Alabama Student-Athletes Received Degrees Saturday

More than 30 University of Alabama student-athletes received their degrees Saturday at UA’s winter commencement at Coleman Coliseum.

11 winter graduates will be on hand when the Crimson Tide football team competes in the BCS National Championship Game Monday, January 7, against Notre Dame in Miami. The list includes: Kenny Bell, Christopher Bonds, Quinton Dial, All-American D.J. Fluker, All-American Barrett Jones, Kevin Norwood, All-American Chance Warmack, Ranzell Watkins, All-Southeastern Conference Jesse Williams, Kellen Williams and Nicholas Williams.

Six former members of the football squad also graduated this semester, ncluding: Mark Holt, Kendall Kelly, James Lowery, Corey McCarron, Morgan Oglive and William Strickland.

All-American Ashley Sledge of the gymnastics team graduated Saturday as well, along with two-time NCAA Champion Geralen Stack-Eaton. Ben Eblen and Moussa Gueye of the men’s basketball team also graduated. All-SEC softball player Kendall Dawson also took home a degree, along with baseball’s Jimmy Nelson.

Additionally, Oliver Basse and Andrew Reeves of the swimming and diving team will graduated Saturday. Cross country and track & field graduates includex Camilla Armstead, Elsbeth Denton, Nicholas Hayes, Kyle Hester, Brittany Hines, Carison Kemei and Jordan Myers