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Ole Miss Student-Athletes Earn Degrees at 2024 Spring Commencement
5/11/2024 | Student-Athlete Development
OXFORD, Miss. – A total of 116 current and former Rebel student-athletes will be honored at spring commencement ceremonies on the Ole Miss campus on Saturday.
Convocation will be held in the Grove on Saturday morning, May 11, at 9 a.m. CT, with commencement ceremonies across campus beginning Wednesday evening and running through Sunday. For more information on Commencement, visit the University's website HERE.
There will be a special ceremony Monday evening, May 13, at the Ford Center for the Ole Miss teams competing this weekend that were unable to join in on the festivities on Saturday.
Below is a full listing of Ole Miss student-athlete graduates included across the December 2023, May 2024 and August 2024 graduating classes. Included in that total are three graduates via the Rebel Reconnect program, which assists returning student-athletes who have exhausted their athletic scholarship eligibility with the costs of full or part-time tuition and/or books associated with completing their degree at the University of Mississippi.
2024 Ole Miss Graduates (116)
Baseball (12)
Reagan Burford – May 2024 – Real Estate
Hunter Elliot – August 2024 – General Business
Will Ethridge – December 2023 – University Studies – Rebel Reconnect
Bo Gatlin – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Ethan Groff – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Brayden Jones – August 2024 – Sport & Recreation Administration
Ethan Lege – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Josh Mallitz – August 2024 – General Business
Connor Spencer – Auguste 2024 – General Business
Xavier Rivas – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Jackson Ross – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Garrett Wood – December 2023 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration – Rebel Reconnect
Women's Basketball (6)
Snudda Collins – May 2024 – Psychology
Marquesha Davis – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
KK Deans – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Elauna Eaton – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Rita Igbokwe – May 2024 – Psychology
Madison Scott – December 2023 – Psychology
Men's Basketball (5)
Jaemyn Brakefield – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Allen Flanigan – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Cole McGrath – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Academic Success
Matthew Murrell – May 2024 – Public Health & Health Sciences
Jamarion Sharp – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Cheer (7)
Sydney Boothe – May 2024 – General Business
Kaylie Burrows – August 2024 – Exercise Science
Bella Doro – August 2024 – Integrated Marketing Communications
Kyle Duncan – August 2024 – Sport & Recreation Administration
Neely Makinster – August 2024 – General Business
Mallie Reid – May 2024 – Exercise Science
Caleb Southward – August 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Dance (6)
Jane Granberry – May 2024 – Integrated Marketing Communications
Hayden Hubbell – May 2024 – Marketing
Lizi Lengel – August 2024 – Hospitality Management
Riley Olive – May 2024 – Integrated Marketing Communications
Taya Thurston – May 2024 – Marketing
Megan Walker – May 2024 – Marketing
Football (26)
Eli Acker – December 2023 – General Business
Ulysses Bentley IV – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Khari Coleman – August 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Zakhari Franklin – August 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
DeShawn Gaddie Jr. – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Tre Harris – May 2024 – General Business
Joshua Harris – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Salathiel Hemphill – May 2024 – General Business
Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste – May 2024 – Criminal Justice
Matt Jones – August 2024 – General Business
Torian Kelly – August 2024 – Exercise Science
Jared Lawrence – December 2023 – General Business
Fraser Masin – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Fred McAfee – May 2024 – Finance
Reece McIntyre – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Daniel Newman – May 2024 – Criminal Justice
Richard O'Bryant – May 2024 – Pharmaceutical Sciences
JJ Pegues – August 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Micah Pettus – August 2024 – General Business
Scottie Phillips – December 2023 – University Studies – Rebel Reconnect
Caden Prieskorn – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
DeSanto Rollins – December 2023 – General Business
John Saunders Jr. – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Ali Scott – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Trey Washington – May 2024 – Integrated Marketing Communications
Isheem Young – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Women's Golf (5)
McKinley Cunningham – May 2024 – Mechanical Engineering
Justine Fournand – August 2024 – Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies
Ellen Hume – May 2024 – Master's in Exercise Science
Ellison Johnson – May 2024 – Biological Science
Andrea Lignell – May 2024 – Engineering
Men's Golf (1)
CJ Easley – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Rifle (3)
Kristen Derting – August 2024 – Master's in Hospitality Management
Martina Gratz – May 2024 – Accountancy
Lea Horvath – May 2024 – General Business
Soccer (6)
Kayla Chatman-Haggerty – August 2024 – General Business
