Forty USF Student-Athletes to Receive Degrees During Fall Commencement
USF Commencement to be held Friday and Saturday at Yuengling Center
TAMPA, DEC. 7, 2021 – USF Athletics congratulates another outstanding group of student-athletes set to receive their degrees during the University of South Florida’s 2021 Fall Commencement Convocation held Friday and Saturday at Yuengling Center on the USF campus.
Forty USF student-athletes are projected to receive their degrees this fall, increasing Athletics’ total number of graduates to nearly 500 since the 2016-17 school year. Heading into the fall term, the Bulls had posted an overall annual department grade-point average above 3.0 for a program-record six consecutive years and 13 straight semesters.
“The graduation of our student-athletes is a primary goal and we are proud that they continue to excel in the classroom and earn degrees,” Vice President of Athletics Michael Kelly said. “We are very proud of their contributions to our university, in and out of competition, and wish them the best of luck as they pursue careers and make positive impacts in communities all over the world.”
Bulls representing 11 athletic teams are slated to receive their degree this weekend, including 18 members of head coach Jeff Scott’s USF football team, including standout linebackers Dwayne Boyles and Antonio Grier, defensive tackle Thad Mangum and starting offensive linemen Brad Cecil, Demontrey Jacobs and Donovan Jennings.
Five members of the five-time American Athletic Conference champion women’s soccer team led by Denise Schilte-Brown are also among those projected to receive degrees.
PROJECTED USF ATHLETICS 2021 FALL GRADUATES
| Beardall | Andrew | MFB |
| Boyles | Dwayne | MFB |
| Carter | Christopher | MFB |
| Cecil | James | MFB |
| Copeland | Randall | MFB |
| Grant | Darrien | MFB |
| Grier | Antonio | MFB |
| Helton | Keyon | MFB |
| Hopple | Thomas | MFB |
| Jacobs | Demontrey | MFB |
| Jennings | Donovan | MFB |
| Kirby | Stacy | MFB |
| Mangum | Thad | MFB |
| Norris | Brian | MFB |
| Sackett | Jared | MFB |
| Sainterling | Sebastian | MFB |
| Turner | La’Javier | MFB |
| Valet | Alec | MFB |
| Baptista | Felipe | MSOC |
| Compagnoni Gallina | Henrique | MSOC |
| Laval Wulff | Richard | MSOC |
| Murphy | Marcus | MSOC |
| Takase | Kazuna | MSOC |
| Bradshaw | Akeem | MT&F |
| Meenakshisundaram | Ramya | WGOLF |
| Cavenaugh | Megan | WSOC |
| Diaz Leblic | Paula | WSOC |
| Lizardi | Camryn | WSOC |
| Lutchmansingh | Alanna | WSOC |
| Zamiela | Chloe | WSOC |
| Boone | Arielle | WT&F |
| Escamilla | Emily | WCC/WT&F |
| Fabri | Maya | WT&F |
| Offenback | Hannah | WCC/WT&F |
| Gore | Riley | WSB |
| Hargraves | Megan | WSB |
| Millbourn | Anna | WSAIL |
| Harris | Eboni | WVB |
| Naouai | Aicha | WT&F |
| Sullivan | Collin | MBASE |
About USF Athletics
USF Athletics sponsors 19 varsity men’s and women’s teams that compete in 11 different sports, 18 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls’ athletic program began in 1965 and completed its 55th season in 2020-21. Nearly 450 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. The Bulls have claimed 26 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, including six trophies in 2020-21, and own 130 conference titles in department history. The Bulls posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for the sixth straight year in 2020-21 and have posted a program-record 13 straight semesters with a combined GPA over 3.0. USF has had nearly 450 student-athletes earn their degree since 2016-17.
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