CLEMSON, S.C. – Thirty-seven Clemson student-athletes earned degrees as part of Clemson University’s summer 2026 commencement ceremonies, held Aug. 7, 2026 in Littlejohn Coliseum. Twenty-three student-athletes earned undergraduate degrees and 14 earned Master’s degrees.
Outdoor Triple Jump National Champion Shantae Foreman (MS, Marketing), ACC High Jump Champion Shyhiem Scotland (BA, Communication) and gymnastics standouts Brie Clark and Eve Jackson (MS, Sport Business & Analytics) were among the headliners. Three Tigers, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (Football), Chris Okey (Baseball), and Davis Sharpe (Baseball), completed their degrees through the Tiger Trust program.
In the most recent release, Clemson Athletics set a department record with a 96 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for the 2015-18 cohort in data released by the NCAA, the highest among all public Power Five programs. It was the 12th consecutive cohort in which Clemson’s department-wide GSR was at 91 percent or higher, and fifth in a row at 95 percent, one of three public Power Five schools nationally to make that claim. Clemson athletes also compiled a 998 Academic Progress Rate, its highest mark on record.
The full list of student-athletes who earned their degrees in the summer is below.
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Name |
Sport/Area |
Degree |
Major |
|---|---|---|---|
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Baseball |
MS |
Athletic Leadership |
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|
Baseball |
MBA |
Master's in Business Administration |
|
|
Baseball |
BS |
Financial Management |
|
|
Tiger Trust - Baseball |
BS |
Parks, Rec and Tour Mgt |
|
|
Tiger Trust - Baseball |
BS |
Management |
|
|
Men's Basketball |
MS |
Athletic Leadership |
|
|
Efrem “Butta” Johnson |
Men’s Basketball |
BS |
Communication |
|
Football |
MBA |
Master's in Business Administration |
|
|
Football |
BA |
Communication |
|
|
Football |
MS |
Real Estate Development |
|
|
Jeremiah Trotter |
Tiger Trust - Football |
BS |
Criminal Justice |
|
Men's Track & Field |
BA |
Communication |
|
|
Men's Track & Field |
BA |
Economics |
|
|
Men's Track & Field |
BA |
Sociology |
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|
Men's Track & Field |
BA |
Communication |
|
|
Men's Track & Field |
BA |
Sports Communication |
|
|
Women's Basketball |
BS |
Sociology |
|
|
Women's Basketball |
BA |
Political Science |
|
|
Women's Basketball |
MHRD |
Human Resource Dev |
|
|
Women's Basketball |
BA |
Communication |
|
|
Women's Basketball |
MS |
Youth Development Leadership |
|
|
Women's Basketball |
BS |
Parks, Rec and Tour Mgt |
|
|
Gymnastics |
MS |
Sport Business & Analytics |
|
|
Gymnastics |
MS |
Sport Business & Analytics |
|
|
Lacrosse |
BS |
Financial Management |
|
|
Lacrosse |
BS |
Health Science |
|
|
Lacrosse |
BS |
Health Science |
|
|
Softball |
MS |
Athletic Leadership |
|
|
Softball |
BS |
Parks, Rec and Tour Mgt |
|
|
Dani Davis |
Women's Soccer |
BA |
Sports Communication |
|
Addy Holgorsen |
Women's Soccer |
MS |
Sports Business & Analytics |
|
Jordan Thompson |
Women's Soccer |
MS |
Youth Development Leadership |
|
Jenna Tobia |
Women's Soccer |
BA |
Sports Communication |
|
Women's Track & Field |
BA |
Communication |
|
|
Women's Track & Field |
MS |
Marketing |
|
|
Women's Track & Field |
MS |
Medical Biophysics |
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Volleyball |
BA |
Economics |