One of the largest classes of student-athletes to walk at one time took part in the 253^rd Commencement Ceremonies at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga today.  A total of 58 current and former Mocs earned graduate and post-graduate degrees from 28 different programs this weekend. 

Highlighting the group were three student-athletes who took home top academic honors from his or her majors.  Cross Country's Mark Britt earned the Highest Honors in Health & Human Performance.  He is a Brock Scholar as well as a Latin Honors candidate. 

Soccer had two graduates take Highest Honors in their majors, including Masey Fox in History and Bailey Coppedge in Business Entrepreneurship.  Coppedge was an Innovation Scholar and both were Latin Honors candidates. 

All totaled, there are 21 honors graduates among the student-athletes, 15 who won at least one Southern Conference title, and six who were honored on an All-SoCon team.  Wil Young became the first football student-athlete to earn a degree in Electrical Engineering, while men's basketball standout Thomas Smallwood earned a Master's Degree in Public Administration at Friday's Graduate School ceremonies. 

Administrative assistant Stephanie West was highlighted as an honors graduate in Dietetics, while both wrestling assistant coaches, Nick Brascetta and Hunter Gamble, earned MBAs.  Women's basketball's Aryanna Gilbert earned a Master's Degree in Social Work. 

Below is a gallery of our graduates and their families at the Student-Athlete Graduation Reception held in the Hall of Fame Room in McKenzie Arena between the ceremonies.  Also included below is a full of the UTC's student-athlete graduates.



Men's Basketball
Thomas Smallwood – Master's of Public Administration
Jerry Johnson – Communications^S            

Women's Basketball
Nakeia Burks – Education (Mathematics)
Molly Melton – Health & Human Performance
Arianne Whitaker – Psychology

Men's Cross County
Mark Britt – Health & Human Performance – Highest Honors in HHP – Brock Scholar – Latin Honors Candidate
John Payne – Chemical Engineering

Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Nicole Elmore – Mathematics
Nicole Buehrle – Health & Human Performance – Latin Honors Candidate
Sydney Gautier – Art
Julia Henderson – Accounting – Latin Honors Candidate
Lillian Mckee – Health & Human Performance – Latin Honors Candidate
Emily Poole – Criminal Justice
Rebekah Wich – Modern & Classical Languages
Jessica York – English

Football
Richardre Bagley - Health & Human Performance
Michael Bean – Business Management
Colin Brewer – Health & Human Performance
Matthew Draper – Health & Human Performance
Khayyan Edwards – Health & Human Performance
Taylor Helton – Construction Management
Jerrell Lawson – Business Management
Tyler Martin – Construction Management
Jared Nash – Health & Human Performance – Latin Honors Candidate
Hawk Schrider – Social Work – Latin Honors Candidate
Jonathan Stovall – Health & Human Performance – Latin Honors Candidate
Nick Tiano – Business Management
Wil Young – Electrical Engineering
Joseph Parker – Health & Human Performance^S

Men's Golf
Etienne Brault – Business Management
Lake Johnson – Finance – Latin Honors Candidate

Women's Golf
Kirsty Beckwith – Psychology – Latin Honors Candidate

Men's Tennis
Paul LaHue – Business Management

Women's Tennis
Delaney Edwards – Communications
Caroline Hall – Communications – Latin Honors Candidate
Annie Tarwater – Communications

Soccer
Masey Fox – History – Highest Honors in History – Latin Honors Candidate
Catherin Meyer – Psychology – Latin Honors Candidate
Molli Miller – Early Childhood Education^S – Latin Honors Candidate
Bailey Coppedge – Business Entrepreneurship – Highest Honors in Entrepreneurship – Innovation Scholar – Latin Honors Candidate

Softball
Devan Brown – Psychology
Alyssa Coppinger – Criminal Justice – Latin Honors Candidate
Katie Corum – Health & Human Performance – Latin Honors Candidate
Heidi Hall – Sociology
Emma Sturdivant – Health & Human Performance
Halie Williamson – Biology – Latin Honors Candidate

Volleyball
Miranda Elpers – Business Management – Latin Honors Candidate
Lindsey Farrell – Health & Human Performance – Latin Honors Candidate
Emily Plumlee – Health & Human Performance – Latin Honors Candidate

Wrestling
Chris Debien – Health & Human Performance
Jacob Huffine – Accounting – Latin Honors Candidate
Zach Shareef – Business Entrepreneurship
Trey Watson – Psychology

Post-Graduate Degrees by Former Mocs
Charlotte Bossy (Women's Tennis) – Master's of Exercise Science
William Disterdick (Men's Tennis) – Master's of Business Administration
Alexander Hooper (Football) – Master's of Business Administration
Chad Pyke (Wrestling) – Master's of Business Administration
Megan Woods (Women's Golf) – Master's of Accounting