Florida Places 97 on SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida saw 97 student-athletes named to the 2024-25 Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll by league commissioner Greg Sankey. Grades from the 2024-25 academic year determine the 2025 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Today’s announcement brings Florida’s total of student-athletes named to a 2024-25 SEC Academic Honor Roll to 407. That is No. 3 for Florida athletics, as the record of 433 was set last season and 410 were on 2022-23 SEC Academic Honor Rolls. Florida placed 310 on 2024-25 SEC Academic Honor Rolls (137 on fall list; 72 winter, 101 on spring) and 97 on the First-Year Honor Roll.
Florida First-Year Academic Honor Roll Notes:
* Taylor Shumaker picked up the 2025 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Freshman of the Year award<https://floridagators.com/news/2025/5/27/softball-shumaker-named-nfca-freshman-of-the-year.aspx>, becoming the second Gator to win the award (Amanda Lorenz/2016).
* Two who earned SEC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2024-25 – Beth Morley (cross country) and Selena Harris-Miranda (gymnastics) – along with 2024 SEC Freshman Volleyball Player of the Year Jaela Auguste earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll spots.
* Four earned 4.0 grade point averages in their first year at UF – Aidan Broussard (track & field), Aaron Chiles (football), Fred Lindholm (swimming) and Isa Wu (golf).
* Ten Gators earned both SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll status and 2025 All-America accolades.
Gator 2025 All-Americans on SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Name
Sport
Anita Bottazzo
Swimming
Julie Brousseau
Swimming
Leikel Cabrera-Gay
Men’s Track & Field
Selena Harris-Miranda
Gymnastics
Jacob Lemmon
Men’s Track & Field
Gabrielle Matthews
Women’s Track & Field
Beth Morley
Track & Field
Hilda Olemomoi
Cross Country / Track & Field
Addison Reese
Swimming
Taylor Shumaker
Softball
Freshman All-America Honors
Aidan King
Baseball
Brendan Lawson
Baseball
To be recognized to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll, each student-athlete must 1) have a GPA of 3.00 for either the preceding academic year or have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution; 2) be on scholarship, a letterwinner; 3) have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution; and 4) have been a member of the varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment.
University of Florida
Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll Recipients
Name
Sport
Year
Major
Bobby Boser
Baseball
SR
Education Sciences
Brock Clayton
Baseball
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Kyle Jones
Baseball
SO
Sport Management
Aidan King
Baseball
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Brendan Lawson
Baseball
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Justin Nadeau
Baseball
JR
Sport Management
Felix Ong
Baseball
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Schuyler Sandford
Baseball
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Landon Stripling
Baseball
SO
Sport Management
Joshua Whritenour
Baseball
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Sam Alexis
Men’s Basketball
JR
Education Sciences
Rueben Chinyelu
Men’s Basketball
SO
Sociology
Alijah Martin
Men’s Basketball
GR
Sport Management Certificate
Kevin Pazmino
Men’s Basketball
JR
Agricultural Education & Communications
Alexia Gassett
Women’s Basketball
SR
Education Sciences
Kylee Kitts
Women’s Basketball
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Tarvorise Brown
Football
JR
Education Sciences
Aaron Chiles
Football
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
DeBraun Hampton
Football
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Marcus Mascoll
Football
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Enoch Wangoy
Football
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Jason Zandamela
Football
SO
Media Production, Management & Technology
Parker Sands
Men’s Golf
FR
Sport Management
Jessica Guiser
Women’s Golf
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Elaine Widjaja
Women’s Golf
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Isa Wu
Women’s Golf
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Siuue Wu
Women’s Golf
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Skye Blakely
