GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Among the almost 4,000 graduates celebrating their accomplishments in the University of Florida’s fall commencement ceremonies this weekend are 38 current and former Gator student-athletes. Twenty-one earn undergraduate degrees and eight claim master’s doctor’s degrees. In addition, nine receive graduate or undergrad certificates.
Graduate Notes:
* Florida’s fall graduates includes 12 who were part of national or conference championship teams.
* Talitha Diggs won 2022 World Championships gold as a member of the U.S. 4×400 relay team. She also swept the 2022 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor 400-meter run titles.
* Malcolm Clemons competed in the long jump for the U.S. at the 2024 Summer Olympics
* Two were part of NCAA Championship teams – Talitha Diggs (2022 NCAA Indoor & Outdoor) and Malcolm Clemons (2023 & 2024 NCAA Outdoor)
* The 2023 National Fastpitch Coaches Association National Player of the Year was Skylar Wallace
* Three were conference athletes of the year for their sport – Talitha Diggs (2023 SEC Indoor Runner), Emily Heller (2023 AAC Midfielder) and Skylar Wallace (2023 Softball Player)
* Four earned All-America honors – Malcolm Clemons (track & field), Talitha Diggs (track & field), Isabel Martin (volleyball), Skylar Wallace (softball)
* Talitha Diggs claimed track & field’s 2023 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and College Sports Communications Academic All-American of the Year honors
* Eight completed master’s degrees – Josie Curtis (soccer), Emily Heller (lacrosse), Jalen Hudson (men’s basketball), Isabel Martin (volleyball), Mark Pitts (football), Riley Simonds (football), Skylar Wallace (softball), Daviana Vaka (soccer)
* Three compete for the Gators in spring 2025 – Paige Clausen (women’s basketball), Malcolm Clemons (track & field) and Joey Stravato (track & field)
* Five graduate cum laude -Trinity Adams (volleyball), Cahron Rackley (football), Paige Clausen (women’s basketball), Talitha Diggs (track), Emily Wilkie (softball)
* Florida’s fall graduates earned 21 All-America honors.
* Thirty-one earned Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll accolades.
University of Florida
Fall 2024 Graduating Student-Athletes
Name
Sport
Major
Tommy Mace
Baseball
Education Sciences
Jalen Hudson
Men’s Basketball
Master’s – Sport Management
Paige Clausen
Women’s Basketball
Finance
Austin Barber
Football
Education Sciences
Damieon George Jr.
Football
Education Sciences
CamRon Jackson
Football
Education Sciences
Ja’Kobi Jackson
Football
Education Sciences
Kahleil Jackson
Football
Education Sciences
Montrell Johnson Jr.
Football
Education Sciences
Jason Marshall Jr.
Football
Education Sciences
R.J. Moten
Football
Sociology
Mark Pitts
Football
Master’s – Management
Cahron Rackley
Football
Education Sciences
Riley Simonds
Football
Master’s – Entrepreneurship
Emily Heller
Lacrosse
Master’s – Mass Communication
Josie Curtis
Soccer
Master’s – Health Education & Behavior
Lauren Donovan
Soccer
Education Sciences
Daviana Vaka
Soccer
Master’s – Sport Management
Katie Kistler
Softball
Education Sciences
Skylar Wallace
Softball
Master’s – Sport Management
Emily Wilkie
Softball
Health Education & Behavior
Billy Jones
Men’s Swimming
Electrical Engineering
Jack VanDeusen
Men’s Swimming
Natural Resource Conservation
Malcolm Clemons
Men’s Track & Field
International Studies
Joey Stravato
Men’s Track & Field
Wildlife Ecology Conservation
Talitha Diggs
Women’s Track & Field
International Studies and Political Science
Trinity Adams
Volleyball
Marine Sciences
Gabbi Essix
Volleyball
Education Sciences
Isabel Martin
Volleyball
Master’s – Sport Management
Certificates
Trikweze Bridges
Football
Sport Management Undergrad Certificate
Cam Carroll
Football
Integrative Strength & Conditioning Grad Certificate
Chimere Dike
Football
Sport Management Undergrad Certificate
DJ Douglas
Football
Sport Management Undergrad Certificate
Ja’Quavion Fraziars
Football
Sport Management Undergrad Certificate
Graham Mertz
Football
Sport Management Undergrad Certificate
Justin Pelic
Football
Sport Management Undergrad Certificate
Keon Zipperer
Football
Sport Management Undergrad Certificate
Elli McKissock
Volleyball
Sport Management Undergrad Certificate
