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Fall 2021 Alabama A&M Student-Athlete Graduation Dinner
Alabama A&M Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks and members of the Department recognized 10 current or former student-athletes earning their degrees on Friday, December 10. PHOTO CREDIT: Terrisa Mark, Sports Information.

Baseball By Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director

Alabama A&M Athletics Honors 10 Current and Former Student-Athletes Earning Degrees in Fall 2021

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Alabama A&M Athletics recognized the accomplishments of 10 current or former student-athletes on Thursday, December 9 in advance of them being presented with their degrees on Friday, December 10.
 
This year's graduates represent women's track & field (3), baseball (2), women's basketball (2), football (1), softball (1) and women's tennis.
 
Earning degrees from women's track & field were Diamond Griffin (Biology), Danice Loney (Biology) and
Sabria Wooten (Animal Biology Science) and Elexis Evans (Liberal Studies w/Concentration in Sports Management) and Lazurea Saunders (Psychology) of women's basketball.
 
Baseball added a pair in Brock Mitchell (Political Science) and Otis Smith (Political Science) while Michael Makins (Visual Arts), Ariel McAtee (Special Education) and India Woods (Sports Management) represented football, softball and women's tennis, respectively.
 
Each individual was celebrated the night before graduation as the Department and Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks presented them with their graduation stoles, medallions and a frame for their degree during an evening at the Huntsville Country Club.
 
Alabama A&M University, located in Huntsville, Alabama, currently offers 16 sports as well as cheerleading and is a member of NCAA Division I. The Bulldogs have more than 340 student-athletes competing for championships at the national, regional and conference level with each program being members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2021 Fall Graduates – Current and Former Student-Athletes (10)
Women's Track & Field (3)
Diamond Griffin, Biology
Danice Loney, Biology
Sabria Wooten, Animal Biology Science

Baseball (2)
Brock Mitchell, Political Science
Otis Smith, Political Science

Women's Basketball (2)
Elexis Evans, Liberal Studies w/Concentration in Sports Management
Lazurea Saunders, Psychology
 
Football (1)
Michael Makins, Visual Arts
 
Softball (1)
Ariel McAtee, Special Education
 
Women's Tennis (1)
India Woods, Sports Management
 
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Players Mentioned

Elexis Evans

#32 Elexis Evans

C
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
Ariel McAtee

#9 Ariel McAtee

OF
5' 8"
Senior
Diamond Griffin

#I/O Diamond Griffin

Middle Distance
5' 4"
Senior
Danice Loney

#I/O Danice Loney

Pole Vault
5' 6"
Senior
Brock Mitchell

#15 Brock Mitchell

UTL
6' 0"
Senior
Otis Smith

#33 Otis Smith

RHP
5' 10"
Senior
India Woods

India Woods

5' 4"
Junior
Michael Makins

#40 Michael Makins

LB
6' 0"
Senior
Sabria Wooten

Sabria Wooten

5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Elexis Evans

#32 Elexis Evans

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
C
Ariel McAtee

#9 Ariel McAtee

5' 8"
Senior
OF
Diamond Griffin

#I/O Diamond Griffin

5' 4"
Senior
Middle Distance
Danice Loney

#I/O Danice Loney

5' 6"
Senior
Pole Vault
Brock Mitchell

#15 Brock Mitchell

6' 0"
Senior
UTL
Otis Smith

#33 Otis Smith

5' 10"
Senior
RHP
India Woods

India Woods

5' 4"
Junior
Michael Makins

#40 Michael Makins

6' 0"
Senior
LB
Sabria Wooten

Sabria Wooten

5' 5"
Senior