Gymnastics
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Lily Bruce
Gymnastics
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Selena Harris-Miranda
Gymnastics
SR
Education Sciences
Maureen Arendt
Lacrosse
FR
Business Administration
Jordan Basso
Lacrosse
GR
Business Administration
Cali Bishop
Lacrosse
JR
Criminology
Sophia Cardella
Lacrosse
FR
Marketing
Madison Carroll
Lacrosse
FR
Marketing
Sofia Della Rocco
Lacrosse
FR
Humanities & Letters
Ryann Frechette
Lacrosse
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Gabby Greene
Lacrosse
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Clark Hamilton
Lacrosse
FR
Biomedical Engineering
Caylin Luciano
Lacrosse
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Jenny Markey
Lacrosse
GR
Special Education
Susan Radebaugh
Lacrosse
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Chiara Scichilone
Lacrosse
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Riley Zusi
Lacrosse
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Norah Abbott
Soccer
FR
Social & Behavioral Studies
Ryleigh Acosta
Soccer
FR
Social & Behavioral Studies
Emma Duval
Soccer
FR
Sport Management
Kaela Standish
Soccer
JR
Sport Management
Delaney Tellex
Soccer
SO
Business Administration
Kenleigh Cahalan
Softball
JR
Education Sciences
Gabi Comia
Softball
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Kara Hammock
Softball
SR
Education Sciences
Katelynn Oxley
Softball
FR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Taylor Shumaker
Softball
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Townsen Thomas
Softball
FR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Luke Corey
Men’s Swimming
FR
Science & Engineering
Paul Dardis
Men’s Swimming
FR
Business Administration
Fred Lindholm
Men’s Swimming
FR
Economics
Anita Bottazzo
Women’s Swimming
FR
Psychology
Julie Brousseau
Women’s Swimming
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Julia Heimstead
Women’s Swimming
GR
Masters in Management
Sofia Plaza
Women’s Swimming
FR
Business Administration
Addison Reese
Women’s Swimming
FR
Business Administration
Katie Schroeder
Women’s Swimming
SO
Geography
Gracie Weyant
Women’s Swimming
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Francesco Cordova
Men’s Tennis
FR
Sport Management
Bradley Paliska
Men’s Tennis
GR
Masters in Management
Nikola Daubnerova
Women’s Tennis
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Talia Neilson-Gatenby
Women’s Tennis
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Noemie Oliveras
Women’s Tennis
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Reagan Parker
Women’s Tennis
FR
Science & Engineering
Aidan Broussard
Men’s Track and Field
FR
Engineering Studies
Leikel Cabrera Gay
Men’s Track and Field
SO
Sport Management
Ayden Campbell
Men’s Track and Field
FR
Business Administration
Garrett Fox
Men’s Track and Field
JR
Psychology
Jarrell Jimenez
Men’s Track and Field
FR
Media Production, Management & Technology
Jonah Kirspel
Men’s Track and Field
JR
Chemistry
Jacob Lemmon
Men’s Track and Field
GR
Sport Management Certificate
Jonathan Leon***
Men’s Track and Field
FR
Mechanical Engineering
Graham Myers***
Men’s Track and Field
FR
Finance
Riley Smith***
Men’s Track and Field
FR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Jaden Wiley
Men’s Track and Field
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
John Luke Witte
Men’s Track and Field
GR
Food & Resource Economics
Ashley Fitzgerald***
Women’s Track and Field
FR
Health Science
Reagan Gilmore***
Women’s Track and Field
FR
Finance
Lindsey Kiehl***
Women’s Track and Field
FR
Sport Management
Gabrielle Matthews
Women’s Track and Field
JR
Criminology
Beth Morley***
Women’s Track and Field
GR
Masters in International Business
Hilda Olemomoi***
Women’s Track and Field
JR
Education Sciences
Elaina Perkins
Women’s Track and Field
SO
Marketing
Gabrielle Schmidt***
Women’s Track and Field
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Evelyn Vanzwieten
Women’s Track and Field
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ava Wyant***
Women’s Track and Field
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Jaela Auguste
Volleyball
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Erin Engel
Volleyball
GR
Construction Management
Lauren Harden
Volleyball
FR
Media Production, Management & Technology
Bella Lee
Volleyball
FR
Social & Behavioral Sciences
*Also competed cross country
