Forty-six Gator student-athletes are participating in this weekend’s commencement ceremonies.
46 Gators participating in this weekend's commencement
Friday, April 28, 2017 | General
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Spring University of Florida graduation ceremonies includes 46 Gator student-athletes. Commencement for various UF colleges take place at the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center beginning Friday, April 28 through Sunday, April 30.
Gator Graduate Notables:
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- Recipients of the outstanding graduating student-athlete honors are men's golf's A.J. Crouch (Doug Belden Award).
- Two were conference players of the year during their Gator careers: Sammi Burgess (2016 BIG EAST Co-Attacker) and Caroline Fitzgerald (2016 BIG EAST Defender)
- Fifteen graduates earned All-America honors during their Gator careers.
- Four claimed six NCAA individual event titles:
- Kyra Jefferson – 2015 indoor 200 meters; 2015 4x100, 4x400
- Shayla Sanders – 2015 outdoor 4x100
- Arman Hall – 2016 outdoor 400 meters; 2013 outdoor 4x100, 4x400
- Kourtney Keegan – 2016 doubles
- Three receive master's degrees this weekend – soccer's Erika Nelson, track & field's Macy Huskey and Taylor Tubbs.
- The UF Alumni Association (UFAA) selected softball's Aubree Munro as an Honorable Mention UF Outstanding Senior Leader
- Ronni Williams was a second-round selection in the 2017 WNBA Draft
- Sixteen will graduate cum laude – Frank Rubio, Steven Stipe, Morgan Frazier, Haley Bordner, Sammi Burgess, Carli Marsh, Aubree Munro, Colin Rockwell, Sierra Kuhn, Maxx Lipman, Elliott Orkin, Kourtney Keegan, Spencer Liang, Caleb Chambliss, Antwan Wright and Kyra Jefferson.
- Two Gators competed in the 2016 Olympic Games. Arman Hall was part of the U.S.'s gold medal 4x400-meter relay and swimmer Pawel Werner competed for Poland.
- Elliott Orkin receives a $7,500 post-graduate scholarships as Florida's nominees for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Award. Maxx Lipman is Florida's nominee for the 2017 Brad Davis Community Service Award and receives a $5,000 post-graduate scholarship.
- Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors were earned by 38 during their Florida careers.
| 2017 University of Florida Student-Athlete Spring Commencement Participants | ||
| Name | Sport | Degree |
| Ryan Larson | Baseball | Advertising |
| Frank Rubio | Baseball | Criminology |
| John Egbunu | Men's Basketball | Sociology |
| Kasey Hill | Men's Basketball | Anthropology |
| Schuyler Rimmer | Men's Basketball | Political Science |
| Simone Westbrook | Women's Basketball | African American Studies |
| Ronni Williams | Women's Basketball | Telecommunication |
| Cam Dillard | Football | Telecommunication |
| Jonathan Haney | Football | Political Science |
| Marcus Maye | Football | African American Studies |
| Steven Stipe | Football | Management |
| Johnny Townsend | Football | Telecommunication |
| AJ Crouch | Men's Golf | Food & Resource Economics |
| Kelly Grassel | Women's Golf | Family, Youth and Community Sciences |
| Morgan Frazier | Gymnastics | Telecommunication & Political Science |
| Haley Bordner | Lacrosse | Health Science |
| Sammi Burgess | Lacrosse | Criminology |
| Caroline Fitzgerald | Lacrosse | Telecommunication |
| Carli Marsh | Lacrosse | Criminology |
| Chloe O'Haire | Lacrosse | Environmental Sciences |
| Aubree Munro | Softball | Telecommunication |
| Erika Nelson | Soccer | Master's – Health Education & Behavior |
| Brooke Sharp | Soccer | Advertising |
| Alex Dehner | Men's Swimming | Sustainability Studies |
| Justin Kaisrlik | Men's Swimming | Food & Resource Economics |
| Colin Rockwell | Men's Swimming | Mechanical Engineering |
| Pawel Werner | Men's Swimming | Information Systems/Combined Program |
| Sierra Kuhn | Women's Swimming | Psychology & Criminology |
| Lindsey McKnight | Women's Swimming | Political Science |
| Taylor Roy | Women's Swimming | Public Relations |
| Maxx Lipman | Men's Tennis | Sport Management |
| Elliott Orkin | Men's Tennis | Finance |
| Joshua Wardell | Men's Tennis | Finance |
| Kourtney Keegan | Women's Tennis | Sport Management |
| Spencer Liang | Women's Tennis | Finance |
| Belinda Woolcock | Women's Tennis | Sport Management |
| Caleb Chambliss | Men's Track & Field | Psychology |
| Elliott Clemente | Men's Track & Field | Family, Youth and Community Sciences |
| Arman Hall | Men's Track & Field | African American Studies |
| Moriel Pitt | Men's Track & Field | Sociology |
| Mac Reynolds | Men's Track & Field | Family, Youth and Community Sciences |
| Antwan Wright | Men's Track & Field | Health Education and Behavior |
| Macy Huskey | Women's Track & Field | Master's - Management |
| Kyra Jefferson | Women's Track & Field | Tourism, Event and Recreation Management |
| Shayla Sanders | Women's Track & Field | Family, Youth and Community Sciences |
| Taylor Tubbs | Women's Track & Field | Master's – International Business |
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