APSU has Thirty-seven athletes participate in Spring 2016 Commencement exercises

May 6, 2016 |

APSU Sports Information

Clarksville, TN – Thirty-seven Austin Peay State University student-athletes participated in Spring Commencement ceremonies, Friday, at the Dunn Center.

The following student-athletes, athletics alumni and departmental employees were bachelor’s degree candidates for the May 2016 Commencement (master’s candidates noted in parentheses).

APSU Athletes

• April Adams, volleyball
• Corey Adams, Sports Information
• Natalie Ayala, softball
• Savannah Ayers, track and field
• Chris Baker, men’s golf
• Courtney Brower, softball
• Amia Butler, track and field
• Michella Carter, track and field
• Jessica Cathey, women’s golf
• Mikhail Creech, football
• Khalil Davis, men’s basketball
• Vinchenza DiBenedetto, softball
• Alexis Eldridge, track and field/cross country
• Josh Fernandez, Sports Information
• Nikki Filippone, soccer
• Jessica Gray, track and field/cross country
• Tiasha Gray, women’s basketball
• Lindsey Haggerty, athletic training
• Chris Horton, men’s basketball
• Breigh Jones, track and field
• DeWayne Kendricks, cheer
• Keirce Kimbel, baseball
• Austin Kramer, men’s golf
• Lauren Maki, women’s basketball
• Aubrey Marsellis, volleyball
• Symantha Norton, women’s basketball
• Jennifer Nwokocha, women’s basketball
• Mel Pavel, softball
• Tyler Phillips, men’s golf
• Wesley Purcell, baseball
• Nikesha Rivera, athletics department
• LaMontra Robinson, track and field
• Kymmalett Ross, track and field
• Taylor Saucedo, cheer
• Courtney Sheppard, soccer
• Clayton Smithson, baseball
• Niya Sparks, softball
• Antonia Stevenson, track and field (MA)
• Samantha Strother, volleyball
• Shelby Thrasher, dance
• Josh Wilson, baseball

These athletes weren’t just names on a roster or numbers on a field. They also represent…

• 1 of only 9 players in NCAA Men’s Basketball history with 1700 points, 1200 rebounds and 300 blocked shots
• 5 Ohio Valley Conference Champions
• 2 1,000-point scorers in basketball
• 2 Graduation Gonfalon carriers
• 7 All-OVC honors
• 10 APSU school records in track and field
• 1 OVC Scholar-Athlete Award Winner
• 19 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll members
• 1 Junior Pan-American Games representative
• 6 OVC Track and Field Gold Medals
• 1 Men’s Basketball OVC Freshman of the Year
• 4 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sport Scholars
• 1 OVC Track Athlete of the Year
• 1 OVC Men’s Basketball Tournament MVP
• 1 Skeeter Scholar Honoree
• 1 US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic honoree
• 4 OVC Medal of Honor winners
• 4 OVC All-Newcomer selections
• 1 ROTC Cadet
• 1 NCAA Track and Field Championships participant
• 1 College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District honoree
• 1 OVC Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
• 2 All-OVC Tournament performers
• 1 National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District honoree
• Austin Peay’s all-time and single-season leader in blocked shots (men’s basketball)
• Austin Peay’s all-time leader in steals (women’s basketball)
• The lowest men’s golf round in Austin Peay history
• Austin Peay softball’s all-time and single-season leader in hits by pitch
• 1 NABC Good Works Nominee
• 2 International Student-Athletes

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