About The MEAC | 5/14/2026 10:00:00 AM

BALTIMORE, Md. (May 13, 2026) – Another accomplished group of Morgan State student-athletes has completed their academic journey and will be prepared to enter the professional world upon the conclusion of their athletic careers.

A total of 41 student-athletes are scheduled to receive their degrees during Morgan State's 149th Spring Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m. at W.A.C. Hughes Memorial Stadium on the university's campus.

"This weekend we celebrate perseverance, growth, and the incredible impact this graduating class has made on the Morgan State community," said Dena Freeman-Patton, vice president and director for Intercollegiate Athletics at Morgan. "We are deeply grateful to our student-athletes and now graduates as they take the next step in their journey. We are excited to watch them continue to lead, compete, and succeed in everything they pursue. Go Bears!"

Twelve athletic programs are represented on this year's list of graduates. All but one team will have participants in the ceremony, as the women's tennis program has no student-athletes scheduled to graduate this year. Football leads all men's programs with 13 graduates, while women's basketball paces the women's programs with six.

Football's Erick Hunter, who completed his degree requirements in December, is slated to take part in the commencement ceremony this weekend following a standout season in which he earned All-America honors and cemented his place in the program's record books. Hunter finishes his career ranked second all-time in tackles with 298 stops. Women's bowling standout Johnna Hill is also scheduled to graduate after earning her second First Team All-MEAC selection this season.

Overall, more than 1,200 Morgan State students are expected to participate in the commencement ceremonies.

Morgan State will also host its Graduate School Spring Commencement on Thursday, May 14, where more than 400 master's and doctoral candidates will receive their degrees, followed by the undergraduate ceremony on Saturday, May 16. For additional information on Morgan State's Spring Commencement exercises, please visit the official commencement website.

2026 Spring Graduates (41)
 

Cheerleading (2)
Saniyaa Payne	Elementary ED
Taylor Wright	Elementary ED
Women's Track & Field (2)
Denisha McLaurin	Social Work
Aleisha Robinson	Multimedia Journalism
Softball (3)
Alison Keener	Accounting
Nia Lewis	Applied Liberal Studies
Cassie White	Health Education
Women's Basketball (6)
Jala Bannerman	Applied Liberal Studies
Jael Butler	Health Education
Kimora Daly	Entrepreneurship
Mihjae Hayes	Applied Liberal Studies
Sierra Headquist	Applied Liberal Studies
Gabrielle Johnson	Strategic Communications
Football (13)
Martavian Brooks-Davis	Applied Liberal Studies
Maurice Crutchfield	Political Science
Treston Davis	Management & Business Admin.
John Griffith	Applied Liberal Studies
Ronald Boddie	Applied Liberal Studies
Jayden Jackson	Applied Liberal Studies
Keith Joseph-Clark	Business Administration
Arturo Mattocks	Applied Liberal Studies
Uriel Rodriguez-Campos	Sociology
Quavel Thornton	Applied Liberal Studies
Keith Jenkins Jr.	Applied Liberal Studies
Jordan Jeudy	Management & Business Admin.
Tahj Smith	Management & Business Admin.
Bowling (2)
Ayanna Carroll	Applied Liberal Studies
Johnna Hill	Accounting
Men's Track & Field (2)
Kimani Coffee	Applied Liberal Studies
Antonio Sims	Psychology
Wrestling (2)
Xavier Doolin	Applied Liberal Studies
Kevin Lopez	Applied Liberal Studies
Men's Basketball (6)
Marland Harris	Applied Liberal Studies
Christian Oliver	Applied Liberal Studies
Jayden Socka	Applied Liberal Studies
Alfred Worrell Jr.	Applied Liberal Studies
LaPri McCray-Pace	Applied Liberal Studies
Elijah Davis	Applied Liberal Studies
Men's Tennis (1)
Makkijah Brown	Chemistry
Acrobatics & Tumbling (1)
Makaya Stubbs	Applied Liberal Studies
Volleyball (1)
Daniela Ferreira	Nutritional Sciences

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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.