St. John’s Athletics Celebrates Commencement

5/18/2025 3:51:00 PM | Baseball, Fencing, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Fencing

The Class of 2025 graduated on the Great Lawn on Sunday

QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John's Athletic Department had 68 student-athletes and 20 spirit team members participate in the University's commencement ceremonies on Sunday.

The class of 2025 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 accomplished group includes student-athletes that set program records, won 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.

2025 Graduates:

Baseball (9):
Jared Beebe
Jed Boyle
Anthony Brienza
Jace Jeremiah
Dylan Johnson
Joe Mascio
Sam Mettert
Luke Orbon
Jackson Tucker

Men's Basketball (1):
Deivon Smith

Women's Basketball (4):
Jade Blagrove
Lashae Dwyer
Phoenix Gedeon
Ber'Nyah Mayo

Women's Fencing (2):
Julia Cieslar
Kincso Kollar

Men's Golf (2):
Peicheng Chen
Thomas Stafford

Women's Golf (3):
Karen Beglin
Xuan Khue Minh Doan
Amy Kim

Lacrosse (13):
Thomas Flavin
Brian Kelly
Dan Koban
Luke Mangan
John Mavlios
Danielo Parkinson
Braeden Pratt
Brady Rauner
Sean Rice
Jack Schirtzer
Evan Stowe
Caiden Vlasimsky
Drew Wasserman

Men's Soccer (7):
Macoumba Ba
Antonio Biggs
Eric Danquah
Thomas Lamaille
Bjorn Nikolaejewski
Godwin Partey
Emmanuel Smalios

Women's Soccer (7):
Jailene DeJesus
Jordyn Levy
Malene Nielsen
Megan Sical
Athina Sofroniou
Alex Taylor
Lauryn Tran

Softball (7):
Natalie Casto
London Jarrard
Maeve Marra
Celia Macari
Ana Serafinko
Anese Thompson
Carolina Zamudio

Men's Tennis (3):
Carl Gustavsson
Ryota Kaneda
Ignacio Vinas

Women's Tennis (1):
Alicia Gómez

Track & Field (7):
Gabriella Caronia
Berit Friedenbach
Rachel Hippolyte
Colette Metcalf
Amarachukwu Obi
Chinenye Onuorah
Desiree Pagan

Volleyball (4):
Wiktoria Kowalczyk
Ariana Robinson
Giorgia Walther
Bree Martin

Band (5):
Elisha Dorsey
Sean Miller
Charlotte Mohr
Grace Notarstefano
Christian Pace

Cheer (8):
Ricardo Arenas
Ava Carrano
Aileen Dermody
Vanessa DiNardo
Marisa Lyons
Makayla O'Donnell
Sofia Sanfilippo
Arielle Villalta

Dance (7):
Jordan Benvenisti
Gianna Giacalone
Mya Gomez
Arianna Ingram
Ava Lasalandra
Mackenzie Tersigni
Tatiana Winnik