GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Athletic Association celebrates the accomplishments of 79 Gator student-athletes who will walk across commencement stages this weekend.
48 members of the 2024 spring graduation class were part of a national and/or conference championship team during their Gator careers.
75 earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors.
Spring commencement ceremonies begin Thursday, May 1 and run through Monday, May 6.
In addition, 20 finished undergraduate or graduate certificates.
Nine 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 – 2024 800 freestyle relay
* Grant Holloway – 2017, ’18, ’19 – NCAA 60-meter hurdles and 110 hurdles; 2019 60m dash and 2019 4×100 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<https://gatorfclub.org/hall-of-fame/greats> 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<https://floridagators.com/news/2022/8/3/womens-swimming-diving-autumn-finke-and-tori-bindi-receive-ncaa-postgraduate-scholarships.aspx>
* Leilani Correa, the SEC 6th Woman of 2024 season, was selected by the Indiana Fever in April’s WNBA Draft<https://floridagators.com/news/2024/4/15/womens-basketball-leilani-correa-drafted-26th-overall-in-2024-wnba-draft.aspx>
* 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
