Summer Commencement Highlighted By 25 Student-Athletes
Aug 11, 2022 | Baseball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Center for Student-Athlete Services
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – A total of 25 Texas A&M student-athletes from 11 sports are scheduled to earn degrees at Summer Commencement exercises on Friday, Aug. 12 inside Reed Arena.
"Graduation is special accomplishment that we are incredibly proud of," Director of Athletics Ross Bjork said. "It is the result of tireless dedication and hard work from our student-athletes. At Texas A&M, we maintain the vision of equipping future leaders and launching them into the world to make impacts in whatever path they choose, and this is a celebration of that. Thank you to our staff and the Center for Student-Athlete Services. They carry out our mission to create opportunities through championship athletics every day with great integrity and selfless service. Congratulations to our graduates as they become former students of this great University."
Headlining the group is women's golf's Begona Aranguren who will be receiving her doctorate in Nuclear Engineering. The Madrid, Spain, native lettered for the Aggies from 2015-17. Additionally, six student-athletes will earn master's degrees.
Football and women's track & field lead all sports with five graduates.
"As an athletics department, we wish the class of 2022 the best as they transition from current to former student-athletes," Senior Associate Athletics Director of Student-Athlete Services Joe Fields said. "It has been wonderful to watch this class of student-athletes and their commitment to both academic and athletic excellence. Their diligence and dedication are great reminders of what it means to be an Aggie. On behalf of the Center for Student-Athletics Services and the athletics department, I would like to say a big 'Congratulations' to the class of 2022."
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Summer 2022 Graduates
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"Graduation is special accomplishment that we are incredibly proud of," Director of Athletics Ross Bjork said. "It is the result of tireless dedication and hard work from our student-athletes. At Texas A&M, we maintain the vision of equipping future leaders and launching them into the world to make impacts in whatever path they choose, and this is a celebration of that. Thank you to our staff and the Center for Student-Athlete Services. They carry out our mission to create opportunities through championship athletics every day with great integrity and selfless service. Congratulations to our graduates as they become former students of this great University."
Headlining the group is women's golf's Begona Aranguren who will be receiving her doctorate in Nuclear Engineering. The Madrid, Spain, native lettered for the Aggies from 2015-17. Additionally, six student-athletes will earn master's degrees.
Football and women's track & field lead all sports with five graduates.
"As an athletics department, we wish the class of 2022 the best as they transition from current to former student-athletes," Senior Associate Athletics Director of Student-Athlete Services Joe Fields said. "It has been wonderful to watch this class of student-athletes and their commitment to both academic and athletic excellence. Their diligence and dedication are great reminders of what it means to be an Aggie. On behalf of the Center for Student-Athletics Services and the athletics department, I would like to say a big 'Congratulations' to the class of 2022."
For more commencement ceremony info, click here.
Summer 2022 Graduates
| Sport | Name | Degree |
| Women's Track & Field | Immanuela Aliu | University Studies, Leadership |
| Women's Golf | Begona Aranguren | Nuclear Engineering, PhD |
| Soccer | Kendall Bates | Sport Management, Master's |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Lisa Bratton | Ocean Engineering, Master's |
| Women's Track & Field | Catalina Cerda | Human Resource Development |
| Football | Caleb Chapman | University Studies, Leadership |
| Football | Nik Constantinou | University Studies, Leadership |
| Football | Caden Davis | Supply Chain Management |
| Women's Tennis | Jayci Goldsmith | University Studies, Business |
| Baseball | Michael Hoehner | Sport Management, Master's |
| Men's Track & Field | Gavin Hoffpauir | University Studies, Business |
| Soccer | Shantel Hutton | Psychology |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Gabrielle Kopenski | Sport Management |
| Football | Chase Lane | Communication |
| Men's Track & Field | Jake Lanier | Energy, Master's |
| Women's Track & Field | Jania Martin | University Studies, Sports Conditioning |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Kurtis Mathews | Philosophy |
| Men's Golf | William Paysse | Sport Management |
| Women's Basketball | Destiny Pitts | Educational Human Resource Development, Master's |
| Women's Track & Field | Tierra Robinson-Jones | University Studies, Leadership |
| Baseball | Taylor Smith | University Studies, Leadership |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Lucas Stuart | University Studies, Global Arts, Planning & Design |
| Women's Track & Field | Andrea Sutherland | Curriculum and Instruction, Master's |
| Football | Max Wright | University Studies, Global Arts, Planning & Design |
| Men's Track & Field | Emmanuel Yeboah | Recreation, Parks & Tourism Sciences |
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