Celebrating UNI Athletics’ 2026 spring graduates

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Celebrating UNI Athletics’ 2026 spring graduates

5/19/2026 2:07:00 PM | Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Cross Country, Track and Field

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- The University of Northern Iowa held its annual spring commencement ceremonies on May 15-16 inside the McLeod Center.

Fifty-two Panther student-athletes representing all of the university's five colleges and nearly 30 different majors were celebrated with the presentation of their degrees and the completion of their latest step in their educational journeys.

The UNI Athletic Department congratulates its graduating student-athletes and wishes them bright futures and success in their future endeavors. The full list of spring 2026 graduates and their degrees include:

Adam Ahrendsen (Wrestling) | BA, Finance: Financial Management
Sydney Aird (Swimming & Diving) | BA, Biology (Honors Research)
Blake Anderson (Football) | BA, Physical Education Teaching & Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Sophia Balistreri (Women's Soccer) | BA, Biology: Biomedical
Ethan Basile (Wrestling) | BA, Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Leon Bond III (Men's Basketball) | BA, Sociology
Colin Buch (Men's Track & Field) | BA, Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Sydney Burskey (Women's Soccer) | BA, Real Estate
Trey Campbell (Men's Basketball) | BA, Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Tinashe Chigudu (Men's Track & Field) | MA, Communication and Media
Ryan Crandall (Football) | BA, Business Administration
Jayden Dickson (Men's Track & Field/Cross Country) | BA, Finance: Financial Management & Real Estate
Drew Dombrosky (Men's Track & Field/Cross Country) | BA & MA, Accounting
Virginia Edmondson (Women's Basketball) | BA, Psychology
Micaiah Ellis (Men's Track & Field) | BS, Construction Management
Kelsey Endress (Softball) | MA, Business Administration
Julian Farber (Wrestling) | MA, Business Administration
Graham Friedrichsen (Football) | BA, Sport Administration
Sydney Golden (Volleyball) | BA, Communication Disorders
Cooper Hanson (Men's Golf) | BA, Communication
Amelia Hill (Women's Track & Field/Cross Country) | BA, Biology: Biomedical
Sophie Hoffmann (Women's Soccer) | BA, Management: Business Administration
Calvin Jaworski (Football) | BA, Physical Education Teaching
Emma Joens (Women's Track & Field) | BA, Biology: Biomedical
Keean Kamerling (Football) | BA, Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Mary Kelly (Women's Track & Field) | BA, Psychology
Parker Kiewiet (Men's Track & Field) | BA, Finance: Financial Management, Real Estate & Sport Administration
Jack Kriebs (Football) | MA, Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership
Ben Kuehnast (Football) | BA, Finance: Personal Wealth Management
Kaylin Lacher (Women's Track & Field/Cross Country) | BA, Psychology
Abby Lear (Swimming & Diving) | BA, Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Carson Lienau (Men's Track & Field) | BA, History
Brody Lovell (Men's Track & Field) | BA, Political Communication & Communication: Digital Journalism
McKenna Mallow (Women's Golf) | BA, Communication Disorders & Gerontology: Social Sciences
Jordan McClom (Football) | BA, Marketing Management
Morgan Meyer (Swimming & Diving) | BA, Biochemistry
Carter Morton (Men's Track & Field) | BA, Finance: Financial Management & Sport Administration
Bill Mukhtar (Men's Track & Field) | BA, Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Hannah Nedder (Swimming & Diving) | BSW, Social Work
Melody Ochana (Women's Track & Field/Cross Country) | BA, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Mo Olowo (Football) | BA, Sport Administration
Nile Petersen (Men's Golf) | BA, Business Analytics and Management Information Systems
Noah Pettinger (Football) | BA, Business Administration and Finance: Personal Wealth Management
Adalyn Reynolds (Softball) | BA, Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Rachel Rolow (Swimming & Diving) | BA, Management Information Systems and Human Resource Management
Max Weisbrod (Men's Basketball) | MA, Communication & Media
Ava Smithson (Softball) | BA, Biology: Biomedical
Jordan Ver Meer (Football) | BA, Physical Education Teaching
Max Weisbrod (Men's Basketball) | BA, Sport Administration
Darci Wiseman (Women's Track & Field) | BA, Communication & Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Annalise Zeinemann (Women's Track & Field) | BS, Biology (Honors Research) & BA, Public Health

UNI Athletics action can be followed all year long on social media on Facebook (UNI Athletics), X (@UNIAthletics) and on Instagram (@uniathletics). Schedules and rosters, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.