UAPB Athletics Celebrates 36 Spring Student-Athletes Graduates During Spring 2021 Commencement
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff awarded 36 student-athletes along with their fellow classmates as they walked across the stage and received their degrees for the spring 2021 this afternoon at the Simmons Bank Field.
“Today is truly “The Beginning of a New Day” as stated in our Athletics Creed, said UAPB interim Athletic Director Chris Robinson. “This is a new day for our 36 student athletes that received their degrees today. We are extremely proud of their resilience as they have endured through ups and downs that many of us have never seen before. They have proven that they have the “True Grit” to make it in life as this is our goal. Congratulations, you continue to make us proud!
A total of 22 student-athletes received academics honors, including six with summa cum laude, nine with magna cum laude, and seven with cum laude.
Below is a full listing of Golden Lion student-athlete graduates:
Spring 2020 Graduates
Baseball Humberto Maldonado (Business Administration/ Management), Joel Barker (General Studies), Jarficur Parker (Health/Wellness Rec.), Justin Rieschick (Social Science/ Sociology), Braelin Hence (Biology) Race Tittle (Health/Wellness Rec.)
Men’s Basketball Shaun Doss Jr. (Agriculture Business), Robert Boyd ((Health/Wellness Rec.) Markedric Bell (Health/Wellness Rec.)
Women’s Basketball Trasity Totten (Psychology) Joyce Kennerson (General Studies)
Football Xaiver Mitchell (Accounting), Arthur Gilliam (Biology), Christopher Kilpatrick (Business Administration/ Management), Taylor Holston (General Studies) Solomon Brooks (Health/Wellness Rec.) Zion Farmer (Health/Wellness Rec.), Atondre Smith (Health/Wellness Rec.), Shawn Steele (Health/Wellness Rec.) Bradley Dickson (Industrial Technology.) Christian Brown (Social Science/ Sociology) Harry Ballard III (Health/Wellness Rec.)
Soccer Amanda Mouton (BS Nursing), Kaitlyn Hapke (Psychology)
Softball Alyssa Wesley (Business Administration/ Management), Jade Martinez (Social Science/ Sociology)
Men’s Track & Field D’Andre Mighty (Criminal Justice), Wade Garner (Mathematics), Rudy Alvarez (Health/Wellness Rec.)
Women’s Track & Field Je-Risa James (Art), Cedreahna Kennedy (Business Administration/Economics)
Golf Niklas Frimodig (Business Administration/Economics), Cade Cleveland (Health/Wellness Rec.) Dustin Maenaga (Criminal Justice)
Women’s Tennis Keisea Baksh (Criminal Justice)
Volleyball Terin Nalls (BS Nursing), Savione Henry- Usoro (Chemistry), Kaila Robinson (Social Science/ Sociology)
