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60 Student-Athletes Received Degrees this Spring
5/8/2023 1:52:00 PM | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Beach Volleyball, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Track & Field/Cross Country
CONWAY, S.C. – Among Coastal Carolina University's 2023 spring graduates this weekend, a total of 60 were student-athletes across 14 sports, as well as both the cheer and dance teams.
Highlighting graduation weekend was two student-athletes in Nikki Boon of women's track & field and Brooke Gottlieb of women's lacrosse receiving the President's Award at the University Commencement Ceremony for graduating with a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average.
In addition to the graduates, four former student-athletes and members of the Sasser Hall of Fame participated in the graduation ceremonies as speakers.
Brooke Weisbrod (2001), who played women's basketball, softball, and tennis at CCU, was the University Commencement Speaker and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, while Cari Rosiek of softball (2000 and 2023) gave the Alumni Address for the CMC College of Health and Human Performance Ceremony.
Maurice Simpkins of football (2006) gave the Keynote Address for the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration Ceremony, while former football standout Josh Norman (2018) made the Keynote Address for the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts Ceremony.
The 2023 spring graduates were honored over the weekend of May 5-8.
The following are the Coastal Carolina University student-athletes that participated in the graduation ceremonies this spring.
In addition to the spring graduates, the following student-athletes will graduate this summer with some of them taking part in the spring ceremonies this weekend.
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Highlighting graduation weekend was two student-athletes in Nikki Boon of women's track & field and Brooke Gottlieb of women's lacrosse receiving the President's Award at the University Commencement Ceremony for graduating with a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average.
In addition to the graduates, four former student-athletes and members of the Sasser Hall of Fame participated in the graduation ceremonies as speakers.
Brooke Weisbrod (2001), who played women's basketball, softball, and tennis at CCU, was the University Commencement Speaker and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, while Cari Rosiek of softball (2000 and 2023) gave the Alumni Address for the CMC College of Health and Human Performance Ceremony.
Maurice Simpkins of football (2006) gave the Keynote Address for the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration Ceremony, while former football standout Josh Norman (2018) made the Keynote Address for the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts Ceremony.
The 2023 spring graduates were honored over the weekend of May 5-8.
The following are the Coastal Carolina University student-athletes that participated in the graduation ceremonies this spring.
| Chanticleer | Sport | Major |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Billings | Baseball | Exercise and Sport Science |
| Payton Eeles | Baseball | Engineering Science |
| Tanner Garrison | Baseball | Recreation and Sport Management |
| Kameron Guangorena | Baseball | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| John Kelly | Baseball | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Nick Lucky | Baseball | Sociology |
| Will Smith | Baseball | Recreation and Sport Management |
| Antonio Daye | Men's Basketball | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Essam Mostafa | Men's Basketball | Recreation and Sport Management |
| Miriam Recarte | Women's Basketball | MBA |
| Irena Drobnjak | Beach Volleyball | Accounting |
| Madison Allred | Beach Volleyball | Communication |
| Meghan Trucksis | Cheer | Recreation and Sport Management |
| Bailey Bateman | Dance | Early Childhood Education |
| Ali DiLorenzo | Dance | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Abbe Reynolds | Dance | Communication |
| Morgan Britt Tripp | Dance | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Charley Trout | Dance | Integrated Marketing Communications |
| Jayden Addison | Football | Communication |
| Payton Bunch | Football | Marketing |
| Deon Fountain | Football | Communication |
| Ja'Quon Griffin | Football | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Jarrett Guest | Football | Business Management |
| Nate Hope II | Football | Finance |
| Tavyn Jackson | Football | Information Technology |
| Zovon Lindsay | Football | Recreation and Sport Management |
| Will McDonald | Football | Business Management |
| Mark Milnac | Football | Marketing |
| Austin Randall | Football | Communication |
| Donnell Wilson | Football | Recreation and Sport Management |
| Tyler Gray | Men's Golf | Recreation and Sport Management |
| Connor Newton | Men's Golf | Recreation and Sport Management |
| Seth Taylor | Men's Golf | Recreation and Sport Management |
| Tiffany Arafi | Women's Golf | MBA |
| Gabrielle Beckett | Women's Lacrosse | MBA |
| Bethany Bruck | Women's Lacrosse | Intelligence & National Security Studies |
| Kayla Downey | Women's Lacrosse | Physical Education |
| Abi George | Women's Lacrosse | Finance |
| Jordan Gertz | Women's Lacrosse | Biology |
| Brooke Gottlieb | Women's Lacrosse | Communication |
| Layla Morris | Women's Lacrosse | Exercise and Sport Science |
| Marissa Munson | Women's Lacrosse | Recreation and Sport Management |
| Ellie Roser | Women's Lacrosse | MBA |
| Megan Brouse | Women's Soccer | Business Management |
| Tori Carnevale | Women's Soccer | Recreation and Sport Management |
| Lauren Denning | Women's Soccer | Business Management |
| Iyanla De Jesus | Softball | Exercise and Sport Science / Public Health |
| Maddie Redman | Softball | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Indya Smith | Softball | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Steve Mundt | Men's Tennis | MBA |
| Neil O'Connor | Men's Tennis | Business Management / Finance |
| Megan Hopton | Women's tennis | Master's of Sport Management |
| Aaron Keeler | Men's Track & Field | Exercise and Sport Science |
| Brendan Kovar | Men's Track & Field | Finance |
| Jaquon Williams | Men's Track & Field | Engineering Science |
| Nikki Boon | Women's Track & Field | Psychology |
| Kadasia Evans | Women's Track & Field | Biology |
| Ashley Rulison | Women's Track & Field | Marketing |
| Paulina Perez Rosas | Volleyball | Master's in Sport Management |
| Lina Perugini | Volleyball | MBA |
In addition to the spring graduates, the following student-athletes will graduate this summer with some of them taking part in the spring ceremonies this weekend.
| Chanticleer | Sport | Major |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Beach | Baseball | Recreation and Sport Management |
| Graham Brown | Baseball | Marketing |
| Houston Koon | Baseball | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Colin Yablonski | Baseball | Finance |
| Makaila Cange | Women's Basketball | Psychology |
| Deaja Richardson | Women's Basketball | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Sarlota Svobodova | Beach Volleyball | Mathematics |
| CJ Beasley | Football | Recreation and Sport Management |
| JT Killen | Football | Finance |
| Johnny Magee | Football | Exercise and Sport Science |
| Garrett Cooper | Men's Golf | Communication |
| Sophia Carlsen | Women's Golf | Communication |
| Jason Kemble | Men's Soccer | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Katelyn Kellogg | Women's Soccer | MBA |
| Abbey Montoya | Softball | MBA |
| Victoire De Samucewicz | Women's Tennis | Finance |
| Major Chestnut | Men's Track & Field | Exercise Science |
| Albrey Gossett | Men's Track & Field | Exercise Science |
| Tariney Pepper | Women's Track & Field | Public Health |
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