Here are the 2022-23 BYU student-athlete graduates
Some left when the 2022 football season ended and have gone through spring drills at another school. Others are moving on to careers in their chosen fields of study, while several will compete for BYU in 2023, maybe even longer.
BYU football coach Kalani Sitake announced recently that 24 current or former Cougars are graduating this spring or summer. Winter semester classes concluded two weeks ago and commencement ceremonies were conducted last week.
Players who graduated and are still in the program with plans to play in 2023, BYU’s first season in the Big 12, include linebacker Chaz Ah You, quarterback Nick Billoups, cornerback Jacob Boren, linebacker Ammon Hannemann, lineman Brayden Keim, punt returner and receiver Hobbs Nyberg, punter Ryan Rehkow, tight end Isaac Rex, running back Hinckley Ropati and linebacker Max Tooley.
A few former Cougars will play for other programs this coming season as graduate transfers: offensive lineman Clark Barrington (Baylor) and defensive back George Udo (undecided).
These players went through pro day activities in late March and were still hoping for NFL opportunities as of last Saturday: linebacker Jackson Kaufusi, kicker Jake Oldroyd, receiver Gunner Romney and linebacker Payton Wilgar.
Quarterback Jaren Hall, who was drafted in the fifth round Saturday by the Minnesota Vikings, said he has only one more class to complete to get his degree, a class called American heritage that is considered one of the most difficult at BYU.
Recent BYU graduates moving on to the working world include long snapper Britton Hogan, defensive back Hayden Livingston, lineman Lane Lunt, running back Jackson McChesney, defensive end Alema Pilimai, lineman Gabe Summers, lineman Alden Tofa and tight end Carter Wheat.
Last spring the Cougars announced 25 graduates, including several who went on to play instrumental roles in BYU’s 8-5 season in 2022. That list included receiver Brayden Cosper, defensive tackle Lorenzo Fauatea, running back Lopini Katoa, lineman Harris LaChance, defensive back D’Angelo Mandell, safety Malik Moore, defensive lineman Earl Tuioti Mariner, linebacker Keenan Pili, linebacker Pepe Tanuvasa and lineman Alden Tofa.
Among those players, only Moore is back for his final season in 2023.
Last year’s list of graduates included two of the better players in BYU football history who returned to get their degrees after years away from the program — Aleva Hifo and Dennis Pitta.
Here’s the list of 2022-23 BYU student-athlete graduates:
Football — 24
Chaz Ah You, Family Life
Clark Barrington, Construction Management
Nick Billoups, Sociology
Jacob Boren, Construction and Facilities Management
Ammon Hannemann, Exercise & Wellness
Britton Hogan, Exercise & Wellness
Jackson Kaufusi, Construction and Facilities Management
Brayden Keim, Construction and Facilities Management
Hayden Livingston, Exercise Science
Lane Lunt, Geography
Jackson McChesney, Finance
Hobbs Nyberg, Exercise & Wellness
Jake Oldroyd, Accounting
Alema Pilimai, Family Life
Ryan Rehkow, Finance
Isaac Rex, History
Gunner Romney, Economics
Hinckley Ropati, Communications
Gabe Summers, Finance
Alden Tofa, Exercise Science
Max Tooley, Geography
George Udo, Global Supply Chain Management
Carter Wheat, Communications
Payton Wilgar, Geography
Baseball — 8
Peyton Cole, Communications
Austin Deming, Communications
Cole Gambill, Finance
Reid McLaughlin, Sociology
Chase Peterson, Exercise Science
Ryan Sepede, Economics
Jack Sterner, Exercise & Wellness
Jacob Wilk, Exercise & Wellness
Men’s Basketball — 3
Gideon George, Geography
Spencer Johnson, Geography
Trevin Knell, Business Management
Women’s Basketball — 3
Kyra Beckman, Family Life
Lauren Gustin, Exercise & Wellness
Devry Millett, Experience Design and Management
Men’s Golf — 3
Carson Lundell, Communications
David Timmins, Communications
Elijah Turner, Communications
Women’s Golf — 3
Kerstin Fotu, Family Life
Annick Haczkiewicz, Communications
Allysha Mae Mateo, Professional Accountancy
Gymnastics — 3
Allix Mason, Exercise & Wellness
Rebekah Ripley, Communications
Abby Stainton, Nursing
Soccer — 5
Bella Folino, Business Administration
Ellie Maughan, Business Management
Daviana Vaka, Business Management
Laveni Vaka, Communications
Natalee Wells, Finance
Softball — 3
Mallory Barber, Exercise & Wellness
Brooke Hill-Barrington, Physical Education Teaching K-12
Alyssa Podhurcak-Foss, Global Supply Chain Management
Men’s Swim and Dive — 6
Connor Anderson, Communications
Josue Dominguez, Biochemistry
Eric Muir, Marketing & Global Supply Chain
Javier Matta, Mechanical Engineering
Christopher Pierce, Strategic Management
Roger Woods, Psychology
Women’s Swim and Dive — 7
Emma Colvin, Exercise Science
Charlotte Fie’eiki, Psychology
Katie Graves McBratney, Exercise & Wellness
Lily Plaudis, Psychology
Alexandra Shatskikh, Exercise & Wellness
Brynn Sproul, Communication Disorders
Summer Westover, Family Life
Women’s Tennis — 1
Anastasia Abramyan, Communications
Men’s Tennis — 1
Mateo Vereau, Economics
Women’s Track — 12
Christina Blackmon, Exercise Science
Alissa Fielding, Exercise & Wellness
Jaslyn Gardner, Exercise & Wellness
Heather Hansen, Exercise Science
Meghan Hunter, Communication Disorders
Haley Johnston, Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation
McKenna Lee, Strategic Management
Madison Moffitt, Communications
Rachel Morrin, Exercise & Wellness
Sadie Sargent, Psychology
Adaobi Tabugbo, Exercise & Wellness
Jessica Thompson, Biology
Men’s Track — 10
Cameron Bates, Physical Education Teaching/Coaching (K-12)
Easton Bianchi, Exercise & Wellness
Jared Davis, Accounting
Brandon Garnica, Electrical Engineering
Aaron Leavens, Finance
Landon Maxfield, Information Systems
Dallin Shurts, Microbiology
Dallin Vorkink, Exercise Science
Michael Whittaker, Communications
Caleb Witsken, Exercise Science
Women’s Volleyball — 3
Heather Gneiting, Exercise & Wellness
Kate Grimmer, Global Supply Chain Management
Erin Livingston, Family Life
Men’s Volleyball — 2
Jon Stanley, Exercise & Wellness
Mitchel Worthington, Business Management
Cougarettes — 2
Brigitte Reynolds Sharpe
Brynli Swallow
Cheer — 8
Leighton Davis
Kailey Gardner
Shyla Ikari
Katie Olson
Justice Read
Makenzie Roberts
Kaitlin Talbot
Savana Winterton
Dunk Team — 5
Scott Dye
Jared Hunter
Jefferson Oldroyd
Nick Savoie
Jake Stephenson
