LAS CRUCES, N.M. - This weekend, the growing list of Aggie alumni lengthened with the addition of 20 current and former NM State student-athletes that took part in the university's Fall 2022 Commencement ceremonies.
 
The weekend's commencement exercises consisted of two different ceremonies beginning with Master and Doctoral degree recipients on Friday night and wrapping up with Bachelor degree recipients on Saturday morning.
 
Football tallied the most graduates with nine while women's track & field was next up with six graduates. Women's basketball and soccer each saw two Aggies receive their degrees, while women's tennis saw one individual join the ranks of alumni.
 
Below is a complete list of student-athletes who took part in commencement exercises. NM State's alumni base now adds up to over 130,000 individuals.

Football | Devin Bell, Jacob Franklin*, Xzavier Guyton, Donavan King, Devlin Kirklin, Alex Lewis-Escobar, Sol Rascon, Justin Segura and Lazarus Williams
Women's Track & Field | Sheyenne Drake, Mary Gibbs*, Samantha Ponds, Richelle Sandin, Ashley Thomas and Eriell Wallace
Women's Basketball | Soufia Inoussa* and Tyeisha Smith
Women's Soccer | Makenna Gottschalk and Annalise Pachecho*
Women's Tennis | Harsha Challa
 
*Crimson Scholar Gradate with Honors