FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A total of 17 former and current Northern Arizona student-athletes participated in Friday's fall 2017 commencement ceremonies in the Walkup Skydome.
 
Earlier on Friday, the Athletics Department held a reception for their graduates where they received their student-athlete stoles. This fall's graduating class has combined for 52 individual all-conference honors and has been a part of a whopping 45 conference championships. Matt Baxter was a leading member of NAU's back-to-back NCAA Championship cross country teams and along with Brooke Andersen, the two have combined for six All-American honors.
 
In the classroom, they were stellar with a class cumulative grade point average of 3.29. Fourteen of the 17 graduates hold a GPA above a 3.0 and four are above a 3.5. The graduates were also model student-athletes in the community, combining for 849 hours of community service. Also among the 17 is Alexa Geiger, who was a Gold Axe recipient this semester.
 
The Fall 2017 NAU Athletics graduating class can be found below in alphabetical order.
 
Brooke Andersen – Track & Field – Environmental Sciences (Minor in Biology)
Caitlin Baker – Swimming & Diving – Special & Elementary Education
Matt Baxter – Cross Country/Track & Field – Criminology & Criminal Justice
Maggie Carruth – Cross Country/Track & Field – Elementary Education
Tylnn Carter – Track & Field – Early Childhood Education
Brittni Dorsey – Volleyball – Health Sciences-Public Health
Alexa Geiger – Swimming & Diving – Special & Elementary Education
Kylie Goo – Cross Country/Track & Field – Health Sciences -Public Health (Minor in Biology)
Tiana Hatler-Stefic k – Track & Field – Elementary Education (Minor in Anthropology)
Lorenzo Johnson – Track & Field – Marketing (Certificate in Customer Service)
Neal Murphy – Football – Mechanical Engineering (Minor in Business)
Rachel Pott – Track & Field – Civil Engineering
Hailey Rochin – Women's Tennis – Health Sciences-Public Health
Andy Rodriguez – Football – Health Sciences-Fitness & Wellness (Minor in Business)
Tyler Shank – Football – Criminology & Criminal Justice (Minor in Anthropology)
Blanka Szavay – Women's Tennis – Hotel & Restaurant Management
Ashley Taylor – Track & Field – Exercise Science (Minor in Chemistry)