44 Utah State Student-Athletes Set To Graduate This Weekend

LOGAN, Utah  Utah State University¹s 121st undergraduate commencement
ceremony will be held Saturday, May 2 at 9:30 a.m. in the Dee Glen Smith
Spectrum and among those graduating will be 44 USU student-athletes.

Utah State¹s student-athletes traditionally rank among the best in the
Western Athletic Conference with an 82 percent graduation rate and a
cumulative 3.04 grade-point average. During the 2008-09 academic year, USU
has had 88 student-athletes earn academic all-WAC honors thus far and 150
were recognized at its annual Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Luncheon for
earning a 3.2 or better GPA.

During the 2007-08 academic year, Utah State had 130 student-athletes earn
academic all-WAC honors.

2009 Utah State Student-Athlete Graduates
Football
Ben Calderwood, Business Administration
Gregg Clark, Interdisciplinary Studies
Derrick Cumbee, Interdisciplinary Studies
Daryl Fields, Interdisciplinary Studies
Chris Forbes, Interdisciplinary Studies
Mike Green, Political Science
Derek Hoke, Family Child and Human Devolpment
Roy Hurst, Interdisciplinary Studies
Otis Nelson, Interdisciplinary Studies
Rob Myers, Journalism
Sean Setzer, Interdisciplinary Studies
Caleb Taylor, Interdisciplinary Studies
Josh Taylor, Journalism

Golf
Brandon Broadhead, Accounting
Devin Daniels, Entrepreneurship
Tyler Labrum, Management Information Systems
Jeremy Pack, Entrepreneurship

Gymnastics
Nicki Felley, Exercise Science

Men¹s Basketball
Gary Wilkinson, Sociology

Men¹s Tennis
Mike Banks, Political Science

Women¹s Tennis
Bridgette Strickland, Parks and Recreation

Men¹s Track & Field
Ben Kessen, Interdisciplinary Studies
David Loomis, Exercise Science
Jake Maybe, Philosophy
John Strang, Interdisciplinary Studies
Brandon Waller, Interdisciplinary Studies
Keith Williams, Economics

Soccer
Candice Clark, Exercise Science
Ali Griffin, Art
Alyssa Lowry, Journalism
Kiersten Nilsson, Exercise Science
Lisa Willardson, Exercise Science

Softball
Lindsey Benson, Economics
Jeanine Hernandez, Sociology
Aubrie Stroman, Exercise Science

Volleyball
Rebecca Anderson, Statistics
Heather Hillier, International Studies
Kris Hymas, English

Women¹s Basketball
Mame Diop, International Studies
Ana Pares, Family Child and Human Development
Shawnta Pope, International Studies
Danyelle Snelgro, Exercise Science

Women¹s Track & Field
Alison Taylor, Biology
Katie Thatcher, Family Child and Human Development