Isaac Davis (left) and Taylor Baksay are the Gators heading to Atlanta next week for the Southeastern Conference Career Tour.
Taylor Baksay & Isaac Davis Heading to ATL for SEC Career Tour
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 | General, Soccer, Men's Swimming & Diving
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida swimmer Isaac Davis and soccer player Taylor Baksay are among the 27 student-athletes invited to the Southeastern Conference Career Tour, the league announced Tuesday.
The sixth annual tour runs from Nov. 29-Dec. 1 in Atlanta leading up to the SEC Football Championship Game.
The goal of the career tour is to provide exposure for SEC student-athletes who are seeking career opportunities in various fields. The group representing 11 different sports is scheduled to visit the headquarters and meet with executives at several corporations in the Atlanta area, including Mercedes Benz Stadium, Cox Enterprises, KPMG, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Mercedes Benz USA, Lockheed Martin.
Also included on the agenda for the student-athletes is a meeting with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.
The group also meets with past participants for a panel discussion on how the SEC Career Tour helped them during their job search process. Those past attendees are:
2022 SEC Career Tour Participants
Alabama
Ella Burgess (Gymnastics)
Kennedy Muckelroy (Volleyball)
Arkansas
Christopher Bailey (Track & Field)
Daszay Freeman (Track & Field)
Auburn
Maddison Bondon (Soccer)
Jan Galka (Men's Tennis)
Florida
Taylor Baksay (Soccer)
Isaac Davis (Swimming)
Georgia
Titiana Marsh (Track & Field)
Kentucky
Richard Clark (Rifle)
Mikayla Kowalik (Softball)
LSU
Adele Broussard (Track & Field)
Lindsi Jennings (Soccer)
Mississippi
Lea Horvath (Rifle)
Jared Lawrence (Football)
Mississippi State
Shea Moreno (Softball)
Sam Smith (Track & Field)
Missouri
Isabella Alessio (Soccer)
Mitchell Small (Cross Country/Track & Field)
South Carolina
Claire Pound (Equestrian)
Destinee Rocker (Track & Field)
Tennessee
Jake Hall (Men's Golf)
Kiki Milloy (Softball)
Texas A&M
Jace Brown (Swimming & Diving)
Star Ferguson (Softball)
Vanderbilt
Ben Bresnahan (Football)
Ella Shamburger (Soccer)
The sixth annual tour runs from Nov. 29-Dec. 1 in Atlanta leading up to the SEC Football Championship Game.
| Year | Florida SEC Career Tour Participants | |
| 2022 | Taylor Baksay, soccer | Isaac Davis, swimming |
| 2021 | Megan Skaggs, gymnastics | Denzel Villaman, track & field |
| 2020* | Nick Buchanan, football | Catherine Moriarty, lacrosse |
| Brock Edge, baseball | Adam Shuler, football | |
| Charlotte Harmon, lacrosse | Kahra Williams, swimming | |
| 2019 | Kirby McMullen, baseball | Garrett Milchin, baseball |
| 2018 | Lexi Bolton, lacrosse | Emily Petillo, lacrosse |
| 2017 | Amanda Cheney, gymnastics | Nick Uruburu, track & field |
| 2016 | Morgan Frazier, gymnastics | Natalie Hinds, swimming |
| *virtual tour | ||
The goal of the career tour is to provide exposure for SEC student-athletes who are seeking career opportunities in various fields. The group representing 11 different sports is scheduled to visit the headquarters and meet with executives at several corporations in the Atlanta area, including Mercedes Benz Stadium, Cox Enterprises, KPMG, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Mercedes Benz USA, Lockheed Martin.
Also included on the agenda for the student-athletes is a meeting with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.
The group also meets with past participants for a panel discussion on how the SEC Career Tour helped them during their job search process. Those past attendees are:
- Jackson Hawthorne (Kentucky soccer),
- Diego Chavarria (Auburn tennis)
- Aubrey Sultemeier (Mississippi volleyball)
- Kathryn Cosgrove (Tennessee rowing)
- Akiya Thymes (LSU softball)
2022 SEC Career Tour Participants
Alabama
Ella Burgess (Gymnastics)
Kennedy Muckelroy (Volleyball)
Arkansas
Christopher Bailey (Track & Field)
Daszay Freeman (Track & Field)
Auburn
Maddison Bondon (Soccer)
Jan Galka (Men's Tennis)
Florida
Taylor Baksay (Soccer)
Isaac Davis (Swimming)
Georgia
Titiana Marsh (Track & Field)
Kentucky
Richard Clark (Rifle)
Mikayla Kowalik (Softball)
LSU
Adele Broussard (Track & Field)
Lindsi Jennings (Soccer)
Mississippi
Lea Horvath (Rifle)
Jared Lawrence (Football)
Mississippi State
Shea Moreno (Softball)
Sam Smith (Track & Field)
Missouri
Isabella Alessio (Soccer)
Mitchell Small (Cross Country/Track & Field)
South Carolina
Claire Pound (Equestrian)
Destinee Rocker (Track & Field)
Tennessee
Jake Hall (Men's Golf)
Kiki Milloy (Softball)
Texas A&M
Jace Brown (Swimming & Diving)
Star Ferguson (Softball)
Vanderbilt
Ben Bresnahan (Football)
Ella Shamburger (Soccer)
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