Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Athletic Association celebrates the accomplishments of 79 Gator student-athletes who will walk across commencement stages this weekend.
 
Spring commencement ceremonies begin Thursday, May 1 and run through Monday, May 6.
 
In addition, 20 finished undergraduate or graduate certificates.
 
Eight were part of national title teams during their careers:

• 2017 Baseball – Mike Rivera
• 1996 Football - Fred Taylor
• 2006 & 2008 Football – Brandon Spikes
• 2023 Men's Golf – John DuBois
• 2017 & 2019 Men's Outdoor, 2018 Indoor Track & Field- Grant Holloway
• 2022 Women's Indoor Track & Field - Claire Bryant and Grace Stark
• 2022 Women's Outdoor Track & Field – Alissa Braxton, Claire Bryant and Parker Valby

 
Six won NCAA Individual titles:

• Eric Friese – 2022 200 medley relay, 200 free relay; 2023 200 free relay
• Isabel Ivey – 800 freestyle relay
• Grant Holloway – 2017, '18, '19 – NCAA 60-meter hurdles and 110 hurdles; 2019 60m dash and 2019 4x100 relay
• Grace Stark – 2022 60-meter hurdles
• Trinity Thomas – 2022 NCAA all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise
• Parker Valby – 2023 NCAA Outdoor 5,000 run, 2023 Cross Country; 2024 NCAA Indoor 3,000 & 5,000 runs

 
More Spring Gator Grad Notables:

• Twenty-two earned All-America honors – Maha Amer (diving), Flomena Asekol (cross country, track & field), Claire Bryant (track & field), Kai Change (track), John DuBois (golf), Kelly Fertel (swimming), Maisie Filler (golf), Eric Friese (swimming), Dudley Hart (golf), Grant Holloway (swimming), Isabel Ivey (swimming), Ellie Lazzari (gymnastics), Tylor Mathieu (swimming), Danielle Pavinelli (lacrosse), Amanda Ray (swimming), Brandon Spikes (football), Grace Stark (track & field), Anton Svirskyi (diving), Fred Taylor (football), Trinity Thomas (gymnastics), Elise Thorner (track & field), Parker Valby (cross country, track), Vanessa Watson (track & field)
• Three Gators Athletics Hall of Fame members finished their degrees this spring – Dudley Hart (inducted 2003), Brandon Spikes (2020), Fred Taylor (2010)
• Joshua King (track) and Emily Lortz (lacrosse) receive $10,000 post-graduate scholarships as H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete award nominees
• Skip Donald (diving) receives a $5,000 post-graduate scholarship as a Brad Davis SEC Community Service Award nominee
• Autumn Finke (swimming) received a 2021-22 NCAA post-graduate scholarship
• Leilani Correa, the SEC 6^th Woman of 2024 season, was selected by the Indiana Fever in April's WNBA Draft
• Taylor Roberts (golf) received UF Alumni Association Outstanding Senior Leader award on May 1
• Grant Holloway (2019 The Bowerman, USTFCCCA 2019 indoor & outdoor track), Trinity Thomas (2022 & 2023 Honda Award), Parker Valby (2023 Honda Award, 2023 USTFCCCA cross country, 2024 USTFCCCA indoor runner) named national athlete of year for their sport
• Two named Roy Kramer SEC Athlete of the Year – Grant Holloway (2019) and Trinity Thomas (2023)
• Five named conference athlete of the year for their sport – Maha Amer (2022 SEC diving), Maggi Hall (2024 AAC attack), Grant Holloway (Track – 2018 (SEC in & out runner) & 2019 (indoor), Trinity Thomas (2020, 2022, 2023 SEC gymnastics) and Parker Valby (2022 & 2023 SEC cross country, 2024 indoor runner)
• 34 graduate with honors.
  • Summa Cum Laude: Taylor Roberts (golf)
  • Magna Cum Laude: Claire Bryant (track & field), Sara Dahlstrom (tennis), Emily Lortz (lacrosse), Jackie Norsworthy (lacrosse
  • Cum Laude: Kenny Anyaehie (football), Anna Auld (swimming), Elise Bauer (swimming), Kenady Beil (swimming), Nate Bonetto (tennis), Alissa Braxton (track & field), Leah DeGeorge (swimming), Skip Donald (diving), Mateusz Dubas (swimming), Brianna Edwards (gymnastics), Zach Godbold (track & field), Liz Harrison (lacrosse), Madison Kolessar (swimming), Ellie Lazzari (gymnastics), Carina Lumia (diving), Tylor Mathieu (swimming), Graham Mertz (football), Jadon Maddux (track & field), Caroline Pagac (diving), Advait Page (swimming), Bella Palagonia (lacrosse), Danielle Pavinelli (lacrosse), Rylee Pustilnik (track & field), Amanda Ray (swimming), Carley Schwab (swimming), Jordan Shapiro (track & field), Taylor Spierto (football), Parker Valby (track & field), Tyler Wilkes (golf)
• Nine receive master's or doctorate degrees this weekend – Maha Amer (diving), Bettina Boszormenyi (swimming), Imani Carothers (track), Kelly Fertel (swimming), Autumn Finke (swimming), Isabel Ivey (swimming), Kathryn Nohilly (track), Trinity Thomas (gymnastics), Emily Yaple (soccer)  

 

