St. John's University Athletics
St. John’s Athletics Celebrates 2026 Commencement
5/17/2026 1:49:00 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 Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Men's Fencing, Women's Fencing
The Class of 2026 graduated on the Great Lawn on Sunday
QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John's Athletic Department had 70 student-athletes and 21 spirit team members participate in the University's graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies over the weekend.
The class of 2026 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. The class of 2026 featured student-athletes that were named All-Americans, won BIG EAST titles, appeared in NCAA Tournament's and made a positive impact on the University during their time in Queens.
Below is a full list of our graduating student-athletes and spirit team members.
2026 Graduates:
Baseball (6):
Conor Burns
Evan Chaffee
Kyle Chase
Brady Clark
Dylan Johnson
Jon LeGrande
Men's Basketball (2):
Zuby Ejiofor
Sadiku Ibine Ayo
Women's Basketball (5):
Jailah Donald
Daniela Abies
Kylie Lavelle
Skye Owen
Shaulana Wagner
Men's Fencing (1):
Spencer Collymore
Women's Fencing (3):
Malwina Kolodziejczyk
Anastasiia Kudierova
Antonina Lachman
Men's Golf (1):
David Mlynek
Women's Golf (3):
Cathilyn Lee
Charlotte Roodenburg
Kelly Wu
Lacrosse (10):
Connor Dodd
Ryan Farron
Edgar Ford
Luke Lulley
Corbin Minard
Harry Noel
Adrian Nowak
Jason Raba
Danny Seaman
Jake Wright
Men's Soccer (4):
Julian Jakopovic
Ank Nibogora
Markus Pusztahegyi
Jeremy Sharp
Women's Soccer (4):
Mia Agresti
Kayla Bower
Molly McGlame
Emily Riggins
Softball (6):
Jess Bianco
Loreley Francia
Elanna Lysiak
Paige Sterling
Sydney Totarsky
Kate Whittaker
Men's Tennis (1):
Adam Groves
Women's Tennis (2):
Charlotta Buss
Victoria Papadopoulou
Track & Field (16):
Jamora Alves
Blessing Assoumany
Delicia Bent
Martina De Buglio
Nora Haugen
Linn Hertz-Saebbo
Jalen Jackson
Cassandra Lemus-Sodji
Brenin Mahon
Chinenye Onourah
Desiree Pagan
Leilani Robinson
Ashley Sadler
Cristina Stanescu
Fia Viklund
Ezgi Yasar
Volleyball (4):
Martina Ghezzi
Erin Jones
Lucrezia Lodi
Ludovica Zola
Spirit Teams:
Band (6):
Kevin Chan
Julia Cintron
Anthony Coppola
Brandon DeSabato
Phillip Impastato
Christian Marino
Cheer (6):
Kayla Anderson
Peter Cardenas
Ava Gambarde
Anthony Njoku
Allyson Pedraga
Ulyssa Pressey
Dance (10):
Emily Ciulla
Brianna Costello
Brooke Fitzsimmons
Anna Perricone
Jenna Rivera
Gianna Saca
Kayla Sanchez
Jordan Schmidt
Alexis Sena
Brielle Termini
The class of 2026 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. The class of 2026 featured student-athletes that were named All-Americans, won BIG EAST titles, appeared in NCAA Tournament's and made a positive impact on the University during their time in Queens.
Below is a full list of our graduating student-athletes and spirit team members.
2026 Graduates:
Baseball (6):
Conor Burns
Evan Chaffee
Kyle Chase
Brady Clark
Dylan Johnson
Jon LeGrande
Men's Basketball (2):
Zuby Ejiofor
Sadiku Ibine Ayo
Women's Basketball (5):
Jailah Donald
Daniela Abies
Kylie Lavelle
Skye Owen
Shaulana Wagner
Men's Fencing (1):
Spencer Collymore
Women's Fencing (3):
Malwina Kolodziejczyk
Anastasiia Kudierova
Antonina Lachman
Men's Golf (1):
David Mlynek
Women's Golf (3):
Cathilyn Lee
Charlotte Roodenburg
Kelly Wu
Lacrosse (10):
Connor Dodd
Ryan Farron
Edgar Ford
Luke Lulley
Corbin Minard
Harry Noel
Adrian Nowak
Jason Raba
Danny Seaman
Jake Wright
Men's Soccer (4):
Julian Jakopovic
Ank Nibogora
Markus Pusztahegyi
Jeremy Sharp
Women's Soccer (4):
Mia Agresti
Kayla Bower
Molly McGlame
Emily Riggins
Softball (6):
Jess Bianco
Loreley Francia
Elanna Lysiak
Paige Sterling
Sydney Totarsky
Kate Whittaker
Men's Tennis (1):
Adam Groves
Women's Tennis (2):
Charlotta Buss
Victoria Papadopoulou
Track & Field (16):
Jamora Alves
Blessing Assoumany
Delicia Bent
Martina De Buglio
Nora Haugen
Linn Hertz-Saebbo
Jalen Jackson
Cassandra Lemus-Sodji
Brenin Mahon
Chinenye Onourah
Desiree Pagan
Leilani Robinson
Ashley Sadler
Cristina Stanescu
Fia Viklund
Ezgi Yasar
Volleyball (4):
Martina Ghezzi
Erin Jones
Lucrezia Lodi
Ludovica Zola
Spirit Teams:
Band (6):
Kevin Chan
Julia Cintron
Anthony Coppola
Brandon DeSabato
Phillip Impastato
Christian Marino
Cheer (6):
Kayla Anderson
Peter Cardenas
Ava Gambarde
Anthony Njoku
Allyson Pedraga
Ulyssa Pressey
Dance (10):
Emily Ciulla
Brianna Costello
Brooke Fitzsimmons
Anna Perricone
Jenna Rivera
Gianna Saca
Kayla Sanchez
Jordan Schmidt
Alexis Sena
Brielle Termini
Players Mentioned
Forward
/ Women's Basketball
Throws
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
OF
/ Softball
RHP
/ Baseball
/ Women's Tennis
LHP
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
Epee
/ Fencing
Throws
/ Women's Track and Field
MID
/ Men's Lacrosse
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Forward
/ Men's Basketball
LSM
/ Men's Lacrosse
DEF
/ Men's Lacrosse
P
/ Softball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
/ Men's Tennis
MD/S
/ Women's Track and Field
Forward
/ Men's Basketball
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
Midfielder
/ Men's Soccer
RHP
/ Baseball
S/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
Foil
/ Fencing
Epee
/ Fencing
Foil
/ Fencing
Forward
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Golf
OF
/ Baseball
Jumps
/ Women's Track and Field
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
DEF
/ Men's Lacrosse
3B/OF
/ Softball
Dis.
/ Women's Track and Field
FO
/ Men's Lacrosse
/ Men's Golf
Forward
/ Men's Soccer
DEF
/ Men's Lacrosse
ATT
/ Men's Lacrosse
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Throws
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Women's Tennis
Defender
/ Men's Soccer
MID
/ Men's Lacrosse
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Women's Golf
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
G
/ Men's Lacrosse
Defender
/ Men's Soccer
Dis.
/ Women's Track and Field
UTIL
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
Jumps
/ Women's Track and Field
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
MID
/ Men's Lacrosse
/ Women's Golf
MD/D
/ Women's Track and Field
MB
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