Hailey Cloud – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Lucy Green – May 2024 – Exercise Science
Jenna Kemp – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Meredith King – May 2024 – Psychology
Taylor Radecki – May 2024 – Certificate in Biomechanics
Softball (4)
Aynslie Furbush – May 2024 – Exercise Science
Catelyn Riley – August 2024 – Sport & Recreation Administration
Delaney Rummell – May 2024 – Master's in Sport Analytics
Paige Smith – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Women's Tennis (4)
Briana Crowley – May 2024 – Master's in Sport Analytics
Lucie Devier – May 2024 – Master's in Sport & Recreation Administration
Kelsey Mize – May 2024 – Finance
Reka Zadori – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Men's Tennis (2)
Lukas Engelhardt – May 2024 – Master's of Business Administration
Nikola Slavic – May 2024 – Master's of Business Administration
Women's Track & Field / Cross Country (14)
Eni Akinniyi – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Jerricka Ambus – August 2024 – Sport & Recreation Administration
Skylar Boogerd – May 2024 – Master's in Sport & Recreation Administration
Jahniya Bowers – August 2024 – Master's in Criminal Justice
Jalani Davis – May 2024 – Master's in Sport Analytics
Makayla Fick – December 2023 – Exercise Science
Raylynn Gibbs – August 2024 – Exercise Science
Skye Gross – May 2024 – Integrated Marketing Communications
Ryann Helmers – May 2024 – Master's in Curriculum & Instruction
Samara McConnell – May 2024 – Exercise Science
Kyla McLaurin – May 2024 – General Business
Jasmine Mitchell – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Kristel van den Berg – December 2023 – Exercise Science
Olivia Womack – May 2024 – Law Studies
Men's Track & Field / Cross Country (11)
Cole Bullock – May 2024 – General Business
Costen Campion – August 2024 – Exercise Science
Marcus Dropik – August 2024 – Master's of Business Administration
Dereck Elkins – August 2024 – Master's of Business Administration
Luke Etherton – May 2024 – Exercise Science
Cruz Gomez – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Deshaun Jones – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Joseph Lanham – August 2024 – Accountancy
Keith Robinson – December 2023 – Master's in Sport & Recreation Administration
Ryan Star – May 2024 – Criminal Justice
Ahmad Young Jr. – August 2024 – Master's in Hospitality Management
Volleyball (4)
Payton Brgoch – May 2024 – Psychology
Sommer Daniel – May 2024 – Anthropology
Bailee Middleton – August 2024 – Accountancy
Sasha Ratliff – May 2024 – General Business
FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center and Ole Miss Student-Athlete Development Mission
The mission of the FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center is to promote academic and personal achievement through quality developmental and need-based programs designed to empower and holistically develop student-athletes for life after collegiate athletics.
Convocation will be held in the Grove on Saturday morning, May 11, at 9 a.m. CT, with commencement ceremonies across campus beginning Wednesday evening and running through Sunday. For more information on Commencement, visit the University's website HERE.
There will be a special ceremony Monday evening, May 13, at the Ford Center for the Ole Miss teams competing this weekend that were unable to join in on the festivities on Saturday.
Below is a full listing of Ole Miss student-athlete graduates included across the December 2023, May 2024 and August 2024 graduating classes. Included in that total are three graduates via the Rebel Reconnect program, which assists returning student-athletes who have exhausted their athletic scholarship eligibility with the costs of full or part-time tuition and/or books associated with completing their degree at the University of Mississippi.
2024 Ole Miss Graduates (116)
Baseball (12)
Reagan Burford – May 2024 – Real Estate
Hunter Elliot – August 2024 – General Business
Will Ethridge – December 2023 – University Studies – Rebel Reconnect
Bo Gatlin – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Ethan Groff – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Brayden Jones – August 2024 – Sport & Recreation Administration
Ethan Lege – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Josh Mallitz – August 2024 – General Business
Connor Spencer – Auguste 2024 – General Business
Xavier Rivas – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Jackson Ross – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Garrett Wood – December 2023 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration – Rebel Reconnect
Women's Basketball (6)
Snudda Collins – May 2024 – Psychology
Marquesha Davis – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
KK Deans – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Elauna Eaton – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Rita Igbokwe – May 2024 – Psychology
Madison Scott – December 2023 – Psychology
Men's Basketball (5)
Jaemyn Brakefield – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Allen Flanigan – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Cole McGrath – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Academic Success
Matthew Murrell – May 2024 – Public Health & Health Sciences
Jamarion Sharp – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Cheer (7)
Sydney Boothe – May 2024 – General Business
Kaylie Burrows – August 2024 – Exercise Science
Bella Doro – August 2024 – Integrated Marketing Communications
Kyle Duncan – August 2024 – Sport & Recreation Administration
Neely Makinster – August 2024 – General Business
Mallie Reid – May 2024 – Exercise Science
