GAINESVILLE, Fla. – They may not be walking across the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center commencement stage this weekend, but the University of Florida Athletic Association still celebrates the accomplishments of 54 Gator student-athletes this spring.
Spring commencement ceremonies moved to July 31-Aug. 2 due to COVID-19.
23 members of the 2020 spring graduation class were part of a national and/or conference championship team during their Gator careers.
46 earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors.
Two were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:
* 2017 NCAA Baseball – Kirby McMullen
* 2016, 2017 (outdoor), 2018, 2019 (indoor) NCAA Track & Field – Anders Eriksson
One won two NCAA Individual titles:
* Yanis David – 2019 NCAA Indoor triple jump; 2019 NCAA Outdoor long jump
One claimed national and conference athlete of the year for their sport:
* Yanis David – 2019 Honda Award for track & field<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2019_6_14_david-2Dnamed-2Dhonda-2Dsport-2Daward-2Dwinner-2Dfor-2Dtrack-2Dand-2Dfield.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=1Hn1uAHLksTexsyJeh9iUeXxZCg9UOStwoJf31mzBKI&s=qWR7txcRBgbxbYh7DXsgY-ZEiLe8g5ZBcfjOslrLH4Q&e= >; 2019 USTFCCCA National Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year; 2019 Southeastern Conference Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
One SEC Athlete of Year receives her master’s this weekend:
* Amanda Lorenz – 2018 SEC Softball Player of the Year<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2018_5_8_softball-2Dbarnhill-2Dlorenz-2Dheadline-2Dall-2Dsec-2Dawards.aspx-3Fmobile-3Dskip&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=1Hn1uAHLksTexsyJeh9iUeXxZCg9UOStwoJf31mzBKI&s=3yp-XR2KNNkS7CTKqM-ItRtOeMAc_kqQmAtox9VZT8U&e= >
More Spring Gator Grad Notables:
* Swimmer Tori Bindi is among UF’s Alumni Association Spring 2020 Outstanding Leaders<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2020_4_3_womens-2Dswimming-2Ddiving-2Dtori-2Dbindi-2Dcollects-2Dprestigious-2Dleadership-2Daccolade-2Dto-2Dclose-2Dout-2DUF-2DCareer.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=1Hn1uAHLksTexsyJeh9iUeXxZCg9UOStwoJf31mzBKI&s=GhJGvf9t5lQRALHgbPj-dXm7avlRfFZB1zGBfvhswHI&e= >
* Six claimed All-America honors – Yanis David (track & field), Anders Eriksson (track & field), Bella Garofalo (women’s swimming), Kendyl Lindaman (softball), Amanda Lorenz (softball), Cara Trombetta (lacrosse)
* Kendyl Lindaman was a 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-American for softball
* Bindi and McMullen receive $10,000 post-graduate scholarships as nominees for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete award.
* Carlotta Ricolfi (golf) is a student speaker at Saturday’s virtual commencement ceremony for UF’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences<https://recognition-ceremony.clas.ufl.edu/spring-2020/>.
* Haillie Lower (soccer) received Best Poster for the National Science Foundation REU Site: Polymer innovation for the sustainable future.
* 18 graduate with honors.
* Magna Cum Laude: Madison Conway (swimming), Jillian Hatch (swimming)
* Cum Laude: Katya Aslanidi (swimming), Sammie Betters (soccer) Tori Bindi (swimming), Lexi Bolton (lacrosse), Nick Deal (track & field), Sophia Ebihara (track & field), Anders Eriksson (track & field), Jacob Finn (football), Bella Garofalo (swimming), Kenzii Kittell (lacrosse), Kendyl Lindaman (softball), Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell (track & field), Sydney Morang (basketball), Emily Petillo (lacrosse), Tess Sapone (soccer), Alex Stubblebine (soccer)
* Six receive master’s degrees this weekend – Elisabeth Bergh (women’s track & field), Jack Guyton (men’s track & field), Michael Harris (men’s track & field), Amanda Lorenz (softball), Magnus Pettersen (men’s track & field), Alex Voss (softball)
* 10 graduates will compete for UF in the 2020-21 season – Jade Caraway (softball), Nick Deal (track & field), Brett DioGuardi (football), Jacob Finn (football), Brett Heggie (football), Kendyl Lindaman (softball), Kirby McMullen (baseball), Danielle Rainey (basketball), Parker Roberts (soccer), Cara Trombetta (lacrosse)
2020 University of Florida Student-Athlete Spring Graduates
Name
Sport
Degree
Justin Alintoff
Baseball
Criminology
Matt den Dekker
Baseball
History
Nolan Fontana
Baseball
Family, Youth & Community Sciences
Kirby McMullen
Baseball
Food & Resource Economics
Sydney Morang
Women’s Basketball
Health Education & Behavior
Elif Portkal
Women’s Basketball
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Danielle Rainey
Women’s Basketball
Sociology
Paige Robinson
Women’s Basketball
Sociology
Luke Ancrum
Football
African American Studies
Garrett Conner
Football
Food & Resource Economics
Brett DioGuardi
Football
Journalism
Jacob Finn
Football
Finance
Brett Heggie
Football
Telecommunication-Management & Strategy
Nick Sproles
Football
Finance
Tevin Westbrook
Football
Family, Youth & Community Sciences
Blake Dyer
Men’s Golf
Food & Resource Economics
Carlotta Ricolfi
Women’s Golf
Business Administration & Economics
Lexi Bolton
Lacrosse
Management
Kenzii Kittell
Lacrosse
Animal Sciences
Emily Petillo
Lacrosse
Business Administration
Cara Trombetta
Lacrosse
Psychology
Jade Caraway
Softball
Sociology
Kendyl Lindaman
Softball
Educational Sciences
Amanda Lorenz
Softball
Master – Sports Management
Sophia Reynoso
Softball
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Jordan Roberts
Softball
Sport Management
Alex Voss
Softball
Master – Sports Management
Sammie Betters
Soccer
Biomedical Engineering
Haillie Lower
Soccer
Chemistry-Biochemistry
Parker Roberts
Soccer
Criminology & Sociology
Tess Sapone
Soccer
Criminology & Political Science
Alex Stubblebine
Soccer
Psychology-Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience
Jack Szaranek
Men’s Swimming
Psychology
Katya Aslanidi
Women’s Swimming
Economics & English
Tori Bindi
Women’s Swimming
Biochemistry
Madison Conway
Women’s Swimming
Advertising
Kelsey Dambacher
Women’s Swimming
History
Bella Garofalo
Women’s Swimming
Marketing
Jillian Hatch
Women’s Swimming
Telecommunication
Sydney Sell
Women’s Swimming
Advertising
Nick Deal
Men’s Track & Field
Psychology
Anders Eriksson
Men’s Track & Field
Aerospace Engineering
Jack Guyton
Men’s Track & Field
Master – Entrepreneurship
Michael Harris
Men’s Track & Field
Master – Real Estate
Justin Pacifico
Men’s Track & Field
Geology
Magnus Pettersen
Men’s Track & Field
Master – International Business
Autumn Bartlett
Women’s Track & Field
Dietetics & Nutritional Sciences
Elisabeth Bergh
Women’s Track & Field
Master – International Business
Yanis David
Women’s Track & Field
Health Education & Behavior
Sophia Ebihara
Women’s Track & Field
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell
Women’s Track & Field
Family, Youth & Community Sciences
Amara Wiggan
Women’s Track & Field
Telecommunication
Allison Gregory
Volleyball
Health Education & Behavior
Chanelle Hargreaves
Volleyball
Sociology
