
ECU Student-Athletes Earn Degrees
May 03, 2024 | General
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Eighty-one (81) current and former East Carolina University student-athletes received their degrees as part of the institution's spring commencement on Friday, May 3, recognizing both spring and summer graduates completing bachelor's and master's degree requirements.
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Rebekah Bergquist (track & field), Ellie Bromley (lacrosse), Carter Cunningham (baseball), Micah Dennis (women's basketball), Holly Hall (lacrosse), Charlie Hodges (baseball), Oda Sofie Kilsti (women's golf), Frances Kimel (lacrosse), Sophia Locicero (lacrosse), Jack Powers (football), Ted Sielatycki (track & field), Savannah Smith (lacrosse), Justin Wilcoxen (baseball) and Grace Wills (track & field/cross country) were the lone members of the group to receive a postgraduate degree. All 18 of East Carolina's athletic programs were represented at spring graduation with the track & field program having 23 student-athletes on the graduation list followed by lacrosse with 12, and baseball as well as football with 10.
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The list of degree programs earned by student-athletes this semester varies with Pirates earning diplomas in business management, communication, criminal justice, engineering, exercise physiology, health fitness, physical education and other areas of study.
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Baseball (10)
Danny Beal (Communication)
Cam Clonch (Communication)
Carter Cunningham (Master's Business Administration)
Aaron Groller (Marketing Certification)
Charlie Hodges (Master' Business Administration; Marketing Certification)
Ryley Johnson (Criminal Justice)
Bryant Packard (Communications)
Jacob Starling (Business Management)
Justin Wilcoxen (Master's Business Administration; Marketing Certification)
Chandler Williford (Public Health Foundations & Practice)
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Football (10)
Shane Calhoun (Biology)
Colby Garfield (Economics)
Noah Holmes (Communication)
Kerry King (Management Information Systems)
Ryan King (University Studies)
Josh Murphy (Business Management)
Jack Powers (Master's Business Administration)
Tyler Savage (Communication)
Kareem Stinson (Communication)
Walter Stribling (Communication)
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Lacrosse (14)
Payton Barr (Marketing Certification)
Ellie Bromley (Master's Business Administration)
Regina Di Chiara (Special Education)
Courtney Frank (Psychology)
Alexandra Giacolone (Special Education)
Holly Hall (Master's Communication Science & Disorders)
Carli Johnston (Public Health)
Madison Kercher (Marketing Certification)
Frances Kimel (Master's Communication)
Sophia Locicero (Master's Communication Science & Disorders)
Summer Morrison (Marketing and Supply Chain)
Madeleine Saucier (Computer Science)
Savannah Smith (Master's Kinesiology)
Emily Stratton (Criminal Justice)
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Men's Basketball (2)
Ben Bayela (Communication)
Cam Hayes (Communication)
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Men's Golf (1)
Ethan Hall (Business Analytics Certification)
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Softball (5)
Addy Bullis (Birth-Kindergarten Teacher Education)
Jacyi Chamberlain (Criminal Justice)
Jordan Hatch (Management Information Systems)
Payton Hudson (Management Information Systems Certification)
Taylor Woodring (Marketing)
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Track & Field/Cross Country (23)
Sashoy Benbow (Criminal Justice)
Rebekah Bergquist (Master's Kinesiolgy)
Royal Burris (Psychology)
Rileigh Cardin (Entrepreneurship)
L'Nya Cartenter (Psychology)
Allysa Combs (Criminal Justice)
Ansley Frady (Health Fitness Specialist)
Calandra Henry (Behavior Specialist Certification)
Rosalynd Hollingsworth (Health Care Administration Certification)
Makhia Jarrett (Exercise Physiology)
Colin McCauley (Multidisciplinary Studies)
Sydni McMillan (Criminal Justice)
Cameron Moore (Communication)
Chase Osborne (Entrepreneurship)
Conner O'Shea (Engineering)
Alex Sawyer (Exercise Physiology)
Lily Schlossberg (Management Information Systems)
Ted Sielatycki (Master's Business Administration)
Elizabeth Taylor (Communication)
Starrett Vesper (Exercise Physiology)
Nate Williams (Sports Studies)
Grace Wills (Master's Clinical Counseling)
Alyssa Zack (Biology)
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Volleyball (2)
Fran McBride (Psychology)
Sariah Schulteis (Computer Science)
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Women's Basketball (3)
Micah Dennis (Master's Communication)
Synia Johnson (Management Information Systems)
Morgan Moseley (Exercise Physiology)
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Women's Golf (1)
Oda Sofie Kilsti (Master's Communication)
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Women's Soccer (5)
Kylie Alvarez (Criminal Justice)
Brooke Burzynski (Criminal Justice)
Maggie Leland (Engineering)
Adison May (Public Health)
Rachael Wilsynski (Nursing)
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Women's Swimming & Diving (4)
Lizzy Linartas (Communication)
Flanary Patterson (Marketing)
Morgan Reilly (Communication)
Brynna Wolfe (Communication Science & Disorders)
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Women's Tennis (1)
Alisha Hussain (Psychology & Communication)
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Rebekah Bergquist (track & field), Ellie Bromley (lacrosse), Carter Cunningham (baseball), Micah Dennis (women's basketball), Holly Hall (lacrosse), Charlie Hodges (baseball), Oda Sofie Kilsti (women's golf), Frances Kimel (lacrosse), Sophia Locicero (lacrosse), Jack Powers (football), Ted Sielatycki (track & field), Savannah Smith (lacrosse), Justin Wilcoxen (baseball) and Grace Wills (track & field/cross country) were the lone members of the group to receive a postgraduate degree. All 18 of East Carolina's athletic programs were represented at spring graduation with the track & field program having 23 student-athletes on the graduation list followed by lacrosse with 12, and baseball as well as football with 10.
