RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada athletics department is proud to announce that 27 of its student-athletes have applied for graduation at the University of Nevada this winter and will be honored at University commencement ceremonies on Saturday at Lawlor Events Center.

This year's winter graduation class represents student-athletes from six different sports programs – baseball, football, men's golf, soccer, softball and volleyball – as well as the spirit program. A full list is below.

Graduating Nevada student-athletes are given a special silver and blue sash to wear at Commencement in recognition of their efforts as student-athletes. The graduates were honored Friday at a luncheon at Legacy Hall with a keynote speech from former Wolf Pack basketball standout and Washoe County School Board Trustee Dr. Angie Taylor.

Nevada has seen 966 of its student-athletes graduate in the past 11 years, a figure that includes the school-record 79 student-athletes who walked in commencement ceremonies this past spring.

The University's December Commencement includes August and December graduates and will confer 1,864 degrees and certificates: 1,466 bachelor's degrees and 398 advanced degrees (master's and doctoral degrees).

Due to the increased number of graduates at the University's December Commencement, the University will again offer two separate ceremonies in order to better accommodate graduates and their families Saturday, Dec. 8, at Lawlor Events Center.

Nevada State Supreme Court Justice James W. Hardesty, president of The Associated Students of the University of Nevada in 1969/1970 and graduate of the Class of 1970, will give the keynote address at both ceremonies.
 
Public parking is available in the West Stadium Parking Complex, directly north of Lawlor Events Center, as well as in the Brian J. Whalen Parking Complex. The 15th Street entrance to campus, off Virginia Street, will be closed.
 
For more information, visit https://www.unr.edu/commencement/winter
  Name, Sport, Major
Austin Byler, Baseball, Community Health Sciences
Grant Fennell, Baseball, Management
Brad Gerig, Baseball, General Studies
Cole Krzmarzick, Baseball, General Studies
Keaton Smith, Baseball, Criminal Justice
Matt Young, Baseball, Community Health Sciences
Dameon Baber, Football, Marketing
Nate Brown, Football, Management
Trae Carter-Wells, Football, Community Health Sciences
Victor Gonzalez, Football, Psychology
Sean Krepsz, Football, High Education Admin MA
Jarius McDade, Football, Economics
E.J. Muhammad, Football, Marketing
Spencer Pettit, Football, Information Systems
Malik Reed, Football, Community Health Sciences
Corey Eddings, Men's Golf, Finance
Kaleb Gorbahn, Men's Golf, Management
David Hinitz, Men's Golf, Community Health Sciences
Aaliyah Gibson, Softball, Community Health Sciences
Amanda Nicholas, Softball, Neuroscience
Rachel Rodriguez, Softball, Psychology
Aubrie Ciesynski, Soccer, Community Health Sciences
Rylee Peterson, Soccer, Criminal Justice
Mo Maluotoga, Volleyball, Community Health Sciences
Hanna Nielson, Cheer, Accounting
LaRoy Hutchinson, Cheer, Criminal Justice
Itohan Osayaren, Cheer, Nursing