MOBILE, Ala. – A total of 52 current and former University of South Alabama student-athletes, nearly a third of whom received all-Sun Belt Conference recognition in competition, received their undergraduate degrees at the school's annual spring graduation ceremony Saturday at the Mitchell Center.
Included in that group were three-time men's track and field All-American Sean Collins, Academic All-American Rowan Godwin and Alexandria Stiteler, who twice qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship during her Jaguar career and was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year on two occasions. Peter Staalbo was named first-team all-league after competing at an NCAA men's golf regional as a freshman, Alex Elam participated in the NCAA men's track and field East Region Preliminary Round, while the women's track and field trio of Taylor Dames, Michaela Preachuk and Olivia Swan all advanced to the regional and earned all-conference recognition as well.