ST. LOUIS - A total of 38 Billiken student-athletes will attain their degrees this week on the Saint Louis University campus. The graduation ceremonies are capped by the 2012 Spring Commencement at Chaifetz Arena on Saturday, May 19, at 9 a.m.
The group of 38 student-athletes represents six colleges on the SLU campus. In addition to the graduation ceremonies, the student-athletes will be honored by the department of athletics Wednesday at a banquet at Lorenzini's.
Listed below are the student-athletes, by sport, with their majors.
Baseball
Alex Alemann - Business Administration
Jim Foster - Education
Jerry Mancuso - Business Administration
Marco Mejia - Business Administration
Travis Parker - Communication
Men's Basketball
Brian Conklin - MBA
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field
Will Herrington - Criminal Justice and Philosophy
Brian Holdmeyer - MBA
Pat Kotecki - Flight Science
Dahmar Smiles - Criminal Justice
Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
Caitlin McCarthy - Nursing
Claire McKeone - Exercise Science/Physical Therapy
Hilary Orf - Athletic Training
Jenna Romano - Exercise Science/Physical Therapy
Field Hockey
Nicole Kent - Business Administration
Men's Soccer
Chad Vandegriffe - Sociology
Jonathan Svigos - Business Administration
Women's Soccer
Colleen Kustura - History
Jessica Lopez - Nursing
Jasmina Suljic - Nursing
Softball
Kerri Dockins - Exercise Science/Physical Therapy
Rachel Faletto - Health Information Management
Hannah Huebbe - Nursing
Elizabeth Jones - Aviation Management and Flight Science
Kelcie Matesa - Education
Men's Swimming and Diving
Jimmy Brabbins - Biomedical Engineering
Ben Brasser - Business Administration
Chad Carmichael - Mechanical Engineering
Kyle Embrey - Criminal Justice
Billy Hrabovsky - Communication
Michael Kelly - Business Administration
Blake Kocian - Business Administration
Women's Swimming and Diving
Molly Culver - Business Administration
Men's Tennis
David Welkener - Business Administration
Women's Tennis
Jennifer Nalepa - Psychology
Volleyball
Alyssa Deno - Mechanical Engineering
Ashley Gaillot - Art (Studio)
Amelia Karges - Nutrition and Dietetics/Culinary Arts







