June 17, 2003
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - This past weekend marked the conclusion of numerous Santa Clara student-athletes' careers, as the University conferred degrees to 52 Broncos.
Of the 17 varsity programs, 15 had at least one graduate representing their respective teams. On the women's side, basketball combined for five graduates, while softball and tennis each had four. On the men's side, baseball and crew had seven new alums each, while cross country had four.
Two graduates from men's tennis -- Ben Hidalgo and Rick Ruso -- will begin graduate studies as they remain eligible for next season. Additionally, Ruso becomes the 29th member of his family to graduate from the mission campus. On another note, two sets of twins graduated: Chrissy and Cindy Hirsch of volleyball, and Brad and Cord Anderson of men's basketball.
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Congratulations to all, and good luck!
SCU Student-Athletes Graduates
| Name | Sport | Degree |
| Jessica Abbott | Women's Golf | Accounting |
| Alex Anderson | Baseball | Finance |
| Brad Anderson | Men's Basketball | Finance |
| Cord Anderson | Men's Basketball | Economics |
| Tammy Annas | Women's Basketball | Operations Management and Information Systems |
| Emma Borst | Women's Soccer | Finance |
| Jennifer Bradley | Women's Basketball | Communications |
| Michael Bruggemann | Men's Tennis | Economics |
| Julie Butler | Women's Basketball | Sociology |
| Ashley Campbell | Women's Tennis | Communications |
| Thomas Chapman | Men's Cross Country | Accounting |
| Courtney Cushing | Women's Basketball | French |
| Courtney Daniels | Women's Cross Country | Psychology |
| Joe Diefenderfer | Baseball | Marketing |
| Wiley Erikson | Men's Crew | Psychology |
| Burke Ewers | Men's Soccer | Finance |
| Lauren Fissori | Softball | Mathematics |
| Elizabeth Glotzbach | Women's Water Polo | Communications |
| Amy Grabill | Volleyball | Studio Art |
| Tracie Hall | Softball | Civil Engineering |
| Cara Hanelin | Women's Soccer | Psychology |
| Jack Headley | Baseball | Marketing |
| Michael Helms | Men's Cross Country | Finance |
| Ben Hidalgo | Men's Tennis | Marketing |
| Chrissy Hirsch | Volleyball | Communications |
| Cindy Hirsch | Volleyball | Communications |
| Becky Hong | Women's Water Polo | Combined Sciences |
| Mariko Kawakami | Women's Tennis | Sociology |
| Matt Krueger | Baseball | Finance |
| Christine Limbers | Women's Tennis | Communications |
| David Mandley | Baseball | Finance |
| Federico Mattioli | Men's Tennis | Management |
| Kelley Mays | Women's Water Polo | Italian Studies |
| Scott McLain | Men's Soccer | Marketing |
| Holly Miller | Women's Crew | Psychology |
| Stephen Moore | Men's Cross Country | Computer Engineering |
| Kristopher Nastro | Men's Crew | Political Science |
| Kendra Rhea | Women's Basketball | Electrical Engineering |
| Mike Richmond | Men's Cross Country | Computer Science |
| Matthew Riley | Men's Crew | Political Science |
| Roni Rivera | Softball | History |
| Pati Ruiz | Women's Tennis | Operations Management and Information Systems |
| Rick Ruso | Men's Tennis | Finance |
| Coresta Salas | Softball | Psychology |
| Jeremy Schrader | Men's Crew | Mechanical Engineering |
| Erin Sharpe | Women's Soccer | Marketing |
| Kasey Shemwell | Women's Cross Country | Sociology |
| Kyle Simpson | Men's Crew | Political Science |
| Andrew Thompson | Men's Crew | Computer Engineering |
| Matt Travis | Baseball | Studio Art |
| Christopher Tschinkel | Men's Crew | Computer Engineering |
| Jim Wallace | Baseball | History |