WASHINGTON - The 156th Gallaudet University commencement on Friday, May 15, celebrated hundreds of students receiving their respective degrees. In the graduating class there are 52 Bison student-athletes, assistant coaches, team managers, student assistants/interns/graduate assistants, club members and student workers that received their degrees before a festive and supportive crowd of alumni, family and friends.
The 52 graduates are confirmed student-athletes, assistant coaches, team managers, student assistants/interns/graduate assistant, club members and student workers that were on an active athletic roster/staff during the 2025-26 season and met their degree requirements; completed August 2025, December 2025, May 2026 or slated for completion in August 2026. Of the 52 athletic graduates, 20 graduated with honors (University Honors, Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude). Tyler Furzland (men's volleyball), Ella Gamble (women's volleyball) and Carter Johnson (football) are three of the 14 students, who earned University Honors along with Summa Cum Laude distinctions.
The Athletics Department was well represented as 20 different sports/offices/clubs were represented with at least one graduate. Football led the way with nine graduates followed by STUNT and men's soccer with six. Five different sports/offices had four graduates including; Athletic Communications, Cheerleading, Disc Golf, Men's Basketball and Women's Volleyball. Sixteen of the 20 different sports/offices/clubs had multiple graduates
The Gallaudet athletics department also wants to congratulate 56 former student-athletes, assistant coaches, team managers, student assistants/interns, club members that completed their degrees and graduated on Friday.
For more information visit the Gallaudet commencement web page: www.gallaudet.edu/commencement.
156th Gallaudet University Commencement
Graduating Student-Athletes, Coaches, Graduate Assistants, Team Managers, Interns, Club Members, Student Workers
Doctor of Philosophy
| Name |
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Sport(s), Offices |
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Position |
| Reginald Bess |
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Men's Basketball |
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Assistant Coach |
Master of Arts/Master of Public Administration/Master of Social Work/Master of Science
| Name |
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Sport(s), Offices |
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Position |
| Kiristin Clark |
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Motion Z |
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Student-Athlete |
| Jaylen Johnson |
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Disc Golf, Football |
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Student-Athlete |
| Cam Lexow |
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Men's Soccer, Women's Basketball |
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Graduate Assistant, Student Assistant |
| Alyssa Marino |
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Athletic Communications |
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Graduate Assistant |
| Erinn Neal |
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Athletic Communications |
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Student Worker |
| Leila Sicoli |
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Women's Volleyball |
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Assistant Coach |
| Thea Wrenn |
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Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming |
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Student Assistant |
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
| Name |
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Sport(s), Offices |
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Position |
| Bode Aggas |
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Men's Soccer |
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Student-Athlete |
| Olivia Armstrong* |
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Women's Cross Country, Women's Track and Field |
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Student-Athlete |
| Nicholas Barron |
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Disc Golf |
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Student-Athlete |
| Christian Begani |
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Football |
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Student-Athlete |
| Nicholle Bradach^ |
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STUNT |
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Student-Athlete |
| Candace Broadnax^ |
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Women's Volleyball |
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Student-Athlete |
| Travis Carrizales |
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Athletic Communications, Disc Golf |
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BisonCenter, Student-Athlete |
| Joe Cherichello |
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Esports |
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Gamer |
| Brandon Chung |
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Men's Basketball |
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Student Assistant |
| Nayely Colmenares Rodriguez* |
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STUNT |
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Student-Athlete |
| Kathylean Colon^ |
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Cheerleading |
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Student-Athlete |
| Tyler Conner^ |
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Football |
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Student-Athlete |
| Ashley Corcoran* |
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Women's Swimming, Women's Triathlon |
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Student-Athlete |
| Walter Douglas |
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Men's Track and Field |
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Student-Athlete |
| Mohamed Elsheikh^ |
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Men's Soccer, Men's Track and Field |
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|
Student-Athlete |
| Jarius Evans* |
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Men's Soccer |
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Student-Athlete |
| Jaykuss Figueroa |
|
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Football |
|
|
Student-Athlete |
| Matthew Flores |
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Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Game Operations |
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Team Manager, Student Worker |
| Tyler Furzland%# |
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Men's Volleyball |
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Student-Athlete |
| Ella Gamble%# |
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Women's Volleyball, Men's Volleyball |
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Student-Athlete, Student Assistant |
| Jayvon Harmon |
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Esports |
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Gamer |
| Jacob Hundley* |
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Football |
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Student-Athlete |
| Jasmine Jimenez Lara |
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Women's Flag Football, Women's Swimming, Women's Triathlon |
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Student-Athlete |
| Carter Johnson%# |
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Football |
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Student-Athlete |
| Taran Johnson |
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Football |
|
|
Student-Athlete |
| Hammad Khan |
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Men's Soccer |
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Student-Athlete |
| Kodi Lee# |
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Men's Volleyball |
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Student-Athlete |
| Citrine Lummer^ |
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Women's Flag Football, Women's Volleyball |
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Student-Athlete |
| Reza Mosher |
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STUNT |
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Student-Athlete |
| Zarek Nathanson |
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Athletic Communications |
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|
BisonCenter |
| Zefan Nathanson |
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Football |
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Student-Athlete |
| Miguel Pavao |
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Disc Golf |
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Student-Athlete |
| Jewel Rocha |
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Esports |
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Gamer |
| Sunita Schmidjorg |
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Women's Basketball |
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Student-Athlete |
| Kate Scott |
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Cheerleading, STUNT |
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Student-Athlete |
| Chandler Sexton-Ruiz |
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Football |
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|
Student-Athlete |
| Victor Sitali* |
|
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Men's Soccer |
|
|
Student-Athlete |
| Luisa Skjeveland# |
|
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STUNT |
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Student-Athlete |
| Ella Stromberg%# |
|
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Cheerleading |
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Student-Athlete |
| Malosi Viena |
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Men's Basketball |
|
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Student Assistant |
| Enza Visco |
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Cheerleading, STUNT |
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Student-Athlete |
| Brandon Washington |
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Men's Basketball, Men's Track and Field |
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|
Student-Athlete |
| Alona Zfati# |
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Women's Flag Football |
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Student-Athlete |
| Enos Zornoza^ |
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Game Operations |
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Student Worker |
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The above list contains confirmed student-athletes that played or coached for a GU athletic team or worked in athletics department during the 2025-26 school year.
% - University Honors
# - Summa Cum Laude
^ - Magna Cum Laude
* - Cum Laude
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