Young Man who Won Medals as Athlete in School Celebrates Bagging his First Degree, Shares Photos

Young Man who Won Medals as Athlete in School Celebrates Bagging his First Degree, Shares Photos

- A young man with the Twitter handle, Nate Blackmon, has bagged a Bachelor of Science in Health Science from the Columbus State University

- Blackmon has taken to social media to share the news about his academic feat with his followers

- The man accompanied the post with amazing graduation photos

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A young man with the Twitter handle, Nate Blackmon, has celebrated bagging a Bachelor of Science in Health Science from Columbus State University.

In a post on his Twitter handle, Blackmon proudly shares amazing graduation pictures along with the news about his academic feat.

Announcing his achievement in the post, he wrote, "God made me strong because he knew I wouldn’t quit. Columbus State University."

God made me strong because he knew I wouldn’t quit - Young man celebrates as he bags 1st degree
God made me strong because he knew I wouldn’t quit - Nate Blackmon celebrates as he bags 1st degree. Image: Nate Blackmon
Source: UGC

Blackmon added that he bagged a Bachelor of Science in Health Science as he shared the bedazzling graduation photos.

The young Black man proudly appears on social media rocking his graduation regalia, glowing with lovely smiles.

The photos have gathered sweet congratulatory messages from his loved ones and followers.

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions to his post:

@Mitchnifi said:

"Congrats Bro."

@andreamw_ said:

"LOOK WHO NEVER GAVE UP"

@javarislharris said:

"THE GOAT! Stop playing with my boy."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian man, Toluwanimi Adegboyega Olorunnisola, finally achieved his academic dream in a very big way.

On Wednesday, March 3, the man revealed he bagged a first-class in industrial and production engineering.

To celebrate the amazing feat, Toluwanimi gave himself an amazing photoshoot as he is dressed in his engineering overall and safety helmet.

Many people who loved the idea behind the photoshoot session praised him, saying getting a first class degree is not common.

Tweeps also wondered how he was able to pull off such an amazing achievement in a job some students usually consider tough.

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Joseph Omotayo writes for the human interest desk at Legit.ng. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University with a degree in Literature in English. He loves basketball and books. He tweets @omotayome.

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