GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Graduation ceremonies are back live on campus this spring. The University of Florida Athletic Association celebrates the accomplishments of 73 Gator student-athletes who will walk across the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center commencement stage this weekend or next month. In addition, five receive graduate or undergrad certificates.
31 members of the 2021 spring graduation class were part of a national and/or conference championship team during their Gator careers.
53 earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors.
Spring commencement ceremonies begin Thursday, April 29 and run through Monday, May 3.
Eight were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:
* 2017 (outdoor), 2018 and 2109 (indoor) NCAA Track & Field – Connor Bandel, Clayton Brown and Jesse Millson.
* 2018 and 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field – Dawson Guillory, Cole Johnson, Edward Shelikoff and Jake Stanko.
* 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field – Raymond Ekevwo
One won an NCAA Individual title:
* Raymond Ekevwo – 2019 NCAA Outdoor 4×100-meter relay
More Spring Gator Grad Notables:
* 20 earned All-America honors – Taylor Ault (swimming), Emma Ball (swimming), Connor Bandel (track & field), Chandler Bray (swimming), Clayton Brown (track & field), Raymond Ekevwo (track & field), Savanna Faulconer (swimming), Kelly Fertel (swimming), Brianna Harris (lacrosse) Abbie Harrelson (track & field), CJ Henderson (football), Natricia Hooper (track & field), Amelia Hundley (gymnastics), Shannon Kavanagh (lacrosse), Taylor Manson (track & field), Kala Penn (track & field), Grant Sanders (swimming), Nikki Stephens (track & field), Cara Trombetta (lacrosse) and Jacob Young (baseball).
* Savanna Faulconer (swimming) and Kirby McMullen (baseball) receive $10,000 post-graduate scholarships as a H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete award nominee.
* Chandler Bray (swimming), Cole Johnson (track) and Lauren Waidner (golf) receive $5,000 postgraduate scholarships as a nominees for SEC Brad Davis Community Service Award.
* 17 graduate with honors.
* Cum Laude: Madison Alexander (soccer), Taylor Ault (swimming), Dylan Brisco (swimming), Quaylin Crum (football), Georgia Darwent (swimming), Savanna Faulconer (swimming), Abbie Harrelson (track & field), Brianna Harris (lacrosse), Amelia Hundley (gymnastics), Cole Johnson (track & field), Jesse Millson (track & field), Ashley Pietra (soccer), Jack Ruskell (football), Edward Shelikoff (track & field), Josh Tse (football), Lauren Waidner (golf) and Jacob Young (lacrosse)
* 10 receive master’s or doctorate degrees this weekend – Kerry Blackshear (basketball), Katie Chronister (softball), Bair Diamond (football), Jacob Finn (football), Ryan Parrish (football), Parker Roberts (soccer), Summer Stephens (swimming), Cara Trombetta (lacrosse), Trey Van de Weide (baseball) and Emma Whitner (swimming)
2021 University of Florida Student-Athlete Spring Graduates
Name
Sport
Degree
Brock Edge
Baseball
Food & Resource Economics
Cal Greenfield
Baseball
Public Relations
Jack Leftwich
Baseball
Sociology
Hunter McMullen
Baseball
Food & Resource Economics
Trey Van der Weide
Baseball
Master- Sport Management
Sean Walsh
Baseball
Criminology
Jacob Young
Baseball
Marketing
Kerry Blackshear
Men’s Basketball
Master- Sport Management
Anthony Duruji
Men’s Basketball
Education Sciences
Lacedrick Brunson
Football
African-American Studies
Quaylin Crum
Football
Health Education & Behavior
Bair Diamond
Football
Doctor – Medicine
Marlon Dunlap
Football
African-American Studies
Jacob Finn
Football
Master-Finance
Kemore Gamble
Football
African-American Studies
CJ Henderson
Football
Education Sciences
James Houston
Football
Education Sciences
C.J. McWilliams
Football
Sport Management
TJ Moore
Football
Education Sciences
Tre Orr
Football
Sport Management
Ryan Parrish
Football
Doctor – Medicine
Austin Perry
Football
Education Sciences
Jack Ruskell
Football
Mechanical Engineering
Donovan Stiner
Football
Sport Management
Trey Thompson
Football
Biology
Josh Tse
Football
Biomedical Engineering
Rick Wells
Football
Education Sciences
Marco Wilson
Football
Education Sciences
Chandler Bray
Men’s Swimming
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Dylan Brisco
Men’s Swimming
Computer Science
Grant Sanders
Men’s Swimming
African-American Studies
Connor Bandel
Men’s Track & Field
Materials Science & Engineering
Clayton Brown
Men’s Track & Field
Tourism, Events, & Recreation
Raymond Ekevwo
Men’s Track & Field
African-American Studies
Dawson Guillory
Men’s Track & Field
African-American Studies
Cole Johnson
Men’s Track & Field
Chemistry-biochemistry
Jesse Millson
Men’s Track & Field
Telecommunication
Edward Shelikoff
Men’s Track & Field
Mechanical Engineering
Jake Stanko
Men’s Track & Field
Construction Management
Emer Nichols
Women’s Basketball
Telecommunication
Elin Esborn
Women’s Golf
Psychology
Marta Perez
Women’s Golf
Telecommunication
Lauren Waidner
Women’s Golf
Psychology
Vanasia Bradley
Gymnastics
Sport Management
Amelia Hundley
Gymnastics
Family, Youth & Community Sciences and Education Sciences
Kassidy Bresnahan
Lacrosse
Education Sciences
Kaitlyn Dabkowski
Lacrosse
Advertising
Brianna Harris
Lacrosse
Mathematics
Grace Haus
Lacrosse
Sport Management
Shannon Kavanagh
Lacrosse
Health Education & Behavior
Cara Trombetta
Lacrosse
Master-Health Education and Behavior
Annie Wright
Lacrosse
Education Sciences
Madi Alexander
Soccer
Dietetics
Ashley Pietra
Soccer
Biology
Parker Roberts
Soccer
Master- Management
Katie Chronister
Softball
Master – Sport Management
Jaimie Hoover
Softball
African-American Studies
Natalie Lugo
Softball
Sport Management
Taylor Ault
Women’s Swimming
Biology
Emma Ball
Women’s Swimming
Environmental Sciences
Georgia Darwent
Women’s Swimming
Psychology and Education
Savanna Faulconer
Women’s Swimming
Microbiology and Cell Sciences
Kelly Fertel
Women’s Swimming
Telecommunication
Summer Stephens
Women’s Swimming
Master – Physician Assistant Studies
Emma Whitner
Women’s Diving
Master – Finance
Victoria Emma
Women’s Tennis
Sport Management
Kristine Akervold
Women’s Track & Field
Marketing
Abbie Harrelson
Women’s Track & Field
Elementary Education
Natricia Hooper
Women’s Track & Field
Sport Management
Taylor Manson
Women’s Track & Field
Health Education & Behavior
Kala Penn
Women’s Track & Field
Sport Management
Nikki Stephens
Women’s Track & Field
Political Science
Paige Hammons
Volleyball
Education Sciences
Certificates
Nick Blasucci
Baseball
Graduate Certificate- Sport Management
Kirby McMullen
Baseball
Undergraduate Certificate- Sport Management
Suzi Espinoza
Soccer
Undergraduate Certificate- Sport Management
Nadia Williams
Women’s Track & Field
Undergraduate Certificate- Sport Management
Holly Carlton
Volleyball
Undergraduate Certificate- Spanish for the Professions
