Forty-seven student-athletes to graduate Saturday

May 08, 2020 | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Rifle, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Rifle, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball

By: Tammy DeGroff

Click here to watch the Online Commencement ceremony at 10 am (CT), Saturday, May 9.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Forty-seven University of Memphis student-athletes will complete degrees on Saturday, and will be a part of the University's largest graduating class in school history. The UofM will award 2,592 degrees and certificates.

With Safer at Home restrictions still in place, an in-person commencement ceremony will not be held in May. The UofM, however, has teamed with Marching Order, a company that uses technology to enhance graduation ceremonies, to create a virtual event.

Each student was invited to upload a photo along with a personal message. The photos and messages were used to create files of those participating in the virtual ceremony. On May 9, the graduates can log into the site to view a commencement video and download their image to share on social media.

Spring graduates will then be offered an opportunity to participate in a traditional ceremony once it is safe to schedule one.

Football will have nine graduates on Saturday, including NFL draftee Chris Claybrooks, while baseball will have eight grads. The track and field program will boast eight graduates, and softball and women's soccer each will have five grads.

A complete list of the UofM's Athletics Department graduates:

Noah Agnew, Men's Track & Field
Sam Ashton, Men's Soccer
Garrett Blume, Men's Soccer
John Broussard Jr., Football
Gabrielle Byndas, Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Logan Carey, Baseball
Levi Clark, Rifle
Chris Claybrooks, Football
Sara Ann Davidson, Softball
Danny Denz, Baseball
Serena Dolan, Women's Soccer
Sandra Ekblom, Women's Track & Field
Martina Faietti, Volleyball
Hannah Flowers, Volleyball
Jacobi Francis, Football
Ashten Graves, Softball
Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, Men's Track & Field
Regan Hadley, Softball
Austin Hall, Football (Master's degree)
William Harwood, Men's Golf
Gazmyne Herndon, Women's Basketball
Abby Herrmann, Women's Golf
Allie Hughes, Women's Track & Field
Nick Giles, Men's Golf
Clayton Keller, Baseball
Landon Kelly, Baseball
Amanda Lammey, Women's Soccer
Tyrez Lindsey, Football
Stasia Mallin, Women's Soccer
Takoda Metoxen, Baseball
Hunter Miniard, Men's Track & Field
James Muse, Baseball
Brytain Peddy, Football
Karli Perque, Softball
Imri Persiado, Men's Track & Field
Josh Perry, Football
Thomas Pickens, Football
Ben Roberts, Men's Soccer
Xiomara Santiago, Softball
Joshua Scheer, Baseball
Jordan Shackleford, Women's Track & Field
Rachel Ashworth Shepard, Women's Soccer
Marshall Sullivan, Men's Tennis
John Tate IV, Football
Truman Thomas, Baseball
Mari-Liis Tulev, Women's Track & Field (Masters)
Maddy Uenking, Women's Soccer