Fifty-seven Clemson athletes graduate after spring semester |
| - Thursday, May 7, 2020, 2:15 PM |
CLEMSON, S.C. - Fifty-seven student-athletes from thirteen programs have completed their degree requirements and are set to graduate from Clemson University. The May commencement ceremonies were initially scheduled for Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8, but have been postponed. An additional 34 spirit squad and support staff students will also graduate.
The University is exploring alternatives to celebrate the newest graduates at a later date, and graduates will receive their diplomas by mail. The list includes Kobi Thornton, a third-round pick of the Atlanta Dream in the 2020 WNBA Draft. Grant Voeks, an All-ACC thrower, is earning his Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, while All-ACC Rower and ACC Postgraduate Scholarship recipient Aliute Udoka earns her degree in animal veterinary sciences. Nine members of Clemson’s 2018 National Championship Football team, led by Nyles Pinckney (Sociology), a third-team All-ACC pick in 2019, who earned his second undergraduate degree. Brian Dawkins Jr., son of Pro Football Hall of Fame member and former Clemson All-American Brian Dawkins (‘01) earned his degree in communication. Fernanda Navarro, who won the 2018 ITA Fall Doubles National Championship earned her degree in language and international trade. Five members of Clemson’s women’s soccer program are graduating after going to NCAA Tournaments in all four seasons on the field. Richie Shaffer, a first-round pick of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012 who appeared in 51 Major League games, earned a degree in marketing as a member of the Tiger Trust program. The Tiger Trust program, established in the 1980s, provides an opportunity for all student-athletes who have exhausted athletic eligibility or left early for a professional opportunity to return to Clemson to earn their undergraduate degree if they left the university in good standing. Go Tigers!! #ClemsonGrads2020@ClemsonUniv pic.twitter.com/21zBFXUN8A NAME SPORT DEGREE MAJOR Mat Clark Baseball BS Health Science Evan Estridge Baseball BS Biological Sciences Jacob Hennessy Baseball BS Management Ryne Huggins Baseball BS PRTM Sheldon Reed Baseball BA Communication Carson Spiers Baseball BS Management Chase Brice Football BS PRTM TJ Chase Football BS PRTM Brian Dawkins Jr. Football BA Communication Landon Holden Football BS Ag Mech and Business Tristan Walliser Football BS Financial Management Nyles Pinckney Football BS Sociology Logan Rudolph Football BA Communication Cade Stewart Football BS Construction Science and Management Regan Upshaw Football BS Economics E. Jonathan Baehre Men's Basketball BS Economics Pierre Louis Dodens Men's Tennis BA Sport Communication Terrell Jackson Men's Track BS Biological Sciences Christopher Mcbride Men's Track BA Sports Communication Daniel Shaughnessy Men's Track BS Mechanical Engineering Grant Voeks Men's Track MS Civil Engineering Maura Chozick Rowing BA Special Education Katie Kerrick Rowing BA Sociology Caroline Kranz Rowing BS Civil Engineering Rachel Mumau Rowing BA Communication Hannah Niedojadlo Rowing BA Psychology Rebecca Pulsifer Rowing BS Marketing Elise Sum Rowing BS Food Science & Human Nutrition Aliute Udoka Rowing BS Animal Veterinary Sciences Richie Shaffer Tiger Trust BS Marketing Chyna Cotton Women's Basketball BA Communication Kendall Spray Women's Basketball BS Health Science Destiny Thomas Women's Basketball BA Sports Communication Kobi Thornton Women's Basketball BA Criminal Justice Megan Hays Diving BS Biological Sciences Hannah Phelan Diving BS Management Ana Paula Valdes Women's Golf BA Communication Danielle Antieau Women's Soccer BS Accounting Julie Mackin Women's Soccer BS Nursing Sarah Osborne Women's Soccer BS Genetics Maddie Weber Women's Soccer BA Poltical Science Courtney Jones Women's Soccer BS Psychology Fernanda Navarro Women's Tennis BA Language & International Trade Tate Schroeder Women's Tennis BA Psychology Laurie Barton Women's Track BS Health Science Grayce French Women's Track BA BA Psychology Jenna Gearing Women's Track BA Sports Communication Amelia Jones Women's Track BA Religious Studies Danielle Little Women's Track BS Health Science Sidney Marshall Women's Track BS Biological Sciences Carley Mcglinn Women's Track BS Biological Sciences Logan Morris Women's Track BS Industrial Engineering Claire Strickler Women's Track BS Marketing & Management Lakeisha Warner Women's Track BA Criminal Justice Morgan Wittrock Women's Track BS Language and Inter Hlth Emily Curtis Volleyball BA Elementary Education Madison Howell Volleyball
