Four Teams Top Big 12 in GSR Scores; 27 Student-Athletes Earn Degrees

MANHATTAN, Kan. – In addition to 27 student-athletes earning K-State degrees this weekend, four Wildcat programs recorded Big 12-best graduation rate figures as the NCAA also released its latest graduation rate data.

K-State's men's golf (100), women's golf (100), tennis (100) and volleyball (100) programs all had Big 12-leading GSR figures, while as a department K-State was fifth among current Big 12 membership with an overall average GSR of 93 percent. Only Cincinnati, Baylor, West Virginia and Iowa State recorded higher all-sport marks. The football (95) and baseball (95) programs both ranked second among current Big 12 schools.

The football program was also recognized this week with the 2023 AFCA Academic Achievement Award – which was awarded to football programs across the nation with the highest GSR figures this year.

Highlighting the 27 graduates on the weekend are: 15 from football, three from men's track & field and volleyball, two from women's track and field and one each from men's basketball, rowing, tennis and women's soccer.

K-State, a Tier 1 Carnegie Foundation Institution, has had a strong start to the 2023-24 academic year. It continues to rank among the league's best in terms of academic success and set a national standard in terms of APR with all programs currently well above the required NCAA standard.

FALL 2023 STUDENT-ATHLETE GRADUATES:
FOOTBALL
Jack Blumer – Master's Curriculum and Instruction
Khalid Duke – Kinesiology
Jace Friesen – Conflict Resolution Certificate
Keenan Garber – Psychology (minor)
Hayden Gillum – Financial Therapy
Will Howard - Accounting
Jadon Jackson – Social Transformation Studies
KT Leveston – Academic Advising
Austin Moore – Gerontology (minor)
Erik Pizarro – Kinesiology
Seth Porter – Fitness Professional Certificate
Kobe Savage – Communication Studies
Jordan Schippers – Finance
Sam Shields – Professional Strategic Selling
Treshaun Ward – Sociology - Criminology

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Kyle Johnston – Agricultural Economics
Kade McCall – Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
Devon Richardson – Communication Studies

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Nae'Qwan Tomlin – Social Transformation Studies

TENNIS
Rosanna Maffei – Master's Nutrition, Dietetics & Sensory Science

ROWING
Madison Koller – Civil Engineering/MBA

VOLLEYBALL
Sydney Bolding – Communication Studies
Aliyah Carter – Kinesiology
Loren Hinkle – Life Sciences

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Maddie Weichel – Nutrition and Health

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Emily Fuhr – Kinesiology
Maddie Righter – Kinesiology & Nutrition and Health

Kansas State University Athletics

Four Teams Top Big 12 in GSR Scores; 27 Student-Athletes Earn Degrees

Players Mentioned

Jack Blumer

Sydney Bolding

Aliyah Carter

Khalid Duke

Jace Friesen

Keenan Garber

Hayden Gillum

Loren Hinkle

Will Howard

Jadon Jackson

KT Leveston

Rosanna Maffei

Austin Moore

Erik Pizarro

Seth Porter

Kobe Savage

Jordan Schippers

Sam Shields

Treshaun Ward

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