By Staff Report.

Clemson, SC—Forty-eight Clemson student-athletes earned academic degrees over the course of three graduation ceremonies at Littlejohn Coliseum on Friday.  The list of graduates included seven football student-athletes who will be members of the team this fall.  Four seniors from Clemson’s women’s track program that has won eight consecutive ACC track championships also graduated.

Overall, nine current or former Clemson football players earned degrees on Friday.  Brandon Thomas (Secondary Education) and Chandler Catanzaro (Biological Sciences) both earned All-ACC honors on the field this past fall and will be leaders of Clemson’s 2013 team.  Other Tiger football players who will be on the field this fall with a degree on their resume are Phillip Fajgenbaum, Rod McDowell, Donny McElveen, Spencer Shuey, and Darrell Smith.

The list of graduates on Friday also included NFL player Jamie Harper, who turned professional after his junior year in the fall of 2010, but came back to earn his degree.

Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney has had 72 senior lettermen in his four full seasons as head coach and 65 of those players have graduated, 90.3 percent.  The seven who have not are all on NFL rosters at this time.  All 13 seniors on the 2012 team have graduated with Clemson diplomas.

Both seniors on Brad Brownell’s basketball team, Devin Booker and Milton Jennings,  earned diplomas in the facility they played in for the last four years.  Booker joined his brother, Trevor, as Clemson graduates.  Nine of 10 seniors under Brownell over the last three years have earned their degrees.

Five members of the Clemson baseball team graduated on Friday before playing a game against Georgia Southern at night.  Those five are Thomas Brittle, Scott Firth, Mike Kent, Jonathan Meyer and Joseph Moorefield.  Former Tigers Brad Chalk and Stephen Faris also earned diplomas.

The four seniors from the women’s track program who earned degrees on Friday were Kate Borowiz (Health Science), Jasmine Edgerson (Sociology), Stormy Kendrick (Sociology) and Brittney Waller (Agricultural Education).  Kendrick and Waller were both indoor track All-Americans earlier this semester, while Edgerson is a four-time Clemson All-American in relay events.

Two Clemson volleyball athletes also graduated on Friday, including  Sandra Adeleye, the only four-time first-team All-ACC volleyball player in Clemson history.  She was joined crossing the stage by teammate Serenat Yaz.

Seven members of the Clemson rowing team that will play host to the ACC Championships on Sunday graduated on Friday.  Those athletes are Ameerah Aly (Health Science), Kate Biladeau (Marketing), Katie Bruggeling (Sociology), Brittney Burns (PRTM), Marrisa Henry (Language and International Trade), Emily Massey (Communication Studies), and Caroline Thomas (Psychology).

Clemson Student-Athletes Who Graduated on May 10, 2013

     Student-Athlete        Sport                             Major

Aly Ameerah               Rowing                          Marketing

Meg Anderson            Women’s Swimming    Early Childhood Education

Sandra Adeleye           Volleyball                      English

Kate Biladeau              Rowing                          Sociology

Devin Booker              Men’s Basketball          Sociology

Kate Borowicz             Women’s Track            Health Science

Thomas Brittle            Baseball                         PRTM

Katie Bruggeling         Rowing                          Sociology

Brittney Burns            Rowing                          PRTM

Chandler Catanzaro   Football                         Biological Sciences

Victoria Cervone         Women’s Swimming    Visual Arts

Brad Chalk                   Baseball                         PRTM

Patrick Chamberlain   Diving                            Marketing

Jasmine Edgerson       Women’s Track            Sociology

Madison Elder             Women’s Soccer          Biological Sciences

Phillip Fajgenbaum     Football                         Management

Stephen Faris              Baseball                         PRTN

Scott Firth                    Baseball                         Sociology

Warren Fraser            Men’s Track                  Health Science

Jamie Harper               Football                         Communication Studies

Marrisa Henry            Rowing                          Communication Studies

Lamont Jackson          Men’s Track                  Management

Milton Jennings           Men’s Basketball          Sociology

Stormy Kendrick         Women’s Track            Sociology

Mike Kent                    Baseball                         Management

Kelsey Krauss             Women’s Swimming    Elementary Education

Yannick Maden           Men’s Tennis                Economics

Heather Marik             Women’s Soccer          Management

Emily Massey              Rowing                          Communication Studies

Marcus Maxey             Men’s Track                  Sociology

Tyler McCormack       Men’s Track                  Language and International Trade

Rod McDowell             Football                         Sociology

Robert McElveen        Football                         PRTN

Kelly McGee                 Women’s Swimming    Electrical Engineering

Jonathan Meyer          Baseball                         Management

Joseph Moorfield        Baseball                         PRTM

Wesley Moran             Men’s Tennis                Marketing

Wesley Nelson            Men’s Soccer                Management

Kristen Redmond       Women’s Swimming    Secondary Education

Crawford Reeves        Golf                                Marketing

Spencer Shuey            Football                         Management

Darrell Smith               Football                         Sociology

Brian Symmes             Football                         English

Elizabeth Tatum          Diving                            Health Science

Cory Thalheimer        Men’s Track                  Management

Brandon Thomas       Football                         Secondary Education

Caroline Thomas        Rowing                          Psychology

Brittney Waller           Women’s Track            Agricultural Education

Serenat Yaz                 Volleyball                      Financial Management