Albany, GA- Twenty-two (22) Albany State student-athletes earned degrees at the University's spring commencement ceremony, which was held on Saturday, May 4th at the Albany Civic Center.

Six of the 22 student-athletes graduated with honors, earning either cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude distinction with either their undergraduate degree or master's degree.

Of the class, four of the graduates were football student-athletes, two came from the cheer program, two from baseball, four from women's track, three from men's basketball, two from soccer, one from volleyball, three from women's tennis, and one work-study student.

Below are the graduates, listed by sport and degree awarded.

Master's
Football
Diontè Monte Bonneau- Criminal Justice
 
Men's Basketball
Jamir Antonio Moore- Business Administration

Bachelor's
Football
Jalen Christopher Pugh- Computer Science
Torrian Demar Sizemore- Mass Communication
Marlon Vondarrell Pollock Jr – Psychology

Cheer
Pariyah Ellesse Evans (Cum Laude) – HHUP
Destiny Garionna Starling- Biology
 
Soccer
Dannilee Nicole Bears- Biology
 
Baseball
Edward Hill Corley- Management
Dominic A Rutigliano- Management


Workstudy
Cristina Pons Lee- Political Science
 
Men's Basketball
Jordan Donte Simpson- Biology
Reginald James- Management
 
Women's Track &Field
Jerrianna L. Tate- Biology
Kiyah S. Pittmon – Mass Communication (Summa Cum Laude)
Sydney Danae Blackburn- HHUP
Kaleah Ayauna Kleckley- (Summa Cum Laude) – HHUP


Men's Track&Field
Ed Gilbert III- Interdisciplinary Studies
 
Women's Tennis
Sumana Panuganti- Computer Science (Cum Laude and Honors Merit Program Scholar)
Bianca Moreno De Miranda Leao- Marketing
Allyah Amishca Williams (Summa Cum Laude) – HHUP
 
Volleyball
Khalia Shelise Thompson (Cum Laude) – Psychology
 
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