MIAMI (May 12, 2016) – On Monday, May 9, the FIU Athletic Department held its Spring 2016 Graduation Luncheon, honoring the graduating student-athletes at the Stadium Club at the FIU Football Stadium.
Over 100 people were in attendance, including graduates, family members and coaches. FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment
Pete Garcia and Senior Associate AD/SWA
Julie Berg presented this year's graduating class with graduation rings.
Below is a listing of those graduating student-athletes who were recognized at the luncheon.
Baseball:
Robby Kalaf
Women's Basketball:
Taylor Shade
Football:
Imarjaye Albury,
Anthon Samuel
Women's Golf:
Sophie Godley,
Carla Jane,
Meghan MacLaren
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field:
Brandon Ballard,
Marcus Ghent,
Eric Knott, Elí Monzón
Women's Track & Field:
Maya Balfour,
Destiney Burt,
Sharniece King,
Keisha Richburg,
Lexis Shields
Men's Soccer:
Robin Spiegel
Softball:
Corinne Jenkins.
Aleima Lopez,
Dani Mowry,
Gabby Spallone
Swimming and Diving:
Valerie Inghels,
Becky Wilde
Volleyball:
Lucia Castro,
Gloria Levorin,
Tina Toghiyani
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
