Seventy-One Student-Athletes Earn Degrees in Spring
May 15, 2026 | Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kansas – A total of 71 current and former K-State student-athletes earned their degrees from Kansas State University this spring and will participate in annual commencement exercises.
Highlighting the 71 who graduated this springs were 16 members of the K-State baseball team, 12 members of the women's track and field team, 10 student-athletes on the rowing team, eight from the football team, six from men's basketball, five from men's track and field, four from men's golf, three from women's golf, two each from soccer, volleyball and women's basketball and one from tennis.
K-State continues to rank among the league's best in terms of academic success as all programs are currently well above the required NCAA APR standard in addition to ranking among the best in the Big 12 in graduation rates – including five teams that have Big 12-leading marks this year.
2026 Spring Graduates
Baseball
Aaron Arnold, Integrative Human Sciences
Tazwell Butler, Criminology
Tanner Duke, Management Information Systems
Cohen Feser, Financial Therapy Certificate
Matthew Flores, Sociology
Robert Fortenberry, Integrative Human Sciences
Ethan Giesbrecht, Agronomy
Shintaro Inoue, Psychology
Carson Liggett, Management
Kyan Lodice, Financial Therapy Certificate
Garrett Madliak, Sociology
Shea McGahan, Conflict Resolution Certificate
Michael Quevedo, Sociology
Lincoln Sheffield, Management
Miles Smith, Management
Cole Wisenbaker, Kinesiology
Football
Travis Bates, Kinesiology
Michael Capria, Management
Wesley Fair, Management
Andrew Leingang, Chemical Engineering
Asa Newsom, Psychology
Garrett Oakley, Finance
John Pastore, Management
VJ Payne, Professional Strategic Selling
Men's Basketball
Sean Haggerty, Sociology
Marcus Johnson, Conflict Resolution Certificate
Nate Johnson, Conflict Resolution Certificate
Christian Jones, Integrative Human Sciences
Taj Manning, Nutrition & Health
Khamari McGriff, Business Administration Graduate Certificate
Men's Track & Field
Julian Avila-Vargas, Financial Therapy Certificate
James Eseonu, Psychology
Devin Loudermilk, Health Coach and Fitness Professional Undergraduate Certificates
Quenton Rice, Nutrition & Health
Emil Uhlin, Biology
Men's Golf
Shea Harmeson, Management
Alex Lindstrom, Psychology
JP Roller, Leadership Minor
Ben Stoller, Marketing
Rowing
Regan Ahlers, Biology
Sylvia Cunningham, Biology
Ellie Erwin, Graphic Design
Grace Hall, Kinesiology
Lorelei Harris, Kinesiology
Kiersten Playter, Marketing
Leah Roane, Dietetics
Kiersten Schmalz, Marketing
Symone Simmons, Social Work
Ava Werner, Kinesiology
Soccer
Khaliana Garrett, Biomedical Engineering
Andra Mohler, Kinesiology
Tennis
Sana Garakani, Organizational Management
Volleyball
Shaylee Myers, Sociology – Criminology
Brenna Schmidt, Humanities
Women's Basketball
Tess Heal, Management
Mikayla Parks, Public Health
Women's Golf
Carla Bernat, Kinesiology
Sophie Bert, Integrative Human Sciences
Noa Van Beek, Marketing
Women's Track and Field
Ludivine Aubert, Political Science
Claire Bybee, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Lindsey DeWitt, Elementary Education
Jourdin Edwards, Modern Languages – Spanish
Kayla Goodwin, Masters – Business Administration
Vienna Lahner, Biology
Aaliyah Lindsay, Integrative Human Sciences
Vanessa Mercera, Communication Studies
Grace Meyer, Kinesiology
Alexa Rios, Masters – Nutrition, Dietetics & Sensory Science
Tesia Thomas, Masters – Business Administration
Delaney Wright, Accounting
Highlighting the 71 who graduated this springs were 16 members of the K-State baseball team, 12 members of the women's track and field team, 10 student-athletes on the rowing team, eight from the football team, six from men's basketball, five from men's track and field, four from men's golf, three from women's golf, two each from soccer, volleyball and women's basketball and one from tennis.
K-State continues to rank among the league's best in terms of academic success as all programs are currently well above the required NCAA APR standard in addition to ranking among the best in the Big 12 in graduation rates – including five teams that have Big 12-leading marks this year.
2026 Spring Graduates
Baseball
Aaron Arnold, Integrative Human Sciences
Tazwell Butler, Criminology
Tanner Duke, Management Information Systems
Cohen Feser, Financial Therapy Certificate
Matthew Flores, Sociology
Robert Fortenberry, Integrative Human Sciences
Ethan Giesbrecht, Agronomy
Shintaro Inoue, Psychology
Carson Liggett, Management
Kyan Lodice, Financial Therapy Certificate
Garrett Madliak, Sociology
Shea McGahan, Conflict Resolution Certificate
Michael Quevedo, Sociology
Lincoln Sheffield, Management
Miles Smith, Management
Cole Wisenbaker, Kinesiology
Football
Travis Bates, Kinesiology
Michael Capria, Management
Wesley Fair, Management
Andrew Leingang, Chemical Engineering
Asa Newsom, Psychology
Garrett Oakley, Finance
John Pastore, Management
VJ Payne, Professional Strategic Selling
Men's Basketball
Sean Haggerty, Sociology
Marcus Johnson, Conflict Resolution Certificate
Nate Johnson, Conflict Resolution Certificate
Christian Jones, Integrative Human Sciences
Taj Manning, Nutrition & Health
Khamari McGriff, Business Administration Graduate Certificate
Men's Track & Field
Julian Avila-Vargas, Financial Therapy Certificate
James Eseonu, Psychology
Devin Loudermilk, Health Coach and Fitness Professional Undergraduate Certificates
Quenton Rice, Nutrition & Health
Emil Uhlin, Biology
Men's Golf
Shea Harmeson, Management
Alex Lindstrom, Psychology
JP Roller, Leadership Minor
Ben Stoller, Marketing
Rowing
Regan Ahlers, Biology
Sylvia Cunningham, Biology
Ellie Erwin, Graphic Design
Grace Hall, Kinesiology
Lorelei Harris, Kinesiology
Kiersten Playter, Marketing
Leah Roane, Dietetics
Kiersten Schmalz, Marketing
Symone Simmons, Social Work
Ava Werner, Kinesiology
Soccer
Khaliana Garrett, Biomedical Engineering
Andra Mohler, Kinesiology
Tennis
Sana Garakani, Organizational Management
Volleyball
Shaylee Myers, Sociology – Criminology
Brenna Schmidt, Humanities
Women's Basketball
Tess Heal, Management
Mikayla Parks, Public Health
Women's Golf
Carla Bernat, Kinesiology
Sophie Bert, Integrative Human Sciences
Noa Van Beek, Marketing
Women's Track and Field
Ludivine Aubert, Political Science
Claire Bybee, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Lindsey DeWitt, Elementary Education
Jourdin Edwards, Modern Languages – Spanish
Kayla Goodwin, Masters – Business Administration
Vienna Lahner, Biology
Aaliyah Lindsay, Integrative Human Sciences
Vanessa Mercera, Communication Studies
Grace Meyer, Kinesiology
Alexa Rios, Masters – Nutrition, Dietetics & Sensory Science
Tesia Thomas, Masters – Business Administration
Delaney Wright, Accounting
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