Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – This weekend, 34 University of Florida student-athletes participate commencement ceremonies at the Exactech Arena in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
 
 
Six were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:

• 2017 NCAA Baseball – Nelson Maldonado
• 2016, 2017 (outdoor) and 2018 (indoor) Track & Field – KeAndre Bates
• 2018 & 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field – Kyren Hollis
• 2016, 2017 (outdoor) and 2018, 2019 (indoor) Track & Field – AJ McFarland
• 2016, 2017 (outdoor) and 2018 (indoor) Track & Field – Chris Olson
• 2010 and 2011 (indoor) – Christian Taylor

More Summer Gator Grad Notables:

• Three won NCAA titles as Gators:
  • KeAndre Bates won three 2017 individual NCAA titles (outdoor triple jump; indoor long and triple jump)
  • Alicia Boren claimed the 20^th NCAA individual gymnastics title for the Gators when she won the 2019 floor exercise crown
  • Christian Taylor won 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold for triple jump and is reigning two-time World champion. He won four NCAA triple jump titles as a Gator (2009, 2010 indoor; 2010, 2011 outdoor)
• Two Gator graduates own school records:
  • Alicia Boren – consecutive all-around competitions (54)
  • Funda Nakkasoglu – career three-point shooting percentage (39.6%)
• Six graduate with honors.
  • Cum Laude:  Hannah Burns, Andrew Ivie, Nelson Maldonado, Lily Mann, Amelia Maughan, Stanley Wu
• Seven receive master's degrees this weekend – Ryan Farr (football), Chelsea Herndon (Softball), AJ McFarland (men's track & field), Allie Monserez (volleyball), Funda Nakkasoglu (women's basketball), Shelly Lyle (soccer), Sarah Troccoli (soccer) and one receives his PhD – Stephen Alli (Counseling Education)
• Six graduates will compete for UF in the 2019-20 season – Elisabeth Bergh (cross country), Josh Hammond (football), Abby Howell (diving), Rachael Kramer (volleyball), Kyle Trask (football) and Zada Williams (women's basketball)

 

2019 University of Florida Student-Athlete Summer Graduates
Name	Sport	Degree
Felix Garcia	Baseball	Business
Nelson Maldonado	Baseball	Anthropology
Keith Stone	Men's Basketball	African American Studies
Funda Nakkasoglu	Women's Basketball	Master – Management
Zada Williams	Women's Basketball	African American Studies
Stephen Alli	Football	PhD – Counseling Education
Ryan Farr	Football	Master – Management
Josh Hammond	Football	Telecommunications
Andrew Ivie	Football	Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
Rayshad Jackson	Football	African American Studies
Kylan Johnson	Football	Telecommunications
Kyle Trask	Football	Sport Management
Gordon Neale	Men's Golf	Economics
Alicia Boren	Gymnastics	Women's Studies
Chelsea Herndon	Softball	Master – Sports Management
Lily Mann	Softball	Health Education and Behavior
Theresa Swertfager	Softball	Elementary Education
Shelley Lyle	Soccer	Master – Sports Management
Sarah Troccoli	Soccer	Master – Sports Management
Alex Lebed	Men's Swimming	Business
Stanley Wu	Men's Swimming	Health Education and Behavior
Hannah Burns	Women's Swimming	Health Education and Behavior
Abby Howell	Women's Diving	Telecommunications
Amelia Maughan	Women's Swimming	Psychology & Anthropology
KeAndre Bates	Men's Track & Field	African American Studies
Kyren Hollis	Men's Track & Field	African American Studies
AJ McFarland	Men's Track & Field	Master – Management
Chris Olson	Men's Track & Field	Family, Youth and Community Sciences
Christian Taylor	Men's Track & Field	Sport Management
Elisabeth Bergh	Women's Track & Field	Management
Lauren Brasure	Women's Track & Field	Sociology
Delaney Tiernan	Women's Track & Field	Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
Rachael Kramer	Volleyball	Marketing
Allie Monserez	Volleyball	Master – Entrepreneurship