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Thirteen Student-Athletes Earn Diplomas

Men's soccer led the list of graduates for the 2021 Spring and Summer Commencements
Thirteen current and past Georgia Gwinnett College student-athletes have capped their collegiate careers by earning diplomas during the college's Spring and Summer 2021 Commencement ceremonies.

Five teams had at least one graduate, with four members of the 2020-21 men's soccer team being among GGC's Class of 2021.

Carpenter2 GGC 2014Also noteworthy is that former baseball pitcher Tyler Carpenter completed his degree after helping lead the Grizzlies to the 2014 Avista NAIA World Series. He then spent five seasons playing professional baseball, reaching Major League Baseball's Triple-A level in 2019. Carpenter returned to GGC this spring as an assistant coach for the 2021 team that has advanced to this year's World Series.

The Class of 2021 student-athletes include Toni Tiente, a three-time NAIA All-American men's soccer player, and Emerald Able, a member of four NAIA national championship women's tennis teams.

Meanwhile, baseball pitcher Hunter Dollander graduates as the program's career recordholder for pitching wins and starts, while garnering Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Below is a list of all of the athletic Spring and Summer graduates:

Baseball
Tyler Carpenter
Hunter Dollander
Cord Johnson

Men's Soccer
Matija Gligorovic
Emmanuel Olusanya
Alfredo Rivera
Toni Tiente
Able slice
Softball
Ruth Jones
Madison Martin
Taylor Takushi

Women's Soccer
Gabby Bishop
Natalie Ferrin

Women's Tennis
Emerald Able
 
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