NATCHITOCHES-- Two NCAA All-Americans and two Southland Conference players of the year were among the 74 Northwestern State athletic graduates receiving their degrees Friday at spring commencement exercises in Prather Coliseum.
 
Track and field's George Flaviano and Ty Shilling were half of the 4x100 relay team that finished 15^th at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, earning second-team All-America status. Both runners won two Southland golds and were named to the All-Louisiana team twice.
 
Female counterpart De'Shalyn Jones won her second consecutive high-point scorer honor at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships and appears to be headed for another Runner of the Year honor from the league. Jones has nine gold medals and owns three NSU sprint records.
 
Soccer goalkeeper Alex Latham was the Southland and Louisiana Goalkeeper of the Year in 2016, finishing her career ranked second in NSU history in saves and wins.
 
Other career record holders include baseball's David Fry, a three-time all-conference selection who broke NSU's doubles records with opportunities to break several other marks this season.
 
Track and field's Marquise Foster owns the hammer throw record set this March.
 
Tennis player Polina Ivanova finished her career ranked seventh all-time in singles wins, while soccer's Esdeina Gonzalez broke into the program's top-10 list in three different categories.
 
Softball's Micaela Bouvier ranks in the top 10 in career wins and winning percentage, highlighted by an all-conference selection in 2015.
 
Track and field's Quanese Jones-Young earned high marks in the high jump, being selected to the All-Louisiana team in 2017.
 
Fifty-seven current and former student-athletes and 17 staff members walked across the stage Friday.
 
Arguably the most accomplished staff member is men's basketball's Trey McCrory, who was a 2017 national finalist for the "Most Courageous Award" by the U.S. Basketball Writer's Association.
 
Nineteen undergraduate student-athletes and staff graduated with honors.
 
Track and field's Kylie Nodorft, Jacqueline Rushford and David Mortiz and softball's Kaytie Proctor earned summa cum laude, compiling a GPA of at least 3.9.
 
Football's Hunter Bedgood, Andrew McAlister, Eric Piccione and Jordan Sennett, soccer's Latham andwomen's basketball's Libba Gilliam garnered magna cum laude (3.70-3.89 GPA)
 
Receiving cum laude distinction are soccer's Sage Leffew, Jasmine Juarez, Amy Renteria and Esdeina Gonzalez, tennis' Polina Ivanova, track and field's Erin Sitzarz and Hunter Wamack and student athletic trainers Casey and Corey Johnson.
 
Spring 2018 Athletic Graduation List (74)
 
Baseball (3)
1.    Kwanstan (Kwan) Adkins (Football Student-athlete as well): Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Business Administration

2.   David Fry: Bachelor of Arts; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: History; Minor: Business Administration; Honors: Honor Roll

3.   Hunter Uzzle (former student-athlete): Bachelor of Arts; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: History; Minor: Social Science; Honors: Honor Roll
 
Men's Basketball (2)
1.  Devonte Hall: Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Business Administration; Honors: Honor Roll
 
2.  Iziahiah Sweeney: Bachelor of General Studies; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: General Studies; Concentration: Social Science; Minor: Social Science
 
Women's Basketball (1)
1.   Elizabeth (Libba) Gilliam: Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Psychology; Honors: Magna Cum Laude
 
Football (16)
1.   Joshua Armstreet (former student-athlete): Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Psychology

2.   Eduardo Balderas: Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Psychology; Honors: Honor Roll

3.   Samuel (Hunter) Bedgood (former student-athlete): Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Industrial Engineering Technology; Honors: Magna Cum Laude

4.   Andrew Bluiett: Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Business Administration

5.   Taylor (Zane) Bush (former student-athlete): Bachelor of Fine Arts; College: Arts and Sciences Major: Fine and Graphic Arts; Concentration: Graphic Communications

6.   Jacob David (former student-athlete): Bachelor of General Studies; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: General Studies; Concentration: Social Science; Minor: Social Science

7.   Peyton Guidry: Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Exercise Science

8.   Chase Hawthorne (former student-athlete): Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Industrial Engineering Technology; Honors: Honor Roll

9.   Korliss Johnson: Bachelor of General Studies; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: General Studies; Concentration: Social Science; Minor: Criminal Justice

10.   Andrew McAlister: Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Business Administration; Concentration: Finance; Honors: Magna Cum Laude

11.   Lucas Morgan: Bachelor of Arts; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: History; Minor: Social Science

12.   Eric Piccione: Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Business Administration; Concentration: Honors: Magna Cum Laude

13.   Jordan Sennett (former student-athlete): Master of Science; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: Homeland Security

14.   Koby Welch: Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Psychology

15.   Lionel Williams: Master of Science; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: Homeland Security

16.   Randy Woodle: Bachelor of General Studies; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: General Studies; Concentration: Social Science; Minor: Social Science
 
Soccer (9)
1.  Shelby Drope: Bachelor of Science; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: Biology; Concentration: Biomedical; Minor: Chemistry; Honors: Honor Roll
 
2.  Mackenzie Geier: Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Psychology; Minor: Pre-Law & Paralegal Studies; Honors: Honor Roll
 
3.  Esdeina Gonzalez: Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Majors: Business Administration and Computer Information Systems; Concentration: Networking & System Management; Honors:  Cum Laude
 
4.  Jasmine Juarez:  Bachelor of Science; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: Biology; Concentration: Biomedical; Minor: Chemistry; Honors: Honor Roll
 
5.  Alexandra (Alex) Latham: Bachelor of Science; College: Louisiana Scholars' College; Major: Accounting; Honors: Magna Cum Laude
 
