GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Athletic Association celebrates the accomplishments of 67 Gator student-athletes who will walk across commencement stages this weekend. In addition, seven receive graduate or undergrad certificates.
Spring commencement ceremonies begin Thursday, April 28 and run through Monday, May 2.
Seven were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:
- 2021 Men's Tennis – Andy Andrade, Josh Goodger, Sam Riffice, Duarte Vale
- 2016, 2017 (outdoor), 2018, 2019 (indoor) NCAA Track & Field – Kunle Fasasi
- 2018 and 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field – Chantz Sawyers and Edward Shelikoff
Two won NCAA Individual titles:
- Sam Riffice – 2021 NCAA Men's Singles
- Trinity Thomas – 2022 NCAA all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise
More Spring Gator Grad Notables:
- 19 earned All-America honors – Hannah Adams (softball), Clark Beach (swimming), Kunle Fasasi (track & field), Thayer Hall (volleyball), Abbie Harrelson (track & field), Gabrielle Hillis (swimming), McCartney Kessler (tennis), Kendyl Lindaman (softball), Katie Minnich (swimming), Ashley McCool (swimming), Nikki Miller (swimming), Sarah Reznick (lacrosse), Sam Riffice (tennis), Chantz Sawyers (track & field), Megan Skaggs (gymnastics), Trinity Thomas (gymnastics), Duarte Vale (tennis), Gabrielle Wilkinson (track & field)
- Sam Riffice (tennis) and Halley Taylor (gymnastics) receive $10,000 post-graduate scholarships as a H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete award nominee.
- Bettina Boszormenyi (swimming) receives a $5,000 postgraduate scholarships as a nominees for SEC Brad Davis Community Service Award.
- Kendyl Lindaman was softball's CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in 2020. She also was an Academic All-American in 2018 and 2021. Megan Skaggs (gymnastics) and Sam Riffice were 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large selections.
- Trinity Thomas was named the 2020 and 2022 Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Year.
- 2022 SEC Women's Tennis player of the Year is McCartney Kessler.
- Ashley McCool was the Diver of the Meet at the 2021 Southeastern Conference Championships
- 16 graduate with honors.
- Cum Laude: Bettina Boszormenyi (Swimming), Emerson Cabrera (lacrosse), Gabby Hillis (Swimming), Katie Minnich (Swimming), Sarah Reznick (lacrosse), Sam Riffice (tennis), Lauren Snider (Swimming), Marty Stange (Swimming), Halley Taylor (gymnastics), Trinity Thomas (gymnastics), Maeson Tydings (lacrosse), Emma Wightman (lacrosse), Marlee Zein (tennis), Ellie Zweifel (Swimming)
- Summa Cum Laude: Nick Lydon (Swimming), Payton Capes-Davis (track & field)
- 14 receive master's or doctorate degrees this weekend – Madison Alexander (soccer), Jade Caraway (softball), Matt Clark (track & field), Nick Deal (track & field), Kunle Fasasi (track & field), Chanelle Hargreaves (volleyball), Abbie Harrelson (track & field), Andrew Ivie (football), Kendyl Lindaman (softball), Edward Shelikoff (track & field), Megan Skaggs (gymnastics), Michelle Stegall (track & field), Trey Thompson (football), Lindsay Tomaini (track & field),
| 2022 University of Florida Student-Athlete Spring Graduates |
| Name |
Sport |
Degree |
| Kendrick Calilao |
Baseball |
Geography |
| Tyree Appleby |
Men's Basketball |
African American Studies |
| Keyontae Johnson |
Men's Basketball |
Education Sciences |
| Kristina Moore |
Women's Basketball |
Sport Management |
| Coleman Crozier |
Football |
Food & Resource Economics |
| Richard Gouraige |
Football |
Sociology |
| Andrew Ivie |
Football |
Doctor- Physical Therapy |
| Kevin Johnson |
Football |
Education Sciences |
| Emory Jones |
Football |
Telecommunication |
| Griffin McDowell |
Football |
Sociology |
| Marco Ortiz |
Football |
Health Education & Behavior |
| Jordan Pouncey |
Football |
African American Studies |
| David Reese |
Football |
