WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Fifty Purdue student-athletes' academic journey will be celebrated this weekend, as they earn their degree and participate in Purdue's virtual commencement ceremonies.
Scheduled to graduate this spring are 10 representatives from the Boilermaker football program, eight from track and field, seven from swimming and diving, six from soccer, four from both baseball and men's basketball, three from softball, two from both women's basketball and men's golf and one each from women's golf, women's tennis, volleyball and wrestling.
Below is a sport-by-sport listing of the Boilermakers' 2020 spring graduates:
Baseball: Trevor Cheaney, Matt Moore, Dalton Parker, Johnny Sage,
Men's Basketball: Evan Boudreaux, Matt Haarms, Tommy Luce, Jahaad Proctor
Women's Basketball: Fatou Diagne, Dominique Oden
Football: Markus Bailey, Alex Criddle, David Day, J.D. Dellinger, Malcolm Dotson, Dennis Edwards, Grant Hermanns, Kai Higgins, Lorenzo Neal, Darius Pittman
Men's Golf: Thomas Lewis, Filippo Massobrio
Women's Golf: Hashilla Rivai
Soccer: Maddy Duncan, Katie Luce, Alyssa Lum, Jordan Oetting, Brady Riley, Breana Robbins, Ena Sabanagic
Softball: Sydney Bates, Madison Douglass, Halle Hixenbaugh
Men's Swimming & Diving: Nick McDowell, Will Schrensky, Eddy Zawatski
Women's Swimming & Diving: Anna Giesler, Kate May, Natalie Mudd, Jinq En Phee
Women's Tennis: Alex Sabe
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country: Shawndail McLaren, Keanu Pennerman, Jah Strange
Women's Track & Field/ Cross Country: Devynne Charlton, Myia Dorsey, Janae' Moffitt
Volleyball: Joy Chen
Wrestling: Nate Limmex
Sending a special congratulations to our 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 student-athlete graduates. 🎓
— Purdue Athletics (@PurdueSports) May 15, 2020
Once a 𝐁𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫, always a 𝐁𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫.#BoilerUp 🚂 #PurdueWeDidIt pic.twitter.com/x8mCqueGOu
To honor their time in West Lafayette, eight seniors have elected to write letters to themselves, their teammates and the Boilermaker community.
Tommy Luce | Men's Basketball
👨🏽🎓 Congrats to all 2020 @LifeAtPurdue graduates! @tluce_ wouldn't trade a minute of his experience here. #BoilerUp 🚂 pic.twitter.com/ZBf7X5n2b7
— Purdue Mens Basketball (@BoilerBall) May 16, 2020
Alexa Binckes | Softball
Janae' Moffitt | Track & Field
Anna Giesler | Swimming & Diving
📝 @Anna_Giesler: "Lean on your teammates & invest in those relationships. These people will become your best friends & they will always have your back." #BoilerUp #PurdueGrad
— Purdue Women's Swim-Dive (@PurdueWSwim) May 16, 2020
➡️ Read her Full Senior Letter: https://t.co/3OMWCOhZ8j pic.twitter.com/bKKkDYR8Qf
Halle Hixenbaugh | Softball
Jinq En Phee | Swimming & Diving
Dominique Oden | Women's Basketball
Maddy Duncan | Soccer