BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A total of 64 WKU student-athletes across 12 sports, boasting an average cumulative grade point average of 3.21, will graduate this weekend in spring commencement activities on The Hill.
Degrees obtained include exercise science, recreation and sport administration, biology, marketing, finance, chemistry, and nursing among many others. Twelve of the 64 are obtaining master's degrees with a cumulative GPA of 3.51 while six student-athletes, including two undergraduates in Ben Morrison (baseball) and Nicholas Coffey (football) will graduate with perfect 4.0 GPAs.
A total of 100 WKU student-athletes have graduated in the past calendar year, with 36 others earning their degrees in December. The average cumulative GPA of the 100 is 3.13.
Earlier this spring, WKU was recognized by Conference USA as 140 Hilltopper and Lady Topper student-athletes, nearly half of WKU's student-athletes, received C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition while 41 received academic medals for posting 3.00 and 3.75 cumulative grade point averages, respectively.
In the NCAA's latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) released this past November, WKU Athletics posted an overall GSR of 82, maintaining its standing as one of the top producers of graduates in the NCAA. Led by perfect scores by softball, women's tennis, and women's volleyball, the Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers posted eight scores of 81 or higher. It is the third consecutive mark of 82 overall or better for WKU.
Baseball
Ben Morrison, Biology
Steven Kraft, Interdisciplinary Studies
Conner Boyd, Sport Management
Logan Weins, Sport Management
Colie Currie, Sport Management
Tyler Robertson, Interdisciplinary Studies
Austin Tibbs, Interdisciplinary Studies
Football
Joe Brown (Louisville, Ky.), Interdisciplinary Studies
Nicholas Coffey (Dunnville, Ky.), Biology
Jake Collins (Louisville, Ky.), Exercise Science
Drew Davis (Madison, Ala.), Recreation and Sport Administration
Drew Eckels (Daytona, Fla.), Interdisciplinary Studies
Dennis Edwards (Snellville, Ga.), Interdisciplinary Studies
DeAndre Farris (Shelbyville, Ky.), Interdisciplinary Studies
Joel German (Fort Myers, Fla.), Recreation and Sport Administration
Trae Jones (Cusseta, Ga.), Interdisciplinary Studies
Joel Iyiegbuniwe (Bowling Green, Ky.), Biology
Julian Leslie (Miami, Fla.), Recreation and Sport Administration
Martavius Mims (Muscle Shoals, Ala.), Sport Management
Ryan Nuss (Fairfield, Ohio), Marketing
Nathan Roush (Louisville, Ky.), Interdisciplinary Studies
Evan Sayner (Paducah, Ky.), Finance
Masai Whyte (Shelbyville, Ky.), Interdisciplinary Studies
Men's Basketball
Que Johnson, Recreation and Sport Administration
Jabari McGhee, Interdisciplinary Studies
Men's Golf
Bryant Evans, Marketing
Tennis
Madeline Phillips, Speech-Language Pathology
Volleyball
Sydney Engle, Management
Jessica Lucas, Exercise Science
Maggie Singleton, Public Relations
Alyssa Cavanaugh, Recreation Administration
Amara Listenbee, Exercise Science
Track and Field/Cross Country
Kyle Wilson, Business Administration
Julien Cuyeu, Hospitality Management & Dietetics
Desmond Mobley, Interdisciplinary Studies
Jonathan Hayden, Criminology
Lindsey Hinken, Psychology
Morgan McIntyre, Communication Disorders
Catika Slay, Recreation and Sport Administration
Getter Lemberg, Psychology
Savannah Ames, Interdisciplinary Studies
Ariel Terrell, Sport Management
Katie Lever, Organizational Communication
Swimming
Kevin Knezevich, Recreation and Sport Administration
Davis Ranburger, Chemistry
Lucas De Brito, Architectural Science
Women's Basketball
Jalynn McClain, Recreation and Sport Administration
Tashia Brown, Physical Education
Women's Golf
Hannah Turner, Chemistry
Katie Story, Exercise Science
Elizabeth Cason, Biology
Georgina Blackman, Corporate and Organizational Communication
Soccer
Sarah Gorham, Sport Management
Olivia Fitzgerald, Nursing
Hannah Chua, Advertising
Haley Baldridge, Nursing
Iris Dunn, Nursing
Allison Leone, Finance
Nahyo Jalajel, Psychological Science
Bria Mosley, Management
Dee Green, Broadcasting
Softball
Kacie Freeman, Exercise Science
Kelsey Jernigan, Elementary Education
Taylor Borders, Nursing
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