Sparty Alumni

Caeden Hunter

Hometown: Grand Blanc, MI
Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Major; Theatre Minor
Years on Squad: 2019-2023

Favorite Sparty Memories:

• Being in Madison Square Garden was awesome 
• The big win against Marquette in March Madness
• Running alongside all the kids during the Izzo 5K was a blast

Avery Tilley

Hometown: Aledo, TX
Major: Fisheries and Wildlife & Genomics and Molecular Genetics Double Major; Entrepreneurship Minor; Pre-vet Concentration; Honors College 
Years on Squad: 2019-2023

Favorite Sparty Memories:

• Beating Wisconsin for Homecoming this year! It was such a great feeling to celebrate a tough win, especially when singing the fight song with the team and student section
• Learning and performing a halftime dance routine with the MSU dance team
• The Big 10k in Chicago this year! It was so much fun to hang out with other Big 10 mascots and cheer on Spartans

Collin Higgins

Hometown: St. Clair, MI
College: College of Communications Arts and Sciences 
Major: Media & Information Major, Fiction Filmmaking Minor
Years on Squad: 2018-2022

Favorite Sparty Memories:

• Celebrating on the field as Sparty after winning the 2021 Peach Bowl
• Being on Big Noon Kickoff and running out before the 2021 Michigan Football game in a packed Spartan Stadium
• Attending the 2019 Maui Basketball Invitational 
• Weddings 

Brett Lanski

Years on Squad: 2018-2022

ERIC MEYER

Hometown: Phoenixville, PA
College: College of Communications Arts and Sciences 
Major: Advertising Management Major, Retail Management Minor
Years on Squad: 2018-2022

Favorite Sparty Memories:

• Every football game but specifically Nebraska Football game my senior year when it went into overtime and we won on a game winning field goal
• Doing the Senior Bowl in 2020
• Visiting a children’s hospital in Mobile, Alabama

MADISON SCANLON

Years on Squad: 2018-2022

CORY HILTON

Hometown: Chesterfield Township, MI
College: College of Engineering
Major: Electrical Engineering
Years on Squad: 2017-2020

Favorite Sparty Memories:

• B1G Ten 10k - Chicago, IL
• 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Sweet Sixteen game against Duke
• 2019 Final Four

JOSEPH HRABNICKY

Hometown: Wyandotte, MI
College: College of Communication Arts & Sciences
Major: Advertising Management
Years on Squad: 2017-2020

Favorite Sparty Memories:

• The last run out at a football game
• Flying out to New Orleans at the request of Saints Coach Payton
• When the MSU Men's Basketball team won the 2019 Regular Season Big Ten Conference title

DREW DAVIS

Hometown: Northville, MI
Colleges: Eli Broad College of Business, Honors College
Major: Supply Chain Management
Minor: Sales Leadership
Years on Squad: 2015-2019

Favorite Sparty Memories:

• Being on the cover of Sports Illustrated
• Football and basketball games
• TV appearances

KAMREN HUIZENGA

Hometown: Clarkston, MI
College: Lyman Briggs College
Major: Human Biology
Minor: Bioethics
Years on Squad: 2015-2018

Favorite Sparty Memories:

• 2015 Big Ten Football Championship - Indianapolis, IN
• 2016 UCA College Mascot National Championship - Orlando, FL
• Cherry Fest - Traverse City, MI

NICOLE NIEMIEC

Hometown: Troy, MI
College: Eli Broad College of Business
Major: Marketing
Minor: Sports Management
Years on Squad: 2016-2018

Favorite Sparty Memories:

• The B1G Ten 10k - Chicago, IL
• Quicken Loans commercial 
• Literacy tours to elementary schools

ALEC SHUFF

Hometown: West Branch, MI
College: College of Communication Arts & Sciences
Major: Advertising/ Management
Minor: Sales Leadership 
Years on Squad: 2016-2018

Favorite Sparty Memories:

• 2017 Sparty Gras - Scottsdale, AZ
• 2016 Cotton Bowl - Dallas, Texas
• Performing for Disney Executive Training - Orlando, FL

BEN HATALA

• 2009 Final Four - Detroit, MI