PROVO, Utah – BYU Athletics is proud to announce the graduation of 113 student-athletes as part of the class of 2025, many of whom attended a senior banquet which took place Wednesday night.
This year’s graduates have combined to major across various disciplines including such fields as accounting, biology, computer science, construction and facilities management, civil engineering, exercise and wellness, experience design, finance, neuroscience and psychology, to name a few.
This year's class also includes:
- Olympic silver medalist, Kenneth Rooks
- Current BYU quarterback, Jake Retzlaff
- NCAA 200 m breastroke runner up who holds five BYU records, Mackenzie Miller Lung
- Members of the national-championship-winning women's and men's cross country teams
- Former BYU football player who went on to the NFL and CFL before coming back as an undergraduate assistant with the defensive backs while earning his degree 11 years after he last played for the Cougars, Rob Daniel
A complete list of graduates can be found below; each had a graduation date ranging from December 2024 to August 2025.
“Brigham Young University emphasizes long-standing objectives for all who enter as students: spiritually strengthening, intellectually enlarging and character building, leading to lifelong learning and service," said Trevor Wilson, BYU senior associate athletic direcor for student-athlete ecosystem. "Each of the 113 student-athletes graduating in the class of 2025 has demonstrated excellence in these objectives. The class of 2025 has reached unprecedented success in athletic competition, including Big 12 championships, national championships, top-15 rankings, an exciting win in the Alamo Bowl, a Sweet 16 run in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and a current overall ranking of No. 10 in Learfield Director’s Cup standings. In addition, the class of 2025 has reached unprecedented success in the classroom. The 113 graduates mark one of the largest graduating student-athlete classes in recent history. The average GPA of a BYU student-athlete is 3.38. The combination of success in competitions, and in the classroom, is the result of high-quality student-athletes striving to realize the true aims of a BYU education.”
| BASEBALL | |
| Hayden Coon | Business Management |
| Tate Gambill | Finance |
| Brett Hansen | Economics |
| Jaden Harris | Exercise & Wellness |
| Jake Porter | Sociology |
| Cooper Vest | Exercise & Wellness |
| MEN'S BASKETBALL | |
| Fousseyni Traore | Business Management |
| Dawson Baker | Sociology |
| WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | |
| Emma Calvert | Information Systems |
| FOOTBALL | |
| Talan Alfrey | Exercise Science |
| Rob Daniel | Global Studies |
| Sam Dawe | Exercise & Wellness |
| Jayden Dunlap | Global Studies |
| Ethan Erickson | Communications Studies |
| Cade Fennegan | Communications Studies |
| Josh Larsen | Facility and Property Management |
| Darius Lassiter | Global Studies |
| Tysen Lewis | Human Resource Management |
| Tyler Little | Exercise & Wellness |
| Logan Lutui | Exercise Science |
| Blake Mangelson | Family Studies |
| Keelan Marion | Global Studies |
| Isaac Matua | Construction Management |
| John Nelson | Communications Studies |
| Connor Pay | Entrepreneurial Management |
| Jake Retzlaff | Exercise & Wellness |
| Dalton Riggs | Business Management |
| Chase Roberts | Business Management |
| Josh Singh | Global Studies |
| Ethan Slade | Business Management |
| Mata-ava Ta'ase | Communications Studies |
| MEN'S GOLF | |
| Cole Ponich | Psychology |
| Max Brenchley | Business Management |
| WOMEN'S GOLF | |
| Adeline Anderson Wach | Human Development |
