61 athletes earn Clemson degrees Friday |
Clemson, SC—Sixty-one Clemson student-athletes received undergraduate degrees on Friday over the course of three graduation ceremonies at Littlejohn Coliseum. The list included 12 members of Clemson’s ACC Championship football team and 10 members of Clemson’s top 20 rowing team.
The list of football players earning a degree, included former All-American Justin Miller, who earned his degree eight years after he played his final game for the Tigers. Miller, who turned professional after his junior year, returned to Clemson to earn his degree in sports management. He joins Michael Dean Perry, Jeff Davis,
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and Lucas Glover on the list of All-America athletes who have returned to Clemson to get their degrees after or during their professional careers. Also earning an undergraduate degree today were active Clemson football players
Xavier Brewer RS Jr. Defensive Back #29 5-11, 190 Jacksonville, FL View Full Profile
and
Brandon Ford RS Jr. Tight End #80 6-4, 235 Wando, SC View Full Profile
. That will give Clemson five current football players who have their degrees when the Tigers open the 2012 season against Auburn in the Georgia Dome.
Dalton Freeman RS Jr. Offensive Line #55 6-5, 285 Pelion, SC View Full Profile
,
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and
Jaron Brown RS Jr. Wide Receiver #18 6-2, 200 Cheraw, SC View Full Profile
earned degrees earlier. More could be added to the list after the August graduation. Two Clemson men’s basketball players and four women’s basketball players earned undergraduate degrees on Friday. Andre Young and Catalin “Bobo” Baciu walked across the stage in the facility where they performed for the Tigers basketball team the last four years. They join classmates Tanner Smith and Bryan Narcisse as Clemson graduates off this year’s team. The Lady Tigers who earned degrees on Friday included Lauren Couch, Lindsey Mason, Shaniqua Paldo and Lindsey Welker. Women’s track athlete Alyssa Kulik, one of the most decorated athletes at Clemson, also earned her degree on Friday. Kulik, the ACC Steeplechase champion this year, also won an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship last week, one of just three Clemson athletes honored. The Clemson men’s swimming program had eight graduates on Friday, including Seth Broster, a chemical engineering major who won an NCAAA Postgraduate Scholarship this year. The story of the day belonged to Clemson women’s tennis athletes Josipa Bek and Keri Wong. The tennis players began the day helping Clemson to a 4-0 victory over Arizona State in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament in Athens, GA. It was Bek’s 223rd career win, tying Jodi Trucks (1980-84) for the all-time school record for combined singles and doubles wins in a career. Wong got her 220th career win to rank third. After the match they drove with their parents, back to Clemson to go through the 6:30 PM graduation ceremony at Littlejohn Coliseum. At the conclusion of the ceremony they were to drive back to Athens to get ready for Clemson’s second round match Saturday at Georgia. Clemson starting designated hitter Phil Pohl could also have an active weekend of ceremonies and athletic events. He graduated on Friday and then will begin a three-game baseball series against the nation’s number-one team, Florida State, one Saturday night. Pohl is a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award this year.
Levon Kirkland
Xavier Brewer
Brandon Ford
Dalton Freeman
Rashard Hall
Jaron BrownClemson Student-Athletes Graduation, May 11, 2012
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J.K. Jay
Offensive Line
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Greenville, SC
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Football Communication Studies
Scotty Cooper
Scotty Cooper
Sr. Linebacker
#44 6-0, 206
Lake City, SC
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Marquan Jones
Marquan Jones
Sr. Wide Receiver
#26 5-10, 195
Columbia, SC
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Justin Miller Football PRTM (Sports Management)
Daniel Andrews
Daniel Andrews
Sr. Linebacker
#41 5-11, 205
Jacksonville, FL
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Xavier Brewer Football Psychology
Steven Demaras
Steven Demaras
Sr. Linebacker
#39 6-1, 220
Westford, MA
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Brandon Ford Football Sociology
William Harrison Football Management
Carlton Lewis
Carlton Lewis
RS Jr. Safety
#32 6-2, 205
St. Augustine, FL
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Football Sociology
Drew Traylor
Drew Traylor
RS Sr. Tight End
#82 6-5, 250
Birmingham, AL
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Football Management
Sam Van Gieson
Sam Van Gieson
RS Jr. Long Snapper
#53 5-10, 185
Greer, SC
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Football Marketing
Andre Young Men’s Basketball Health Science
Catalin Baciu Men’s Basketball Sociology
Ryan Hinson Baseball PRTM (Sports Management)
Phil Pohl Baseball Management
Justin Murdock Men’s Track Communications Studies
Charlton Rolle Men’s Track Psychology
Brittany Fennell Volleyball Health Science
Lauen Couch Women’s Basketball Health Science
Lindsey Mason Women’s Basketball Nursing
Shaniqua Paldo Women’s Basketball PRTM
Lindsey Welker Women’s Basketball Health Science
Ashlynne Bass Women’s Soccer Visual Arts
Sarah Jacobs Women’s Soccer Mathematics Teaching
Alyssa Kulik Women’s Track Modern Languages
Brannon Sulka Women’s Track History
Danielle Curry Women’s Track Economics
Alex Boyd Golf Management
Brewer Bradshaw Golf Marketing
David Dannelly Golf Economics
Francklin Blaise Men’s Soccer Psychology
Nick Burton Men’s Soccer Psychology
Josipa Bek Women’s Tennis Management
Nelly Ciolkowski Women’s Tennis Management
Keri Wong Women’s Tennis Management
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