Seventy-Seven Student-Athletes Take Part in Commencement

PHILADELPHIA -- A total of 77 Owl student-athletes from this academic year are now confirmed graduates, including 62 who participated in the 132nd annual Commencement on Thursday. In all, more than 9,000 students graduated with the Temple University Class of 2019.

The 77 Owl student-athletes represent all 19 of Temple's intercollegiate sports. Football has the most graduates with 13, followed by seven from men's crew and six each from women's rowing, fencing and lacrosse.

"Graduation is by far the best day in the year in collegiate athletics," said Temple University Director of Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft. "It is the culmination of four years of hard work in the classroom which has hopefully…