RENO, Nev. – A total of 66 Nevada Wolf Pack student-athletes have applied for graduation at the University of Nevada this spring and summer as ceremonies for the 130th Commencement have been held virtually in celebrations throughout the University system due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Men's basketball standout Jazz Johnson and decorated swimmer Andressa Cholodovskis were honored today as the Wolf Pack's outstanding senior student-athletes, winning the Doc Martie and Ruth Russell Awards, respectively. The Martie and Russell Awards capped a week of end-of-the-year honors that also saw Cholodovskis and football player Quinton Conaway earn the department's Scholar Athlete of the Year honors.

"We are incredibly proud of the 66 members of our Wolf Pack family who are graduating this spring and summer," said athletics director Doug Knuth. "The student-athletes and members of our cheer program are completing their collegiate degrees in the most uncertain of times. But I am most certain of this: Their focus, desire and dedication has never gone unnoticed, and their perseverance towards this great finish line is the embodiment of what it means to be part of the Pack. 

"Special thanks is due, as always, to University president Marc Johnson and the great faculty on our campus for their extraordinary efforts during these times."

BerDale Robins of the Pack football team was named as the winner of the Jayme King Inspiration Award for, among other accomplishments, his work in providing meals for homeless in his neighborhood in Los Angeles. Swimmer Caitlyn McHugh and Drew Graf earned the department's Give Back Like Jack awards for their community service endeavors throughout the year. And baseball's Jaylon McLaughlin and track and field's Tina Lao won the department's Dr. Chris Exline Award for academic perseverance and achievement.

This spring, the University will confer 3,240 degrees – 2,576 bachelor's degrees and 601 advanced degrees (master's and doctoral degrees). Sixty-three University School of Medicine degrees were awarded in a virtual hooding celebration on Thursday, including former Pack swimmer Misha Fotoohi, who was the class president, and cheer star Rodel Maulit. For more on the University's celebrations, CLICK HERE.

"We are proud to recognize the outstanding, enduring and diligent efforts of individuals that reflect the sacrifice, spirit and mission of our University," University President Marc Johnson said. "While students aren't walking across the stage this May, they are receiving notable academic degrees as a result of impressive fortitude and unyielding determination during an unprecedented time."

Including this spring and summer's graduates, Nevada has seen more than 1,100 of its student-athletes graduate in the past dozen years, a figure that includes 21 student-athletes who walked in commencement ceremonies this past December.

Cholodovskis is one of the most decorated swimmers in the past 10 years for the Wolf Pack. Over her four seasons, she tallied 18 total medals at Mountain West Championships (four gold, 10 silver and four bronze) while breaking two school records as a member of the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay. She is currently is ranked second in school history in the 100 fly and 200 IM while ranking third in program history in the 100 and 200 freestyle. She is also a two time academic all-conference swimmer and earned all-conference honors all four seasons and she claimed Mountain West Swimmer of the Week five times in her career and while winning more than 40 individual events with the Pack.

Johnson played two seasons for the Wolf Pack and helped the team to the 2018-19 Mountain West regular season championship and the NCAA Tournament team as a junior. As a junior, he was named the Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year and he was an All-MW second-team selection by the coaches and third-team by the media as a senior. Among his senior highlights were leading the Pack to the title of the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where was named to the All-Tournament team, and scoring a career-high 34 points in the home win over Boise State. Johnson was ranked nationally in 3-pointers per game (14th, 3.1 pg),  3-point percentage (17th, 41.7%), and made 3-pointers (26th with 91 total makes). He put his name in the Nevada record book with 218 3-point attempts and  91 made 3s both ranking as the sixth best season in school history and his 162 career made 3s is 8th in Nevada history.

2020 Spring and Summer Graduates
Sport    First Name    Last Name    Major
Cheer    Carter    Callon    Mechanical Engineering
Cheer    Quinn    Kixmiller    Mechanical Engineering
Cheer    Nicole    Walsh    Criminal Justice
Cheer    Aaron    Durney    Criminal Justice
Cheer    Elise     Manson    Kinesiology
Cheer    Erika     Rucker    Biology
Cheer    Destini    Cooper    Public Health
Cheer    K-La    Duncan    Psychology
Cheer    Abby    Hutchison    Integrated Elementary Education
Cheer    Kaleigh    Rubio    Integrated Elementary Education
Cheer    Ramsey     Goodale    Management
Cheer    Brandon    Cruz    Finance
Cheer    Lauren    Ensor    Integrated Elementary Education
Cheer    Emily    Sevilla    Sociology and Communication Studies
Cheer    Ronnessa     Casas    Information Systems
Cheer    Cameron    Mayfield    Veterinary Medicine
Cheer    Haley    Beyer    Journalism
Cheer    Kelly     Canfield    Management
MBA    Jaylon    McLaughlin    Psychology
MBA    Shane    Gustafson    HDFS
MBA    Joshua    Canavesio-Congress    HDFS
MBA    Otis    Statum    Public Health
MBB    Jazz    Johnson    Marketing
MBB    Nisre    Zouzoua    General Business
MFB    Carl    Burton    Management
MFB    Alex    Tancreto    Finance
MFB    Quinton    Conaway    Management and Marketing
MFB    Kameron    Toomer    Management
MFB    Riley    Brand    Mechanical Engineering
MFB    Nate    Edwards    Finance
MFB    Miles    Beach    Public Health
MFB    Gray    Davis    Accounting
MFB    Ben    Putman    HDFS
MGO    Sam    Harned    General Business
MTE    Julien    Evrard    Finance
MXC    Edward    Bueso    Mechanical Engineering
WBB    Samantha    Dinan    Kinesiology
WBB    Mikayla    Christian    Management
WGO    Jennifer    Krause    Marketing
WGO    Kathryn    Rutherford    Economics
WSB    Haley    Burda    Criminal Justice
WSB    Mackenzi    Goins    HDFS
WSB    Sadaria    Mcalister    Criminal Justice
WSO    Carrington    Tolliver    Management
WSO    Sara    Olanda    HDFS
WSO    Emelie     Small    Public Health
WSO    Olivia    Torres    Kinesiology
WSO    Daisy     Cabrera    General Business
WSO    Madison    Hairston    Public Health
WSW    Shuangxue    Zheng    Kinesiology
WSW    Tamara    Shmitova    Nutrition
WTE    Anastasia    Gorbacheva    Accounting
WTE    Claudia    Herrero    Business Administration
WTR    Tina    Lao    Psychology and Communication Studies
WTR    Lauryn    Massic    Biotechnology
WTR    Aaliyah    Earl    Biology
WTR    Katarina    Stashyn    Biotechnology
WTR    Shannon    Palladino    Chemistry
WTR    Andrea    Stark    Communication Studies
WVB    Camryn    Rocha    Marketing
WVB    Ryan    Blackwood    Psychology
XRI    Elijah    Larimer    Civil Engineering
XRI    Nadine    Ahola    Speech Language Pathology
XRI    Rachel    Benesh    Public Health
XRI    Casey    Iwamoto    Nevada Teach and Environmental Science
XRI    Robert    White    Psychology