The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga celebrated its 259^th Commencement Ceremonies at McKenzie Arena this weekend.  One of the largest classes of student-athletes on record earned their degrees at one of the five events on Friday and Saturday. 

Among the 54 student-athletes to earn a diploma this semester, 17 graduated with honors and an additional 10 earned graduate degrees.  Highlighted on this list is former Cross Country standout Mark Britt, who earned a Doctor of Physical Therapy. 

Women's basketball letter winners Pare Pene and Ruona Uwusiaba also earned special recognition.  Pene is a Latin Honors Candidate in Psychology and a ThinkAchieve graduate, while Uwusiaba was elected to the Alpha Society as a Latin Honors Graduate in Civil Engineering.

Football had the highest number of graduates with 17, including Gabe Boring (Exercise Science) and Cody Olszweski (Finance) who both graduated with honors. 

All totaled, there were 23 difference majors represented in the group.  A complete list of UTC's Spring 2022 Student-Athlete graduates is listed below. 

Men's Basketball
Darius Banks – SORT Management
Malachi Smith - SORT Management

Women's Basketball
Pare Pene – Psychology – ThinkAchieve Graduate – Latin Honors Candidate
Ruona Uwusiaba – Civil Engineering – Alpha Society - Latin Honors Candidate

Men's Cross Country
Mark Britt – Doctor of Physical Therapy
Ryan Phillips – Exercise Science

Women's Cross Country – Track & Field
Sage Davis – Psychology – Latin Honors Candidate
Makenzie Jones – MBA
Madelyn Thompson – Chemistry – Latin Honors Candidate

Football
Gino Appleberry – Psychology
Riley Bodine – Exercise Science^S
Gabe Boring – Exercise Science – Latin Honors Candidate
Dominic Caldwell – MBA
Bryce Coulson - MBA
Jay Gibson - Management^S
Aaron Floyd – MED
Rashun Freeman – Master's of Engineering
Kohl Henke – Finance
D.J. Jackson – Psychology
Andrew Manning – Management
Tavi McLean – SORT Management
Cody Olszewski - Finance^S – Latin Honors Candidate
Giovanni Reviere - Sociology^S
Aaron Sears – Management
Colin Truett – Psychology
Cameron West – Marketing

Men's Golf
Leon Bader – Psychology – Latin Honors Candidate
Alex Cobb – Exercise Science
Moritz Lammel – SORT Management
Connor Nolan – Political Science
Matt Smith – SORT Management

Women's Golf
Esme Hamilton – Environmental Science – Latin Honors Candidate

Soccer
Samantha Shaw – Exercise Science
Ashton Shields – Exercise Science^S – Latin Honors Candidate

Softball
Emily Coltharp – Human Resource Management – Latin Honors Candidate
Brooke Parrott – Exercise Science
Kaili Phillips – Biology
Cameren Swafford – Chemical Engineering
Hayleigh Weissenbach – Master's of Criminal Justice

Men's Tennis
Bo Nash – Environmental Science – Latin Honors Candidate
Quinten Nevenhoven – Economics – Latin Honors Candidate
Tomas Rodriguez – Finance – Latin Honors Candidate

Women's Tennis
Caroline Gibbens – Psychology
Lilly Holmes - Biology – Latin Honors Candidate

Volleyball/Beach Volleyball
Victoria Cerino – Exercise Science – Latin Honors Candidate
Lindsey Farrell - MPH
Mikaela Gauthreaux - MBA^S
Hanley Lomax – Psychology – Latin Honors Candidate
Baylee Young – Exercise Science  – Latin Honors Candidate
Bailey Steger - MBA^S

Wrestling
George Coleman – Electrical Engineering
Franco Valdes – SORT Management
Matthew Waddell – SORT Management
Grayson Walthall – SORT Management^S

SORT Management – Sports, Outdoor Recreation & Tourism Management
MBA – Master's of Business Administration
MED – Master's of Education
MPH – Master's of Public Health
S – Summer Graduate