2026
Jillian Wilson	Economics	May 2026

Men's Tennis (3)

Name	Major	Date
Tyler Bowers	Molecular and Cellular Biology	May 2026
Kenta Miyoshi	Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship	May 2026
William Mroz	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	August 2026

Women's Tennis (2)

Name	Major	Date
McKenna Schaefbauer	Political Science	May 2026
Kasia Treiber	Accountancy (Master's)	May 2026

Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (4)

Name	Major	Date
Joshua Daggett	Geography (Master's)	May 2026
Kam Garrett	Human Development & Family Sciences	May 2026
Brady Masters	Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship	December 2025
Tadeas Placek	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	December 2025

Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (17)

Name	Major	Date
Oluwatomilayo Akintunde	Health Communication (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
Avril Andre	Management (Master's)	May 2026
Kristine Blazevica	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism (Master's)	May 2026
Azariyah Bryant	Communication	May 2026
Faith Deering	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	May 2026
Audrey Ginsberg	Kinesiology	May 2026
Eliza Kraule	Technology Management (Master's)	December 2025
Lina Maatouk	Business Analytics (Master's)	May 2026
Phethisang Makhethe	Psychology	May 2026
Mia Morello	Human Development & Family Studies	May 2026
Ashley Oliver	Bioengineering	May 2026
Anastasia Retsa	Management (Master's)	May 2026
Bara Sajdokova	Psychology	December 2025
Morgan Smalls	Health Communication (Master's)	May 2026
Darja Sopova	Communication	May 2026
Tori Thomas	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	December 2025
Nora Wollen	Management (Master's)	May 2026

Volleyball (5)

Name	Major	Date
Sarah Bingham	Urban Planning (Master's)	May 2026
Cari Bohm	Management	May 2026
Kayla Burbage	Management (Master's)	May 2026
Averie Hernandez	Communication	May 2026
Bianca May	Accountancy; Information Systems	May 2026

Wrestling (11)

Name	Major	Date
Will Baysingar	Finance + Data Science	May 2026
Joey Braunagel	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	May 2026
Kole Brower	Middle Grades Education	August 2026
Lucas Byrd	Crop Sciences (Graduate Certificate)	May 2026
Dylan Connell	Management (Master's)	May 2026
Charlie Fifield	Management (Master's)	May 2026
Charlie Heydorn	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism	May 2026
Cade Lautt	Management (Master's)	May 2026
Luke Luffman	Health Communication (Master's)	August 2026
Danny Pucino	Management (Master's)	May 2026
Caelan Riley	Advertising	May 2026

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Players Mentioned

Jillian Wilson: Fly/Free; Freshman

#56 Magnus Møller: OL; 6' 9"; Sophomore

#7 Sarah Bingham: MB/OH; 6' 3"; Senior

#23 Will Hauke: AA; 5' 7"; Fifth Year

#25 Kyle Mayotte: AA; 6' 0"; Junior

Abby Ninan: Fly/Free; Sophomore

#6 Juliana Hooker: RHP; 6' 1"; Junior; R/R

#16 Jake Swartz: RHP; 6' 0"; Junior; R/R

Kam Garrett: Jumps; Junior

Azariyah Bryant: Sprints; Junior

Bara Sajdokova: Jumps; Senior

Darja Sopova: Jumps; Senior

Players Mentioned

Jillian Wilson
: Freshman
: Fly/Free

#56 Magnus Møller
: 6' 9"; Sophomore
: OL

#7 Sarah Bingham
: 6' 3"; Senior
: MB/OH

#23 Will Hauke
: 5' 7"; Fifth Year
: AA

#25 Kyle Mayotte
: 6' 0"; Junior
: AA

Abby Ninan
: Sophomore
: Fly/Free

#6 Juliana Hooker
: 6' 1"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

#16 Jake Swartz
: 6' 0"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

Kam Garrett
: Junior
: Jumps

Azariyah Bryant
: Junior
: Sprints

Bara Sajdokova
: Senior
: Jumps

Darja Sopova
: Senior
: Jumps