HAMMOND – Forty Southeastern Louisiana University student-athletes were among the over 1,100 graduates to have degrees conferred at the university's spring commencement ceremonies Saturday at the University Center.
Three former Lion and Lady Lion student-athletes received master's degrees. Maja Bradonic (women's tennis), Eddie Brescher (men's golf) and Leonie Ezegbunam (women's track and field) each completed their graduate studies this semester.
The Lion baseball team led the department with eight student-athletes earning bachelor's degrees. Coach
Jay Artigues' squad was represented by Chris Cappo, Ryan Collins, Jordan D'Arensbourg, Xavier Qualls, Robert Rugg, Matthew Schexnayder, Brandon Street and Casey Summerlin.
The Southeastern football team also was well represented with seven graduates: Brent Blazevich, Keithshone Dantzler, Brock DeLong, Darnell Jones, Krishna Muhammad, Cody Samples and Walter Vaughn. Aimee Davis, Shalayne Heffner, Kristin McDonald, Holly Moran and Janae Sheldon gave the women's soccer program five graduates.
Four different programs had three graduates apiece on Saturday. Rebecca De la Garza, Jessica Sander and Nicole Schoenberger represented softball, while Kristy Carlin, Charinee Mitchell and Brooke Necaise were products of the women's basketball program. Both men's – Babatunde Babalola, Christopher Labat and Avery Sorapuru – and women's – Roseann Bell, Jalynn McDonald and Casey Zeller – track and field had three graduates.
Lydia Adeosun and
Emilyn Jordan gave volleyball two representatives. Matthew Carvell (men's golf), Iva Velkovska (women's tennis) and Matthieu Leboucher (men's tennis) were the lone representatives from their respective sports.
Spring 2009 Southeastern Louisiana Student-Athlete Graduates
Master's Degrees
Women's Tennis (1):
Maja Bradonjic, Business Administration
Men's Golf (1):
Eddie Brescher III, Business Administration
Women's Track and Field (1):
Leonie Ezegbunam, Business Administration
Bachelor's Degrees
Baseball (8):
Chris Cappo, General Studies
Ryan Collins, General Studies
Jordan D'Arensbourg, General Studies
Xavier Qualls, General Studies
Robert Rugg, Business Administration
Matthew Schexnayder, Kinesiology
Brandon Street, General Studies
Casey Summerlin, General Studies
Football (7):
Brent Blazevich, Biological Sciences
Keithshone Dantzler, Kinesiology
Brock DeLong, General Studies
Darnell Jones, Management
Krishna Muhammad, Business Administration
Cody Samples, General Studies
Walter Vaughn, Management
Women's Soccer (5):
Aimee Davis, Elementary Education
Shalayne Heffner, Art
Kristin McDonald, General Studies
Holly Moran, Kinesiology
Janae Sheldon, Marketing
Softball (3):
Rebecca De la Garza, Health and Physical Educ K-12
Jessica Sander, Kinesiology
Nicole Schoenberger, Health Education and Promotion
Women's Basketball (3):
Kristy Carlin, Management
Charinee Mitchell, General Studies
Brooke Necaise, Early/Childhood Education Grades PK-3
Men's Track and Field (3):
Babatunde Babalola, General Studies
Christopher Labat, General Studies
Avery Sorapuru, Industrial Technology
Women's Track and Field (3):
Roseann Bell, Psychology
Jalynn McDonald, Industrial Technology
Casey Zeller, Kinesiology
Volleyball (2):
Lydia Adeosun, Kinesiology
Emilyn Jordan, Kinesiology
Men's Golf (1):
Matthew Carvell, Management
Women's Tennis (1):
Iva Velkovska, Marketing
Men's Tennis (1):
Matthieu Leboucher, Finance
