Thirteen Student-Athletes Earn Degrees in Fall
Dec 12, 2025 | Baseball, Football, Rowing, Soccer, Women's Track & Field, Volleyball, Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kan. - A total of 13 current K-State student-athletes earned their degrees from Kansas State University this fall and will participate in annual commencement exercises.
Highlighting the 13 who graduated this fall were eight members of the K-State football team, and one each from the baseball, volleyball, rowing, soccer and women's track and field programs.
The group of graduates was also honored Friday at the department's annual graduation reception.
K-State continues to rank among the league's best in terms of academic success as all programs are currently well above the required NCAA APR standard in addition to ranking among the best in the Big 12 in graduation rates – including five teams that have Big 12-leading marks this year.
2025 Fall Graduates
Baseball
Cadyn Karl, Finance
Football
JB Bradley, Integrative Human Sciences
Jet Dineen, Communications
Sam Hecht, Construction Science and Management
Damian Ilalio, Athletic Training and Rehab Sciences
Jacob Knuth, Management
Isaac Koch, Finance
Sterling Lockett, Management
Brayden Loftin, Kinesiology
Rowing
Emma Johnson (Jaelley), Elementary Education
Volleyball
Ava LeGrand, Finance
Soccer
Paige Dickson, Life Sciences
Women's Track and Field
Brooklyn Jones, Integrative Human Sciences
Highlighting the 13 who graduated this fall were eight members of the K-State football team, and one each from the baseball, volleyball, rowing, soccer and women's track and field programs.
The group of graduates was also honored Friday at the department's annual graduation reception.
K-State continues to rank among the league's best in terms of academic success as all programs are currently well above the required NCAA APR standard in addition to ranking among the best in the Big 12 in graduation rates – including five teams that have Big 12-leading marks this year.
2025 Fall Graduates
Baseball
Cadyn Karl, Finance
Football
JB Bradley, Integrative Human Sciences
Jet Dineen, Communications
Sam Hecht, Construction Science and Management
Damian Ilalio, Athletic Training and Rehab Sciences
Jacob Knuth, Management
Isaac Koch, Finance
Sterling Lockett, Management
Brayden Loftin, Kinesiology
Rowing
Emma Johnson (Jaelley), Elementary Education
Volleyball
Ava LeGrand, Finance
Soccer
Paige Dickson, Life Sciences
Women's Track and Field
Brooklyn Jones, Integrative Human Sciences
Players Mentioned
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