6.  Sage Leffew:  Bachelor of Science; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: Biology; Concentration: Natural Science; Honors: Cum Laude
 
7.  Kelsey Lewis:  Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Health Promotion
 
8.  Chandler Monk: Bachelor of Arts; College: Louisiana Scholars' College; Major: Liberal Arts; Concentration: Scientific Inquiry; Honors: Honor Roll
 
9.  Amy Renteria: Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Family and Consumer Sciences; Concentration: Child Development and Family Relations; Minor: Social Science; Honors: Cum Laude
 
Softball (2)
1.  Micaela Bouvier: Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Addiction Studies; Honor: Honor Roll
 
2.  Kaytie Proctor (former student-athlete): Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Hospitality, Management and Tourism; Concentration: Hospitality Services; Minor: Business Administration; Honors: Summa Cum Laude
 
Tennis (1)
1.   Polina Ivanova:  Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Majors: Business Administration and Accounting; Minor: Computer Information Systems; Honors:  Cum Laude
 
Men's Track (10)
1.   Odionkhere (Odion) Agbi (former student-athlete): Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Psychology

2.   Guy (Grant) Butts: Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Computer Information Systems; Concentration: Networking & System Management; Honors: Honor Roll

3.   George Flaviano (former student-athlete): Bachelor of General Studies; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: General Studies; Concentration: Arts and Communications; Minor: Art

4.   Marquise Foster:  Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Computer Information Systems; Concentration: Networking & System Management; Minor: Business Administration; Honors: Honor Roll

5.   Michael McGruder: Bachelor of General Studies; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: General Studies; Concentration: Social Science; Minor: Social Science

6.   David Moritz:  Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Business Administration; Concentration: Management; Honors:  Summa Cum Laude

7.   Jarrot Remo (former student-athlete):  Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Majors: Accounting and Business Administration

8.   Ty Shilling:  Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Majors: Addiction Studies and Psychology

9.   Cody Wager (former student-athlete):  Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Sport Administration

10.   Hunter Wamack:  Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Business Administration; Concentration: Marketing; Honors: Cum Laude
 
Women's Track (12)
1.   Lyric Bacote (former student-athlete): Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Business Administration; Honors: Honor Roll

2.   Taishia Holt: Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Exercise Science

3.   De'Shalyn Jones: Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Psychology; Concentration: Substance Abuse; Honors: Honor Roll

4.   Quanese Jones-Young: Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Accounting

5.   Widline Lageroy:   Bachelor of General Studies; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: General Studies; Concentration: Social Science; Minor: Criminal Justice; Honors: Honor Roll

6.   Nijah Lane (former student-athlete):  Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Exercise Science; Honors: Honor Roll

7.   Gerianna Lyons:  Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Business Administration; Concentrations:  Marketing and Management; Honors: Honor Roll

8.   Kylie Nodorft:  Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Exercise Science; Honors: Summa Cum Laude (Perfect 4.0 GPA!)

9.   Jacqueline Rushford:  Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Exercise Science; Concentration: Pre-Physical Therapy; Honors: Summa Cum Laude

10.   Emily Sitarz:  Bachelor of Science; College: Business and Technology; Major: Business Administration; Concentration: Marketing; Honors: Honor Roll

11.   Erin Sitarz:  Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Exercise Science; Honors: Cum Laude

12.   Erin Wrozek:  Bachelor of Science; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: Biology; Concentration: Biomedical; Honors: Honor Roll
 
Volleyball (1)
1.  Kylie Spencer: Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Elementary Education Grades 1-5; Honors: Honor Roll
 
Administration (17)
1.   William (Will) Anglin (Graduate Assistant/Football): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Sport Administration

2.   Daniel Emirzian (Volunteer Coach/Tennis): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Sport Administration (Perfect 4.0 GPA!)

3.   Antonie Godin (Volunteer Coach/Volleyball): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Sport Administration

4.   Brittany Goldberg (Athletic Trainer/Sports Medicine): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Health Promotion

5.   Robert (Bobby) Green (Student Employee/Sports Information): Bachelor of General Studies; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: General Studies; Concentration: Social Science; Minor: Social Science; Honors: Honor Roll

6.   Javon Guilbeaux (Student Employee/Sports Information): Bachelor of Arts; College: Arts and Sciences; Major: Criminal Justice

7.   Steel Henry (Former Graduate Assistant/Football): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Sport Administration

8.   Taylor James (Graduate Assistant/Football): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Sport Administration

9.   Casey Johnson (Student Employee/Sports Medicine): Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Exercise Science; Honors: Cum Laude

10.   Corey Johnson (Student Employee/Sports Medicine): Bachelor of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Exercise Science; Honors: Cum Laude

11.   John (Trey) McCrory (Director of Operations/Men's Basketball): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Sport Administration

12.   Victoria Morris (Athletic Trainer/Sports Medicine): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Sports Administration

13.   Zachary (Zack) Nielsen (Former Assistant Coach/Strength and Conditioning): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Health Promotion

14.   Aaron Potoshnik (Assistant Coach/Strength and Conditioning): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Sport Administration

15.   Christopher (Chris) Sauer (Head Coach/Cross Country): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Sport Administration

16.   Dana (Tori) Thompson (Director for Marketing and Digital Media): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Sport Administration

17.   Riley Walker (Graduate Manager/Men's Basketball): Master of Science; College: Education & Human Development; Major: Health and Human Performance; Concentration: Sport Administration (Perfect 4.0 GPA!)