COLLEGE PARK, MD – Following a bold initiative started last year, 60 Maryland student-athletes will don "GRADUATE" patches on their uniforms in 2022-23, recognizing their accomplishment of receiving an undergraduate degree from Maryland or an other four-year institution as they compete for the Terrapins this year.

Brady Rourke, Associate Athletic Director and the Director of the Gossett Student Athlete Center (GSAC), takes pride in that number and he lauds the faculty and staff for making the postgraduate programs enticing.

"Maryland has an impressive number of college graduates on their rosters this fall," Rourke said. "When student-athletes were granted the COVID year, applications for post-baccalaureate studies and graduate school admission increased exponentially. Maryland has phenomenal graduate programs, as evidenced by the interest and enrollment of our graduate student-athletes. University of Maryland Graduate Program Directors and Graduate School colleagues are incredible to work with and are very supportive of student-athletes in their programs."

There is at least one graduate student on 16 of Maryland's athletic programs, including Alexsis Rubio on gymnastics. Rubio is pursuing a Global Health Certificate after a Bachelor of Arts in Community Health at Maryland.

"Wearing a graduate student patch means accomplishing my educational goals, working towards my career goals, and being able to contribute to my team in the sport I love," Rubio said.

Additionally, 26 of the graduate students are double-Terps, student-athletes who will finish with both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Maryland.

Fifteen members of the football team will be sporting graduate patches, including 12 who also earned undergraduate degrees from Maryland.

"Student-athletes desire to continue their academic and athletic pursuits at Maryland, and given the academic reputation of Maryland, who can blame them? The number of graduates on our rosters is inspiring," Rourke said. "As GSAC academic staff, we have the privilege of reviewing the impressive undergraduate academic accomplishments of these graduates and assisting them with the transition to post-baccalaureate or graduate school programs. These student-athletes appreciate the value of a Maryland degree and will surely strengthen their resume by continuing their education while representing the Terps this fall."

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Kenny Lippman	Denison	B.A. Economics	M.S. Business and Management
Matt Woods	Bryant	B.S. Marketing	M. Prof. Studies: Product Management

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Don Carey	Georgetown	B.S. Sport Industry Management	Postbacc: Family Science
Patrick Emilien	St. Francis (NY)	B.B.A. Marketing	TBD

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Abby Meyers	Princeton	B.A. Public Policy and International Affairs	M.S. Business and Management
Elisa Pinzan	South Florida	B.A. Communication	Postbacc: Sociology
Brinae Alexander	Vanderbilt	B.A. Psychology; Minor in Business	Postbacc: Economics

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Danielle Van Rootselaar	Brown	B.A. Business Economics	M.S. Finance
Leah Crouse	Duke	B.S. Biology	Postbacc: BioChemistry

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Spencer Anderson	Maryland	B.A. Communication; M.S. Business & Management	M. Prof. Studies: Product Management
Tyler Baylor	Maryland	B.A. Communication	M. Prof. Studies: Public Safety Leadership and Administration
Jakorian Bennett	Maryland	B.S. Family Science	Postbacc: Sociology
Johari Branch	Maryland	B.A. Sociology	Postbacc: Family Science
David Brownlee	Maryland	B.A. Sociology	M. Prof. Studies: Product Management
Henry Chibueze	Liberty	B.S. Sport Management	Postbacc: African American Studies
Greg China-Rose	Maryland	B.S. Sociology	Postbacc: Family Science
Vandarius Cowan	West Virginia	B.S. Integrated Studies	Postbacc: African American Studies
Dontay Demus Jr.	Maryland	B.S. Family Science	Postbacc: African American Studies
Austin Fontaine	Maryland	B.A. African American Studies	Postbacc: Family Science
Fa'Najae Gotay	Maryland	B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice	M. Prof. Studies: Public Safety Leadership and Administration
Jeshaun Jones	Maryland	B.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice; M.S. Technology & Entrepreneurship	M. Prof. Studies: Public Safety Leadership and Administration
Ahmad McCullough	Maryland	B.S. Communication	M. Prof. Studies: Technology Entrepreneurship
Durell Nchami	Maryland	B.S. Geographical Sciences	Postbacc: Family Science
Chad Ryland	Eastern Michigan	B.A. Supply Chain Managment	M. Prof. Studies: Technology Entrepreneurship

