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EUGENE, Ore. – Over 40 current and former Beacon student-athletes walked across the stage on Saturday at the Bushnell University Spring Commencement.
 
Additionally, two former athletes received Bushnell's most distinguished annual awards.
 
Among the class of 2022 are seven who have earned Master's degrees, and 17 undergraduates that have earned honors.
 
Women's basketball players Ariana Fuselier and Morgan McKinney, Esports player Brevin Russnogle, and track & field athlete Mikayla Rodriguez have earned Master's degrees, along with a pair of former softball players; Noel Balderston and Chelsea (Hannon) Flores and former women's soccer player Sami Wilson.
 
Cum Laude honorees, who have the distinction of graduating with a GPA of 3.50-3.69 were volleyball players Camille Guerrero and Jackie Harmon, men's golfers Connor Maloney and Andrew Webb, softball player Jordan Kuykendall, track & field athlete Carina Haas, and former women's golfer Carli Brousseau.
 
Earning Summa Cum Laude (3.70-3.89 GPA) were men's soccer player Esgar Avila, women's golfer Cassidy Krauss, men's golfer Alvaro Molina, Esports player Preston Clark, volleyball player Makenna Northern, cross country runner Isabell Webber, track & field athlete Magie Woginrich, former volleyball player Alex Locati, and former women's soccer and track athlete Jordyn Edewards.
 
Bushnell also had four Magna Cum Laude honorees, holding a 3.90-4.00 GPA. They were basketball player Alyssa Kuskie and Brittany Ralston, softball player Sam Silver, and former golfer and volleyball player Samantha (May) Mueller.
 
Each year at commencement a number of awards are bestowed upon graduates. The President's Scholastic Award is given to the graduating senior who attained the highest cumulative GPA, with the most credits completed at Bushnell. This year's recipient was former volleyball player and golfer Samantha Mueller. She joins a distinctive list of six former athletes to receive the honor and she is the fifth to receive the honor over the past seven years.
 
The highest award bestowed by the University is the Kendall E. Burke Award. Determined by a vote of the student body and faculty, it is given on the basis of academic achievement, inspiration to students and faculty, high ideals of Christian character and contribution to the mission of the University. Cross Country runner Isabell Webber becomes just the fifth student-athlete to earn the prestigious honor.