Caleb Southward – August 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Dance (6)
Jane Granberry – May 2024 – Integrated Marketing Communications
Hayden Hubbell – May 2024 – Marketing
Lizi Lengel – August 2024 – Hospitality Management
Riley Olive – May 2024 – Integrated Marketing Communications
Taya Thurston – May 2024 – Marketing
Megan Walker – May 2024 – Marketing
Football (26)
Eli Acker – December 2023 – General Business
Ulysses Bentley IV – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Khari Coleman – August 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Zakhari Franklin – August 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
DeShawn Gaddie Jr. – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Tre Harris – May 2024 – General Business
Joshua Harris – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Salathiel Hemphill – May 2024 – General Business
Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste – May 2024 – Criminal Justice
Matt Jones – August 2024 – General Business
Torian Kelly – August 2024 – Exercise Science
Jared Lawrence – December 2023 – General Business
Fraser Masin – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Fred McAfee – May 2024 – Finance
Reece McIntyre – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Daniel Newman – May 2024 – Criminal Justice
Richard O'Bryant – May 2024 – Pharmaceutical Sciences
JJ Pegues – August 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Micah Pettus – August 2024 – General Business
Scottie Phillips – December 2023 – University Studies – Rebel Reconnect
Caden Prieskorn – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
DeSanto Rollins – December 2023 – General Business
John Saunders Jr. – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Ali Scott – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Trey Washington – May 2024 – Integrated Marketing Communications
Isheem Young – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Women's Golf (5)
McKinley Cunningham – May 2024 – Mechanical Engineering
Justine Fournand – August 2024 – Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies
Ellen Hume – May 2024 – Master's in Exercise Science
Ellison Johnson – May 2024 – Biological Science
Andrea Lignell – May 2024 – Engineering
Men's Golf (1)
CJ Easley – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Rifle (3)
Kristen Derting – August 2024 – Master's in Hospitality Management
Martina Gratz – May 2024 – Accountancy
Lea Horvath – May 2024 – General Business
Soccer (6)
Kayla Chatman-Haggerty – August 2024 – General Business
Hailey Cloud – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Lucy Green – May 2024 – Exercise Science
Jenna Kemp – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Meredith King – May 2024 – Psychology
Taylor Radecki – May 2024 – Certificate in Biomechanics
Softball (4)
Aynslie Furbush – May 2024 – Exercise Science
Catelyn Riley – August 2024 – Sport & Recreation Administration
Delaney Rummell – May 2024 – Master's in Sport Analytics
Paige Smith – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Women's Tennis (4)
Briana Crowley – May 2024 – Master's in Sport Analytics
Lucie Devier – May 2024 – Master's in Sport & Recreation Administration
Kelsey Mize – May 2024 – Finance
Reka Zadori – December 2023 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Men's Tennis (2)
Lukas Engelhardt – May 2024 – Master's of Business Administration
Nikola Slavic – May 2024 – Master's of Business Administration
Women's Track & Field / Cross Country (14)
Eni Akinniyi – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Jerricka Ambus – August 2024 – Sport & Recreation Administration
Skylar Boogerd – May 2024 – Master's in Sport & Recreation Administration
Jahniya Bowers – August 2024 – Master's in Criminal Justice
Jalani Davis – May 2024 – Master's in Sport Analytics
Makayla Fick – December 2023 – Exercise Science
Raylynn Gibbs – August 2024 – Exercise Science
Skye Gross – May 2024 – Integrated Marketing Communications
Ryann Helmers – May 2024 – Master's in Curriculum & Instruction
Samara McConnell – May 2024 – Exercise Science
Kyla McLaurin – May 2024 – General Business
Jasmine Mitchell – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Kristel van den Berg – December 2023 – Exercise Science
Olivia Womack – May 2024 – Law Studies
Men's Track & Field / Cross Country (11)
Cole Bullock – May 2024 – General Business
Costen Campion – August 2024 – Exercise Science
Marcus Dropik – August 2024 – Master's of Business Administration
Dereck Elkins – August 2024 – Master's of Business Administration
Luke Etherton – May 2024 – Exercise Science
Cruz Gomez – May 2024 – Certificate in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
Deshaun Jones – May 2024 – Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Joseph Lanham – August 2024 – Accountancy
Keith Robinson – December 2023 – Master's in Sport & Recreation Administration
Ryan Star – May 2024 – Criminal Justice
Ahmad Young Jr. – August 2024 – Master's in Hospitality Management
Volleyball (4)
Payton Brgoch – May 2024 – Psychology
Sommer Daniel – May 2024 – Anthropology
Bailee Middleton – August 2024 – Accountancy
Sasha Ratliff – May 2024 – General Business
FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center and Ole Miss Student-Athlete Development Mission
The mission of the FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center is to promote academic and personal achievement through quality developmental and need-based programs designed to empower and holistically develop student-athletes for life after collegiate athletics.
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