May 12, 2007

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - With the coming of May, college seniors from around the country prepare to take part in graduation ceremonies. Things are no different at Stephen F. Austin, or in the SFA athletics department. Thirty-two SFA athletes and student trainers took part in commencement ceremonies Saturday afternoon. Among the 32, 10 trainers and two athletes received their master¹s degrees, including former All-Southland Conference athletes Andrew Fleck (football) and Stevina Wyatt (track and field).

Including Fleck, the SFA football team had four graduates on Saturday. First-team All-SLC quarterback Danny Southall, Tobi Kaiyewu and Aaron De LaTorre. The SFA track and field team led the way eight graduates. The Ladyjack softball team graduated five athletes, while soccer, volleyball and baseball each had one graduate.

The following is a list of the May 2007 SFA Athletics Department graduates:

Master¹s Degree Andrew Fleck ­ Football Stevina Wyatt ­ Track & Field Dallas Allmon ­ Athletic Trainer Nick Clark ­ Athletic Trainer Justin Drake ­ Athletic Trainer Malia Garza ­ Athletic Trainer Melinda Haberer ­ Athletic Trainer Adam Lazarine ­ Athletic Trainer Jason Shurley ­ Athletic Trainer Andrea Tate ­ Athletic Trainer Matthew Thomas ­ Athletic Trainer Christy Wyatt ­ Athletic Trainer

Bachelor¹s Degree Kyle Freeman ­ Baseball Aaron De La Torre - Football Tobi Kaiyewu - Football Danny Southall -- Football Mary Surkein ­ Soccer Kelsey Boland - Softball Nicole Carter ­ Softball Heather Hebert ­ Softball Julie Morse ­ Softball Carrie Woydziak ­ Softball Mark Acosta ­ Track & Field Julian Acuña ­ Track & Field Cody Clark ­ Track & Field Chance Edwards ­ Track & Field Marc Farris ­ Track & Field Ryder Peacock ­ Track & Field Robert Smith ­ Track & Field Cristin Hopkin - Volleyball Anna Bet McCain ­ Athletic Trainer Spencer Hutton ­ Sports Information

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