Summer 2019 commencement includes 33 Gator student-athletes.
Gators Participating in Summer Commencement
Friday, August 9, 2019 | General
34 Gators finished their degrees this summer, including seven master's degrees and one PhD.
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:
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
- 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 20th 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 |
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