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Student-Only Graduation December 2016

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Hawai‘i Athletics Celebrates Winter Graduation Of 40 Student-Athletes

HONOLULU – Forty University of Hawai'i student-athletes and one coach walked among the hundreds of graduates at the Winter Commencement Exercises, held Saturday at the Stan Sheriff Center. The list includes current and former student-athletes from 13 different sports programs.
 
The largest segment represented in the program was the football team, which had 13 student-athlete graduates earning their degrees. Baseball was represented by six (6) graduates, as well as former student-athlete and current strength coach Josh Elms, who received his post-graduate degree. Four (4) members of the track and field squad were among the graduates. Men's swimming and diving and cheer were represented by three (3) graduates apiece, while women's tennis and men's golf each sent two (2) for their graduate walk. Men's basketball, men's volleyball, sailing, softball, women's volleyball and water polo each had one (1) graduate walking.
 
Each of the graduates received an H-logo courtesy of the UH Letterwinners Club and were honored in a pre-graduation reception breakfast along with their families.
 
Below is the breakdown of student-athletes per sport:
 
Winter 2016 University of Hawai'i Graduating Student-Athletes
 
Men's Sports
Baseball (6)
Kaeo Aliviado
Alan Baldwin
Alex Hatch
Matt Valencia
Stephen Ventimilia (Post-Grad)
Kyle Von Ruden
 
Basketball (1)
Dominick Brumfield
 
Football (13)
Michael Andrade, Jr.
Jeremy Castro
Penitito Faalologo      
Jerrol Garcia-Williams
Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea
Kalei Letoto
Jonathan Makaiau
Jamal Mayo
Jeremy McClam
Damien Packer
Kory Rasmussen
Jalen Rogers   
Ikaika Woolsey
 
Golf (2)
Justin Chu      
Scott Yamashita
 
Swimming and Diving (3)
Amund Gismervik     
Tyler Jewel
Ryan Makuta
 
Volleyball (1)
Zachary Radner
Women's Sports
Softball (1)
Brittany Hitchcock
 
Swimming and Diving (1)
Sophie Allin
 
Track & Field/Cross Country (4)
Alli Cross (Spring)
Caitlyn Foss (Spring)
Adrienne Sylva
Jade Vaughan
 
Tennis (2)
Sarah Gealer
Aglae Van den Bergh (Post-Grad)
 
Volleyball (1)
Katiana Ponce
 
Water Polo (1)
Katherine Gabayeron















 
Co-ed Sports
Cheer (3)
Kellene DeMello (Post-Grad)
David Gilles (Post-Grad)
Cynnamon Stengel
 
Sailing (1)
Brendan Schenk





























 


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Players Mentioned

Kaeo Aliviado

#2 Kaeo Aliviado

OF
5' 6"
Senior
Stephen Ventimilia

#5 Stephen Ventimilia

INF
5' 8"
Senior
Katherine Gabayeron

#20 Katherine Gabayeron

Attacker
5' 6"
Junior
Amund Gismervik

Amund Gismervik

Diving
5' 10"
Senior
Ryan Makuta

Ryan Makuta

FR
6' 1"
Senior
Justin  Chu

Justin Chu

5' 8"
Senior
Alan Baldwin

#6 Alan Baldwin

OF
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
Alex Hatch

#32 Alex Hatch

LHP
6' 2"
Senior
Matt Valencia

#22 Matt Valencia

LHP
6' 0"
Senior
Kyle Von Ruden

#44 Kyle Von Ruden

RHP
6' 0"
Senior
Sarah Gealer

Sarah Gealer

5' 2"
Senior
Caitlyn Foss

Caitlyn Foss

XC,Distance
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kaeo Aliviado

#2 Kaeo Aliviado

5' 6"
Senior
OF
Stephen Ventimilia

#5 Stephen Ventimilia

5' 8"
Senior
INF
Katherine Gabayeron

#20 Katherine Gabayeron

5' 6"
Junior
Attacker
Amund Gismervik

Amund Gismervik

5' 10"
Senior
Diving
Ryan Makuta

Ryan Makuta

6' 1"
Senior
FR
Justin  Chu

Justin Chu

5' 8"
Senior
Alan Baldwin

#6 Alan Baldwin

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
OF
Alex Hatch

#32 Alex Hatch

6' 2"
Senior
LHP
Matt Valencia

#22 Matt Valencia

6' 0"
Senior
LHP
Kyle Von Ruden

#44 Kyle Von Ruden

6' 0"
Senior
RHP
Sarah Gealer

Sarah Gealer

5' 2"
Senior
Caitlyn Foss

Caitlyn Foss

5' 6"
Junior
XC,Distance