ALEXANDRIA, LA – Louisiana State University of Alexandria Athletics celebrated the graduation of 31 student-athletes during the university's annual commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 15.
The 2025 Spring Commencement Ceremony, held at the Laborde Earles Coliseum, was the largest graduating class in LSUA history with 628 graduates.
"We are extremely proud of our graduating student-athletes for their hard work, commitment, and dedication in the classroom," LSUA Director Athletics
Tyler Unsicker said. "Congratulations to each of them for earning their degrees and we are excited to follow their next endeavors."
LSUA Athletics recorded a department-wide GPA of 3.18 for the spring semester and a GPA of 3.20 for the 2024-25 academic year.
Below are the student-athletes who received their diplomas from LSU Alexandria.
BASEBALL
Zach Benevage
Jaxon Bernard
Dezmon Dugas
Blaise Foote
James Gay
Peyton Marcantel
Zach Mengarelli
Will Vice
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Jakemin Abney
Kashie Natt
Jason Perry II
Xavier Smith
MEN'S SOCCER
Mattia Loioli
Sabelo Ngcobo
Jaime Salinas
Valeriu Tarlev (Cum Laude)
SOFTBALL
Kassidy Tucker (Suma Cum Laude)
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Amani Gray (Suma Cum Laude)
Jewel Jones
Dannah Martin-Hartwick
Benedetta Peracchi
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Belen Blasco (Magna Cum Laude)
Marthe Chopin
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Sofia Jimeno Nogue
Riely Laird
Jordan Medlock
Sarah Nalley (Magna Cum Laude)
Micaela Nunes (Cum Laude)
Ksenija Pavlovic (Cum Laude)
Carolina Quast (Suma Cum Laude)
Ana Velasco Fernandez