Student-Athletes Receive Ohio State Degrees

COLUMBUS, Ohio – This spring, 173 Ohio State student-athletes received degrees from Ohio State. The complete list of graduates is available H ERE and in the table below.

The 173 graduates include NCAA and Big Ten champions, All-Americans and record breakers.

Among the standouts …

Gymnast Olivia Aepli was the 2019 Big Ten champion on vault. The marketing graduate was named to the All-Big Ten Championship Team twice and was a two-time Second Team All-Big Ten selection.
Fencer Gabriela Cecchini, a double major in economics and political science, was a three-time All-American and three-time NCAA fencing qualifier. She had two Top 10 NCAA finishes and was a two-time First Team All-MFC honoree.
Nick Gray, who earned his degree in biology, is an 11-time Big Ten champion, earned Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year honors and was named B1G Athlete of the Championships twice. Gray broke Ohio State great Jesse Owens’ 80-year old 100m dash record time of 10.20s.
Tre Leclaire and Ryan Terefenko of the men’s lacrosse team have both earned All-America honors three times and Leclaire is currently No. 2 in goal scoring in Ohio State history. The sport industry graduates both will return to Ohio State next year and pursue master’s degrees.
Fencing captain Sarah Merza, who earned her degree in psychology, was a four-time All-American and four-time NCAA qualifier, with three Top 7 NCAA finishes. She won three Midwest Fencing Conference championships.
Tanner Laczynski, an All-American on the men’s hockey team, was a three-time All-Big Ten selection and a Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American. Laczynski, a sport industry graduate who signed with the NHL Philadelphia Flyers after the Buckeyes’ season ended, was second in career points among all 2019-20 NCAA skaters.
Swimmer Andrew Loy, who earned his degree in marketing, earned First Team All-America honors in nine events combined in 2019 and ’20. He is a two-time Big Ten champion.
Sade Olatoye, a health sciences graduate in the track and field program, won the 2019 NCAA weight title. The 2019 Ohio State Female Athlete of the Year, she is a two-time Big Ten Indoor Field Athlete of the Year and a five-time Big Ten champion. Olatoye is seeking a spot on the Nigerian Summer Olympics team.
Luke Pletcher was the No. 1 seed for the 2020 NCAA Wrestling Championships before they were cancelled. The sport industry graduate was a Big Ten champion and four-time NCAA qualifier, with a 108-21 career record. He reached the Big Ten final three times.
Kyle Veris received his degree in human development and family science through the degree completion proram. A member of the men’s soccer team from 2004-06 and two-time All-Big Ten selection, Veris was a 2006 MLS draft pick, selected 25th overall to the LA Galaxy.

The Buckeyes had an outstanding year in the classroom, with 647 named Ohio State Scholar-Athletes. In addition, 206 have received Academic All-Big Ten honors, with spring and at-large sports to be recognized later this spring.

