Hawkeye Marching Band Class of 2023
Agam Gill
Agam Gill will graduate with a degree in biomedical engineering (pre-med) and a minor in chemistry.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Beating Iowa State in Ames after 3 hours of rain delays.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Singing the Alma Mater in the tunnel together before games.
Aidan Curry
Aidan Curry will graduate with a degree in human physiology (pre-dentistry).
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Singing the Alma Mater in the hotel.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: The first Series of the year!
Amber Burroughs
Amber Burroughs will graduate with a degree in business studies and a Nonprofit Leadership & Philanthropy Certificate.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “I loved performing our iconic Elton John show with Ohio State‘s TBDBITL.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Pregame
Andrew Tribbey
Andrew Tribbey will graduate with a BBA in Finance and a BBA in Business Analytics and Information Systems.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Going to the Big Ten Championship and exploring Indianapolis.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Trombone Trumpet Football Game
Anthony Mundt
Anthony Mundt will graduate with a degree in Ethics and Public Policy, Political Science, and a minor in Environmental Policy.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “My first halftime performance (dancing through the decades).”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Band Prom
Ashley Hermsen
Ashley Hermsen will graduate with degrees in music education and oboe performance.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “The first Pregame back in Kinnick during the 2021 season after Covid.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Playing Hey Jude during the Rec Show.
Becca Rockwell
Becca Rockwell will graduate with a BS in Human Physiology.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Watching Iowa beat Kentucky at the Music City Bowl and exploring Nashville with my friends!”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Singing the Alma Mater in the tunnel before each game.
Cailin Prunchak
Caillin Prunchak will graduate with a degree in psychology and a minor in human relations.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “During the Music Bowl trip, some of the tenors wanted to see a skyline view of Nashville, so we scheduled an apartment tour and requested an apartment that was high up. The view was great and so is that memory!”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Doing the series after winning a game!
Cory Weirather
Cory Weirather will graduate with a degree in finance and accounting.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Music City Bowl trip.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Singing the Alma Mater in the tunnel before games.
Courtney Kelly
Courtney Kelly will graduate with degrees in music education and trombone performance.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “The Big Ten Championship when the HMB and Michigan Band started running at each other and the entire HMB was screaming.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Hey Jude
Darshaun Smith
Darshaun Smith will graduate with degrees in sociology and African American Studies.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “The CAMBUS show when the bus did donuts in the end zone.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Group stretching and seeing what section can be louder to get the day started.
Dulce Maria Lara Flores
Dulce Maria Lara Flores will graduate with a degree in communications studies.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “My last trumpet huddle after the Music City Bowl. All the seniors got super emotional and it was super joyful.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: The Alma Mater before and after games.
Emily Herum
Emily Herum will graduate with a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a BA in Music.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Traveling to OSU for an awesome collaboration of fantastic music, but also all of the small moments in rehearsals or gamedays just being with some of my best friends will be fantastic memories that I will always look back on with a smile.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: The first series of the year — Always an electric atmosphere and everyone is so excited to see each other again. The freshmen are always funny too; real troopers. 😉
Hannah Crowell
Hannah Crowell graduated with a BA in Chemistry in Spring 2022. This semester, she will graduate with an MAT in Secondary Science Education.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Playing On Iowa after we beat Iowa State in 2019.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Singing the Alma Mater in the tunnel before each game.
Heaven-Leigh Robbins
Heaven-Leigh Robbins will graduate with degrees in psychology and ancient civilizations, and a minor in human relations.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Running around in the rain in California during practice for the Holiday Bowl.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Singing the Alma Mater before Pregame.
Jack Kincer
Jack Kincer will graduate with a degree in finance.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Watching the Hawks blowout USC in San Diego and getting to explore the city with all my friends.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Playing football in Kinnick before rehearsal at the start of every game day.
Jackie Johnston
Jackie Johnston will graduate with degrees in English and creative writing and screenwriting, and minors in ancient civilizations and Greek.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Getting to spend time traveling to OSU and Nashville with all my friends.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Doing the series in and out of the tunnel on game days.
Jenna Zimmerman
Jenna Zimmerman will graduate with a degree in biology and minors in history and psychology.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Traveling to Columbus and performing our joint halftime show with The Ohio State University Marching Band.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: All of the chants/dances/cadences we do during football games
Jenny Fairman
Jenny Fairman will graduate with a BFA in dance, a BA in Enterprise Leadership, and a certificate in Arts Entrepreneurship.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Performing the Elton John halftime show collaboration with The Ohio State Marching Band this past season!”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Doing the Series into Kinnick on game day!
Jessalyn Elder
Jessalyn Elder will graduate with a degree in political science, a minor in music, and a certificate in writing.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “A tossup between the private firework show for Kickoff at Kinnick this year and singing the Alma Mater on New Year’s in Florida last year.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Trumpet squad hand shakes before run on.
Levin Leeseman
Levin Leeseman will graduate with a master’s degree in computer science.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Winning against #4 Penn State during the 2021 football season.
Favorite HMB Tradition: Pregame in Kinnick Stadium
Michael Turone
Michael Turone will graduate with degrees in marketing and management, and a minor in music.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “Performing the combined Elton John halftime show with The Ohio State Marching Band…although being Penn State in 2021 was awesome too!”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Singing the Alma Mater in the tunnel before coming out for Pregame!
Mitch Majure
Mitch Majure will graduate with degrees in mathematics and computer science.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: The Music City Bowl
Favorite HMB Tradition: The Hawkeye Victory Polka
Shawn Hiramatsu
Shawn Hiramatsu will graduate with a BBA in Business Analytics Information Systems, a BBA in Finance, and a Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) Certificate.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: “#3 vs. #4 Penn State. Watching Petras throw a 44-yard bomb to Regain to finally take the lead late in the 4th quarter.”
Favorite HMB Tradition: Getting pumped while “Seriesing” into Kinnick before a big game.
Thomas Duong
Thomas Duong will graduate with a BS in Microbiology and a BS in Biomedical Sciences.
Favorite Memory in the HMB: Music City Bowl to Nashville
Favorite HMB Tradition: Pregame