56 Seahawk athletes set to graduate
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Kep Brown (36) during UNCW’s matchup against Coastal Carolina at Brooks Field on March 26, 2019.
WILMINGTON — Despite adversity faced due to COVID-19, UNC Wilmington athletes still found the focus to finish the 2019-2020 academic year strong.
14 of UNCW’s 18 athletic teams boast at least one graduate on their roster. The swimming & diving teams harbor the most with 14 — seven on both men’s and women’s. Baseball, men’s soccer, women’s basketball and women’s soccer each had six graduates.
“On behalf of our entire department, I want to congratulate all of our student-athletes,” said UNCW Director of Athletics in a statement. “This group has been through a great deal and persevered through many challenges over the last four years. They are more than well prepared to be great leaders in their communities.”
UNCW’s spring 2020 commencement ceremonies, which were set to take place the weekend of May 9, have been postponed until Aug. 7-8, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Each UNCW athlete set to graduate (list provided by UNCW athletics)
| Baseball (6) | ||
| Kep Brown | Charleston, S.C. | Political Science |
| Nick Bruno | Charlotte, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Breydan Gorham | Burlington, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Jackson Meadows | Lexington, N.C. | Exercise Science |
| Henry Ryan | Charlotte, N.C. | Marine Biology |
| Cole Weiss | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Communication Studies |
| Beach Volleyball (1) | ||
| Raquel Rooney | Raleigh, N.C. | Biology |
| Men’s Soccer (6) | ||
| Dylan Chain | Wake Forest, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Jamil Gracia | Wilson, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Kyle McGovern | Swansboro, N.C. | History |
| Wilhelm Nilsson | Stockholm, Sweden | Business Administration |
| Spencer Saunders | Cary, N.C. | Biology |
| Mason Schuster | Houston, Texas | Psychology |
| Men’s Swimming & Diving (7) | ||
| Sean Cannon | East Islip, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Graham Cooper | Charlotte, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Jack Cosgrove | Kensington, Md. | Business Administration |
| Connor Forsythe | Germantown, Tenn. | Business Administration |
| Cole Peterson | Kernersville, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Jon Suits | Raleigh, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Zach Towers | Huntington, N.Y. | History |
| Men’s Tennis (3) | ||
| Daniel Groom | Tasmania, Australia | Business Administration |
| Austin Hussey | Edgewood, Ky. | Business Administration |
| Michael Morphy | London, England | Business Administration |
| Men’s Track & Field (3) | ||
| Josh Cooper | Charlotte, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Earl Green | Greensboro, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Keandre Yeoman | Leland, N.C. | Biology |
| Softball (4) | ||
| Emily Langkamp | The Woodlands, Texas | Business Administration |
| Rylee Pate | Mount Olive, N.C. | Biology |
| Dominique Travers | Montclair, Va. | Communication Studies |
| Rachel Willis | Angier, N.C. | Mathematics (Masters) |
| Volleyball (2) | ||
| Kendall Bender | Charlotte, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Madison Peters | Statesville, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Women’s Basketball (6) | ||
| Moriah Crisp | Waldorf, Md. | Recreation, Sports Lead. |
| Carol-Anne Obusek | Cary, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Jessica Munoz | Nacogdoches, Texas | Public Health Studies |
| Gigi Smith | Norfolk, Va. | Communication Studies |
| Lacey Suggs | White Lake, N.C. | Exercise Science |
| Timber Tate | Thomasville, N.C. | Communication Studies |
| Women’s Cross Country (1) | ||
| Kelsey Kiser | Albemarle, N.C. | Mathematics/Statistics |
| Women’s Soccer (6) | ||
| Lauren Ellis | Charlotte, N.C. | Biology |
| Grace Hersey | Alexandria, Va. | Psychology/Spanish |
| Ashley Johnson | Cornelius, N.C. | Psychology |
| Dominique Martinez | Havelock, N.C. | Exercise Science |
| Brittany Matsinger | Cary, N.C. | Exercise Science |
| Katie McGrath | Centreville, Va. | Business Administration |
| Women’s Swimming & Diving (7) | ||
| Hannah Albanese | Eden Prairie, Minn. | Marine Biology |
| Gabbie Black | Hampstead, N.C. | Public Health Studies |
| Lucy Johnson | St. Charles, Ill. | Public Health Studies |
| Meghan Karl | Rockville, Md. | Business Administration |
| Caroline Knowles | Wake Forest, N.C. | Public Health Studies |
| Lacy Phillips | Wellington, Fla. | Biology |
| Rachel Stephenson | Raleigh, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Women’s Tennis (1) | ||
| Celeste Matute | Islip, N.Y. | Business Administration |
| Women’s Track & Field (4) | ||
| Jahnae Bowman | Winston-Salem, N.C. | Theatre |
| Aly Eaton | Remsen, N.Y. | Social Work (Masters) |
| Kelsey Kiser | Albemarle, N.C. | Mathematics/Statistics |
| Sarah Timberlake | Clemmons, N.C. | Marine Biology |