| GYMNASTICS | |
| Sydney Benson | Exercise & Wellness |
| Anna Bramblett-Wilde | Exercise & Wellness |
| Eliza Crossman | Neuroscience |
| Sophie Dudley | Psychology |
| Karsyn Foster | Exercise Science |
| Rebecca Leach | Health Science |
| Mina Margraf Benson | Exercise & Wellness |
| Olivia Matern | Exercise & Wellness |
| Elease Rollins | Elementary Education |
| SOCCER | |
| Tara Warner | Physical Education Teaching/Coaching (K-12) |
| SOFTBALL | |
| Alyssa Aguilar | Sociology |
| Lauren Flanders | Computer Science |
| Keila Kamoku | Journalism and Sports Media |
| Violet Zavodnik | Physical Education Teaching/Coaching (K-12) |
| Chloe Temples | Microbiology |
| WOMEN'S SWIM AND DIVE | |
| Megan Bergstrom | Exercise & Wellness |
| Makayla Cazier | Journalism and Sports Media |
| Kylee Conrad | Finance |
| Regan Geldmacher | Dietetics |
| Kate Hansen | Health Science |
| Tahis Ibanez | Plant and Landscape Systems |
| Hailey Johnson | Bioinformatics |
| Brooklyn Clouse | Psychology |
| Mackenzie Miller-Lung | Communications Studies |
| Jess Nyborg | Psychology |
| Sofia Pusceddu | Environmental/Occupational Health |
| Jeremiah Lhea Tandingan | Experience Design and Management |
| Halli Williams | Exercise Science |
| MEN'S SWIM AND DIVE | |
| Abraham Barragan | Latin American Studies |
| Cody Dreesen | Construction Management |
| Emerson Edwards | Human Resource Management |
| Chase Hindmarsh | Information Systems |
| Fletcher Madsen | Microbiology |
| Tony Puertas | Global Supply Chain Management |
| Luigi Riva | Economics |
| Mickey Strauss | Physical Education Tchg/Coaching (K-12) |
| Jordan Tiffany | Human Resource Management |
| Abraham Zimmerman | Physical Education Tchg/Coaching (K-12) |
| WOMEN'S TENNIS | |
| Yujia (Bobo) Huang | Marketing |
| Kendall Kovick | Sociology |
| MEN'S TENNIS | |
| Wally Thayne | Psychology |
| WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD | |
| Anastaysia Davis | Elementary Education |
| Emily Ellis-Dalley | Biology |
| Rebekah Erikson | Computer Science |
| Maren Garnett | Dietetics |
| Lexy Halladay-Lowry | Health Promotion |
| Sami Oblad | Tourism Studies |
| Cate Phipps Louis | Exercise & Wellness |
| Mayci Taylor | Public Relations |
| MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD | |
| Lucas Bons | Mechanical Engineering |
| Danny Bryant | Exercise & Wellness |
| Austin Cox | Exercise Science |
| Dallin Draper | Data Science |
| Sebastian Fernandez | Chemical Engineering |
| Eli Hazlett | Exercise & Wellness |
| Trey Jackson | Information Systems |
| Joey Nokes | Exercise Science |
| Kenneth Rooks | Civil Engineering |
| Josh Taylor | Construction Management |
| Aidan Troutner | Professional Accountancy |
| Garrett Stanford | Strategic Management |
| WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL | |
| Alyssa Montoya Erickson | Exercise & Wellness |
| Elyse Stowell | Psychology |
| Kalia Thunstrom | Entrepreneurial Managemen |
| MEN'S VOLLEYBALL | |
| Ethan Gant | Strategic Management |
| Noa Haine | Global Supply Chain Management |
| Miks Ramanis | Communications Studies |
| Teon Taylor | Biology |
| CHEER | |
| Gavan Allen | Construction Management |
| Abby Haws | Nutritional Science |
| Kennedy Liljenquist | Public Relations |
| COUGARETTES | |
| Ellsie Tueller | Human Development |
| Brynn Belka | Dance |
| Audrey Haskell Barney | Dance |
| Madison Bay Cenname | Exercise & Wellness |
| Halle Larsen | Experience Design and Management |
| Elena Wright | Exercise & Wellness |
| DUNK TEAM | |
| Gabby Dorman | Family Life |
| Derek Johnson | Information Systems |
| Jonas Wright | Journalism and Sports Media |