NORFOLK, Va. – Twenty-four Norfolk State University student-athletes received their bachelor's degrees at the university's winter commencement earlier this month.

Included among the 24 are seven who graduated with honors. The graduates include 11 former members of the NSU football team, two each from men's track and field, women's track and field, baseball and volleyball, and one each from women's basketball, softball, women's tennis, men's tennis and women's bowling.

Congratulations to all of the graduates and good luck in your future endeavors!

The graduates were:

Tyisha Bridges, women's basketball
Naeemah Brooks, women's tennis (graduated with honors)
Rafael Colon, baseball
Marcus Cooperwood, football
Tracey Copley, women's volleyball
Theo Duncan, football
Ryan Estep, football (graduated with honors)
Reggie Garrett, football
Whitney Holland, softball
Victor Hosten, football
Michael Kay, football
Nicole Kessner, women's volleyball (graduated with honors)
Philemon Kimutai, men's track and field
Wanetta Kirby, women's track and field
Cathryn Myrick, women's bowling
Ryan Owens, men's track and field
Terrence Pugh, football (graduated with honors)
Calvin Roberts, football (graduated with honors)
Christian Romanzini, men's tennis
Dania Sanford, women's track and field (graduated with honors)
Jamie Short, football
Anthony Taylor, football
Lamont Thorpe, football
Blaze Zeilman, baseball (graduated with honors)