Indiana University Athletics
IU Athletics Celebrates December Commencement
12/19/2020 11:00:00 AM | Baseball, Football, General, Women's Water Polo, Academic Services
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University Athletics celebrated the accomplishments of 25 of its students that were eligible to participate in IU's 2020 Winter Commencement Dec. 19.
"I congratulate and commend our December graduates for the dedication and perseverance they have shown while achieving the ultimate goal of earning an Indiana University degree," said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson. "No one could have envisioned the challenges and obstacles that would have come their way due to the pandemic, yet they remained focused even during these most trying of times. Congratulations to them as well as their families on a job well done. I'm excited to welcome them to our family of IU Athletics' graduates, and I look forward to staying connected with them as they begin the next chapter of their lives."
Indiana University's student-athletes who were eligible for December 2020 graduation are:
Baseball
Grant Sloan (Athletic Administration/Sports Management)
Football
Britt Beery (Management)
Ty Fryfogle (Liberal Studies)
Jerome Johnson (Criminal Justice)
Raheem Layne (Mangement)
Mackenzie Nworah (Exerise Science)
Jared Smolar (Exercise Science)
Men's Soccer
John Bannec (Media)
Ian Black (Econ Consulting)
Spencer Glass (Marketing, Professional Sales and Management)
Jacob Gruber (Finance and Accounting)
A.J. Palazzolo (Management)
Thomas Warr (Finance and Accounting)
Softball
Gabriella Jenkins (Elementary Education)
Men's Track and Field
Ben Veatch (Exercise Science)
Volleyball
Megan Sloan (Apparel Merchandising)
Brooke Westbeld (Liberal Studies)
Water Polo
Juli Hilovsky (Sports Marketing and Management)
Women's Golf
Priscilla Schmid (Tourism Hospitality & Event Management)
Women's Soccer
Allison Jorden (Accounting, Finance and Real Estate)
Bethany Kopel (Human Biology)
Hanna Nemeth (Information Systems)
Women's Track and Field
Megan Grabowski (Secondary Education)
Wrestling
Jacob Covaciu (Liberal Studies)
Fernando Silva (Libertal Studies)
"I congratulate and commend our December graduates for the dedication and perseverance they have shown while achieving the ultimate goal of earning an Indiana University degree," said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson. "No one could have envisioned the challenges and obstacles that would have come their way due to the pandemic, yet they remained focused even during these most trying of times. Congratulations to them as well as their families on a job well done. I'm excited to welcome them to our family of IU Athletics' graduates, and I look forward to staying connected with them as they begin the next chapter of their lives."
Indiana University's student-athletes who were eligible for December 2020 graduation are:
Baseball
Grant Sloan (Athletic Administration/Sports Management)
Football
Britt Beery (Management)
Ty Fryfogle (Liberal Studies)
Jerome Johnson (Criminal Justice)
Raheem Layne (Mangement)
Mackenzie Nworah (Exerise Science)
Jared Smolar (Exercise Science)
Men's Soccer
John Bannec (Media)
Ian Black (Econ Consulting)
Spencer Glass (Marketing, Professional Sales and Management)
Jacob Gruber (Finance and Accounting)
A.J. Palazzolo (Management)
Thomas Warr (Finance and Accounting)
Softball
Gabriella Jenkins (Elementary Education)
Men's Track and Field
Ben Veatch (Exercise Science)
Volleyball
Megan Sloan (Apparel Merchandising)
Brooke Westbeld (Liberal Studies)
Water Polo
Juli Hilovsky (Sports Marketing and Management)
Women's Golf
Priscilla Schmid (Tourism Hospitality & Event Management)
Women's Soccer
Allison Jorden (Accounting, Finance and Real Estate)
Bethany Kopel (Human Biology)
Hanna Nemeth (Information Systems)
Women's Track and Field
Megan Grabowski (Secondary Education)
Wrestling
Jacob Covaciu (Liberal Studies)
Fernando Silva (Libertal Studies)
Players Mentioned
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