Jon McBride | Posted: 21 Apr 2022 | Updated: 3 Mar 2023

108 BYU student-athletes graduate in class of 2022

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PROVO, Utah – BYU Athletics is proud to announce the graduation of 108 student-athletes as part of the class of 2022, many of whom attended a senior banquet which took place Wednesday night.

This graduating class features graduates from various teams throughout BYU Athletics and also features a few graduates from different eras of BYU Athletics. Two especially notable former Cougars who've obtained their degrees this year include Super Bowl winning tight end Dennis Pitta and US National Soccer Team member Ashley Hatch.

This year’s graduates have combined to major across various disciplines including such fields as accounting, bioinformatics, economics, exercise and wellness, experience design, mechanical engineering, microbiology and psychology, to name a few. A complete list of graduates can be found below; each had a graduation date ranging from December 2021 to August 2022.

“Each graduating class faces challenges, opposition and setbacks through the course of the student-athlete experience," said Trevor Wilson, director of the BYU Student-Athlete Life and Learning Center. "With that said, this class may be one of the most unique classes I have observed in my 11 years at BYU. This graduating class has achieved unprecedented academic and athletic success the past few years. When I think on the challenges presented from the COVID-19 virus, challenges with remote learning, uncertainty regarding competitions and even the overall health of everyone, it amazes me that these student-athletes produced historic outcomes in the classroom, in the arenas and on the fields. They have achieved a level of success that Cougar Nation can be proud of.”

 

Baseball  
Bryan Call Exercise & Wellness
Ayden Callahan Exercise & Wellness
Josh Cowden Exercise & Wellness
Hayden Leatham Exercise & Wellness
Mitch McIntyre Construction and Facilities Management
Jacob Rogers Public Health
Drew Zimmerman Exercise & Wellness

 

Men's Basketball  
Alex Barcello Exercise & Wellness
Gavin Baxter Geography
Gideon George Geography
Richard Harward Psychology

 

Women's Basketball  
Maria Albiero Exercise Science
Kayla Belles Lee Family Life
Signe Glantz Psychology
Tegan Graham Mass Communications
Kaylee Smiler Human Resource Management

 

 

Football  
Brayden Cosper Communications
Keenan Ellis Sociology
Lorenzo Fauatea Sociology
JT Gentry Finance
Drew Jensen Geography
Lopini Katoa Communications
Harris LaChance History
Isaiah Herron History
Aleva Hifo Exercise & Wellness
D'Angelo Mandell Family Life
Earl Tuioti Mariner Exercise & Wellness
Malik Moore Family Life
Jason Money Exercise & Wellness
Keenan Pili Exercise Science
Dennis Pitta Business Management
Mitchell Price Communications
Morgan Pyper Political Science
Rhett Reilly Construction and Facilities Management
Baylor Romney Global Supply Chain Management
Keanu Salepaga Family Life
Handome Tanielu English
Pepe Tanuvasa Finance
Alden Tofa Exercise & Wellness
Hank Tuipulotu Strategic Management
Shamon Willis Communications

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Gymnastics  
Shannon Evans Exercise & Wellness
Helody Cyrenne Exercise & Wellness
Rachel Bain Heaton Experience Design and Management
Lexi Griffith Exercise & Wellness
Sadie Miner Van Tassell Family Life
Haley Pitou Exercise Science
Adeline Rieder Exercise & Wellness
Brittney Vitkauskas Exercise & Wellness

 

 

Soccer  
Ashton Johnson Communications
Savanna Empey Exercise & Wellness
Ashley Hatch Family Studies
Grace Johnson Exercise & Wellness
Makaylie Moore Exercise & Wellness
Kendell Petersen Exercise & Wellness
Cassidy Smith Exercise & Wellness

 

Softball  
Marissa Chavez Health Science
Martha Epenesa Family Life
Bridget Fleener Exercise & Wellness
Autumn Moffat-Korth Physical Education Teaching/Coaching K-12
Hannah Jo Petersen Mills Family Life
Taylei Williams Exercise & Wellness

 

Men's Swim and Dive  
Ryan Evans Exercise & Wellness
Ethan Kramer Economics
Kimble Mahler Microbiology
Brayden Murphy Accounting
Connor Stirling Business Management

 

Women's Swim and Dive  
Anna Despain Exercise & Wellness
Katie Smith Computer Science
Katie Quezada Biology
Allison Warnick Masters in Accounting
Madeline Zarchin Political Science

 

Women's Tennis  
Anastasia Abramyan Communications

 

Men's Tennis  
Matheus Ferreira Leite Civil Engineering
Ben Gajardo Finance

 

 

Women's Track  
Anna Camp Bennett Family Studies
Sable El-Bakri Exercise & Wellness
Kate Hunter Exercise Science
Sophie Lasswell Sociology
Sara Musselman Family Studies
Isabel Neal Exercise Science
Ashton Riner Communication Disorders

 

Men's Track  
Elijah Armstrong Communications Studies
AJ Beynon Exercise Science
Zac Jacklin Computer Science
Conner Kennedy Marketing
Zach McWhorter Entrepreneurial Management
Conner Mantz Mechanical Engineering
Cortez Ruiz Russian
Andrew Stuart Nutritional Science
Adam Wood Exercise Science
Colten Yardley Manufacturing Engineering Technology

 

Women's Volleyball  
Taylen Ballard Nixon Family Studies
Kennedy Eschenberg Elementary Education
Tayler Hifo Political Science
Whitney Larenas Psychology

 

Men's Volleyball  
Zach Eschenberg Neuroscience
Branden Oberender Information Systems

 

 

Cougarettes  
Rachel Parkinson Hansen Human Development
Caroline Tarbet Psychology
Naevi Staheli Tingey Communications

 

Cheer  
David Knight  
Lacey Hill  
Justice Read  
Julianna Short  
Brianna Vitkauskas  

 

Dunk Team  
Caroline Allen Exercise & Wellness
James Wengler Bioinformatics

 

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