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The list of degree programs earned by student-athletes this semester varies with Pirates earning diplomas in business management, communication, criminal justice, engineering, exercise physiology, health fitness, physical education and other areas of study.
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Baseball (10)
Danny Beal (Communication)
Cam Clonch (Communication)
Carter Cunningham (Master's Business Administration)
Aaron Groller (Marketing Certification)
Charlie Hodges (Master' Business Administration; Marketing Certification)
Ryley Johnson (Criminal Justice)
Bryant Packard (Communications)
Jacob Starling (Business Management)
Justin Wilcoxen (Master's Business Administration; Marketing Certification)
Chandler Williford (Public Health Foundations & Practice)
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Football (10)
Shane Calhoun (Biology)
Colby Garfield (Economics)
Noah Holmes (Communication)
Kerry King (Management Information Systems)
Ryan King (University Studies)
Josh Murphy (Business Management)
Jack Powers (Master's Business Administration)
Tyler Savage (Communication)
Kareem Stinson (Communication)
Walter Stribling (Communication)
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Lacrosse (14)
Payton Barr (Marketing Certification)
Ellie Bromley (Master's Business Administration)
Regina Di Chiara (Special Education)
Courtney Frank (Psychology)
Alexandra Giacolone (Special Education)
Holly Hall (Master's Communication Science & Disorders)
Carli Johnston (Public Health)
Madison Kercher (Marketing Certification)
Frances Kimel (Master's Communication)
Sophia Locicero (Master's Communication Science & Disorders)
Summer Morrison (Marketing and Supply Chain)
Madeleine Saucier (Computer Science)
Savannah Smith (Master's Kinesiology)
Emily Stratton (Criminal Justice)
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Men's Basketball (2)
Ben Bayela (Communication)
Cam Hayes (Communication)
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Men's Golf (1)
Ethan Hall (Business Analytics Certification)
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Softball (5)
Addy Bullis (Birth-Kindergarten Teacher Education)
Jacyi Chamberlain (Criminal Justice)
Jordan Hatch (Management Information Systems)
Payton Hudson (Management Information Systems Certification)
Taylor Woodring (Marketing)
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Track & Field/Cross Country (23)
Sashoy Benbow (Criminal Justice)
Rebekah Bergquist (Master's Kinesiolgy)
Royal Burris (Psychology)
Rileigh Cardin (Entrepreneurship)
L'Nya Cartenter (Psychology)
Allysa Combs (Criminal Justice)
Ansley Frady (Health Fitness Specialist)
Calandra Henry (Behavior Specialist Certification)
Rosalynd Hollingsworth (Health Care Administration Certification)
Makhia Jarrett (Exercise Physiology)
Colin McCauley (Multidisciplinary Studies)
Sydni McMillan (Criminal Justice)
Cameron Moore (Communication)
Chase Osborne (Entrepreneurship)
Conner O'Shea (Engineering)
Alex Sawyer (Exercise Physiology)
Lily Schlossberg (Management Information Systems)
Ted Sielatycki (Master's Business Administration)
Elizabeth Taylor (Communication)
Starrett Vesper (Exercise Physiology)
Nate Williams (Sports Studies)
Grace Wills (Master's Clinical Counseling)
Alyssa Zack (Biology)
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Volleyball (2)
Fran McBride (Psychology)
Sariah Schulteis (Computer Science)
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Women's Basketball (3)
Micah Dennis (Master's Communication)
Synia Johnson (Management Information Systems)
Morgan Moseley (Exercise Physiology)
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Women's Golf (1)
Oda Sofie Kilsti (Master's Communication)
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Women's Soccer (5)
Kylie Alvarez (Criminal Justice)
Brooke Burzynski (Criminal Justice)
Maggie Leland (Engineering)
Adison May (Public Health)
Rachael Wilsynski (Nursing)
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Women's Swimming & Diving (4)
Lizzy Linartas (Communication)
Flanary Patterson (Marketing)
Morgan Reilly (Communication)
Brynna Wolfe (Communication Science & Disorders)
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Women's Tennis (1)
Alisha Hussain (Psychology & Communication)
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