Commencement Weekend for Gator Student-Athletes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Athletic Association celebrates the accomplishments of 31 Gator student-athletes who will walk across commencement stages this weekend. In addition, one receives a graduate certificate.
11 members of the 2022 summer graduation class were part of a national and/or conference championship team during their Gator careers.
23 earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors.
Summer commencement ceremonies begin Friday, Aug. 5 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 6.
Three were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:
2022 NCAA Outdoor Men’s Track & Field – Dedrick Vanover
2022 NCAA Indoor Women’s Track & Field: – Taylor Manson
2022 NCAA Outdoor Women’s Track & Field: Manson and Caitlan Tate
One won NCAA Individual titles:
* Will Davis – 2022 NCAA 200 medley and 200 free relays
More Summer Gator Grad Notables:
* Taylor Manson won 2020 Olympic bronze as part of the U.S. Mixed 4×400 relay team
* Eight earned All-America honors – Kirschtine Balbuena (swimming), Alyssa Baumann (gymnastics), Leah Braswell (swimming), Leah Clapper (gymnastics), Will Davis (swimming), Taylor Manson (track & field), Caitlan Tate (track & field), Dedrick Vanover (track & field)
* Leah Clapper was a 2021 & 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large selection. She was the 2021 Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for gymnastics.
* Five graduate with honors.
* Magna Cum Laude: Kirschtine Balbuena (swimming)
* Cum Laude: Leah Baswell (swimming), Paisley Eagan (lacrosse), Myreon Jones (basketball), Trent Whittemore (football)
* Seven receive master’s or doctorate degrees this weekend – Alyssa Baumann (gymnastics), Leah Clapper (gymnastics), Jazmyn Foberg (gymnastics), Leigh Lingo (lacrosse), Taylor Manson (track & field), Mattias Siimar (tennis), Asia Smith (track & field). In addition, Caitlan Tate receives a graduate certificate.
* Ten compete for the Gators in the upcoming 2022-23 season: Zippy Broughton (basketball), Leah Clapper (gymnastics), Brenton Cox Jr. (football), Paisley Eagan (lacrosse), Cameron Hall (soccer), Myreon Jones (basketball), Jenny Kim (golf), Angel Vicioso (track & field), Trent Whittemore (football), Dante Zanders (football)
2022 University of Florida Student-Athlete Summer Graduates
Name
Sport
Degree
Kris Armstrong
Baseball
Education Sciences
Myreon Jones
Men’s Basketball
Education Sciences
Zippy Broughton
Women’s Basketball
Food & Resource Economics
Emanuely De Oliveira
Women’s Basketball
Education Sciences
Brenton Cox Jr.
Football
Education Sciences
Chase DeMichele
Football
Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management
James Robinson
Football
Education Sciences
Randy Russell
Football
Education Sciences
Trent Whittemore
Football
Sport Management
Dante Zanders
Football
Education Sciences
Jenny Kim
Women’s Golf
Built Environment
Alyssa Baumann
Gymnastics
Master- Management
Leah Clapper
Gymnastics
Master- Professional Communication
Jazmyn Foberg
Gymnastics
Master- Entrepreneurship
Paisley Eagan
Lacrosse
Psychology
Leigh Lingo
Lacrosse
Master-Management
Maddie McMaster
Lacrosse
Education Sciences
Cameron Hall
Soccer
Event Management
Jake Adcock
Men’s Swimming
Public Relations
Will Davis
Men’s Swimming
Sport Management
Kirschtine Balbuena
Women’s Swimming
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Leah Braswell
Women’s Swimming
History
Rosie Zavaros
Women’s Swimming
Psychology
Mattias Siimar
Men’s Tennis
Master- Information Systems and Operations Management
Dedrick Vanover
Men’s Track & Field
Education Sciences
Angel Vicioso
Men’s Track & Field
Economics
Grace Blair
Women’s Track & Field
Journalism
Gianna Forte
Women’s Track & Field
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Sydney Fowler
Women’s Track & Field
Sociology
Taylor Manson
Women’s Track & Field
Master-Health Education Behavior
Asia Smith
Women’s Track & Field
Master-Mass Communication
Certificates
Caitlan Tate
Women’s Track & Field
Graduate Certificate-Dyslexia
