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70 Student-Athletes Slated for Saturday Commencement

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Seventy student-athletes are scheduled to graduate Saturday over three commencement services at FedExForum. The 70 graduates make up the largest athletics graduating class in program history, surpassing the 63 graduates from last May's class.

Of the class of 2019, 25 different majors from graduates from 20 different states will be represented. There are also graduates from 10 different countries expected to cross the stage with a student-athlete stole on. Of the 70 graduates, 41 of the department's graduates are graduating with honors or higher. Eleven student-athletes are finishing their degrees Summa Cum Laude (4.