Twenty-Four Student Athletes Graduate Friday

TROY, Ala. – Twenty-four Troy student-athletes received their degrees as part of the 2012 Troy University Fall Commencement ceremonies Friday at Trojan Arena. About 470 Troy University students, representing 20 stats and 12 countries, participated in the first-ever commencement exercise held in Trojan Arena.

Friday's commencement address was offered by John Cywinski, president of KFC USA, a subsidiary of Yumi! Brands, Inc. In his role at Kentucky Fried Chicken, he is responsible for managing the strategy and vision KFC USA. The KFC USA leadership team reports directly to Cywinski.

The 24 student-athletes represented 13 different sports with four of them graduating with honors. The complete list of graduating student-athletes is listed below:

Troy 2012 Fall Commencement Student-Athletes

Baseball
Brent Malloy - B.S. (Mathematics)
Tyler Ray - B.S. (Sport and Fitness Management)
Boone Shear - B.S. (Sport and Fitness Management)

Cheerleading
Kayla Rogers - B.S. (Sport and Fitness Management)

Football
Justin Albert - B.S. (Social Science)
T.J. Mitchell - B.S. (Criminal Justice)
Demarkus Underwood - B.S. (Criminal Justice)
Bryan Willis - B.S. (Criminal Justice)

Men's Golf
Reid Merritt - B.S. (Sport and Fitness Management)

Men's Tennis
Mario Silva - B.S. (Risk Management Insurance)
Branko Weber - B.S. (Sport and Fitness Management)

Men's Track and Field
Alec Hamm - B.S. (Marketing)
Payton McGhee - B.S. (Human Services)

Rodeo
Brittany Drawdy - B.S. (Broadcast Journalism)

Softball
Sarah Harris - B.S. (Sport and Fitness Management)
Kelly Luquette – B.S. (Criminal Justice)
Melissa Pratt - B.S. (Sport and Fitness Management)
Sarah Shields - B.S. (Social Work) – Cum Laude

Volleyball
*Lizzie Clough - B.S. (Sport and Fitness Management) – Magna Cum Laude

Women's Basketball
Tenia Manuel - B.S. (Business Administration)

Women's Golf
Haley Lawrence - B.S. (Athletic Training) – Magna Cum Laude

Women's Tennis
Gabriella Veiga - B.S. (Sport and Fitness Management)

Women's Track and Field
*Lizzie Clough - B.S. (Sport and Fitness Management) – Magna Cum Laude
Jasmine Patton - B.S. (Criminal Justice)
Karen Wyatt – B.S. (Biology)

*Member of both the volleyball and women's track and field teams

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Twenty-Four Student Athletes Graduate Friday

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