This weekend's University of Florida fall commencement ceremonies includes Gator student-athletes.
Fall Commencement Includes UF Student-Athletes
Friday, December 16, 2022 | General, Otis Hawkins Center
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Among the more than 4,400 graduates celebrating their accomplishments in the University of Florida's fall commencement ceremonies this weekend are 35 current and former Gator student-athletes. Twenty-nine earn undergraduate degrees and six claim master's or doctor's degrees.
Graduate Notes
- Florida's fall graduates includes seven who were part of conference championship teams.
- Charla Echols won World Games gold with U.S.A. softball team in summer of 2022. She also is a two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-American.
- Six completed advanced degrees – Adam Bouchard (track & field), Hannah Burns (swimming), Bayley Main (swimming), Marissa Mesiermore (softball), Kemuel Santana (track & field) and Josh Tse (football).
- Five compete for the Gators in spring 2023 – Fred Biondi (golf), Colin Castleton (basketball), Charla Echols (softball), Deshay Fernandes (track & field) and Cavan Wilson (track & field)
- Francesca Faraci (soccer) graduates summa cum laude and Cavan Wilson (track & field) graduates magna cum laude. Jack Anders (football), Josh Braun (football), Lauren Durbin (soccer), Noah Keeter (football) and Cheyenne Lindsey (softball) graduate cum laude.
- Among Florida's graduates are 30 who earned Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll accolades.
University of Florida Fall 2022 Graduating Student-Athletes
| Name | Sport | Major |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Castleton | Men's Basketball | Education Sciences |
| Jack Anders | Football | Marketing |
| Josh Braun | Football | Classics |
| Daniel Cross | Football | Journalism |
| William Harrod | Football | Criminology |
| Noah Keeter | Football | Political Science |
| Lorenzo Lingard | Football | Education Sciences |
| Ventrell Miller | Football | Family, Youth and Community Sciences |
| Kingsley Raitt-Eguakun | Football | Criminology |
| Michael Tarquin | Football | Criminology |
| Josh Tse | Football | Master-Biomedical Engineering |
| Tyler Waxman | Football | Management |
| Nay'Quan Wright | Football | Sport Management |
| Dante Zanders | Football | Education Sciences |
| Fred Biondi | Men's Golf | Finance |
| Maggie Corbo | Lacrosse | Industrial & Systems Engineering |
| Natalie Dizney | Lacrosse | Advertising |
| Taylor Baksay | Soccer | Sociology |
| Lauren Durbin | Soccer | Psychology |
| Francesca Faraci | Soccer | Journalism |
| Charla Echols | Softball | Education Sciences |
| Cheyenne Lindsey | Softball | Health Education & Behavior |
| Marissa Mesiermore | Softball | Master-Health Education & Behavior |
| Isaac Davis | Men's Swimming | Geography |
| Bayley Main | Men's Swimming | Master-Construction Management |
| Gerard Quinn | Men's Swimming | Computer Science |
| Michael Taylor | Men's Swimming | Sustainability in the Built Environment |
| Hannah Burns | Women's Swimming | Doctor-Occupational Therapy |
| Celi Guzman | Women's Swimming | Psychology |
| Sydney Berlin | Women's Tennis | Business Administration |
| Adam Bouchard | Men's Track & Field | Master-Sport Management |
| Deshay Fernandes | Men's Track & Field | Sport Management |
| Jonathan Miller | Men's Track & Field | Education Sciences |
| Kemuel Santana | Men's Track & Field | Master-Applied Physiology & Kinesiology |
| Cavan Wilson | Men's Track & Field | Civil Engineering |
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