SPORT	NAME	ACAD_PROG	ACAD_PLAN
CHEER	Celentano, Valerie	UBUS	OPERMGT-BS
CHEER	Cook, Austin	UEHE	SPRTIND-BS
CHEER	Dejanovic, Ante-Tonci	UASC	NEURO-BS
CHEER	Gutentag, Olivia	UEHE	HUNUTR-BS
CHEER	Handley, Ashley	UEHE	HUMDFS-BS
CHEER	Jacobs, Alyssa	UASC	JOURNAL-BA
CHEER	Kuhn, Taylor	UNUR	NURSING-BS
CHEER	Lake, Madeline	UBUS	ACCTING-BS
CHEER	Lukens, Jordan	UASC	ZOOLOGY-BS
CHEER	Miehls, Alexa	UASC	NEURO-BS
CHEER	Pierleoni, Adriana	UBUS	MARKETG-BS
CHEER	Schmidt, Megan	UASC	COMM-BA
CHEER	Smith, Darren	UHRS	HSPROG-BS
CHEER	Wisman, Maria	UBUS	FINANCE-BS
BASE	McKinney, Brett	UEHE	SPTLESR-BS
BASE	Seymour, Scott	UBUS	FINANCE-BS/ECONBUS-BS
BASE	Washington, Jalen	UBUS	OPERMGT-BS
BASE	West, Noah	UBUS	LOGMGMT-BS
MCC/T&F	Bete, Paul	UBUS	FINANCE-BS/ECONBUS-BS
MCC/T&F	Landis, Luke	UBUS	FINANCE-BS/ECONBUS-BS
MDIVE	DeVal, Quinlan	UENG	CSENG-BS
FB	Brock, Nathan	UASC	COMM-BA
FB	Chugunov, Christopher	GEHE	KINESIO-MS
FB	Davin, William	UBUS	FINANCE-BS
FB	Donald, Noah	UENG	INDENG-BS
FB	Fankhauser, Owen	UEHE	HUMDFS-BS
FB	Hausmann, Jacob	UASC	COMM-BA
FB	Hoover, Zachary	UEHE	SPRTIND-BS
FB	Jester, Hayden	UBUS	OPERMGT-BS
FB	Malone, Derrick	UEHE	HUMDFS-BS
FB	McMahon, Amari	UASC	BIOLOGY-BS
FB	Pahl, Brandon	UASC	HISTORY-BA
FB	Williamson, Marcus	UASC	HISTORY-BA
MFEN	Al-Tayeb, Ahmed	UPHR	PHARMSC-BS
MFEN	Cao, Leon	UENG	ECENG-BS
MFEN	Choi, Andrew	UENG	ECENG-BS
MFEN	Culpepper, John	UASC	POLSCI-BA/ECON-BA
MFEN	Ditullio, Frank	UEHE	HUMDFS-BS
MFEN	Sirito, Nicola	UBUS	MARKETG-BS
MFEN	Smith, Liam	UASC	INDDSN-BSD
MGOLF	Coughlin, Jeg	UEHE	FMRESM-BS
MGOLF	Orewiler, Caden	UEHE	HUMDFS-BS
MGOLF	Voetsch, William	UBUS	FINANCE-BS
MGOLF	Wick, Justin	UBUS	MARKETG-BS
MGYM	Chan, Michael	UBUS	ACCTING-BS
MGYM	Costea, Robert	UASC	HISTORY-BA
MHKY	Fidler, Miguel	UASC	COMM-BA
MHKY	Hein III, Ronald	UBUS	REALEST-BS
MHKY	Laczynski, Tanner	UEHE	SPRTIND-BS
MHKY	Meyer, Carson	UEHE	SPRTIND-BS
MHKY	Myer, Gordon	UBUS	ECONBUS-BS
MLAX	Barker, Brandon	UEHE	SPRTIND-BS
MLAX	Bunce, Chasen	UBUS/GBUS	ACCT-BS-MAC/MACC
MLAX	Buckley, Lukas	GBUS	SMBFIN-MB
MLAX	Feliziani, Christian	UEHE	SPRTIND-BS
MLAX	Kirson, Joshua	UBUS	FINANCE-BS
MLAX	Leclaire, Treton	UEHE	SPRTIND-BS
MLAX	Mahoney, Caleb	UENG	CIVENG-BS
MLAX	Mancinotti, John	GBUS	SMBFIN-MB
