Student-Athletes Receive Degrees at 2011 Commencement
5/16/2011 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country, Track and Field
A total of 67 student-athletes received their hard-earned degrees this past Saturday, as Liberty held its annual commencement ceremony at Williams Stadium. Included in the total number of graduating student-athletes were 24 individuals who completed their four-year degrees with honors.
Saturday's commencement marked an historic day for the university, as 10,930 graduates were honored, making the Class of 2011 the largest in school history. Approximately 5,180 graduates attended the ceremony, which also commemorated Liberty's 40th Anniversary.
Bachelor of Science
Mia Aghaji – Women's Track
Darren Amoo – Men's Soccer (Cum Laude)
Karyl Bacon – Volleyball (Cum Laude)
Alfonso Bailey – Football
Ashley Bensinger – Softball
Doncel Bolt – Football
Daniel Broggin – Football
Aaron Brown – Football
Chad Brown – Football
John Brown – Men's Basketball
Brittany Campbell – Women's Basketball (Cum Laude)
Rod'Esther Castor – Women's Track
Sam Chelanga – Men's Track
Bryan Cole – Baseball
Preston Dembowiak – Golf (Magna Cum Laude)
Amber DePasquale – Softball
Stephen Dooley – Golf
Zachary Duke – Football
Brian Edman – Men's Soccer (Cum Laude)
Hannah Fick – Women's Tennis
Elliott Galeone – Men's Track (Cum Laude)
Lauren Garside – Swimming
Paul Gilbert – Men's Soccer (Cum Laude)
Elise Girani – Swimming (Summa Cum Laude)
Dan Hibbs – Men's Track (Cum Laude)
Aaron Kelley – Wrestling
Evans Kigen – Men's Track
Valeriya Klintsevich – Women's Tennis
Justin Krop – Wrestling
Garen Lafser – Men's Basketball
Elia Lake – Women's Soccer
Keegan Linza – Baseball (Magna Cum Laude)
Kittery Maine – Women's Basketball
Kristi McBrien – Women's Soccer
Rachel McLeod – Women's Basketball
Carter McMasters – Men's Basketball
Keely McMillon – Softball
David Minaya – Men's Basketball
T.J. Mitchell – Wrestling
Joey Montgomery – Wrestling (Cum Laude)
Dymond Morgan – Women's Basketball
Panashe Nhekairo – Men's Soccer (Summa Cum Laude)
Ashley Nyholt – Women's Soccer (Cum Laude)
Laura Nyholt – Women's Soccer (Summa Cum Laude)
Amy Passauer – Women's Track
Chris Phillips – Men's Soccer (Magna Cum Laude)
Chad Porter – Wrestling
Clarence Powell – Men's Track
Jake Reed – Men's Track
Will Reeves – Men's Track
Kolby Shepherd – Men's Track
Jacob Singleton – Golf (Cum Laude)
Tiffani Smith – Softball
James Spencer – Men's Basketball
Thad Taylor – Men's Soccer (Magna Cum Laude)
Avery Warley – Women's Basketball
Christopher Watters – Golf (Magna Cum Laude)
Toney White – Football
Benjamin Wirth – Men's Tennis (Magna Cum Laude)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Abigail Austin – Women's Soccer
Dacia Bushman – Women's Track
Kati Masters – Swimming
Rachel Michener – Women's Soccer (Magna Cum Laude)
Bachelor of Arts
Jordan Jenkins – Women's Tennis (Magna Cum Laude)
Maria Owen – Women's Soccer (Magna Cum Laude)
Mark Swanson – Baseball (Cum Laude)
