LAS CRUCES, N.M. - This weekend, 43 current and former NM State student-athletes joined the ever-growing ranks of Aggie alumni nationwide by participating in the university's Spring 2023 Commencement ceremonies.

The weekend's commencement exercises consisted of a trio of different ceremonies at the Pan American Center, honoring over 1,400 graduates. Friday night, all master and doctoral degree recipients took part in a ceremony. Saturday, all Bachelor degree recipients were recognized across two separate ceremonies.

Football boasted the most graduates with 10, including former Aggie linebacker Terrill Hanks while women's track & field and baseball were next up with seven graduates each. Women's basketball saw four of its members receive diplomas, swimming and diving and women's tennis each had three student-athletes graduate, soccer and men's basketball put forth a pair of graduates while men's cross country, women's golf, softball and volleyball each had one graduate.

Of the 42 current student-athletes to graduate this spring, 15 individuals completed their academic journey with a 3.50 cumulative grade point average or higher to earn Crimson Scholar honors.

Below is a complete list of student-athletes who took part in Saturday's commencement exercises. NM State's alumni base now numbers at over 130,000 individuals.

Baseball | Pablo Cortes, Noah Estrella, Nolan Ewens*, Nolan Funke, Preston Godfrey*, Kevin Jimenez, Hayden Johns
Men's Basketball | Kyle Feit, Xavier Pinson
Men's Cross Country | Zachary Wilcox
Football | Christopher Bell, Kareem Burgess, Josh Ferguson, Dominic Gicinto, Kai Golden, Isaiah Mursalat, Carson Pharris*, O'Maury Samuels, Brandon Shivers, Terrill Hanks
Men's Golf | Garrison Smith
Women's Basketball | Tayelin Grays, Shania Harper, Moe Shida, Fama Thiam
Women's Golf | Alison Gastelum*
Softball | Gabby Aragon*
Soccer | Xitlaly Hernandez*, Landy Williams
Swimming & Diving | Aimee Burton*, Molly Hill*, Rachel Ponte*
Women's Tennis | Miranda Bishard*, Lucija Josipovic*, Bella Nguyen*
Women's Track & Field | Bailey Beene*, Mariah Humphrey*, Alexi Johnson*, Takiyah Johnson, Israel Swanson, Victoria Veserra, Madelin Whelpley
Volleyball | Kaleigh Thomas

* - Crimson Scholar honoree