Twenty-two UF Student-Athletes to Participate in Fall Commencement
Friday, December 13, 2013 | General
GAINESVILLE – Fall graduation ceremonies take place on the University of Florida campus this weekend, with 22 current and former Gator student-athletes participating in commencement events. UF's fall commencement ceremonies take place Saturday, Dec. 14.
Among the graduates are five who were part of a Gator national championship team. Corrine Showalter was a member of Florida's 2010 NCAA Swimming & Diving team. Caroline Hitimana played on the Gators' 2012 and 2012 NCAA Tennis Championship teams. Ashan?e Dickerson and Dali Lemezan both were part of the squad that claimed Florida's first NCAA gymnastics title in 2013.
Among the Gator graduates is Mike Peterson, a 14-year NFL veteran and a part of Florida's first national title football team in 1996. Josh Walker, who won the NCAA 110-meter hurdles title in 2004 and 2005, also graduates this Saturday.
Ten of the graduates appeared on an All-Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll during their careers.
| University of Florida | ||
| Fall 2013 Graduating Student-Athletes | ||
| Name | Sport | Major |
| Bryson Smith | Baseball | Criminology |
| Tommy Toledo | Baseball | Advertising |
| Trey Burton | Football | Family, Youth And Community Science |
| David Campbell | Football | Economics |
| Jon Halapio | Football | Anthropology |
| Jon Harrison | Football | Criminology |
| Kyle Koehne | Football | Anthropology |
| Chris Maignan | Football | Applied Physiology & Kinesiology – Fitness/Wellness |
| Tyler Murphy | Football | Telecommunication |
| Mike Peterson | Football | Sociology |
| Ian Silberman | Football | Family, Youth And Community Science |
| Jaylen Watkins | Football | Family, Youth And Community Science |
| Tyler McCumber | Men's Golf | Family, Youth And Community Science |
| Ashan?e Dickerson | Gymnastics | Anthropology |
| Dali Lemezan | Gymnastics | Sociology |
| Taylor Travis | Soccer | Anthropology |
| Corinne Showalter | Women's Swimming | Health Science Education |
| Caroline Hitimana | Women's Tennis | Finance |
| John Mitchell | Men's Track & Field | Recreation, Parks And Tourism |
| Josh Walker | Men's Track & Field | Recreation, Parks And Tourism |
| Daniel Wehunt | Men's Track & Field | Sport Management |
| Ashley Miller | Women's Track & Field | Recreation, Parks And Tourism |
