48 Current and Former Ohio State Athletes, Including 20 Football Players, Earning Degrees from University Sunday

By Dan Hope on December 18, 2021 at 11:28 pm
Nicholas Petit-Frere and Chris Olave
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A total of 48 current and former Ohio State athletes, including 20 football players, are receiving degrees from the university on Sunday.

The current and former football Buckeyes who will receive degrees at Ohio State’s autumn commencement are Kamryn Babb (communications), Sevyn Banks (communications), Chris Booker (psychology), Jerron Cage (consumer and family financial services), Jaylen Harris (communications), Antwuan Jackson (sociology), Xavier Johnson (consumer and family financial services), Matthew Jones (human development and family science), Andy Katzenmoyer (personalized study program in social studies), Chris Kuhn (construction systems), Austin Kutscher (human development and family science), Jagger LaRoe (economics), Roen McCullough (finance), Teradja Mitchell (fashion and retail studies), Chris Olave (consumer and family financial services), Nicholas Petit-Frere (marketing), Corey Rau (masters in sports coaching), Tyreke Smith (sport industry), Tommy Togiai (consumer and family financial services) and Sam Wiglusz (marketing).

Katzenmoyer and Togiai both earned their degrees through Ohio State’s degree completion program, which enables former Ohio State athletes who left the university without graduating to come back and complete their degrees. Former women’s tennis star Francesca Di Lorenzo, who left Ohio State early to play professionally, and former rower Rose Carr are also graduating through the degree completion program.

Other notable fall athlete graduates include former baseball player Seth Lonsway, who was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in July, and women’s soccer player Izzy Rodriguez, who was selected by the Kansas City Current in the fourth round of the NWSL draft on Saturday.

Ohio State’s autumn commencement will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at the Schottenstein Center and will be live streamed on Ohio State’s official website. The full list of athletes earning degrees on Sunday can be found below.

2021 Fall Athlete Graduates
Sport Name Academic Plan
Baseball Zachary Dezenzo Sport Industry
Baseball Seth Lonsway Consumer and Family Financial Services
Cheerleading Lauren Taylor Psychology
Football Kamryn Babb Communication
Football Sevyn Banks Communication
Football Christopher Booker Psychology
Football Jerron Cage Consumer and Family Financial Services
Football Jaylen Harris Communication
Football Antwuan Jackson Sociology
Football Xavier Johnson Consumer and Family Financial Services
Football Matthew Jones Human Development and Family Science
Football Andy Katzenmoyer Personalized Study Program in Social Studies
Football Christopher Kuhn Construction Systems
Football Austin Kutscher Human Development and Family Science
Football Jagger LaRoe Economics
Football Michael Roen McCullough Finance
Football Teradja Mitchell Fashion and Retail Studies
Football Chris Olave Consumer and Family Financial Services
Football Nicholas Petit-Frere Marketing
Football Corey Rau Sports Coaching (Masters)
Football Tyreke Smith Sport Industry
Football Thomas Togiai Consumer and Family Financial Services
Football Samuel Wiglusz Marketing
Field Hockey Samantha Stone Kinesiology (Masters)
Mascot Duncan MacKenzie Biomedical Engineering
Mascot Edward Parsley Finance
Men’s Soccer Samuel Buzzas Kinesiology (Masters)
Men’s Soccer Luis Hernandez Economics
Rowing Rose Carr Sport Industry
Rowing Ida Petersen Biochemistry
Softball Carley Gaskill Kinesiology (Masters)
Softball Skylar Hayward Health Sciences
Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field Emma Hoellrich Operations Management
Women’s Diving Alexandra House Health Sciences
Women’s Fencing Eva Petronchak Anthropology
Women’s Golf Alanis Sakuma Aviation Management
Women’s Lacrosse Mary Kate George Psychology
Women’s Soccer Marissa Birzon Marketing
Women’s Soccer Bailey Kolinski Logistics Management
Women’s Soccer Isabel Rodriguez Finance
Women’s Swimming Georgia Mosher Psychology
Women’s Swimming Sarah Sperber Neuroscience
Women’s Track and Field Devine Parker Psychology
Women’s Tennis Francesca Di Lorenzo Sport Industry
Women’s Tennis Mary Beth Hurley Health Sciences
Women’s Volleyball Hannah Gruensfelder Biomedical Engineering
Women’s Volleyball Mia Grunze Sport Industry
Women’s Volleyball Rebecca Mauer Health Sciences
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