This weekend, 59 current and former Gator student-athletes receive UF degrees.
Gator Student-Athletes Participating in Spring Commencement
Friday, May 4, 2018 | General
This weekend, 59 current and former Gator student-athletes receive UF degrees
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – This weekend, 59 University of Florida student-athletes participate commencement ceremonies at the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
13 were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:
More Spring Gator Grad Notables:
13 were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:
- 2015 NCAA Softball - Kayli Kvistad
- 2017 NCAA Baseball – Nick Horvath, JJ Schwarz
- 2017 NCAA Women's Tennis – Anna Danilina, Josie Kuhlman, Peggy Porter
- 2016, 2017 (outdoor) and 2018 (indoor) Track & Field – Damien Daniels, Jack Beitter, William Decker
- 2016 & 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field – Yanick Hart, Mac Macoy, Andres Arroyo Dominicci, TJ Holmes
More Spring Gator Grad Notables:
- Rhamat Alhassan is the 2017 Honda Award and Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year for volleyball.
- Arroyo reached the 2016 Olympics 800-meter run semifinals representing Puerto Rico.
- Josie Kuhlman was first Gator tennis player to receive NCAA Elite 90 Award (given to student-athlete with top grade point average at each of the 90 NCAA Championship sites). She picked up SEC Scholar-Athlete of Year honors for tennis in April.
- Nick Maronde completed his degree after a six-year professional baseball career (including three years in the Major Leagues)
- Two Gator football players receive their advanced degrees later this month – Chris Guido graduates from UF College of Medicine and Frankie Velez graduates from UF College of Law.
- Two graduate from UF College of Pharmacy – softball's Kelsey Horton and football's Brad Phillips.
- 14 graduate with honors.
- Summa Cum Laude: Brianna Felegi, Lindsey Rogers
- Magna Cum Laude: Jack Beitter
- Cum Laude: Anna Danilina, Asa Garcia , Dalton Goss, Kat Hamer, Josie Kuhlman, Kayli Kvistad, Mac Macoy, Lauren Perry, Peggy Porter, Megan Reed, Alyssa Yambor-Maul
- Five receive master's degrees this weekend – Luke Del Rio (football), Jordan Sherit (football), Colin Rockwell (men's swimming), Josh Wardell (men's tennis) and Avione Allgood (women's track & field).
- Six graduates will compete for UF in the 2018-19 season – Nick Buchanan (football), Courtney Douglas (soccer), Allie Monserez (volleyball), Funda Nakkasoglu (women's basketball), Lauren Perry (women's track & field) and Sarah Troccoli (soccer).
| 2018 University of Florida Student-Athlete Spring Graduates | ||
| Name | Sport | Degree |
| Nick Maronde | Baseball | Anthropology |
| Nick Horvath | Baseball | Family, Youth and Community Sciences |
| JJ Schwarz | Baseball | Sociology |
| Chris Chiozza | Men's Basketball | Telecommunication |
| Dyandria Anderson | Women's Basketball | Telecommunication |
| Funda Nakkasoglu | Women's Basketball | Economics |
| Ricardo Benalcazar | Football | Civil Engineering |
| Nick Buchanan | Football | Spanish |
| Luke Del Rio | Football | Master- Management |
| Brian Fallace | Football | Finance |
| Ryan Ferguson | Football | Finance |
| Eddie Giles | Football | Finance |
| Chris Guido | Football | Medical Doctor |
| Andrew Mike | Football | Applied Physiology and Kinesiology |
| Brad Phillips | Football | Pharmacy |
| Eddy Pineiro | Football | African American Studies |
| Antonio Riles Jr. | Football | Telecommunication |
| Jordan Sherit | Football | Master- International Business |
| Garrett Stephens | Football | Animal Sciences |
| Frankie Velez | Football | Juris Doctor |
| Taylor Tomlinson | Women's Golf | Business Administration |
| Katharine Hamer | Lacrosse | Sustainability & Built Environment |
| Allie Pavinelli | Lacrosse | Health Education and Behavior |
| Shayna Pirreca | Lacrosse | History |
| Kelsey Horton | Softball | Pharmacy |
| Kayli Kvistad | Softball | Communication Sciences and Disorder |
| Courtney Douglas | Soccer | Sociology |
| Jessie Holmes | Soccer | Biological Engineering |
| Sarah Troccoli | Soccer | Sociology |
| Jack Blyzinskyj | Men's Swimming | Food & Resource Economics |
| Dalton Goss | Men's Diving | Interdisciplinary Studies- Marine Biology |
| Colin Rockwell | Men's Swimming | Master- Mechanical Engineering |
| Brianna Felegi | Women's Diving | Economics |
| Georgia Hohmann | Women's Swimming | Telecommunication |
| Taylor Katz | Women's Swimming | Psychology |
| Ashlee Linn | Women's Swimming | Animal Sciences |
| Alyssa Yambor-Maul | Women's Swimming | Applied Physiology and Kinesiology |
| Jordan Belga | Men's Tennis | Sport Management |
| Josh Wardell | Men's Tennis | Master - Management |
| Anna Danilina | Women's Tennis | Economics |
| Josie Kuhlman | Women's Tennis | Public Relations |
| Peggy Porter | Women's Tennis | Finance |
| Andres Arroyo Dominicci | Men's Track & Field | African American Studies |
| Jack Beitter | Men's Track & Field | Biomedical Engineering |
| Damien Daniels | Men's Track & Field | Sport Management |
| William Decker | Men's Track & Field | Psychology |
| Yanick Hart | Men's Track & Field | Food & Resource Economics |
| TJ Holmes | Men's Track & Field | African American Studies |
| Mac Macoy | Men's Track & Field | Computer Science |
| Shayne Rodney | Men's Track & Field | Health Education and Behavior |
| Avione Allgood | Women's Track & Field | Master- Entrepreneurship |
| Darrielle McQueen | Women's Track & Field | Sport Management |
| Lauren Perry | Women's Track & Field | Business Administration |
| Megan Reed | Women's Track & Field | Criminology |
| Rhamat Alhassan | Volleyball | Telecommunication |
| Ann-Lorrayne Bzoch | Volleyball | Marketing |
| Allie Monserez | Volleyball | Sport Management |
| Lindsey Rogers | Volleyball | Public Relations |
| Carli Snyder | Volleyball | International Studies |
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