University of Houston Athletics
Forty-Eight UH Student-Athletes to Graduate This Weekend
5/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | General
HOUSTON - As the entire University of Houston celebrates graduation throughout campus this weekend, 48 current or former student-athletes will become Houston Athletics Champions for Life as they receive their college degrees, including seven who still have one final year of athletics eligibility remaining. Two of the 48, Men's Basketball Mikhail McLean and Women's Track & Field Justine Price, will receive master's degrees this weekend.
Over the course of their college education, the group has been a part of an impressive group of Houston student-athletes that have continually set academic records.
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Records fell in the fall of 2013 as Houston student-athletes set the highest cumulative GPA, 2.95, in department history while also hitting a record fall GPA of 2.92.
Academic achievements rolled in again in 2014 as Houston student-athletes set the highest GPA ever after a spring semester, 2.89, and the highest ever GPA ever for a spring term, 2.82. There was no rest in the fall however as a semester GPA of 2.84 ranked as the second-best fall semester in UH history while the 2.89 cumulative GPA ranked as the second-best following a fall semester.
A record $4.5 million was donated by YOU to Cougar Pride for Houston student-athlete scholarships for the 2014-15 academic year. With the rising cost of scholarships, Cougar Pride warmly invites YOU, our alumni, fans, former student-athletes, coaches, faculty & staff, and friends of the University of Houston to join us again this year in our Drive for FIVE. With your support, we will grow our base of Cougar Pride supporters to 5,000 and raise $5 million for student-athlete scholarships. Those interested in donating can do so at UHCougars.com/donate.
A full list of graduating student-athletes can be found below:
| Sport | Student-Athlete | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Ashford Fulmer | Organization Leadership and Supervision |
| Baseball | Aaron Garza | Kinesiology |
| Baseball | Frankie Ratcliff | Psychology |
| Baseball | Jared Robinson | Kinesiology |
| Baseball | Daniel Smith | Communications/PR |
| Football | Logan Piper | Accounting |
| Football | Turon Walker | Sociology |
| Football | Alex Cooper | Sociology |
| Football | Billy Cosh | Sociology |
| Football | Earl Foster | Sociology |
| Football | Vincent Hall | Health |
| Football | Derrick Mathews | Kinesiology |
| Football | Josh McNeil | Sociology |
| Football | Markeith Ambles | Health |
| Football | Jamal Baker | Health |
| Football | Trevor Harris | Sociology |
| Football | Dylan Seibert | Sociology |
| Men's Basketball | LeRon Barnes | Health |
| Men's Basketball | Mikhail McLean | MED - Health Education |
| Men's Golf | Kyle Pilgrim | Accounting |
| Men's Track & Field | Drevan Anderson-Kaapa | Supply Chain Logistics and Technology |
| Men's Track & Field | Anthony Coleman | Health |
| Men's Track & Field | Mark Fernando | Kinesiology |
| Men's Track & Field | Malcom Howard | Computer Engineering Technology |
| Men's Track & Field | Jacob "Ben" Fifi | Health |
| Men's Track & Field | Zachary Fifi | Health |
| Soccer | Fabiana Cirino | Electrical Engineering |
| Soccer | Morgan Vela | Psychology |
| Soccer | Kelsey Zamora | Kinesiology |
| Soccer | Kaci Bush | Communication Disorders and Psychology |
| Softball | Kayla Holland | Psychology |
| Softball | Tiffani McKnight | Health |
| Swimming/Diving | Mackenzie Alspaugh | Health |
| Swimming/Diving | Taylor Gregory | Health |
| Tennis | Elena Kordolaimi | Kinesiology |
| Tennis | Charlotte Phillips | Kinesiology |
| Volleyball | Cortney Warren | Sociology |
| Volleyball | Kadi Kullerkann | Digital Media |
| Women's Basketball | Yasmeen Thompson | Organization Leadership and Supervision |
| Women's Basketball | Teonna Campbell | Health |
| Women's Golf | Courtney Ferguson | Retailing and Consumer Sciences |
| Women's Track & Field | Angelica Thompson | Kinesiology |
| Women's Track & Field | Justine Price | MS - Global Retailing |
| Women's Track & Field | Alexis Vick | Biology |
| Women's Track & Field | Taylor Beer | Kinesiology |
| Women's Track & Field | Jennifer Blair | Anthropology |
| Women's Track & Field | Kiersten Brewer | Kinesiology |
| Women's Track & Field | Dominque Brisco | Human Resource Development |
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