Buckeye Student-Athletes Earn Degrees at Summer Commencement
8/9/2026 12:11:00 PM | General, SASSO
Group of 29 includes All-Americans and professional draft picks
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sunday, 29 current and former Ohio State student-athletes will receive degrees as the University holds Summer Commencement ceremonies at 2 p.m. in the Schottenstein Center.
The list of standouts features All-Americans, conference champions and program record holders, including …
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The list of standouts features All-Americans, conference champions and program record holders, including …
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- Marvin Harrison Jr., the most decorated wide receiver in Ohio State football history, won the 2023 Biletnikoff Award as the nation's outstanding receiver and was a Heisman Trophy finalist. He was a two-time unanimous All-American, earning the honor in 2022 and 2023, and was a first round draft pick in the NFL to the Arizona Cardinals.
- Chance Gray was selected 24th overall in the 2026 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks after spending the final two seasons of her collegiate career at Ohio State. During her time as a Buckeye, Gray was selected a Kay Yow Servant Leader, Honorable Mention All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Tournament Team. She ended her collegiate career with 1,701 career points and made an appearance in the 2026 Lilly Women's College All-Star Game.
- Bobby Van Buren was the 2025Â William C. Schmeisser Co Defensive Player of the Year and selected as a USILA First Team All-American as part of the men's lacrosse team. Van Buren earns his second degree at Ohio State, receiving his master's degree in sports coaching this summer.
- Tory Vetter concluded her five-year Buckeye women's gymnastics career as a three-time All-American. Earning a spot at the NCAA Championship meet in her final season, Vetter earned Second Team All-America honors on balance beam, floor and the all-around.Â
- Henry Kaczmar of the baseball team was a two-time Second Team All-Big Ten honoree and was named to the 2026 Big Ten All-Tournament Team, as well as earning a spot on the ABCA/Rawling East All-Region Second Team. Kaczmar set the program record for single-season doubles in 2026 with 26.Â
- In her two seasons as a Buckeye, Sara Swiderski helped the Ohio State women's hockey team to two straight national title game appearances and a 2026 WCHA Final Faceoff Championship. Swiderski became the Buckeyes' fifth first round draft pick to the Professional Women's Hockey League after being selected ninth overall by the Minnesota Frost in the 2026 PWHL Draft.Â
- A four-time All-American and NCAA qualifier, Jesse Mendez won a pair of national championships and earned two Big Ten titles at 141-pounds during his Ohio State wrestling career.
- Julieta Toledo, a three-time All-American as a sabre fencer for the Buckeyes and now an assistant coach for Ohio State, will receive her master's degree in sports coaching. An Olympian for Mexico at the 2016 Rio Games, she won the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference individual title as a senior and was a three-time NCAA qualifier and all-conference honoree.
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