GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Among the 3,000 who earn their University of Florida degrees this weekend are more than 35 Gator student-athletes.
19 members of the 2023 summer graduation class were part of a national and/or conference championship team during their Gator careers.
28 earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors.
Summer commencement ceremonies begin Friday, Aug. 11 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 12.
Three 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
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 CoSIDA 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
