Congratulations to the 2026 Billiken Graduates

The Saint Louis University Department of Athletics celebrated its graduating Billiken student-athletes Friday, May 15, on the Billiken Student-Athlete Graduation Luncheon on the Busch Student Center.
 
Director of Athletics Chris May, Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Michael Ross and Deputy Director of Athletics Dr. Janet Oberle addressed graduates. The student-athletes had been launched by their head coaches. 

The graduates from the baseball group was unable to attend the luncheon or their precommencement ceremonies resulting from their seasons nonetheless being in progress, so the Department of Athletics hosted a particular commencement ceremony for them on Saturday. 

Also throughout Friday’s celebration, the Department of Athletics introduced its annual senior awards.

 

Most Outstanding Female Student-Athlete: Abby Mallo, softball

Most Outstanding Male Student-Athlete: Jeremi Abonnel, males’s soccer

Most Outstanding Spirit Team Member: Ella Winter, dance

Most Inspirational: Kellen Thames, males’s basketball

Gratitude Award: Ian Halverson, baseball

Here are the student-athletes, managers, GAs and spirit group members who acquired their levels through the 2025-26 tutorial 12 months.

Jeremi Abonnel – Men’s Soccer – Aix-en-Provence, France

Graduating in May with an M.S. in Project Management

Carson Amstutz – Men’s Track & Field – Deerfield, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Education

Kalu Anya – Men’s Basketball – Worcester, Mass.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Economics

Matthew Arnold – Baseball – Ballwin, Mo.

Graduating in May with an MBA

Robbie Avila – Men’s Basketball – Oak Forest, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Communication

Omoovie Babor-Egeregor – Men’s Soccer Manager – Lagos, Nigeria

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Political Science

Katie Bauman – Women’s Soccer Manager – Dallas, Texas

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Chemical Biology & Pharmacology

Madi Baylor – Women’s Swimming & Diving Graduate Assistant – Austin, Texas

Graduating in August with an MBA

Chase Beattie – Baseball – Lake St. Louis, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Bioethics & Health Studies

Ian Blazier – Baseball – Nashville, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Communication

Tristan Boatman – Men’s Track & Field – Dandridge, Tenn.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Finance

Sophia Boente – Softball – Swansea, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Accounting

Sam Bowerman – Men’s Track & Field – Downers Grove, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Data Science

Erica Broin – Women’s Track & Field – Papillion, Neb.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Communication

Dion Brown – Men’s Basketball – Great Barrington, Mass.

Graduating in August with a B.A. in Sociology

Ethan Bryant – Men’s Track & Field – Alexandria, Va.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Anna Burns – Dance – Arlington Heights, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Health Sciences

Tyler Burns – Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field – Olathe, Kan.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Finance

Zach Byars – Men’s Swimming & Diving – Collierville, Tenn.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Finance

Ava Calma – Field Hockey – Avon, Conn.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Economics

Kenna Cashman – Women’s Swimming & Diving – Aurora, Colo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Nursing

Andres Castellanos – Men’s Tennis – Monterrey, Mexico

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Computer Science

Bora Celiknal – Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field – Chicago, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Ben Cherico – Baseball – Ridgefield, Conn.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Sports Business

Elizabeth Choate – Women’s Tennis – Edwardsville, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Political Science

Ella Coppinger – Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field – Union, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Biology

J.T. Crabbe – Baseball – Lake Forest, Calif.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Communication

Isabella Devine – Dance – St. Louis, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Thomas DiGioacchino – Pep Band – San Mateo, Calif.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Finance

Anne Dillman – Dance – Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Jordan Dixson – Cheer – St. Charles, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Health Sciences

Shaya Dry – Field Hockey – Melbourne, Australia

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Education

Jimmy Dukes – Men’s Swimming & Diving – Morton Grove, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Jack DuMont – Baseball – Wildwood, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Neuroscience

Fiorella Duran – Women’s Tennis – Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Graduating in May with a B.S. in International Business

Grady Easton – Men’s Soccer – The Woodlands, Texas

Graduated in December with a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Project Management

Jason Fang – Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant – Taipei, Taiwan

Graduating in May with an M.S. in Analytics

Tino Ferranti – Men’s Swimming & Diving – Gallatin, Tenn.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Communication

Jenna Givens – Women’s Track & Field – Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Irmak Gokcen – Volleyball – Bursa, Turkey

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering

Ian Halverson – Baseball – Vista, Calif.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Communication

Colin Hawkins – Baseball – St. Louis, Mo.

Graduating in May with an MBA

Evan House – Men’s Basketball Manager – Crystal City, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Marketing

Rylee Howard – Women’s Soccer – Wildwood, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in International Studies

Quincy Hubert – Women’s Track & Field – Shawnee Mission, Kan.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Communication

Welkin Huelsman – Pep Band – Springfield, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Brady Huggins – Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field – De Soto, Kan.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Biology

Lukasz Iwanowski – Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field – Park Ridge, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Accounting

Jillian Jackson – Women’s Track & Field – Dallas, Texas

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Daniel Jekov – Men’s Swimming & Diving – Wichita, Kan.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Health Sciences

Ashley Jones – Field Hockey – Allentown, N.J.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Communication

Eren Jones – Pep Band – O’Fallon, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Psychology

Ansley Kendall – Cheer – Cumming, Ga.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Vivian Kieffer – Volleyball – Lake Quivira, Kan.

Graduating in May with a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Organizational Leadership

Abby Kleekamp – Pep Band – Washington, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Criminology & Criminal Justice

Hannah Larson – Women’s Soccer – Columbia, Mo.

