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NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics unleashed nearly 30 graduates to the world Saturday during XULA's 92nd annual commencement.
"This is one of my favorite days of the year," said Jason Horn, XULA's assistant vice president for student affairs/director of athletics and recreation. "It's always a thrill to see these graduates enjoy the fruits of their labors.
"Xavier has built a strong culture of academic success in the athletic department. That is due to the hard work and dedication student-athletes put into their academic pursuits, the valued collaboration with Xavier faculty and instructors and the support given to student-athletes by the staff and coaches."
It was the seventh consecutive year that the Convocation Center, which opened in 2012, was the graduation venue. The class of 2019 totaled nearly 600 graduates. The total number of athletic-related degrees was 29, including 19 student-athletes.
Student-athletes graduating (with high schools in parentheses where available) were:
• Pierre Andrieu, Tours, France (Lycee Descartes), men's tennis, bachelor of science.
• Christopher August, Spring, Texas (Klein Collins), men's track and field/cross country, bachelor of science.
• Mikayla Bates, Baton Rouge, La. (University Lab), women's basketball, bachelor of science . . . magna cum laude, honors in business
• Keairez Coleman, Harrisville, Miss. (Mendenhall), men's track and field, bachelor of science . . . university service key award.
• Jalen David, Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Mount Vernon), men's basketball, bachelor of science.
• Jeff Dixon, New Orleans, La. (McMain), men's basketball, bachelor of science.
• Catalin Fifea, Bucharest, Romania (General School No. 31), men's tennis, bachelor of arts . . . honors in history.
• Monet Fontaine, Upper Marlboro, Md. (Bishop McNamara), volleyball, bachelor of arts.
• Dorian Hill, Jackson, Miss. (Murrah), women's track and field, bachelor of science . . . summa cum laude, honors in biology, honors in chemistry, Rousseve Scholar.
• Janelle Jones, Baton Rouge, La. (Episcopal), women's track and field, bachelor of science . . . summa cum laude, honors in business.
• Jayla Nichols, Inkster, Mich. (Romulus), women's basketball, bachelor of science.
• Gabriel Niculescu, Bucharest, Romania (A.D. Xenopol), men's tennis, bachelor of arts . . . summa cum laude, honors in business.
• Brianna Pace, Junction City, Kan. (Junction City), women's track and field/cross country, bachelor of science . . . honors in computer science.
• Kayla Quincy, Avondale, La. (Xavier Prep), women's track and field, bachelor of science.
• Emily Reuther, Metairie, La. (Dominican), women's volleyball, doctor of pharmacy . . . honors in English.
• Angelle Simon, Marrero, La. (Karr), women's basketball, bachelor of arts.
• Chelsea Simpson, DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto), women's track and field, doctor of pharmacy.
• Juliana Tomasoni, Nova Trento, Brazil (Francisco Mazzola), women's volleyball, bachelor of arts.
• Joseph Williams, Memphis, Tenn. (Lausanne Collegiate), men's basketball, bachelor of science.
Also graduating were:
• Mizani Ball, Lynn, Mass., spirit group (Gold Star dance), bachelor of arts.
• Ania Bartholomew, Stafford, Texas, student worker, bachelor of science.
• Kelsi Bradford, Baton Rouge, La., spirit group (cheerleader), bachelor of science.
• La'Tia Brown, Shreveport, La., spirit group (cheerleader), bachelor of science . . . honors in history.
• Kayla Davis, Humble, Texas, spirit group (Golden Girls pom), bachelor of arts.
• Tiffany Hogan, East Palo Alto, Calif., spirit group (Golden Girls pom), bachelor of science . . . cum laude, honors in English, honors in philosophy.
• Trey Love, Memphis, Tenn., student worker, bachelor of arts.
• Rotieranna Scott, Batesville, Miss., spirit group (cheerleader), bachelor of science.
• De'ja Turner, Kennesaw, Ga., spirit group (Gold Star dance), bachelor of science.
• Jade Zachery, Lithonia, Ga., student worker, bachelor of science.
XULA was one of 38 colleges listed as a "Best Buy School" in the 2018 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges. XULA's intercollegiate teams compete in the NAIA and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. Eight of XULA's nine sports programs qualified teams or individuals for NAIA National Championship competition in 2018-19.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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