Monday, May 11, 2015

XU Athletics Receives Numerous Honors at 2015 Commencement


Post-commencement photos
NEW ORLEANS — For the second consecutive year, 19 current and former student-athletes received degrees Saturday at Xavier University of Louisiana's 2015 commencement at the XU Convocation Center.
     
Also graduating were three student managers, four from spirit groups, one student trainer and two coaches employed by the athletics department.
     

Of the entire athletics-related group of 29, 14 graduated with honors.
     

Student-athletes graduating (with high schools in parentheses) were:

  •  Donyé Angelique Coleman, Snellville, Ga. (Shiloh), women's cross country and track and field, bachelor of science.
     •  Kerris Estelle Crier, Houston, Texas (Westfield), women's volleyball, bachelor of arts.
     •  Nicole Kefiloe Camille DeLoach, Fort Washington, Md. (Bishop McNamara), women's tennis, bachelor of arts.
     •  Ryan Derek DeRousselle, Marrero, La. (Archbishop Shaw), men's basketball, bachelor of arts . . . cum laude.
     •  Emmanuel Detiege, New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin), men's cross country and track and field, bachelor of science . . . cum laude, honors in computer science and English.
     •  Loic Didavi, Cotonou, Benin (Lycée Jean Dautet, La Rochelle), men's tennis, bachelor of science.
     •  Chinedu Echebelem, Dallas, Texas (Duncanville), women's volleyball, bachelor of science . . . magna cum laude, honors in chemistry.
     •  Catherine Ann Fakler, Phoenix, Ariz. (Xavier College Prep), women's cross country and track and field, bachelor of arts . . . summa cumma laude, honors in English, history and theology, Rousseve Scholar.
     •  Anthony David Goode, Baltimore, Md.(Milford Mill Academy), men's basketball, bachelor of science.
     •  Jordyn Angelle Goody, Lake Charles, La. (St. Louis Catholic), women's tennis, bachelor of arts . . . magna cum laude, honors in English, philosophy and theology.
     •  Kourtney Nicole Howell, Cypress, Texas (Cypress Woods), women's tennis, bachelor of science . . . honors in mathematics.
     •  Kwame Nadir Jackson, Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood Park), men's cross country and track and field, bachelor of science.
     •  Schyler Anne Morton, New Orleans, La. (Ursuline Academy), women's basketball, bachelor of science.
     •  Carmen Alyce Nelson, Jonesboro, Ga. (Faith Academy), women's tennis, bachelor of arts.
     •  Matthew Joseph Pieri, New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin), men's cross country and track and field, doctor of pharmacy . . . cum laude.
     •  Olivier Siewe, Douala, Cameroon (Piney Woods), men's basketball, bachelor of science.
     •  Viktor Svoboda, Kamenice, Czech Republic (Vitezna Plan ), men's tennis, bachelor of arts . . . honors in English.
     •  Vincent Turner, Madison, Miss. (Madison Central), men's basketball, bachelor of science.
     •  Hali Yarmush, Houma, La. (Ellender), women's cross country and track and field, bachelor of arts.
     Student-managers graduating were:
     •  Jamie Bolden, women's basketball, bachelor of science . . . summa cum laude, honors in chemistry.
     •  Amanda Copeland, men's basketball, bachelor of science.
     •  Anthony Lotten, women's basketball and men's and women's tennis, bachelor of arts . . . magna cum laude, honors in English and history.
     Spirit group members graduating were:
     •  Chanarion Arnold, Gold Star dance team, bachelor of science.
     •  Antoinette Bell, Golden Girls pom squad, bachelor of science . . . magna cum laude, honors in biology, history and theology.
     •  Ivyanne London, Gold Star dance team, bachelor of science . . . summa cum laude, honors in business.
     •  Mia Raspberry, Golden Girls pom squad, bachelor of science.
     Also graduating were:
     •  Brittney Nicole Johnson, women's volleyball graduate assistant coach, doctor of pharmacy . . . summa cum laude.
     •  Brittney Nicole Lewis, student trainer, bachelor of arts.
     •  Lashira Marie Williams, women's volleyball volunteer assistant coach, doctor of pharmacy . . . cum laude.
     

Xavier is one of 40 U.S. colleges listed as a "Best Buy School" in the 2015 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges. Xavier's intercollegiate teams compete in the NAIA and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.
     

NOTES:  Nelson is the only 2015 graduate still competing for Xavier. She will play No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles Wednesday in the round of 16 at the NAIA National Championships in Mobile, Ala. The Gold Nuggets' opponent will be Oklahoma Baptist or SCAD Atlanta . . . Fakler will pursue her master's and doctorate in literature from the University of Arizona . . . Echebelem will begin classes in July at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and concentrate on pediatric anesthesiology . . . Arnold will pursue a master's of public health from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. . . . Bell will attend University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts . . . London will pursue a master's of accounting from Tulane University in New Orleans.


Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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