Ten Alabama football players among 80 spring graduates
As graduation gets underway at The University of Alabama this weekend, a total of 79 Crimson Tide student-athletes will celebrate earning their degrees in the spring semester.
The 79 University of Alabama student-athletes are slated to earn 83 undergraduate and graduate degrees this weekend. The Tide’s tally includes two NCAA champions, five All-Americans and eight CSC Academic All-District honorees.
This year’s spring graduates also include student-athletes who were part of CFP National Championship and men’s basketball Final Four squads during their time at The Capstone, in addition to multiple Southeastern Conference Championships in men’s and women’s cross country, football, gymnastics, men’s basketball, soccer and softball.
Additionally, NCAA Champions Chris Robinson (men’s track and field) and Luisa Blanco (gymnastics), NCAA West Region Most Outstanding Player Mark Sears (men’s basketball) and Elite 90 winner Max Scharnowski (men’s basketball) highlighted the Crimson Tide’s May graduates.
The Tide also saw two former student-athlete return to The Capstone in 2018 MLB draft pick Cobie Vance and Eagles cornerback Eli Ricks.
Among the Crimson Tide’s 83 degrees, there are 70 bachelor’s and 13 master’s, with football’s Sam Willoughby, swimming and diving’s Selina Reil and track and field’s Arthur Graham and Kerri Walsh coming away with a pair of degrees.
Additional Crimson Tide Spring Graduates Highlights
- Five student-athletes are graduating this weekend after earning All-America honors during their UA careers: Luisa Blanco (gymnastics), Alan de Falchi (men’s track and field), Khaleb McRae (men’s track and field), Mark Sears (men’s basketball) and Chris Robinson (men’s track and field)
- Eight student-athletes earned Colleges Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors: Marianna Annest (soccer), Luisa Blanco (gymnastics), Itala Gemelli (soccer), Arthur Graham (men’s track and field), Anne Marie Hiser (women’s tennis), Kendyl Reaugh (volleyball), Eric Stelmar (men’s swimming and diving) and Alyiah Wells (volleyball)
- Combined with the 34 graduates who earned degrees following the fall semester, the Crimson Tide has seen 113 of its student-athletes take home diplomas during the current academic year, a total that will rise when the summer commencement list is announced in August
Alabama Spring Graduates
- Max Grant – Baseball
- Mac Guscette – Baseball
- Will Portera – Baseball
- Zane Probst – Baseball
- Cobie Vance – Baseball
- Nick Pringle – Men’s Basketball
- Max Scharnowski – Men’s Basketball
- Mark Sears – Men’s Basketball
- JeAnna Cunningham – Women’s Basketball
- %Del’Janae Williams – Women’s Basketball
- Jonathan Bennett – Football
- Zarian Courtney – Football
- Robert Ellis – Football
- Keanu Koht – Football
- Deontae Lawson – Football
- Caleb McDougle – Football
- Eli Ricks – Football
- Charlie Skehan – Football
- Jordan Smith – Football
- @Sam Willoughby – Football
- JP Cave – Men’s Golf
- %Thomas Ponder – Men’s Golf
- Sarah Edwards – Women’s Golf
- Shania Adams – Gymnastics
- %Luisa Blanco – Gymnastics
- %Ella Burgess – Gymnastics
- Cameron Machado – Gymnastics
- %Mati Waligora – Gymnastics
- %Eleanor Alexopoulos – Rowing
- Raegan Beightol – Rowing
- Rachel Fuller – Rowing
- Emma Hulsewe – Rowing
- Ella Kemna – Rowing
- Abby Pesansky – Rowing
- Elizabeth Struble – Rowing
- Michala Struble – Rowing
- %Sydney Wenstrom – Rowing
- %Marianna Annest – Soccer
- Itala Gemelli – Soccer
- Tanna Sanchez-Carreto – Soccer
- Bailey Dowling – Softball
- Lauren Esman – Softball
- M’Kay Gidley – Softball
- Katherine Grill – Softball
- Kyleigh Haney – Softball
- Alexandra Salter – Softball
- Michael Deans – Swimming and Diving
- Blake Peeples – Swimming and Diving
- Trey Sheils – Swimming and Diving
- Eric Stelmar – Swimming and Diving
- Joey Wachter – Swimming and Diving
- Gracie Felner – Swimming and Diving
- Sophia Garrison – Swimming and Diving
- Isabella Matesa – Swimming and Diving
- Maddie Mechling – Swimming and Diving
- @Selina Reil – Swimming and Diving
- Courtney Russo – Swimming and Diving
- Jada Surrell-Norwood – Swimming and Diving
- Anne Marie Hiser – Women’s Tennis
- %Margaux Maquet – Women’s Tennis
- Anna Parkhomenko – Women’s Tennis
- Ruben Banks – Track and Field/Cross Country
- Alan de Falchi – Track and Field/Cross Country
- Barry Evans – Track and Field/Cross Country
- @Arthur Graham – Track and Field/Cross Country
- %Jacob Harris – Track and Field/Cross Country
- Collin Jones – Track and Field/Cross Country
- Jace Jones – Track and Field/Cross Country
- Khaleb McRae – Track and Field/Cross Country
- Chris Robinson – Track and Field/Cross Country
- %Jasmijn Bakker – Track and Field/Cross Country
- Amari Brown – Track and Field/Cross Country
- Kaylie Crews – Track and Field/Cross Country
- Elka Machan – Track and Field/Cross Country
- @Kerri Walsh – Track and Field/Cross Country
- %Sydney Gholson – Volleyball
- Maddy McCormick – Volleyball
- Kendyl Reaugh – Volleyball
- %Alyiah Wells – Volleyball
% = Master’s Degree
@ = Double Undergraduate Degree
*** This information was acquired from a recent press release from Alabama Athletics.
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