STEVENS POINT, Wis. – UW-Stevens Point had 99 former student-athletes receive their degrees at the May 20 commencement ceremony. All UWSP sport programs had representation with at least two graduates from each.
Football led the way with 15 former student-athletes completing their degrees. Men's track and field/cross country and women's track and field/cross country each had 14 individuals graduate.
Three graduates were recipients of the
Albertson Medallion Award, Janna Beilke-Skoug (women's hockey,
Taylor Douglas (Brodhead, WI/Brodhead) (women's basketball) and
Kyle Larson (Clayton, WI/Clayton) (football).
Spring 2017 Graduates by sport
Baseball (7): Ben Gerber (Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton) (Business Administration),
Clint Rose (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) (Business Administration),
Sawyer Schultz (Appleton, WI/North) (Psychology), Brandon Shutt (Forestry Management), Kyle Sternberg (Health Promotion/Wellness),
Peter Strommen (Madison, WI/East) (Geography),
Alex Thompson (Tomah, Wis./Tomah) (Biology)
Men's Basketball (3): Brad Freeborn (River Falls, Wis./River Falls) (Health Science-Pre-Physical Therapy),
Jared Gjertson (Wausau, Wis./D.C. Everest) (Political Science & Public Administration/Policy Analysis),
Aaron Retzlaff (Randolph, Wis./Randolph) (Business Administration)
Women's Basketball (4): Taylor Douglas (Brodhead, WI/Brodhead) (Biology),
Sarah Gamillo (Colby, WI/Colby) (Health Science-Pre-Physical Therapy),
Autumn Hennes (Kaukauna, WI/Kaukauna) (Elementary Education), Amanda Scherbarth (Elementary Education)
Football (15): Isaac Greig (Physics), Brandon Johnson (Wildlife Ecology),
Kyle Larson (Clayton, WI/Clayton) (Health Science), Paul Lincoln (Business Administration), Michael Maki (Biolchemistry), Matt Parsons (Wildlife Ecology),
Adam Prince (Elkhorn, WI/Elkhorn Area) (Biochemistry),
Tim Puralewski (Chicago, IL/Lane Tech) (Computer Information Systems),
Patrick Schultz (Menasha, WI/Menasha) II (Health Science-Pre-Physical Therapy),
Bo Seibel (Cambellsport, WI/Kewaskum) (Elementary Education),
Matt Sosinsky (Princeton, WI/Princeton) (Sociology),
Paul Swartz (Burlington, WI/Wilmot) (Geoscience),
Britton Vernon (Stillman Valley, IL/Stillman Valley) (Communication),
Adam Wachowiak (Stevens Point, WI/SPASH) (Resource Management), Eli Zdroik (American Studies)
Golf (2): Tiffany Boak (Woodridge, IL/Downers Grove South) (Health Science), Kayla Johnson (Arts Management)
Men's Hockey (3): Jacob Barber (Dardenne Prairie, MO) (Biology),
Lawrence Cornellier (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) (Accounting),
Eliot Grauer (Mukilteo, WA/Kamiak) (Business Administration)
Women's Hockey (5): Betsy Anderson (Farmington, MN/Farmington) (Natural Resources), Janna Beilke-Skoug (Biology & Music),
Meredith Ingbretson (Hayward, WI/Hayward) (Business Administration), Nikki Kloes (Resource Management), Janet Scherrer (Clinical Laboratory Science)
Soccer (6): Tiera Arndorfer (Family and Consumer Sciences), Delaney Boelter (Health Science), Carli Demski (Communication), Madison Stevens (Health Science-Pre-Physical Therapy), Abbie (Abigail) Ullrich (Biology), Bridget Walker (Biology)
Softball (4): Sydney Gorges (Early Childhood Education), Hannah Hinnefeld (Interior Architecture), Miranda Morrison (Psychology), Abbey Zortman (Natural Resource Planning)
Men's Swimming & Diving (6): Will Fenner (Monticello, Wis./) (Sociology),
John Freidheim (Racine, WI/) (Communication),
Joel Harris (Stevens Point, Wis./) (Business Administration),
Joe Hollman (Geneva, IL/) (Computer Information Systems), Shamus Maloney (Biology),
Frank Peters (Naperville, Ill./) (Business Administration)
Women's Swimming & Diving (4): Andrea Berger (Manitowoc, Wis./) (Soil and Waste Resources),
Ahna Butt (Stevens Point, WI/) (Biology),
Katelynn Homeyer (Medford, Wis./Medford Area Senior High) (Health Promotion/Wellness),
Emily Nienhaus (Franklin, WI/) (Psychology)
Tennis (2): Rachael Kwiatkowski (Sussex, WI/Sussex-Hamilton) (Art and Design), Hayley Schlueter (Interior Architecture)
Men's Track/Cross Country (14): Ricky Berumen (Health Science), Jacob DeGrave (Forestry Management),
Sheldon Harn (Stevens Point, WI/SPASH) (Business Administration), Garrett Heder (Soil and Waste Resources), Lukas Johnston (Health Science),
Justin Kreuser (Kenosha, WI/Bradford) (Chemical Engineering & Paper Science and Engineering),
Neil Pedersen (Clarendon Hills, IL/Hinsdale Central) (Communication),
Kevin Pettis (Steuben, WI/Prairie du Chien) (Soil and Land Management), Derek Stone (Resource Management),
Dane Tyler (Janesville, WI/Parker) (Biology),
Calvin VanRyzin (Appleton, WI/North) (Fisheries and Water Resources), Wesley Vann (Chemical Engineering), Matthew Weise (Geography), Brandon Wipperfurth (Business Administration)
Women's Track/Cross Country (14): Samantha Bemke (Edgar, WI/Edgar) (Family and Consumer Sciences),
Abby Clement (Reedsburg, WI/Reedsburg) (Biology),
Brittaney Danner (Mayville, WI/Mayville) (Elementary Education),
Kadie Flynn (Appleton, WI/North) (Biology), Kristin Johnson (Spanish & Communicative Sciences and Disorders), Susan Klein (Spanish),
Maria McQuillan (Green Bay, WI/Bay Port) (Health Science), Hannah Peter (Early Childhood Education),
Chelsey Reierson (Rio, WI/Rio) (Health Science),
Megan School (Wittenberg, WI/Wittenberg-Birnamwood) (Athletic Training),
Jennifer Smith (Burlington, WI/Catholic Central) (Biochemistry), Haley Vanderhill (Athletic Training),
Jamie Watry (Bonduel, WI/Bonduel) (Spanish), Audra Weis (Health Promotion/Wellness)
Volleyball (8): Katie Ayello (Elementary Education & Special Education),
Kelly Cefalu (Waunakee, WI/Waunakee) (Business Administration),
Ellen Drewry (Waunakee, WI/Waunakee) (Spanish), Rachel Gasper (Resource Management),
Marie Krengel (Eagan, MN/Eastview) (Health Promotion/Wellness), Krista Loos (Dietetics), Emily Peterson (Accounting), Kati Rau (Clinical Laboratory Science)
Wrestling (2): Taylor Beaman (Fisheries and Water Resources),
Anthony Friese (Hortonville, WI/Waupaca) (Health Promotion/Wellness)
