St. John's University Athletics
St. John’s Athletics Celebrates Commencement
5/21/2023 1:50:00 PM | General
The Class of 2023 graduated on the Great Lawn on Sunday
QUEENS, N.Y.- The St. John's Athletic Department had 72 student-athletes and 25 spirit team members participate in commencement on Sunday.
The class of 2023 congregated on the Great Lawn joined by family and friends to celebrate their accomplishments. Our graduating class garnered a slew of accolades on the field of competition and in the classroom. This resilient group includes student-athletes that won national championships, BIG EAST titles, appeared in NCAA Tournament's and racked up many awards while in Queens.
Below is a full list of our graduating student-athletes and spirit team members.
2023 Graduates:
Baseball (9):
Tate Ballastero
Vincent Bianchi
Nick Cirelli
Sonny Fauci
David Glancy
Marty Higgins
Kevin Michaels
Paul Orbon
Jermaine White
Men's Basketball (2):
Esahia Nywie
Joel Soriano
Women's Basketball (5):
Kadaja Bailey
Danielle Cosgrove
Jayla Everett
Danielle Patterson
Rayven Peeples
Men's Fencing (5):
Cesar Colon
Ahmed Ferjani
Fares Ferjani
Jan Jurkiewicz
Karol Lademann
Women's Fencing (3):
Melanie Dolgonos
Zahida Khan
Lily Nguyen
Men's Golf (2):
Ryan Rittberger
Gage Wolfle
Women's Golf (2):
Jill Beglin
Cloe Clocchiatti
Lacrosse (11):
Cameron Bieler
Ben Bishop
Harrison Bowen
Ricardo Carreras
Dante Colaiacovo
Corey Hall
Connor Kalmus
Billy Mahecha
Danielo Parkinson
Mike Pisanelli
Kyle Wasilewski
Men's Soccer (7):
Atila Ashrafi
Aidan Borra
Wesley Leggett
Anthony Petrucci
Adrian Roseth
Jack Russo
Tommy Scalici
Women's Soccer (6):
Isabelle Aviza
Grace Bernardi
Brooke Boyd
Jessica Garziano
Kayla Mesaros
Gina Muzi
Softball (4):
Natalie Alheidt
Peyton Cody
Amy Mallah
Madison Wallace
Men's Tennis (2):
Giuseppe De Camelis
Axel Vila Antuna
Women's Tennis (6):
Mouna Bouzgarrou
Yesica de Lucas
Lalita Devarakonda
Amaya Lopez
Jayden Nielsen
Camila Ordonez
Track & Field (4):
Claire Cushing
Tiffany-Ann Matturro
Tatyana McKenzie
Kayla Parker
Volleyball (4):
Angela Crosetti
Mimi Larry
Rachele Rastelli
Iliana Rodriguez
Spirit Teams:
Band (10):
Lia Cadet
Camryn Duff
Keith Hernandez
Lauren Huseman
Michael Kablan
Christopher Lucik
Kristian Marino
Shane McGovern
Anna Muller
Evan Naumann
Cheer (5):
Justin Kwong
Jaslyn Laguna
Kayla Lesak
Samantha Massaro
Kristina Muckle
Dance (10):
Chiara Donnelly
Faith Ippoliti
Sarah Keck
Amanda Mele
Lily Milici
Jacob Scaffidi
Julianna Schmidt
Sarah Sirkisoon
Sophie Smolsky
Samantha Visco
The class of 2023 congregated on the Great Lawn joined by family and friends to celebrate their accomplishments. Our graduating class garnered a slew of accolades on the field of competition and in the classroom. This resilient group includes student-athletes that won national championships, BIG EAST titles, appeared in NCAA Tournament's and racked up many awards while in Queens.
Below is a full list of our graduating student-athletes and spirit team members.
2023 Graduates:
Baseball (9):
Tate Ballastero
Vincent Bianchi
Nick Cirelli
Sonny Fauci
David Glancy
Marty Higgins
Kevin Michaels
Paul Orbon
Jermaine White
Men's Basketball (2):
Esahia Nywie
Joel Soriano
Women's Basketball (5):
Kadaja Bailey
Danielle Cosgrove
Jayla Everett
Danielle Patterson
Rayven Peeples
Men's Fencing (5):
Cesar Colon
Ahmed Ferjani
Fares Ferjani
Jan Jurkiewicz
Karol Lademann
Women's Fencing (3):
Melanie Dolgonos
Zahida Khan
Lily Nguyen
Men's Golf (2):
Ryan Rittberger
Gage Wolfle
Women's Golf (2):
Jill Beglin
Cloe Clocchiatti
Lacrosse (11):
Cameron Bieler
Ben Bishop
Harrison Bowen
Ricardo Carreras
Dante Colaiacovo
Corey Hall
Connor Kalmus
Billy Mahecha
Danielo Parkinson
Mike Pisanelli
Kyle Wasilewski
Men's Soccer (7):
Atila Ashrafi
Aidan Borra
Wesley Leggett
Anthony Petrucci
Adrian Roseth
Jack Russo
Tommy Scalici
Women's Soccer (6):
Isabelle Aviza
Grace Bernardi
Brooke Boyd
Jessica Garziano
Kayla Mesaros
Gina Muzi
Softball (4):
Natalie Alheidt
Peyton Cody
Amy Mallah
Madison Wallace
Men's Tennis (2):
Giuseppe De Camelis
Axel Vila Antuna
Women's Tennis (6):
Mouna Bouzgarrou
Yesica de Lucas
Lalita Devarakonda
Amaya Lopez
Jayden Nielsen
Camila Ordonez
Track & Field (4):
Claire Cushing
Tiffany-Ann Matturro
Tatyana McKenzie
Kayla Parker
Volleyball (4):
Angela Crosetti
Mimi Larry
Rachele Rastelli
Iliana Rodriguez
Spirit Teams:
Band (10):
Lia Cadet
Camryn Duff
Keith Hernandez
Lauren Huseman
Michael Kablan
Christopher Lucik
Kristian Marino
Shane McGovern
Anna Muller
Evan Naumann
Cheer (5):
Justin Kwong
Jaslyn Laguna
Kayla Lesak
Samantha Massaro
Kristina Muckle
Dance (10):
Chiara Donnelly
Faith Ippoliti
Sarah Keck
Amanda Mele
Lily Milici
Jacob Scaffidi
Julianna Schmidt
Sarah Sirkisoon
Sophie Smolsky
Samantha Visco
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