Dec. 13, 2013
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — A total of 34 current or former WKU student-athletes will graduate this weekend in commencement ceremonies on the Hill. The 34 student-athletes represent 14 sports, and the average cumulative grade point average of the group is 3.07.
The degrees obtained by the student-athletes this weekend include mechanical engineering, chemistry, mathematics, marketing, sociology, health care administration, history, physical education and sport management, among many others. Six of the 34 are obtaining master's degrees.
A total of 108 WKU student-athletes have graduated in the past calendar year, with 74 earning their degrees in May 2013.
The cumulative GPA of all 379 WKU student-athletes is 3.05, and 200 student-athletes, 53 percent, are maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Twelve of WKU’s 15 sport programs hold a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or better, and four are at or above 3.4 as a team.
WKU has had more student-athletes honored by the Sun Belt Conference for academic achievement than any other conference school for nine-consecutive years.
WKU Student-Athletes Graduating This Weekend
Sport Name Degree
Baseball Ryan Crabtree Physical Education
Baseball Brandon Higdon Interdisciplinary Studies
Baseball Steven Hodgins Marketing
Baseball Kori Petri Master of Business Administration
Men's Swimming Jonathan Field Mechanical Engineering
Men's Swimming William Varley History
Men's Tennis Bobby Whitmer Health Care Administration
Soccer Amanda Buechel Master of Science (Sports Administration)
Soccer Taryn O'Shea Psychology
Softball Karavin Dew Elementary Education
Softball Shelby Taylor Elementary Education
Softball Natasha Winchester Nursing
Football Antonio Andrews Interdisciplinary Studies
Football Austin Baker Communication Studies
Football Ryan Beard Master of Science (Sports Administration)
Football Jamarielle Brown Sociology
Football Tyler Bruce Mathematics
Football William Franks Sociology
Football Tyran Golden Master of Arts (Criminology)
Football Bryson Hall Interdisciplinary Studies
Football Edward Hazelett Sociology
Football Zane Karrer Sport Management
Football Joseph Stockton Interdisciplinary Studies
Football Calvin Washington Interdisciplinary Studies
Football Jeremy White Exercise Science
Football Vincent Williams Communication Studies
Men's Golf William Beard Master of Accountancy
Women's Basketball Bianca McGee Interdisciplinary Studies
Volleyball Janee Diggins Sociology
Women's Tennis Mckinley Mason Chemistry
Track/Cross Country Kyle Chettleburgh Master of Science (Sports Administration)
Track/Cross Country Houston Croney Exercise Science
Track/Cross Country Eimear O'Brien Exceptional Education
Track/Cross Country Victoria Mayfield Exercise Science
