RENO, Nev. – A total of 21 Nevada Wolf Pack student-athletes have applied for graduation at the University of Nevada this winter.

Ceremonies for the University's Winter Commencement are set for Saturday at Lawlor Events Center. A reception for graduating student-athletes and their families was held on Friday at Legacy Hall on campus, featuring a keynote delivered by former Wolf Pack tennis player McClure Wallace.

"Graduating from the University is the ultimate goal for our student-athletes and we are proud of this group for this achievement," said Doug Knuth, Nevada's athletics director. "We are excited for the bright futures that are ahead of them, and we're appreciative of all of their great contributions to Nevada athletics."

Graduating Nevada student-athletes are given a special silver and blue sash to wear at Commencement in recognition of their efforts as student-athletes.

Including this spring and summer's graduates, Nevada has seen more than 1,000 of its student-athletes graduate in the past dozen years, a figure that includes 75 student-athletes who walked in commencement ceremonies this past spring.

The University's December Commencement includes August and December graduates and will confer 1,868 degrees and certificates: 1,368 bachelor's degrees and 500 advanced degrees (master's and doctoral degrees). The University will again offer two separate ceremonies in order to better accommodate graduates and their families Saturday, Dec. 7, at Lawlor Events Center. Processional times are as follows:
•    8 a.m. Ceremony: Graduate line-up is at 7:30 a.m., the procession begins at 8 a.m. The morning ceremony will include graduates from the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources; Community Health Sciences; College of Education; College of Engineering; UNR School of Medicine; Orvis School of Nursing; College of Science and the School of Social Work.
•    1 p.m. Ceremony: Graduate line-up is at 12:30 p.m., the procession begins at 1 p.m. The afternoon ceremony will include graduates from the College of Business, College of Liberal Arts and the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism.
 
For those not able to attend the ceremony, a live stream of the event will be available once the ceremony begins at unr.edu/live.  University graduates and their families are encouraged to join the commencement conversations online by using the hashtag #PackPride. Find out more about the University of Nevada's 2019 Winter Commencement at www.unr.edu

Wolf Pack Student-Athlete Graduates
Name            Sport        Major
Maliek Broady        Football    Business / Management
Dominic Christian    Football    General Studies
Kaleb Fossum        Football    Business / Management
Lawson Hall        Football    Business / Finance
Isaiah Hamilton        Football    Community Health Sciences
David Harvey        Football    Psychology
Daylon Johnson    Football    Political Science
Jaxson Kincaide    Football    Business / Finance
E.J. Muhammad    Football    Business / Management
Hausia Sekona        Football    Business
Kevin Spencer        Football    Human Development and Family Studies
Sam Harned        Golf        Business
Kali Sargent        Softball        Human Development and Family Studies
Audrey Barham        Soccer        Community Health Sciences
Andriana Gergelyova    Tennis        Business / Finance
Marta Ruedas        Tennis        International Business
Claire Crowley        Track/Field    Community Health Sciences
Brandi French        Track/Field    Nursing
Gaby Palmer        Track/Field    Community Health Sciences
Karolline Sauer        Track/Field    Psychology
Alexis Downey        Cheer        Human Development and Family Studies