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Georgia student-athletes celebrated in graduation ceremonies

Palmber-Thombsby:Palmer Thombs05/12/23

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 03: Ladd McConkey #84 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates with his teammates after scoring a 22 yard touchdown against the LSU Tigers during the second quarter in the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 03, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

University of Georgia graduation weekend is upon us, and in total, 99 student-athletes are receiving some sort of degree. Undergraduate ceremonies take place on Friday night in Sanford Stadium while those receiving a graduate degree were celebrated on Thursday.

Included in the ceremonies are several of the Georgia student-athletes fans have come to know over the years including stars in all sports. Fourteen Bulldog football players will receive their degrees. Among them are Dominick Blaylock, Rian Davis, Ryland Goede, Chad Lindberg, Ladd McConkey, Tykee Smith and Xavier Truss – among others. On the Georgia men’s basketball squad, three players – Braelen Bridges, Jaxon Etter and Jailyn Ingram – are receiving degrees.

A full list of Georgia student athletes being celebrated this weekend, separated by sport, can be found below:

Baseball

Will David (Atlanta, Ga., Cert Entrepreneurship), Charles Goldstein (Alpharetta, Ga., Real Estate), Kyle Greenier (Georgetown, Mass., Cert Entrepreneurship), Bryce Melear (Evans, Ga., Consumer Economics), Michael Polk (Milton, Ga., Risk Management and Insurance), Eric Rhadans (Acworth, Ga., Cert Entrepreneurship), Lane Watkins (Special Education), Jaden Woods (Warner Robins, Ga., Sport Management)

Men’s Basketball

Braelen Bridges (Altanta, Ga., Nonprofit Management & Leadership), Jaxon Etter (Woodstock, Ga., Financial Planning), Jailyn Ingram (Madison, Ga., Nonprofit Management & Leadership)

Women’s Basketball

Malury Bates (Roanoke, Va., Foods and Nutrition), Chloe Chapman (Mitchellville, Md., Fashion Merchandising), Kaila Hubbard (Master’s in Social Work), Jordan Isaacs (Alpharetta, Ga., Communication Studies), Javyn Nicholson (Sport Management)

Equestrian

Emily Blecher (Shdema, Isreal, Sport Management), Courtney Blumer (Monroe, N.C., Human Development and Family Science and Psychology), Anna Bohn (Management), Ceci Bresch (Barrington, Ill., Biology), Kendall Gill (Leesburg, Ga., Biomanufacturing and Bioprocess), Tori Kendle (New Albany, Ohio, Agricultural and Applied Economics), Lewis (Washington, Ind., Comparative Biomedical Science), Caitlin Lyons (Mead, Wash., Ecology and French), Jada Mark (Sumpter, S.C., Art), Rachel McMullen (Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Marketing), Spencer Toohill (Round Hill, Va., International Affairs), Josey Walker (Rome, Ga., Animal Science)

Football

Dominick Blaylock (Marietta, Ga., Housing Management & Policy), Payton Bowles (Athens, Ga., Political Science), Rian Davis (Apopka, Fla., Housing Management & Policy), Austine Eziukwu (Exercise and Sport Science), Ryland Goede (Kennesaw, Ga., Journalism, Kennesaw, Ga.), Chad Lindberg (Finance, League City, Texas), Ladd McConkey (Finance, Chatsworth, Ga.), William Mote (Financial Planning, Hoover, Ala.), Drew Sheehan (Woodstock, Ga., Sport Management), Tykee Smith (Philadelphia, Ga., Sociology), Matthew Sumlin (Exercise and Sport Science, Smyrna, Ga.), Xavier Truss (West Warwick, R.I., Housing Management & Policy), Ramik Wilson (Communication Studies),Jared Zirkel (Kerrville, Texas, Finance)

Men’s Golf

Nicolas Cassidy (Johns Creek, Ga., Sport Management), Connor Creasy (Abingdon, Va., Sport Management), Lee McCoy (Housing Management & Policy)

Women’s Golf

Jenny Bae (Suwanee, Ga., Sport Management), Caroline Craig (Sautee Nacoochee, Ga., Sport Management), Celeste Dao (Notre Dame de-l lle-Perrot, Quebec, Finance), Jo Hua Hung (New Taipei City, Taiwan, Sport Management), Candice Mahe (Gourin, France, International Affairs)

Gymnastics

Amanda Cashman (Belle Meade, N.J., Entertainment & Media Studies), Haley de Jong (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Consumer Economics), Loulie Hattaway (Blakely, Ga., Biological Science)

Soccer

Ali Kalayjian (Katonah, N.Y., Biology), Haley Sorrell (Lewisville, Texas, Political Science), Cecily Stoute (Master’s in Journalism, Atlanta, Ga.)

Softball

Jaiden Fields (Kennesaw, Ga., Journalism), CJ Landrum (Fort Worth, Texas, Financial Planning)

Men’s Swimming and Diving

Andrew Abruzzo (Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Business Analytics), Dillon Downing (Alpharetta, Ga., Management), Bradley Dunham (Hoschton, Ga., Marketing), Ananda Lim (Marietta, Ga., Exercise and Sport Science), Charlie Logan (Watkinsville, Ga., Marketing), Keegan Walsh (Finance & Risk Management)

Women’s Swimming and Diving

Callie Dickinson (Virginia Beach, Va., Comparative Biomedical Science), Ashley McCauley (Raleigh, N.C., Environmental Resource Science), Peyton Palsha (Master’s in Horticulture), Millie Sansome (Marlow, England, Exercise and Sport Science), Marie Schobel (Master’s in Business Analytics)

Men’s Tennis

Trent Bryde (Suwanee, Ga., Consumer Economics), Blake Croyder (Marietta, Ga., Master’s in Financial Planning), Teodor Giusca (Bucharest, Romania, Master’s in Business Analytics), Philip Henning (Bloemfontein, South Africa, Computer Science), Britton Johnston (Snellville, Ga., Consumer Economics)

Women’s Tennis

Meg Kowalski (Chicago, Ill., Master’s in Kinesiology), Lea Ma (Dix Hills, N.Y., Sport Management)

Women’s Track and Field

Mia Anderson (Buford, Ga., Marketing and Sport Management), Sara Bailey (Alpharetta, Ga., Sociology), Aleesa De Castro (Cumming, Ga., Entertainment & Media Studies), Skylar English (Marketing), Elise Hall (Marietta, Ga., Marketing), Julia Harisay (Athens, Ga., Master’s in International Policy), Courtney Long (Acworth, Ga., Master’s in Biology Engineering), Brandee Presley (Tulsa, Okla., Psychology), Maggie Yankovich (Biology)

Men’s Track and Field

Matthew Boling (Houston, Texas, Marketing), Curtis Borden (Sport Management), Sam Bowers (Milton, Ga., Landscape Architecture), Caleb Cavanaugh (Houston, Texas, Environmental Health), Alejandro Collins (Peachtree City, Ga., Master’s in Forestry and Natural Resources), Chase Condra (Suwanee, Ga., Management Information Systems), Johannes Erm (Tallinn, Estonia, Master’s in Engineering), Nicolas Fontova (Atlanta, Ga., Mathematics), Kyle Garland (Philadelphia, Pa., Communications Studies), Elija Godwin (Covington, Ga., Human Development and Family Science), Wesley John (Watkinsville, Ga., Sport Management), Clay Pender (Winder, Ga., Master’s in Financial Planning), Ziggy Zoller (Atlanta, Ga., Management & Real Estate)

Volleyball

Kacie Evans (Exercise and Sport Science, Wadsworth, Ohio), Amber Stivrins (Risk Management and Insurance)

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