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Will Koras	Maryland	B.A. Communications	Postbacc: Leadership Studies

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Alexsis Rubio	Maryland	B.A. in Community Health	Global Health Certificate

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Donovan Lacey	Sacred Heart	B.S. Management	M.S. Business and Management
John Geppert	Maryland	B.S. Finance	M.S. Finance
Brett Makar	Maryland	B.A. Communication	M.S. Business and Management
Edward Dolan	Binghamton	B.S. Geography: Geography and Urban Planning	M.S. Business and Management
Donal Mullane	Bowdoin College	B.A. Government and Legal Studies	M. Prof. Studies: Public Safety Leadership and Administration

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Abby Bosco	Pennsylvania	B.A. Communications	M. Prof. Studies: Technology Entrepreneurship
Maddie Sanchez	Maryland	B.A. Economics	M.S. Business Analytics
Marge Donovan	Princeton	B.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	M.S. Engineering

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
German Giammattei	Amherst	B.S. Psychology	M. Prof. Studies: Product Management

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Sydney Hopkins	San Diego	B.A. Liberal Studies	MS Teaching and Learning Policy and Leadership
Malikae Dayes	Maryland	B.A. Communication	M.S. Business and Management
Mikayla Dayes	Maryland	B.S., Kinesiology	Postbacc: General Biology
Kam Fisher	UTEP	B.A. Criminial Justice	Postbacc: Sociology
Juliana Lynch	West Virginia	B.S. Global Supply Chain Management	M.S. Business and Management
Alyssa Poarch	Maryland	B.A., Economics	Postbacc: Family Science
Amanda Schafer	Rhode Island	B.A. Communication	Graduate Certificate Multimedia Journalism
Alina Stahl	West Virginia	B.A. Business and Economics	M.S. Business and Management
Sofi Vinas	Oregon	B.S. Computer and Information Science	M.S. Business Analytics
Christa Waterman	Fairleigh Dickinson	B.S. Biology	M.P.H. Public Health Practice and Policy

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Hannah McColgan	Northwestern	B.A. Learning and Organizational Change	M.S. Business and Management
Marta Perez Mur	Maryland	B.S. Business and Management	M.S. Marketing Analytics

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Brandon James	Morgan State	B.S. Marketing	Postbacc: Sociology
Lawrence Solomon	Cornell	B.A. American Government and Poltics	M. Public Policy
Luke Tobia	Ithaca	B.S. Accounting	M.S. Business and Management

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Michaela Bracken	Bucknell	B.A. Chemistry & Minor in Business	M.S. Marketing Analytics
Jayla Bynum	Indiana State	B.A. Psychology	Postbacc: Sociology
Ariana Ealy-Pulido	Maryland	B.A. Sociology	M.S. Business and Management
Kattiana Ealy-Pulido	Maryland	B.A. Sociology	M.S. Information Systems
Mackenzie Morgan	Maryland	B.S. Public Health Science	M.P.H. Health Equity
Kelly Wesolowski	Delaware	B.S. Health Behavior Science; Minor in Coaching	M.P.H. Behavioral and Community Health
Kayla Woods	Richmond	B.S. Healthcare Studies & Leadership Studies; Minor in Sociology	M.S. Community Planning

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Gem Grimshaw	Temple	B.A. Journalism	M. Prof. Studies: Product Management
Rainelle Jones	Maryland	B.A. American Studies	Postbacc: African- American Studies

Student-Athlete	School Graduated From	Degree (B.A./B.S) Earned	Current Program
Jaron Smith	Maryland	B.S. Mathematics; M.S. Applied Economics	M.S. Machine Learning