Commencement Weekend for Gator Student-Athletes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Among the 3,000 who earn their University of Florida degrees this weekend are more than 30 Gator student-athletes.

Summer commencement ceremonies begin Friday, Aug. 11 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 12.

Four were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:
2022 NCAA Indoor & Outdoor Women's Track & Field – Gabrielle Wilkinson
2022 NCAA Indoor Women's Track & Field – Grace Stark
2022 NCAA Outdoor Women's Track & Field – Vanessa Watson & Thea Jensen

One won an NCAA Individual title:

Grace Stark – 2022 NCAA Indoor 60-meter hurdles

More Summer Gator Grad Notables:

Six earned All-America honors – Leah Clapper (gymnastics), Will Grant (tennis), Nya Reed (gymnastics), Grace Stark (track & field), Vanessa Watson (track & field) and Gabrielle Wilkinson (track & field)
Leah Clapper was a 2021 & 2022 CSC Academic All-America At-Large selection. She was the 2021 Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for gymnastics.
This is the third consecutive August that Leah Clapper receives a degree from UF. She graduated summa cum laude with her bachelor's degree in Advertising in 2021 and received her first master's degree in Mass Communications in 2022. She receives her master's in Entrepreneurship on Saturday.
Five graduate with honors.
- Magna Cum Laude: Talia Bates (swimming), Chloe Hyde (track & field), Will Sawyer (football)
- Cum Laude: Emily Culley (track & field), Jackson May (basketball)
Fourteen receive master's or doctorate degrees this weekend – Serena Brown (track & field), Emerson Cabrera (lacrosse), Leah Clapper (gymnastics), Rachel Baumann (gymnastics), Pal Egan (Softball), Lauren Ghee Duruji (track & field), Cameron Hall (soccer), Jenny Kim (golf), Tre Orr (football), Dale Thomas (basketball), Angel Vicioso (track & field), Tayler Warehime (lacrosse), Gabrielle Wilkinson (track & field), Sasha Wells (track & field).

2023 University of Florida Student-Athlete Summer Graduates
Name	Sport	Degree
Dale Thomas	Baseball	Master- Entrepreneurship
Jackson May	Men's Basketball	Sport Management
Faith Dut	Women's Basketball	Education Sciences
Nina Rickards	Women's Basketball	Sport Management
Tre Orr	Football	Master – Student Personnel in Higher Education
Jadarius Perkins	Football	Education Sciences
Mark Pitts	Football	Sport Management
Will Sawyer	Football	Mechanical Engineering
Jenny Kim	Women's Golf	Master- Real Estate
Rachel Baumann	Gymnastics	Master- Information Systems & Operations Management
Leah Clapper	Gymnastics	Master- Entrepreneurship
Nya Reed	Gymnastics	Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Emerson Cabrera	Lacrosse	Master- Management
Tayler Warehime	Lacrosse	Master- Health Education & Behavior
Cameron Hall	Soccer	Master- Management
Pal Egan	Softball	Master- Marketing
Christina Wellen	Softball	Business Administration
Trey Freeman	Men's Swimming	Sport Management
Brennan Gravley	Men's Swimming	Sport Management
Tyler Watson	Men's Swimming	Sport Management
Talia Bates	Women's Swimming	Sustainability and the Built Environment
Allison Piccirillo	Women's Swimming	Health Education Behavior
Will Grant	Men's Tennis	Sport Management
Carly Briggs	Women's Tennis	Education Sciences
Angel Vicioso	Men's Track & Field	Master- Real Estate
Serena Brown	Women's Track & Field	Master- Construction Management
Emily Culley	Women's Track & Field	Criminology & Psychology
Lauryn Ghee Duruji	Women's Track & Field	Master- Student Personnel in Higher Education
Chloe Hyde	Women's Track & Field	Journalism
Thea Jensen	Women's Track & Field	Criminology
Grace Stark	Women's Track & Field	Health Education Behavior
Vanessa Watson	Women's Track & Field	African American Studies
Gabrielle Wilkinson	Women's Track & Field	Master- Health Education & Behavior
Sasha Wells	Women's Track & Field	Master- History

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