2024 University of Florida Student-Athlete Spring Graduates
Name	Sport	Degree
Mike Rivera	Baseball	Anthropology
Michael Robertson	Baseball	Business Administration
Ryan Slater	Baseball	Sport Management
Leilani Correa	Women's Basketball	Education Sciences
Kenny Anyaehie	Football	Education Sciences
Carlson Joseph	Football	Education Sciences
Jalen Kimber	Football	Education Sciences
Graham Mertz	Football	Education Sciences
Mannie Nunnery	Football	Education Sciences
Dameon Pierce	Football	Education Sciences
Ethan Pouncey	Football	Sport Management
Taylor Spierto	Football	Economics
Brandon Spikes	Football	Anthropology
Fred Taylor	Football	Sociology
Ethan Wilson	Football	Business Administration
Derek Wingo	Football	Education Sciences
Dudley Hart	Men's Golf	History
Tyler Wilkes	Men's Golf	Education Sciences
Maisie Filler	Women's Golf	Political Science
Jackie Lucena	Women's Golf	Sociology
Taylor Roberts	Women's Golf	Education Sciences
Chloi Clark	Gymnastics	Sport Management
Brianna Edwards	Gymnastics	Psychology
Ellie Lazzari	Gymnastics	Psychology
Michala Magee	Gymnastics	Journalism - Sports & Media
Trinity Thomas	Gymnastics	Master's - Entrepreneurship
Ashley Gonzalez	Lacrosse	Advertising
Maggi Hall	Lacrosse	Sociology
Liz Harrison	Lacrosse	Marketing
Emily Lortz	Lacrosse	Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Jackie Norsworthy	Lacrosse	Telecommunication
Bella Palagonia	Lacrosse	Advertising
Emma Panciocco	Lacrosse	Public Health
Danielle Pavinelli	Lacrosse	Health Education & Behavior
Kelly Schluederberg	Lacrosse	Political Science
Madison Waters	Lacrosse	Economics
Anna DeLeon	Soccer	Marketing
Julianne Leskauskas	Soccer	Education Sciences
Emily Yaple	Soccer	Master's - Sport Management
Amro Al-Wir	Men's Swimming	Astrophysics
Skip Donald	Men's Diving	Education Sciences
Mateusz Dubas	Men's Swimming	Architecture
Eric Friese	Men's Swimming	Management
Advait Page	Men's Swimming	Sport Management
Brendan Peacock	Men's Swimming	Criminology
Anton Svirskyi	Men's Diving	Biomedical Engineering
Maha Amer	Women's Diving	Master's - Medical Science
Anna Auld	Women's Swimming	Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management
Elise Bauer	Women's Swimming	Health Education & Behavior
Kenady Beil	Women's Swimming	Landscape Architecture
Bettina Boszormenyi	Women's Swimming	Master's - Sport Management
Leah DeGeorge	Women's Swimming	Biology
Kelly Fertel	Women's Swimming	Master's - Health Education and Behavior
Autumn Finke	Women's Swimming	Juris Doctorate
Isabel Ivey	Women's Swimming	Master's - Management
Madison Kolessar	Women's Swimming	Nature Resource Conservation
Carina Lumia	Women's Diving	Health Sciences
Tylor Mathieu	Women's Swimming	Psychology
Chade Nersicio	Women's Swimming	Media Production, Management, & Tech
Caroline Pagac	Women's Diving	English and Psychology
Amanda Ray	Women's Swimming	Biology
Carly Schwab	Women's Swimming	Health Education & Behavior
Nate Bonetto	Men's Tennis	Economics
Sara Dahlstrom	Women's Tennis	Public Relations
Zach Godbold	Men's Track & Field	Criminology
Grant Holloway	Men's Track & Field	Education Sciences
Joshua King	Men's Track & Field	Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Jadon Maddux	Men's Track & Field	Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Alissa Braxton	Women's Track & Field	Graphic Design
Claire Bryant	Women's Track & Field	Advertising
Imani Carothers	Women's Track & Field	Master's - Criminology
Ashley Klingenberg	Women's Track & Field	Sport Management
Kathryn Nohilly	Women's Track & Field	Master's - Mass Communication
Rylee Pustilnik	Women's Track & Field	Animal Sciences
Jordan Shapiro	Women's Track & Field	Sport Management
Emma Solis	Women's Track & Field	Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Parker Valby	Women's Track & Field	Sport Management
Elli McKissock	Volleyball	Telecommunication
Sofia Victoria	Volleyball	Education Sciences
Certificates
Albert Armando	Baseball	Sport Management UG Certificate
Tanner Garrison	Baseball	Nonprofit Leadership GR Certificate
Jaylen Guy	Baseball	Sport Management UG Certificate
Blake Purnell	Baseball	Sport Event Management GR Certificate
Dale Thomas	Baseball	Nonprofit Leadership GR Certificate
Alex Klastsky	Men's Basketball	Artificial Intelligence UG Certificate
Julian Rishwain	Men's Basketball	Sport Management UG Certificate
Tyreik Norwood	Football	Family, Youth & Sciences GR Certificate
John DuBois	Men's Golf	Sport Management UG Certificate
Paisley Eagan	Lacrosse	Sports & Entertainment Law UG Certificate
Baylee Goddard	Softball	Sport Management UG Certificate
Avery Goelz	Softball	Sport Management UG Certificate
Kai Chang	Men's Track & Field	Sport Management UG Certificate
Oliver Thorner	Men's Track & Field	Sport Management UG Certificate
Flomena Asekol	Women's Track & Field	Sport Management UG Certificate
Amelia Mazza-Downie	Women's Track & Field	Sport Management UG Certificate
Grace Stark	Women's Track & Field	Sport Management UG Certificate
Elise Thorner	Women's Track & Field	Sport Management UG Certificate
Vanessa Watson	Women's Track & Field	Sport Management UG Certificate
Melanie Welsing	Women's Track & Field	Sport Management UG Certificate