MLAX	Musci, Nicholas	UBUS	FINANCE-BS
MLAX	Salisbury III, Joseph	UBUS	ACCTING-BS
MLAX	Terefenko, Ryan	UEHE	SPRTIND-BS
MLAX	Wallace, Brendan	UASC	POLSCI-BA
MSOC	Davis, Brennon	UBUS	REALEST-BS/FINANCE-BS
MSOC	Kossaka, Leonardo	UBUS	FINANCE-BS
MSOC	Veris, Kyle	UEHE	HUMDFS-BS
MSWIM	Dillman, Alexander	UASC	POLSCI-BA
MSWIM	Gloude, Daniel	UASC	BIOLOGY-BS
MSWIM	Gomes Pereira Painhas, Henrique	UASC	CPTRINF-BS
MSWIM	Koethke, Kalvin	UASC	BIOLOGY-BS
MSWIM	Loy, Andrew	UBUS	MARKETG-BS
MSWIM	Vander Meulen, Ryan	UBUS	MARKETG-BS
MSWIM	Whiteman, Augustus	UENG	MECHENG-BS
MTEN	Seelig, Kyle	UEHE	CHLDYST-BS
MT&F	Browley, Regienald	UEHE	FMRESM-BS
MT&F	Burke, Asa	UEHE	HUMDFS-BS
MT&F	Fisher, Davion	UEHE	SPRTIND-BS
MT&F	Gray, Nicholas	UASC	BIOLOGY-BA
MT&F	Hurley, Matthew	UASC	CRIMINO-BA
MT&F	Mastropaolo, Daniel	UBUS	FINANCE-BS
MT&F	McKinney, Kyle	UBUS	MARKETG-BS
MT&F	Stine, Cody	UBUS	FINANCE-BS
MVB	Alter, Tyler	UEHE	FMRESM-BS
MVB	Devilbiss, Reese	UHRS	HSPROG-BS
MVB	Hanes, Jake	UBUS	ECONBUS-BS
MVB	Henken, Paul	UBUS	FINANCE-BS
MVB	Hillman, Andrew	UBUS	FINANCE-BS
MVB	Hughes, Shawn	UENG	AEROENG-BS
MVB	Skinner, Kyle	UASC	FILMSTD-BA
MVB	Wolmering, James	UENG	CIVENG-BS
WREST	Caldwell, Troy	UAGR	CONSYM-BSC
WREST	Dingess, Cody	UENG	FABENG-BS
WREST	Fitzgerald, Brendan	UBUS	ACCTING-BS
WREST	Hayes, Ke-Shawn	GBUS	SMBFIN-MB
WREST	Pletcher, Luke	UEHE	SPRTIND-BS
WREST	Ragon, Clay	UBUS	OPERMGT-BS
WREST	Romero, Kaleb	UBUS	MARKETG-BS
WREST	Schierl, Frederick	UEHE	FMRESM-BS
WREST	Snyder, Kevin	UBUS	FINANCE-BS
WREST	Steiner, Zachary	UAGR	AGRCOMM-BS
WBB	Jayaraman, Savitha	UBUS	OPERMGT-BS
WCC/T&F	Atkinson, Brittany	UBUS	ACCTING-BS
WCC/T&F	Leahy, Devon	UASC	BIOLOGY-BS
WCC/T&F	Sandlin, Kelsey	UHRS	MEDDIET-BS
WCC/T&F	Thomas, Grace	UEHE	HPNES-BS
ROW	Fernandes, Anjali	UASC	ENGLISH-BA
ROW	Fishel, Simone	UAGR	FDSCTE-BSF
ROW	Kwiecinski, Olivia	UENR	EEDSUS-BSE
ROW	Libben, Grace	UPBH	PUBHLTH-BS
ROW	Massier, Kendall	UASC	SPHHRNG-BA
ROW	Perrett, Madeline	UASC	BIOLOGY-BS
ROW	Tiede, Sierra	UASC	INTSTD-BA
WFEN	Cecchini, Gabriela	UASC	ECON-BA/POLSCI-BA
WFEN	Falkowski, Natalia	UBUS	INTLBUS-BS/FINANCE-BS
WFEN	Laskaris, Alexa	UHRS	HSPROG-BS
WFEN	Merza, Sarah	UASC	PSYCH-BA
WFEN	Montgomery, Emma	UASC	BIOCHEM-BS
