
East Carolina Student-Athletes Earn Degrees
December 19, 2025 | General
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Twenty-five (25) current and former East Carolina University student-athletes have completed requirements for and will receive their degrees during the 117th fall commencement ceremonies Friday.
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Triston O'Brien (football) is the lone student-athlete to receive a postgraduate degree this fall, while 10 student-athletes earned postgraduate certificates and five of the 25 student-athletes earned an undergraduate degree in communications. Football led the way with 15 graduates, followed by swimming & diving (four), soccer (2) and baseball, men's track & field, volleyball and women's track & field each having one graduate.
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Baseball (1)
Josh Moylan - Communication
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Football (15)
TyMir Brown – Communication
Andrew Conrad – Leadership in Organizations (Certificate)
Samuel Dankah – Communication
Katin Houser – Economics
Jonathan Jean – Leadership in Organizations (Certificate)
Ryan Leavy – Marketing (Certificate)
Nick Mazzie – Marketing (Certificate)
Payton Mangrum – Sport Management (Certificate)
Triston O'Brien – Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Ladarian Paulk – Sport Management (Certificate)
Kelan Robinson – Business Finance
Brock Spalding – Communication
Teagan Wilk – Marketing (Certificate)
Dameon Wilson – Communication
Mike Wright Jr. - Sports Management (Certificate)
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Men's Track & Field (1)
Jared Harrell – Computer Science
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Soccer (2)
Holly Schalgel – Sport Management (Certificate)
Mckayla Wetsel – Sport and Coaching (Certificate)
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Swimming & Diving (4)
Emilee Hamblin – Entrepreneurship
Caitlin Irvine-Smith – Mathematics
Sara Kalawska – Psychology
Sophie Knepper – Exercise Physiology
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Volleyball (1)
Elle Jackson – Accounting
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Women's Track & Field (1)
Natalie Mial – Biology
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Triston O'Brien (football) is the lone student-athlete to receive a postgraduate degree this fall, while 10 student-athletes earned postgraduate certificates and five of the 25 student-athletes earned an undergraduate degree in communications. Football led the way with 15 graduates, followed by swimming & diving (four), soccer (2) and baseball, men's track & field, volleyball and women's track & field each having one graduate.
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Baseball (1)
Josh Moylan - Communication
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Football (15)
TyMir Brown – Communication
Andrew Conrad – Leadership in Organizations (Certificate)
Samuel Dankah – Communication
Katin Houser – Economics
Jonathan Jean – Leadership in Organizations (Certificate)
Ryan Leavy – Marketing (Certificate)
Nick Mazzie – Marketing (Certificate)
Payton Mangrum – Sport Management (Certificate)
Triston O'Brien – Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Ladarian Paulk – Sport Management (Certificate)
Kelan Robinson – Business Finance
Brock Spalding – Communication
Teagan Wilk – Marketing (Certificate)
Dameon Wilson – Communication
Mike Wright Jr. - Sports Management (Certificate)
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Men's Track & Field (1)
Jared Harrell – Computer Science
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Soccer (2)
Holly Schalgel – Sport Management (Certificate)
Mckayla Wetsel – Sport and Coaching (Certificate)
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Swimming & Diving (4)
Emilee Hamblin – Entrepreneurship
Caitlin Irvine-Smith – Mathematics
Sara Kalawska – Psychology
Sophie Knepper – Exercise Physiology
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Volleyball (1)
Elle Jackson – Accounting
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Women's Track & Field (1)
Natalie Mial – Biology
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