TicketsCINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati Athletics Department is proud to have 28 current and former Bearcats earn degrees during Friday's commencement at Fifth Third Arena.
Included in Friday's graduates were five former student-athletes, including Chad Wilson (baseball), Jacob Evans, Anthony "Biggie" McClain (both men's basketball), Michael Warren (football) and Ali Gessner (women's soccer).
Evans is Cincinnati's last NBA Draft Pick, a first-round pick of the Golden State Warriors in 2018. McClain was a four-year contributor on the hardwood, last playing in 2011. Warren made his NFL debut with Washington in 2020 and after a standout career that saw him earn two All-Conference accolades. His 20 rushing touchdowns in 2018 remain a single-season school record.
Cincinnati this week also broke its own Graduation Success Rate record for the second-straight year with a 97 percent rating, which ranked fifth nationally for FBS schools. More information on that can be found here.
Baseball (1)
Chad Wilson - Interdisciplinary Studies
Men's Basketball (2)
Jacob Evans - Criminal Justice
Anthony "Biggie" McClain - Interdisciplinary Studies
Football (14)
James Camden - Business Analytics
Justin Harris - Interdisciplinary Studies
Jalen Hunt - Interdisciplinary Studies
Dorian Jones - Interdisciplinary Studies
Luke Kandra - Interdisciplinary Studies
Ryan Montgomery - Foundations of Behavioral Analysis (Master's)
Donovan Ollie - Interdisciplinary Studies
Deshawn Pace - Interdisciplinary Studies
Payten Singletary - Criminal Justice
Dartanyan Tinsley - Interdisciplinary Studies
Taj Ward - Sport Administration (Master's)
Michael Warren - Interdisciplinary Studies
Ethan Wright - Sport Administration
Jordan Young - Interdisciplinary Studies
Men's Golf (1)
William McDonald - Interdisciplinary Studies
Men's Track and Field (2)
Justin Abrams - Sport Administration
Carlos Kouassi - Exercise Science
Lacrosse (1)
Lindsey Durkota - Nutrition and Dietetics
Women's Soccer (2)
Ali Gessner - Marketing
Elizabeth Fortuna - Marketing
Volleyball (2)
Elissa Alcantara - Interdisciplinary Studies
Carly Skrabak - Human Resources
Dance (2)
Kenedie Morr - Marketing
Joseph Bridgforth - International Business
Cheer (1)
Garrett Butler - Business Analytics
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— Michael Warren II (@MikeWarrenII) December 8, 2023