WFEN	von Dadelszen, Emma	UHRS	HSPROG-BS
FH	Cabello Izquierdo, Yolanda	UASC	BIOLOGY-BA
FH	Clotet Alsina, Esther	UBUS	OPERMGT-BS
FH	Harris, Whitney	UASC	COMM-BA
FH	Jonovich, Jennica	UASC	COMM-BA
FH	Penzone, Adelaide	UBUS	MARKETG-BS
FH	Penzone, Genevieve	UASC	BIOLOGY-BS
FH	Westfall, Ellen	UENR	ENVPDM-BS
WGOLF	Shears, Adeena	UEHE	HUMDFS-BS
WGYM	Adamski, Nevin	UASC	BIOLOGY-BS
WGYM	Aepli, Olivia	UBUS	MARKETG-BS
WHKY	Freiburger, Rebecca	UEHE	EXERSCI-BS
WHKY	Riemenschneider, Elise	UASC	COMM-BA
WHKY	Soares, Olivia	UEHE	SPRTIND-BS
WLAX	Apuzzo, Kimberly	UASC	SPHHRNG-BA
WLAX	Darling, Sage	UASC	SPHHRNG-BA
WLAX	Dickinson, Sara	UHRS	HSPROG-BS
WLAX	George, Sarah	UEHE/UASC	CHLDYST-BS/COMM-BA
WLAX	Hernandez, Elizabeth	UBUS	HUMNRES-BS
WLAX	Matey, Meghan	UASC	COMM-BA
WLAX	Moxley, Jaclyn	UEHE	EXERSCI-BS
WLAX	Rizzo, Jillian	UBUS	MARKETG-BS
WLAX	Skrzypczak, Emily	UHRS	HSPROG-BS
SB	Duvall, Katya	UEHE	LANGLED-BS
SB	Farrah, Andrea	UHRS	HSPROG-BS
SB	Sanson, Spencer	UEHE	PHYSEDU-BS
WSOC	Vickery, Selina	UASC	NEURO-BS
WSWIM	Bradley, Rebekah	UASC	BIOCHEM-BS
WSWIM	Fike, Josephine	UPBH	PUBHLTH-BS
WSWIM	Fish, Emma	UEHE	HPNES-BS
WSWIM	Jurkovic Perisa, Lucija	UEHE	HSPMGT-BS
WSWIM	Kurzydlo, Lauren	UBUS	ACCTING-BS
WSWIM	Landstra, Devin	UBUS	MARKETG-BS
WSWIM	Whiteley, Hannah	UEHE	HUMDFS-BS
WSWIM	Wright, Katie	UASC	COMM-BA
SYNCH	Carboun, Kaitlyn	UASC	INTSTD-BA
SYNCH	Coffin, Phoebe	UEHE	HUMDFS-BS
SYNCH	Deng, Wenjing	UENG/GENG	ECENG-BS/ECENG-MS
SYNCH	Malone, Breanna	UASC	ARTED-BAMA
WTEN	Ballinger, Andrea	UASC	PSYCH-BS/SPANISH-BA
WTEN	Wolf, Taylor	UASC	COMM-BA
WT&F	Barlow, Halimah	UEHE	HUMDFS-BS
WT&F	Hoffman, Megan	UASC	SPHHRNG-BA
WT&F	Nichols, Abigail	UASC	SPHHRNG-BA
WT&F	Olatoye, Oyesade	UHRS	HSPROG-BS
WT&F	Senior, Karimah	UAGR	AGBUSAE-BS
WT&F	Soleyn, Bliss	UASC	AIRTRAN-BA
WT&F	Stanley, Sarah	UBUS	REALEST-BS/FINANCE-BS
WT&F	Studebaker, Lainey	UEHE	EXERSCI-BS
WT&F	Ubbing, Anne	UASC	COMM-BA
WVB	Halm, Camry	UBUS	LOGMGMT-BS
WVB	Rodrigues Franklin, Ana	UBUS	MARKETG-BS
WVB	Sandbothe, Elizabeth	UEHE	HUMDFS-BS
RIFLE	Buchanan, Jacob	UEHE	SPRTIND-BS
RIFLE	Kissell, Alexandra	UHRS	ATHTRNG-BS
RIFLE	Sardo, Patrick	UAHR	ARCH-BS

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