December 15, 2018-Over 25 Emporia State student-athletes were among the nearly 600 candidates for degrees conferred during the December 15, 2018 commencement ceremony in White Auditorium in Emporia. 
 
Seven of the student-athletes will graduate with honors including football running back Landon Nault, Lady Hornet basketball player Kyrstie Miller and track and field athlete Wyatt Sander who will all graduate Summa Cum Laude for maintaining a GPA of 3.90 or above throughout their career.
 
2018 December Graduates
Alec Garcia, Men's Track & Field
Wyatt Sander, Men's Track & Field
Cara Mader, Women's Track & Field
Trenton Ball, Football
Andrew Lillich, Football
Landon Nault, Football
Jordan Jackson, Football
Braden Janzen, Football
Luke Berblinger, Football
Tyrone Weaver, Football
Joe Pomatto, Football
Tyler Harris, Football/Baseball
Mason Brown, Baseball
Bryce Fischer, Baseball
Mack Gowing, Baseball
Max Laney, Baseball
Drew Scrimsher, Baseball
Trevor Turner, Baseball
Hailey Cope, Softball
McKenna Davis, Softball
Katie Rae Nordman, Softball
Sarah Durham, Women's Tennis
Kaley Clark, Women's Tennis
Ashton Taylor, Soccer
Terrence Sardin, Men's Basketball
Kyrstie Miller, Women's Basketball
 
Honors graduates
Summa Cum Laude (3.90+ GPA)
Kyrstie Miller, Women's Basketball
Landon Nault, Football
Wyatt Sander, Track & Field
 
 
Magna Cum Laude (3.70-3.89 GPA)
Hailey Cope, Softball
Andrew Lillich, Football
 
Cum Laude (3.50-3.69 GPA)
Jordan Jackson, Football
Drew Scrimsher, Baseball
 
The above list was from the announced list of nearly 600 Emporia State students that were candidates to walk on December 15, 2018.