Commencement Weekend for Gator Student-Athletes
Friday, August 5, 2022 | General, Otis Hawkins Center
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Athletic Association celebrates the accomplishments of 32 Gator student-athletes who will walk across commencement stages this weekend. In addition, one receives a graduate certificate.
Summer commencement ceremonies begin Friday, Aug. 5 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 6.
Three were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:
2022 NCAA Outdoor Men's Track & Field – Dedrick Vanover
2022 NCAA Indoor Women's Track & Field: - Taylor Manson
2022 NCAA Outdoor Women's Track & Field: Manson and Caitlan Tate
One won NCAA Individual titles:
More Summer Gator Grad Notables:
Summer commencement ceremonies begin Friday, Aug. 5 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 6.
Three were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:
2022 NCAA Outdoor Men's Track & Field – Dedrick Vanover
2022 NCAA Indoor Women's Track & Field: - Taylor Manson
2022 NCAA Outdoor Women's Track & Field: Manson and Caitlan Tate
One won NCAA Individual titles:
- Will Davis – 2022 NCAA 200 medley and 200 free relays
More Summer Gator Grad Notables:
- Taylor Manson won 2020 Olympic bronze as part of the U.S. Mixed 4x400 relay team
- Clifford Lett, captain of Florida's first SEC champion basketball team, earned his degree
- Eight earned All-America honors – Kirschtine Balbuena (swimming), Alyssa Baumann (gymnastics), Leah Braswell (swimming), Leah Clapper (gymnastics), Will Davis (swimming), Taylor Manson (track & field), Caitlan Tate (track & field), Dedrick Vanover (track & field)
- Leah Clapper was a 2021 & 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large selection. She was the 2021 Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for gymnastics.
- Six graduate with honors.
- Summa Cum Laude: Jenny Kim (golf)
- Magna Cum Laude: Kirschtine Balbuena (swimming)
- Cum Laude: Leah Baswell (swimming), Paisley Eagan (lacrosse), Myreon Jones (basketball), Trent Whittemore (football)
- Seven receive master's or doctorate degrees this weekend – Alyssa Baumann (gymnastics), Leah Clapper (gymnastics), Jazmyn Foberg (gymnastics), Leigh Lingo (lacrosse), Taylor Manson (track & field), Mattias Siimar (tennis), Asia Smith (track & field). In addition, Caitlan Tate receives a graduate certificate.
- Nine compete for the Gators in the upcoming 2022-23 season: Zippy Broughton (basketball), Leah Clapper (gymnastics), Brenton Cox (football), Paisley Eagan (lacrosse), Cameron Hall (soccer), Myreon Jones (basketball), Jenny Kim (golf), Angel Vicioso (track & field), Trent Whittemore (football)
| 2022 University of Florida Student-Athlete Summer Graduates | ||
| Name | Sport | Degree |
| Kris Armstrong | Baseball | Education Sciences |
| Myreon Jones | Men's Basketball | Education Sciences |
| Clifford Lett | Men's Basketball | Sociology |
| Zippy Broughton | Women's Basketball | Food & Resource Economics |
| Emanuely De Oliveira | Women's Basketball | Education Sciences |
| Brenton Cox Jr. | Football | Education Sciences |
| Chase DeMichele | Football | Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management |
| James Robinson | Football | Education Sciences |
| Randy Russell | Football | Education Sciences |
| Trent Whittemore | Football | Sport Management |
| Jenny Kim | Women's Golf | Built Environment |
| Alyssa Baumann | Gymnastics | Master- Management |
| Leah Clapper | Gymnastics | Master- Mass Communications |
| Jazmyn Foberg | Gymnastics | Master- Entrepreneurship |
| Paisley Eagan | Lacrosse | Psychology |
| Leigh Lingo | Lacrosse | Master-Management |
| Maddie McMaster | Lacrosse | Education Sciences |
| Cameron Hall | Soccer | Event Management |
| Jake Adcock | Men's Swimming | Public Relations |
| Will Davis | Men's Swimming | Sport Management |
| Kirschtine Balbuena | Women's Swimming | Applied Physiology & Kinesiology |
| Leah Braswell | Women's Swimming | History |
| Annette Schultz | Women's Swimming | Education Sciences |
| Rosie Zavaros | Women's Swimming | Psychology |
| Mattias Siimar | Men's Tennis | Master- Information Systems and Operations Management |
| Dedrick Vanover | Men's Track & Field | Education Sciences |
| Angel Vicioso | Men's Track & Field | Economics |
| Grace Blair | Women's Track & Field | Journalism |
| Gianna Forte | Women's Track & Field | Applied Physiology & Kinesiology |
| Sydney Fowler | Women's Track & Field | Sociology |
| Taylor Manson | Women's Track & Field | Master-Health Education Behavior |
| Asia Smith | Women's Track & Field | Master-Mass Communication |
| Certificates | ||
| Caitlan Tate | Women's Track & Field | Graduate Certificate-Dyslexia |
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