Lincoln – A total of 18 current and former Husker student-athletes across all sports will earn their undergraduate degrees during “Go Big Grad: A Husker Graduation Celebration” on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 9 a.m. (CDT).
The event will be streamed at http://www.commencement.unl.edu with graduates and their families encouraged to view the online celebration with guest speaker Dr. Marilyn Moore and the conferring of degrees by Chancellor Ronnie Green.
The Nebraska football program will be represented by graduates Marquel Dismuke (Compton, Calif.), Lamar Jackson (Elk Grove, Calif.), Tanner Lee (Destrehan, La.) and Jonathan Rose (Leeds, Ala.).
Nebraskas track and field teams add five graduates, including Jamesha Hardig (Lawrenceville, Ill.), Quashira McIntosh (Providence, R.I.), Leah Meyer (Superior, Neb.), Alec Sery (Woolwich Township, N.J.) and Cale Wagner (Seward, Neb.).
The Nebraska mens basketball program adds a pair of graduates in Dachon Burke Jr. (Orange, N.J.) and Matej Kavas (Ljubljana, Slovenia), who earned his masters degree from UNL in applied science.
The Husker womens basketball team contributes Kate Cain. The 6-5 center from Middletown, N.Y., completed her management degree in three years and is poised to enter her senior season on the court as Nebraskas career blocked shot leader.
Faith Carter (Soccer, Papillion, Neb.), Abigail Greeneway (Swimming & Diving, Appleton, Wis.), Cameron Jones (Mens Golf, Perth, Australia), Josh Martin (Mens Gymnastics, Buffalo Grove, Ill.), Kami Shows (Womens Gymnastics, Winchester, Calif.) and Sarah Sutton (Rifle, Oak Harbor, Ohio) round out the collection of Husker graduates.
Overall, the 18 Husker graduates in August came to Nebraska from 10 states and two foreign countries. Over the last three graduations (December 2019, May 2020, August 2020), a total of 133 Husker student-athletes from 28 states and eight foreign countries have earned their degrees from the University of Nebraska.
Nebraska continues to feature one of the highest graduation rates in the nation, while leading the nation in the number of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (340) and NCAA Todays Top Ten Award winners (18) across all sports.
August 2020 Nebraska Student-Athlete Graduates (18)
Dachon Burke Jr. (Mens Basketball) – Orange, N.J. (Child, Youth & Family Studies)
Kate Cain (Womens Basketball) – Middletown, N.Y. (Management)
Faith Carter (Soccer) – Papillion, Neb. (Global Studies)
Marquel Dismuke (Football) – Compton, Calif. (Criminal & Criminal Justice)
Abigail Greeneway (Swimming & Diving) – Appleton, Wis. (International Business)
Jamesha Hardig (Womens Track & Field) – Lawrenceville, Ill. (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Lamar Jackson (Football) – Elk Grove, Calif. (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Cameron Jones (Mens Golf) – Perth, Australia (Business Administration)
Matej Kavas (Mens Basketball) – Ljubljana, Slovenia (Applied Science – Masters)
Tanner Lee (Football) – Destrehan, La. (Management)
Josh Martin (Mens Gymnastics) – Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Software Engineering)
Quashira McIntosh (Womens Track & Field) – Providence, R.I. (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Leah Meyer (Womens Track & Field) – Superior, Neb. (Nutrition & Health Sciences)
Jonathan Rose (Football) – Leeds, Ala. (Ethnic Studies)
Alec Sery (Mens Track & Field/Cross Country) – Woolwich Township, N.J. (Civil Engineering)
Kami Shows (Womens Gymnastics) – Winchester, Calif. (Child, Youth & Family Studies)
Sarah Sutton (Rifle) – Oak Harbor, Ohio (Advertising & Public Relations)
Cale Wagner (Mens Track & Field) – Seward, Neb. (Finance)
