Dec. 18, 2010
WACO, Texas - In graduation ceremonies held at the Ferrell Center on Saturday, Dec. 18, 32 Baylor student-athletes from 11 sports earned their bachelor's degree and one received a master's degree. All-told, 1,100 student-athletes have earned their bachelor's degree since Baylor joined the Big 12 Conference in 1996.
The fall graduating class of 32 begins the 2010-11 Baylor academic year. Another group of 59 student-athletes are slated to graduate during spring commencement exercises in May while 12 are projected to graduate in August ceremonies.
"We are very proud of our student-athletes who excelled both academically and athletically at Baylor," said Baylor Director of Athletics Ian McCaw. "These student-athletes are a part of the most successful era in the history of Baylor Athletics and graduate with our best wishes for much future success and happiness." Baylor student-athletes receiving degrees this weekend include:
Baseball (2)
Nick Cassavechia - Dallas, Texas
Adam Hornung* - Lorena, Texas
Men's Basketball (1)
Fred Ellis - Sacramento, Calif.
Women's Basketball (1)
Whitney Zachariason - Little Rock, Ark.
Equestrian (6)
Kelly Albury - North Richland Hills, Texas
Ashley Crooks-Simone - Colorado Springs, Colo.
Atlee Johnson - Little Rock, Ark.
Heather Levihn - The Woodlands, Texas
Allison Orosz - Salem, Ohio
Brittani Purnell - Angleton, Texas
Football (4)
Antareis Bryan - Dallas, Texas
Terrance Ganaway - DeKalb, Texas
Robert Griffin III - Copperas Cove, Texas
Chad Lowe - Los Angeles, Calif.
Soccer (6)
Kaitlyn Amos - Waco, Texas
Lara Doherty - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Betsy Kyle - Saugus, Calif.
Nicky Smith - Cedar Park, Texas
Gianna Quintana - Albuquerque, N.M.
Nikki Watson - Flower Mound, Texas
Men's Tennis (2)
Attila Bucko - Wellington, Fla.
David Galic - Frankston, Australia
Women's Tennis (1)
Caroline Korsawe - Nuernberg, Germany
Men's Track (4)
Tim Dobins - Cedar Lake, Ind.
Chris Gowell - Newport, South Wales
Trey Harts - Lake Charles, La.
JT Scheurman - Littleton, Colo.
Women's Track (3)
Danielle Bradley - West Palm Beach, Fla.
Nichole Jones - Spring, Texas
Katrina Taylor - Baton Rouge, La.
Volleyball (1)
Elizabeth Graham - Leander, Texas
*Master's degree
