UF's fall 2023 commencement ceremonies includes many current and past Gator student-athletes.
Fall Commencement Includes UF Student-Athletes
Friday, December 15, 2023 | General
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Among the almost 4,000 graduates celebrating their accomplishments in the University of Florida's fall commencement ceremonies this weekend are 47 current and former Gator student-athletes. Thirty earn undergraduate degrees and 10 claim master's doctor's degrees. In addition, seven receive graduate or undergrad certificates.
Graduate Notes:
Graduate Notes:
- Florida's fall graduates includes 12 who were part of national or conference championship teams.
- Bobby Finke won double gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics (800 and 1500 freestyle).
- Anna Hall won heptathlon medals at the 2023 (silver) and 2022 (bronze) World Championships.
- Two were part of NCAA Championship teams – Anna Hall (2022 NCAA Indoor & Outdoor) and Jacory Patterson (2022 & 2023 NCAA Outdoor)
- The fall 2023 graduating class includes siblings Justin Curtis (football) and Josie Curtis (soccer)
- Ten completed advanced degrees – Samantha Bender (softball), Zippy Broughton (basketball), Justin Curtis (football), Emily Diaz (lacrosse), Will Harrod (football), Nina Kucheran (swimming), Teradja Mitchell (football), Kingsley Raitt-Eguakun (football), Kahlia Warner (diving) and Jacob Watkins (football)
- Kathleen Golding (swimming) graduates with her bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and also finished an undergraduate certificate in Project Management
- Nine compete for the Gators in spring 2024 – Zippy Broughton (basketball), Baylee Goddard (softball), Avery Goelz (softball), Miles Green (track & field), Michael Holloway II (track & field), Alex Klatsky (basketball), Aliyah Matharu (basketball), Blake Purnell (baseball) and Payton Richards (gymnastics)
- Five graduate cum laude - Ara Emerzian (football), Kyle Engel (football), Avery Goelz (softball), Rylee Trlicek (softball) and Kathleen Golding (swimming)
- Florida's fall graduates earned 44 All-America honors.
- Among Florida's graduates are 32 who earned Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll accolades.
| University of Florida Fall 2023 Graduating Student-Athletes | ||
| Name | Sport | Major |
| Blake Purnell | Baseball | Sport Management |
| Nick Ficarrotta | Baseball | Applied Physiology & Kinesiology |
| Alex Klatsky | Men's Basketball | Information Systems |
| Zippy Broughton | Women's Basketball | Master - Food & Resource Economics |
| Aliyah Matharu | Women's Basketball | Education Sciences |
| Eddie Battle | Football | Education Sciences |
| Justin Curtis | Football | Master – Construction Management |
| Jeremy Crawshaw | Football | Sociology |
| Kyle Engel | Football | Construction Management |
| Ara Emerzian | Football | Management |
| Will Harrod | Football | Master - Tourism & Hospitality Management |
| Jaelin Humphries | Football | Education Sciences |
| Jack Miller | Football | Education Sciences |
| Teradja Mitchell | Football | Master - Entrepreneurship |
| Jonathan Odom | Football | Education Sciences |
| Ricky Pearsall | Football | Education Sciences |
| Kingsley Raitt-Eguakun | Football | Master - Tourism & Hospitality Management |
| Jacob Watkins | Football | Master - Management |
| Ja'Markis Weston | Football | Education Sciences |
| Keon Zipperer | Football | Education Sciences |
| Payton Richards | Gymnastics | Family, Youth, & Consumer Sciences |
| Emily Diaz | Lacrosse | Master - Business Administration |
| Tessa Barton | Soccer | Education Sciences |
| Josie Curtis | Soccer | Psychology |
| Samantha Bender | Softball | Master – Health Education & Behavior |
| Baylee Goddard | Softball | Advertising |
| Avery Goelz | Softball | Criminology |
| Rylee Trlicek | Softball | Applied Physiology & Kinesiology |
| Bobby Finke | Men's Swimming | Construction Management |
| Leonardo Garcia | Men's Diving | Telecommunication |
| Alfonso Mestre | Men's Swimming | Bachelor - Business Administration |
| Kathleen Golding | Women's Swimming | Civil Engineering |
| Nina Kucheran | Women's Swimming | Master - Applied Physiology & Kinesiology |
| Kahlia Warner | Women's Diving | Master - Mental Health Counseling |
| Emma Shelton | Women's Tennis | Finance |
| Jalen Chance | Men's Track & Field | Telecommunication |
| Michael Holloway II | Men's Track & Field | Telecommunication |
| Jacory Patterson | Men's Track & Field | Education Sciences |
| Anna Hall | Women's Track & Field | Business Administration, Gen. Studies |
| Nnedi Okammor | Volleyball | Linguistics |
| Certificates | ||
| Cameron Carroll | Football | Undergraduate Certificate - Sport Management |
| Micah Leon | Football | Undergraduate Certificate - Integrative Strength and Conditioning |
| Daviana Vaka | Soccer | Graduate Certificate – Sport Event Management |
| Kathleen Golding | Women's Swimming | Undergraduate Certificate – Project Management |
| Miles Green | Men's Track & Field | Graduate Certificate - Sport Event Management |
| Anna Dixon | Volleyball | Graduate Certificate - Sport Event Management |
| Kennedy Muff | Volleyball | Graduate Certificate - Social Media |
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