Graduated in December with a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Organizational Leadership

Kalie Linden – Women’s Swimming & Diving – Golden, Colo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Luca Lo Nardo – Men’s Tennis – San Jose, Costa Rica

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Finance

Izzy Luebbert – Women’s Soccer – Jefferson City, Mo.

Graduated in December with a B.S. in Data Science

Hannah Lumpkins – Dance – St. Louis, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Forensic Science

Jake Lundquist – Men’s Swimming & Diving – Prospect, Ky.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Finance

Abby Mallo – Softball – Oak Lawn, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering

Connor Mathus – Pep Band – Godfrey, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Biochemistry and a B.A. in Mathematics

Max McGwire – Baseball – Irvine, Calif.

Graduated in December with a B.A. in Communication

Sam Mervis – Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant – Indianapolis, Ind.

Graduating in May with a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Organizational Leadership

Benjamin Militti – Men’s Swimming & Diving – Omaha, Neb.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Health Management

Emily Morden – Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field – Timboon, Australia

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Neuroscience

Alexia Nelson – Women’s Basketball – Brooklyn, N.Y.

Graduating in May with a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Public Health

Austin Neuweg – Baseball – Blue Springs, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Marketing

Kamila Nowak – Women’s Swimming & Diving – Northbrook, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Criminology & Criminal Justice

Zya Nugent – Women’s Basketball – Denison, Texas

Graduating in May with an MBA

Patricia O’Neill – Women’s Track & Field – Shaker Heights, Ohio

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Ellie Paloucek – Women’s Basketball & Women’s Soccer – St. Louis, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Nursing

Karim Pare – Men’s Soccer – Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Graduating in August with an M.S. in Project Management Information Technology

Alexa Pawlicki – Cheer – Shorewood, Ill.

Graduated in December with a B.S. in Forensic Science

Luis Peugnet – Men’s Basketball Manager – St. Louis, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Accounting

Lauren Pluff – Cheer – St. Louis, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Ashley Polacek – Women’s Basketball Graduate Assistant – Ottawa, Canada

Graduating in May with an M.S. in Project Management Information Technology

Addy Polk – Volleyball – Magnolia, Texas

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Nina Preusser – Women’s Soccer – St. Louis, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Finance

Jack Redden – Men’s Swimming & Diving – West Chicago, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Health Sciences

James Reifel – Men’s Basketball Manager – Moscow Mills, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Finance

Molly Rickey – Women’s Basketball Manager – Peoria, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Michael Romero – Men’s Swimming & Diving – Mundelein, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Health Sciences

Cole Ross – Men’s Soccer – St. Louis, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Economics

Madeline Rowold – Women’s Track & Field – St. Peters, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Medical Sciences

Stryder Salas – Baseball – Chandler, Ariz.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Communication

Jaden Schertz – Men’s Basketball – Harrogate, Tenn.

Graduating in August with a B.S. in Finance

Ella Schrader – Women’s Swimming & Diving – Oswego, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Political Science

Allie Schrumpf – Pep Band – Godfrey, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Biology

Tyler Schweizer – Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field – Urbandale, Iowa

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering

Bethel Selassie – Cheer – San Diego, Calif.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Mackenzie Sharp – Women’s Track & Field – Santa Clarita, Calif.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

James Showalter – Baseball – Mission Viejo, Calif.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Sociology

Julia Simon – Women’s Soccer – Wheaton, Ill.

Graduated in December with a B.S. in Nursing

Olivia Smith – Field Hockey – Louisville, Ky.

Graduating in May with a Doctor of Physical Therapy

Malik Stewart – Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field – St. Louis, Mo.

Graduated in December with a B.S. in Marketing

Will Stewart – Men’s Track & Field – Inverness, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Zeke Stockton – Women’s Basketball Graduate Student Manager – Rockford, Ill.

Graduating in May with a Juris Doctor

Morgan Stojack – Cheer – Cincinnati, Ohio

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Kellen Thames – Men’s Basketball – St. Louis, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Communication

Jared Thornberry – Men’s Soccer Manager – St. Louis, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Isabel Tillett – Women’s Basketball – Manassas, Va.

Graduating in May with a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Organizational Development

Declan Townsend – Men’s Tennis – Brisbane, Australia

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Finance

Logan Townsend – Men’s Swimming & Diving – Aurora, Ill.

Graduating in May with a Master of Accounting

Dane Treiber – Men’s Track & Field – Eldridge, Iowa

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Environmental Science

Jonnae Tucker – Cheer – Blacklick, Ohio

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Medical Sciences

Clarissa Turner – Pep Band – Columbia, Mo.

Graduated in December with a B.S. in Biology

Benjamin Vaught – Men’s Swimming & Diving – Fort Thomas, Ky.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Accounting

Abby Vidas – Field Hockey – West Vancouver, B.C.

Graduating in May with a B.A. in Communication

Cassandra Wedin – Women’s Track & Field – Tualatin, Ore.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Occupational Science

Jackson Welde – Men’s Basketball Manager – Wildwood, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Sports Business

Camille Welker – Women’s Soccer – St. Louis, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Exercise Science

Charlie Wells – Pep Band – St. Paul, Minn.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Computer Science

Zora Williams – Women’s Track & Field – O’Fallon, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Economics

Matthew Windler – Men’s Soccer Manager – Ballwin, Mo.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Ella Winter – Dance – Collinsville, Ill.

Graduating in May with a B.S. in Nursing