Aug. 11, 2014 CONWAY - Coastal Carolina University held its second summer commencement with 11 Chanticleer student-athletes receiving their degrees at The HTC Center this past Saturday.
At the conclusion of the summer session, a total of 67 Chanticleer student-athletes received their undergraduate degrees from Coastal Carolina, including 19 in the fall of 2013 and 37 this past spring.
The softball program had three student-athletes graduate while women's basketball had two. Men's golf, baseball, men's soccer, men's track & field, men's tennis and men's basketball each had one.
In addition, Leo Christofides (men's tennis) received his Master's in business administration. Christofides competed for the Chants this past season and received his undergraduate degree in the spring of 2013. Also, two others connected to the athletics department - Ben Downs (football video) and Ahmadd Frink (cheer) - graduated as well.
Coastal Carolina Student-Athlete 2014 Summer Graduates
Roberto Ballesteros (Men's Golf) B.S. Accounting
Katelyn Connor (Women's Basketball) B.S. Exercise ScienceAngelica Henry (Women's Basketball) B.S. Health Promotion
Leo Christofides (Men's Tennis) M.B.A Business AdministrationTed Nilsson (Men's Tennis) B.S. Recreation and Sport Management
Tom Durkin (Baseball) B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies
Kierre Greenwood (Men's Basketball) B.S. Recreation and Sport Management
Russel Kanner (Men's Track & Field) B.S. Management
Matt Risher (Men's Soccer) B.A. Psychology
Courtney Howell (Softball) B.A. PsychologyNicole Saggiomo (Softball) B.S. Recreation and Sport ManagementJessie Winans (Softball) B.S. Recreation and Sport Management
Ben Downs (Football Video) B.S. Recreation and Sport ManagementAhmadd Frink (Cheer) B.S. Recreation and Sport Management