Fifty-one former and current Kennesaw State student-athletes received diploma’s from Kennesaw State University this week.

Notable alumni include Owls' football team quarterback Trey White, defensive back Derrick Farrow, defensive lineman Nick Perrotta and defensive back Dante Blackmon who received NFL rookie mini-camp invites from the Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts after the 2017 NFL Draft.

Out of 51 student-athletes who graduated this week, 14 graduated with honors.

A full list of all 51 student-athletes can be found below:

Baseball

  • Kyle Heckathorn
  • Jordan Hillyer
  • Stephen Liquori
  • Erich Stahl
  • Brock Turner
  • Mason Ward

Football

  • Dante Blackmon
  • Derrick Farrow
  • Matt Frank
  • Jantzen Jeffrey
  • Malik Letatau
  • Micah Reed
  • Nick Perrotta
  • Trey White

Men’s Basketball

  • Cameron Neysmith
  • Kendrick Ray
  • Aubrey Williams

Men’s Golf

  • Teremoana Beacousin
  • Buster Bruton

Men’s Track and Field

  • Hunter Arnold
  • Joshua Mulder
  • Martynas Sedys

Men’s Tennis

  • Jake Bouchillon
  • David Durham
  • Simon Pritchard
  • Sam Slade
  • Drew Wendel

Softball

  • Taylor Denton
  • Chandler Griffin
  • Logan Viers

Women’s Basketball

  • Kelly Dulkowski
  • Deandrea Sawyers
  • Areon Smith

Women’s Golf

  • Dulcie Sverdoff

Lacrosse

  • Jessica Alderdice
  • Sydney Farwick
  • Olivia Hokanson
  • Taylor McGhee
  • Lyndsay Parris

Women’s Track and Field

  • Shermaine Pinkard
  • Hannah Wood
  • Shakedra Robinson
  • Katherine Frey
  • Lily Kidane

Women’s Soccer

  • Margaret Gaughan
  • Cassidy Kemp
  • Monica Hererra

Women’s Tennis

  • Gabriella Bueno
  • Ashleigh DeWet

Volleyball

  • Fanise Cannon
  • Kelly Marcinek

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