Boo DeWitt is a transfer from Dartmouth and Ava Kristynik joins the Gators from Notre Dame.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida lacrosse team signed two players from the transfer portal to join the team for the 2025-2026 season. The Gators will bring in graduate transfers Boo DeWitt and Ava Kristynik.
Boo DeWitt – Graduate Transfer – Midfield – Orinda, Calif. – Dartmouth
DeWitt comes to Gainesville as a graduate transfer from Dartmouth, with two years of eligibility remaining.
A native of Orinda, Calif., the left-handed midfielder has recorded 30 goals, 14 assists, 11 ground balls, eight caused turnovers and 11 draw controls across 28 games and 25 starts in two seasons at Dartmouth (missed 2024 season due to injury and did not see game action in 2022).
DeWitt started all 15 games for the Big Green in 2025, as she recorded 11 goals, three assists, four ground balls, five caused turnovers and 10 draw controls. She compiled three multi-goal and four multi-point games, headlined by a three-goal hat-trick in their season opener at Massachusetts.
The graduate transfer registered a career high six points on four goals and two assists on March 18, 2023 against Siena, in a season where she had 19 goals (seven multi-goal games), 11 assists, seven ground balls, three caused turnovers and one draw control in 13 games played.
DeWitt attended Miramonte High School and graduated from Dartmouth with a degree in Government.
Ava Kristynik – Graduate Transfer – Attack/Draw Specialist – Southlake, Texas – Notre Dame
Kristynik joins the Gators as a graduate transfer from Notre Dame, with one year of eligibility remaining.
A native of Southlake, Texas., the attacker/draw specialist has totaled six goals, one assist, one ground ball and 60 draw controls across 31 career games and 12 starts in three seasons at Notre Dame (missed 2024 season due to injury).
Kristynik led the Fighting Irish in draw controls this past season with 50, showcased by a career high 13 draw controls at UC Davis on March 15. She logged two or more draw controls in 10 of the 12 games she played in and won five or more draw controls in five games.
The graduate student attended Liberty Christian High School and graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in Global Affairs.
DeWitt and Kristynik join a group of 11 incoming freshmen, as the Gators are coming off back-to-back NCAA Semifinal appearances.
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