UGA Athletics to graduate 29 student athletes today

ATHENS, Ga. --- Twenty-nine University of Georgia student-athletes will receive undergraduate or graduate degrees Friday morning during the fall commencement exercises at Stegeman Coliseum.

Among the 29 UGA student-athlete graduates are nine from football; seven from track and field; three from baseball; two each from men’s golf and swimming; and one each from gymnastics, soccer, softball, volleyball and women’s basketball. In addition, three sports communications student assistants and one compliance student assistant will be receiving their degrees.

Baseball (3): Chase Adkins, General Business; Blake Cairnes, Consumer Economics; Mitchell Webb, Sport Management.

Football (10): Kendall Baker, Sociology; Michael Barnett, Communication Studies; Rodrigo Blankenship, Journalism; Lamont Gaillard, Sociology; J.R. Reed, Communication Studies; Keyon Richardson, Sociology; DeAngelo Tyson, Housing Management and Policy; Steven Van Tiflin, Real Estate and Finance; Nick Williams, Communication Studies; and Shakenneth Williams, Sociology.

Gymnastics (1): Gigi Marino, Human Development and Family Science.

Men's golf (2): Zach Healy, Sport Management; Jaime Lopez Rivarola, Kinesiology.

Soccer (1): Delaney Fechalos, Finance.

Softball (1): Lindsey Miles, Early Childhood Education.

Swimming (2): Gunnar Bentz, Management; Stephanie Peters, Sport Management.

Track and field (7): Sarah Gardner, Kinesiology; Cejhae Greene, Consumer Economics; Addy Lippitt, Management; Anna Machovec, Computer Science; Chanice Porter, Kinesiology; Karl Saluri, Food Industry Marketing Administration; Kendal Williams, Communication Studies.

Volleyball (1): Sarah Lagler-Clark, Psychology.

Women's basketball (1): Simone Costa, Communication Studies.