STATESBORO – Georgia Southern Athletics honored 55 expected graduating student-athletes with a special stole ceremony Thusday evening in the Bishop Field House. The Athletic Department handed out stoles that will be used to signify student-athletes at Saturday's Georgia Southern University commencement ceremony at Paulson Stadium where at least one member of 16 of the 17 GS athletics teams will walk across the stage.
Twenty-five of the student-athletes also received rings signifying that they will be graduating with at least a 3.0 grade point average (GPA). Those 25 are Matt Anderson (BASE), Montae Glenn (MBB), Amira Atwater (WBB), Nakol Franks (WBB), Tyler Bass (FB), Alex Smith (FB), Crawford Simmons (MG), Javier Carbonell (MSOCC), Sam Choi (MSOCC), Torgeir Fjaer (MSOCC), Sebastian Gregersen (MSOCC), Emil Laursen (MSOCC), Asha Vilaythong (WSOCC), Heather Felt (SB), Shelby Wilson (SB), Morgan Fleming (S&D), Anna Kassis (S&D), Bri Mazzei (S&D), Anna Rose Moore (S&D), Hannah Mudge (S&D), Rachel Pelzek (S&D), Courtney Schaefer (S&D), Bre Stuart (S&D), Aundria Douglas (T&F) and Beyunka Foster (T&F).