Education Sciences |
| Justin Shorter |
Football |
Education Sciences |
| Will Thomas |
Football |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Trey Thompson |
Football |
Master- Management |
| Jacob Watkins |
Football |
Education Sciences |
| Manny Girona |
Men's Golf |
Food & Resource Economics |
| Christophe Stutts |
Men's Golf |
Education Sciences |
| Clara Manzalini |
Women's Golf |
Economics |
| Sydney Johnson-Scharpf |
Gymnastics |
Digital Arts & Sciences |
| Megan Skaggs |
Gymnastics |
Master- Entrepreneurship |
| Halley Taylor |
Gymnastics |
Criminology & Psychology |
| Trinity Thomas |
Gymnastics |
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology |
| Emerson Cabrera |
Lacrosse |
Health Sciences |
| Maddie Ellis |
Lacrosse |
Advertising |
| Charlotte Harmon |
Lacrosse |
Advertising |
| Catherine Moriarty |
Lacrosse |
Marketing |
| Sarah Reznick |
Lacrosse |
Health Sciences |
| Maeson Tydings |
Lacrosse |
Dietetics |
| Emma Wightman |
Lacrosse |
Health Sciences |
| Hannah Adams |
Softball |
Education Sciences |
| Jade Caraway |
Softball |
Master- Sport Management |
| Kendyl Lindaman |
Softball |
Master- Sport Management |
| Madison Alexander |
Soccer |
Master- Health Education and Behavior |
| Georgia Eaton-Collins |
Soccer |
Sport Management |
| Samantha Tobar |
Soccer |
Psychology |
| Clark Beach |
Men's Swimming |
Education Sciences |
| Ethan Beach |
Men's Swimming |
Sustainability and the Built Environment |
| Nick Hackett |
Men's Swimming |
Economics |
| Erik Harper |
Men's Swimming |
Education Sciences |
| Nick Lydon |
Men's Diving |
Applied Kinesiology & Physiology |
| Marty Stange |
Men's Swimming |
Construction Management |
| Bettina Boszormenyi |
Women's Swimming |
Psychology |
| Adrianna Deboer |
Women's Swimming |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Gabby Hillis |
Women's Swimming |
Natural Resource Conservation |
| Ashley McCool |
Women's Diving |
Anthropology |
| Nikki Miller |
Women's Swimming |
Psychology |
| Katie Minnich |
Women's Swimming |
Psychology |
| Lauren Snider |
Women's Diving |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Ellie Zweifel |
Women's Swimming |
Economics |
| Andy Andrade |
Men's Tennis |
International Studies |
| Josh Goodger |
Men's Tennis |
Education Sciences |
| Sam Riffice |
Men's Tennis |
Political Science |
| Marlee Zein |
Women's Tennis |
Health Education & Behavior |
| Matt Clark |
Men's Track & Field |
Master- Sport Management |
| Nick Deal |
Men's Track & Field |
Master- Management |
| Kunle Fasasi |
Men's Track & Field |
Master- French Studies |
| Chantz Sawyers |
Men's Track & Field |
Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management |
| Edward Shelikoff |
Men's Track & Field |
Master-Mechanical Engineering |
| Payton Capes-Davis |
Women's Track & Field |
History & Political Science |
| Abbie Harrelson |
Women's Track & Field |
Master- Early Education |
| Pamela O'Brien |
Women's Track & Field |
Psychology |
| Michelle Stegall |
Women's Track & Field |
Master- Family, Youth and Community Sciences |
| Lindsay Tomaini |
Women's Track & Field |
Master- Sport Management |
| Gabrielle Wilkinson |
Women's Track & Field |
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology |
| Chanelle Hargreaves |
Volleyball |
Master- Sport Management |
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| Certificates |
| Hunter McMullen |
Baseball |
Undergraduate Certificate-Sport Management |
| Nick Pogue |
Baseball |
Undergraduate Certificate-Sport Management |
| Phlandrous Fleming |
Men's Basketball |
Certificate- Sport Management |
| Brandon McKissic |
Men's Basketball |
Certificate- Sport Management |
| Duarte Vale |
Men's Tennis |
Undergraduate Certificate-Sport Management |
| McCartney Kessler |
Women's Tennis |
Certificate- Sport Management |
| Thayer Hall |
Volleyball |
Graduate Certificate-Sport Management |
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