Florida sees 59 Gator student-athletes receive their degrees during this weekend's commencement ceremonies.
Gators Participating in this Weekend's Commencement Ceremonies
Friday, May 3, 2019 | General
Of the 59 Gators graduating this weekend, 36 were members of NCAA or SEC Championship teams and 48 earned Academic All-SEC honors.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – This month, 59 University of Florida student-athletes participate in spring graduation ceremonies at various University of Florida campus venues.
Eight were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:
More Spring Gator Grad Notables:
Eight were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:
- 2017 NCAA Baseball – Blake Reese, David Lee Jr.
- 2017 NCAA Women's Tennis – Brooke Austin
- 2016, 2017 (outdoor) and 2018 (indoor) Track & Field – Samuel Ahrenholz
- 2016, 2017 (outdoor), 2018 (indoor), 2019 (indoor) Track & Field – Jabari Hill, Magnus Pettersen,
VictorJhonny - 2017 (outdoor), 2018 (indoor), 2019 (indoor) Track & Field – Zach Purvis
- Brooke Austin – 2016 NCAA doubles
- Jan Switkowski - 2018 200 individual medley& 200 freestyle relay
- Mark Szaranek - 2017 200 IM & 2018 free relay
- Brooke Austin – 2015 and 2016 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year
- Kelly Barnhill - 2017 and 2018 Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year
- Canyon Barry - 2017 Southeastern Conference Sixth Man of the Year
- KeAndre Bates – 2017 SEC Indoor Field Athlete of Year
- Haley Hicklin – 2017 and 2018 BIG EAST and 2019 American Athletics Goalkeeper of the Year
- Sydney Pirreca – 2018 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
- Lindsey Ronbeck – 2019 American Athletics Attacker of the Year
More Spring Gator Grad Notables:
- Kelly Barnhill claimed three national player of year honors in 2017 - Honda Award, USA Softball National Player of Year and ESPY as Best Female Collegiate Athlete.
- Sam Ahrenholz receives a $10,000 post-graduate scholarship as the male winner of the 2018-19 Brad Davis Southeastern Conference Community Service Leader of the Year award.
- Christoph Margotti and Georgia Marris receive $10,000 post-graduate scholarships as nominees for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete award.
- Lindsey Ronbeck was named National Freshman of the Year in 2016 by ILWomen
- Barnhill claimed the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-American of Year and also was a 2017 Academic All-America first team selection.
- Canyon Barry received a 2017 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was that season's Academic All-American of the Year
- Michael McNeely received the 2014 National Football Foundation Legacy Award Winner and also earned the President's Academic Award
- 16 graduate with honors.
- Summa Cum Laude: Sam Ahrenholz, Haley Hicklen, Christoph Margotti
- Magna Cum Laude: Amanda Cheney, Mollie Pulte
- Cum Laude: Jill Alonso, Kelly Barnhill, Caroline Benitez, Jonathan Gould, Madison Hall, David Lee Jr., Alix Lopez, Georgia Marris, Caroline May, Elisavet Panti, Blake Reese
- Three receive master's degrees this weekend – Mak Krause (men's basketball), Asa Garcia (women's track & field), Megan Reed (women's track & field)
- Four graduates will compete for UF in the 2019-20 season – Jack Guyton (cross country / track & field) Magnus Pettersen (cross country / track & field), Freddie Swain (football), Jacob Tilghman (football)
| 2019 University of Florida Student-Athlete Spring Graduates | ||
| Name | Sport | Degree |
| Jonah Girand | Baseball | Criminology |
| David Lee Jr. | Baseball | Food and Resource Economics |
| Blake Reese | Baseball | Forest Resources and Conservation |
| KeVaughn Allen | Men's Basketball | African American Studies |
| Canyon Barry | Men's Basketball | Master - Nuclear Engineering |
| Andrew Fava | Men's Basketball | Criminology |
| Kevarrius Hayes | Men's Basketball | Sociology |
| Mak Krause | Men's Basketball | Master- Sport Management |
| Corey Staples | Women's Basketball | Telecommunication |
| Robert Clay Jr. | Football | Food and Resource Economics |
| Anthony Giglia | Football | Applied Physiology and Kinesiology |
| Harry Gornto | Football | Construction Management |
| Jonathan Gould | Football | Animal Sciences |
| Tyler Jordan | Football | Telecommunication |
| Jahim Lawrence | Football | Sociology |
| T.J. McCoy | Football | Family, Youth and Community Sciences |
| Michael McNeely | Football | Doctor of Medicine |
| Joseph Putu | Football | Sociology |
| Freddie Swain | Football | Sociology |
| Jacob Tilghman | Football | Sport Management |
| Nick Villano | Football | African American Studies |
| Ryan Celano | Men's Golf | Advertising |
| Amanda Cheney | Gymnastics | Telecommunication |
| Paige Aldave | Lacrosse | Advertising |
| Jillian Alonso | Lacrosse | Sociology |
| Caroline Benitez | Lacrosse | Economics |
| Annie Collins | Lacrosse | Telecommunication |
| Kendra Cronin | Lacrosse | Sustainability Studies |
| Madi Hall | Lacrosse | Advertising |
| Haley Hicklen | Lacrosse | Sustainability and The Built Environment |
| Alix Lopez | Lacrosse | Sociology |
| Caroline May | Lacrosse | Health Education and Behavior |
| Sydney Pirreca | Lacrosse | Linguistics |
| Lindsey Ronbeck | Lacrosse | English |
| Kelly Barnhill | Softball | Public Relations |
| Brittney Bennett | Soccer | Sociology |
| Melanie Monteagudo | Soccer | Advertising |
| Sara Wilson | Soccer | Advertising |
| Andrew Brady | Men's Swimming | Mechanical Engineering |
| Ben Lawless | Men's Swimming | Construction Management |
| Christoph Margotti | Men's Swimming | Finance |
| Jan Switkowski | Men's Swimming | Economics |
| Mark Szaranek | Men's Swimming | Chemistry |
| Georgia Marris | Women's Swimming | Horticultural Science |
| Elisavet Panti | Women's Swimming | Classical Studies |
| Mollie Pulte | Women's Swimming | Innovation Persuasive Messaging |
| Brooke Austin | Women's Tennis | Sociology |
| Sam Ahrenholz | Men's Track & Field | Animal Sciences |
| Jack Guyton | Men's Track & Field | Business Administration |
| Jabari Hill | Men's Track & Field | African American Studies |
| Aaron Owens | Men's Track & Field | Family, Youth and Community Sciences |
| Magnus Pettersen | Men's Track & Field | Management |
| Zach Purvis | Men's Track & Field | Chemistry |
| Jhonny Victor | Men's Track & Field | Sport Management |
| Asa Garcia | Women's Track & Field | Master- Health Education and Behavior |
| Morgan Hull | Women's Track & Field | Environmental Engineering Sciences |
| Madison Morse | Women's Track & Field | International Studies |
| Megan Reed | Women's Track & Field | Master- Management |
| Taylor Sharpe | Women's Track & Field | Public Relations |
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