Thirty-Six Bearcats Set to Receive Diplomas This Week

CINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati is proud to recognize 36 student-athletes who will earn bachelor's or master's degrees this weekend.

Thirty Bearcats are completing their undergraduate programs, with six others: Noah Davis (sport administration), Cody Lamb (MBA), Vincent McConnell (MBA) and Michael Young (sport administration) from the football team, plus track and field's Austin Edwards (sport administration) and Alec Sandusky (M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction), earning their master's degrees.

Undergraduates are as follows. Terrill Byrd completed his studies after lettering from 2005-08, earning three All-BIG EAST honors as well as being named an AP Second-Team All-American in 2007.

Baseball (1)
Jake Hansen (criminal justice)

Football (19)
Will Adams (marketing), Blake Bacevich (biological studies), Terrill Byrd (interdisciplinary studies), Jack Campbell (finance), Jeremy Cooper (interdisciplinary studies), Jerome Ford (criminal justice), Joey Groeber (history), Ja'von Hicks (criminal justice), Mychal Keys (interdisciplinary studies), Casey Kirk (accounting), Lorenz Metz (industrial management), Nate Meyer (psychology), Michael Oaks (real estate), Alec Pierce (mechanical engineering), Garyn Prater (marketing), Myjai Sanders (interdisciplinary studies), Leonard Taylor (criminal justice), James Tunstall (interdisciplinary studies), Josh Whyle (criminal justice)

Men's Golf (1)
Joey McCarthy (psychology)

Men's Soccer (1)
Abubakar Kasule (interdisciplinary studies)

Swimming and Diving (1)
Tai Sims (journalism)

Track and Field (2)
Isiah McCall (sport administration), Rylee Penn (criminal justice)

Women's Soccer (2)
Brandi Thomsen (biological sciences), Ying Zhan (operations management)

Volleyball (3)
Kailea Carrier (interdisciplinary studies), Adria Oliver (communication), Shannon Williams (marketing)