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Brandi Guerinot, Niko Jemmison and Carol Bartlo pose for a photo during today's luncheon for graduating student-athletes

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Athletic Department Celebrates 2018 Student-Athlete Graduates

Rebekah Zee Named Recipient Of Department's Graduating Scholar-Athlete Award

AMHERST, N.Y. - The Daemen College Athletic Department hosted its fourth annual Graduating Student-Athlete Luncheon this afternoon in the Premier Center Cabaret at MusicalFare Theatre. The annual event has become a staple of commencement week on campus as graduating student-athletes are honored for completing the rigors of their academic workload.

Graduating student-athletes were joined by friends and family members as well as the department's coaches and administrators for a buffet-style lunch before reminiscing about their collective time spent donning Daemen uniforms.

Daemen President Dr. Gary A. Olson opened the luncheon with brief statements, followed by interim athletics director Brandi Guerinot who spoke about each student-athlete individually before presenting them with their official Daemen Athletics graduation stole and a large canvas action photo taken during their Daemen career.

Guerinot also presented track and field/cross country student-athlete Rebekah Zee (East Aurora, N.Y.) as the recipient of the department's Graduating Scholar-Athlete Award. The honor annually goes to the highest achieving student or students among Daemen's graduating seniors. Zee will walk the stage at tomorrow's commencement ceremony as a graduate of Daemen's biology program, and she'll be moving on to study genetic counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University. 

Additional graduating female student-athletes in attendance included basketball players Taylor Heinold (Hamburg, N.Y.), Liz Miles (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Sarah Saba (Lancaster, N.Y.), tennis player Gretchen Ringler (North Tonawanda, N.Y.), soccer player Kalyn Compeau (Tonawanda, N.Y.), track and field athlete Becca Volmy (Lockport, N.Y.) and dual-sport (track and field, cross country) athletes Emily Bradley (Lockport, N.Y.), Brittany Denton (Oakfield, N.Y.) and Amy Trabert (Amherst, N.Y.). 

Graduating male student-athletes in attended were basketball player Giambattista Davis (Buffalo, N.Y.), soccer players Cole Beale (Hamburg, N.Y.) and Logan Podrebarac (Burlington, Ont.), tennis player Mark Veitengruber (Rockford, Mich.), track and field athlete Niko Jemmison (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and dual-sport (track and field, cross country) athlete Mike Capestrani (Jamestown, N.Y.). 

Several more graduating student-athletes were unable to attend today's luncheon.

Daemen's undergraduate commencement ceremony begins at 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo. 
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