Here are the 2022-23 University of Utah student-athlete graduates
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Nine current, or former, Utah football players are graduating this week. Commencement exercises are scheduled for Thursday at the Huntsman Center.
Those earning degrees this spring are running back Faysal Aden; quarterback Luke Bottari; cornerback JaTravis Broughton; wide receiver Solomon Enis; offensive lineman Sataoa Laumea; tight end Munir McClain (Sociology); tight end Taniela Pututau (Business Administration); running back Charlie Vincent; and punter Michael Williams.
Of that group, Aden, Bottari, Broughton, Laumea, McClain, Vincent and Williams are on the spring roster.
Two more players graduate in the summer — offensive lineman Hunter Lotulelei and center Johnny Maea.
Last December, 13 Utes graduated, including two players that were just selected in last weekend’s NFL draft — tight end Dalton Kincaid and offensive lineman Braeden Daniels.
Kincaid was a first-round pick, No. 25 overall, by the Buffalo Bills. Daniels was taken in the fourth round by the Washington Commanders.
Others that graduated in December were running back Micah Bernard; running back Chris Curry; defensive lineman Devin Kaufusi; offensive lineman Falcon Kaumatule; wide receiver Masaki Kudo; offensive lineman Paul Maile; linebacker Andrew Mata’afa, linebacker Shuhei Mitsumoto; defensive tackle Fua Pututau; tight end Miki Suguturaga (Criminology) and wide receiver Devaughn Vele.
Bernard, Curry, Kaumatule, Suguturaga and Vele are expected to be key players for the Utes next fall. Maile transferred to BYU last winter.
Here is the list of the 2022-23 Utah student-athletes graduates:
Football — 24
Faysal Aden, Health & Kinesiology
Micah Bernard, Communications
Luke Bottari, Economics
JaTravis Broughton, Sociology
Chris Curry, Communications
Braeden Daniels, Business Administration
Solomon Enis, Finance
Devin Kaufusi, Communications
Falcon Kaumatule, Business Administration
Dalton Kincaid, Business Administration
Masaki Kudo, Communications
Sataoa Laumea, Business Administration
Hunter Lotulelei, Criminology
Johnny Maea, Family, Community & Human Development
Paul Maile, Family, Community & Human Development/Sociology
Andrew Mata’afa, Criminology
Munir McClain, Sociology
Shuhei Mitsumoto, Economics
Fua Pututau, Sociology;Criminology
Taniela Pututau, Business Administration
Miki Suguturaga, Criminology
Devaughn Vele, Communications
Charlie Vincent, Health & Kinesiology
Michael Williams, Psychology
Baseball — 7
Davis Cop, Economics
Randon Hostert, Health and Kinesiology
Jayden Kiernan, Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Zach McCleve, Psychology
Parker Morin, Psychology
Gabe Singer, History Teaching
Blake Whiting, Communication
Men’s Basketball — 5
Marco Anthony, Political Science
Eli Ballstaedt, Entrepreneurship
Jaxon Brenchley, Finance
Branden Carlson, Communication
Bostyn Holt, Sociology
Women’s Basketball — 2
Isabel Palmer, Marketing
Kelsey Rees, Health, Society & Policy
Men’s Golf — 2
Martin Leon, Psychology
Jesper von Reedtz, Finance
Gymnastics — 5
Jillian Hoffman, Health and Kinesiology
Cristal Isa, Applied Mathematics
Maile O’Keefe, Health and Kinesiology
MyKayla Skinner, Communication
Jaedyn Rucker, Health and Kinesiology
Lacrosse — 10
Tyler Bradbury, Finance
Cole Brams, Quantitative Analysis of Markets & Organizations
Sammy Cambere, Information Systems (Masters)
Bryce Cheek, Electrical Engineering
Zach Johns, Finance (Masters)
Dominic Mata, Health, Society and Policy
MJ McMahon, Finance
Ryan Rogers, Finance
Ruben Santana, Health and Kinesiology
Branden Wilson, Communication
Men’s Skiing — 6
Tomas Birkner, Finance (Masters)
Bjorn Brudevoll, Finance
Samuel Hendry, Biology
Luke Jager, Economics
Noel Keeffe, Material Sciences
Gustav Vollo, Finance
Women’s Skiing — 6
Abbie Jarzin, Health, Society and Policy
Sophia Laukli, Economics
Josefine Selvaag, Real Estate Development (Masters)
Katie Parker, Business Administration
Ezra Smith, Urban Ecology
Katie Vesterstein, Finance (Masters)
Soccer — 4
Haley Farrar, Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Kylee Geis, Psychology
Hillary Noakes, Biology
Courtney Talbot, Accounting
Softball — 5
Elicia Espinosa, Health and Kinesiology
Katie Faulk, Athletic Training (Masters)
Madi Jacobus, Nursing
Julia Jimenez, Family, Community & Human Development
Halle Morris, Business Administration
Men’s Swimming and Diving — 8
Tony Chen, Family, Community and Human Development
Jackson Cunningham, Computer Science
Cooper deRyk, Health and Kinesiology
JP Hynes, Management
Luke McDivitt, Mechanical Engineering (Masters)
Jenner Pennock, Marketing
Andrei Ungur, Film and Media Arts
Preston Planells, Communication
Women’s Swimming and Diving — 7
Taylor Alicea-Jorgensen, Biochemistry
Elise Beller, Psychology
Katie, Hale, Public Health (Masters)
Taylor Kabacy, Psychology
Kayla Miller, Health and Kinesiology
Alexa Mills, Nursing
Summer Stanfield, Health and Kinesiology
Cross Country/Track and Field — 7
Karli Branch, Biology
Grace Burnett, Finance
Martina Conner, Political Science
Ariel Keklak, Public Health (Masters)
Maya LeBar, Political Science
Lauren Peterson, Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Simone Plourde, Health and Kinesiology
Men’s Tennis — 4
Franco Capalbo, International Studies
Geronimo Espin Busleiman, International Studies
Mateo Julio, Finance (Masters)
Rian Ta, Marketing
Women’s Tennis — 5
Anastasia Goncharova, Sociology
Katya Hersh, Film and Media Arts
Linda Huang, Business Analytics
Madison Tattini, Biology
Katya Townsend, Finance (Masters)
Volleyball/Beach Volleyball — 2
Abby Karich, Communication
Megan Yett, Health and Kinesiology