GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida placed 111 student-athletes on the 2024 Southeastern Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll, announced today by league commissioner Greg Sankey.
The 2024 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2023-24 summer, fall and spring terms. Florida placed 312 student-athletes on 2023-24 SEC Fall (137), Winter (64 ) and Spring Academic Honor Rolls.
Florida’s NCAA champion men’s track & field and NCAA semifinal lacrosse teams each placed 26 on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. That total equals men’s track & field’s record for the second consecutive year and for the third time since 2018.
Six from UF’s Women’s College World Series semifinal team earned spots on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. The NCAA Indoor & Outdoor runner-up women’s track & field team placed 19 on the Academic Honor Roll. Florida’s College World Series baseball team saw 13 earning a spot on the team.
Other sport honoree numbers included men’s golf (8), women’s golf (5), men’s tennis (2) and women’s tennis (6).
Notes About Gator Honorees:
* 2024 SEC Female Athlete of the Year<https://www.secsports.com/news/2024/07/lsus-daniels-floridas-valby-named-2023-2024-roy-f-kramer-sec-athletes-of-the-year> Parker Valby, who swept all possible cross country and track & field individual awards in 2023-24 (2023 cross country runner of year by Honda Award & USTFCCCA; 2024 track runner of year by Honda and indoor & outdoor USTFCCCA) after winning five individual titles in record times this season, appears on the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive year.
* Three Gators who picked up yearly conference athlete of the year honors are on the SEC Academic Honor Roll – Elyse Finnelle (AAC Goalkeeper of the Year), Maggi Hall (AAC Attack) and Parker Valby (SEC Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Runner of the Year).
* Valby also claimed the 2024 USTFCCCA Cross Country National Scholar Athlete of the Year<https://floridagators.com/news/2024/2/1/cross-country-valby-named-ustfccca-womens-scholar-athlete-of-the-year-29-gators-named-to-2023-sec-fall-academic-honor-roll.aspx>.
* Baseball’s Jac Caglianone is the first Gator named Division I Baseball Academic All-America Team Member of the Year by the College Sports Communicators<https://floridagators.com/news/2024/7/2/caglianone-honored-as-division-i-baseball-academic-all-american-of-the-year.aspx>
* Lacrosse’s Emily Lortz is the third Gator ever across all sports to claim the NCAA Elite 90 Award. The award is given to the student-athlete with the highest grade point average each year at each of the NCAA’s 90 final championship sites.
* Josh King (Track & Field) and Lortz receive $10,000 post-graduate scholarships as nominees for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of Year award<https://www.secsports.com/news/2024/04/florida-nominees-for-mcwhorter-post-graduate-scholarships-announced>.
* Avery Goelz (softball) receives a $5,000 post-graduate scholarship as a nominee for the 2024 Brad Davis SEC Community Leaders<https://floridagators.com/news/2024/5/2/donald-and-goelz-named-as-brad-davis-sec-community-service-award-winners.aspx> award.
* Women’s golf’s Taylor Roberts graduated summa cum laude in May<https://floridagators.com/news/2024/5/2/general-commencement-weekend-for-gator-student-athletes.aspx>. Magna cum laude graduates in May include Claire Bryant (track & field), Sara Dahlstrom (tennis), Emily Lortz (lacrosse), Jackie Norsworthy (lacrosse). Cum laude graduates in May included Nate Bonetto (tennis), Alissa Braxton (track & field), Zach Godbold (track & field), Liz Harrison (lacrosse), Jadon Maddux (track & field), Bella Palagonia (lacrosse), Danielle Pavinelli (lacrosse), Rylee Pustilnik (track & field), Jordan Shapiro (track & field), Parker Valby (track & field), Tyler Wilkes (golf).
* Orlando Cicilioni (track & field), Jessica Edwards (track & field), Josie Hahn (lacrosse), Emily Lortz (lacrosse), Eoin McNally (track & field), Danielle Pavinelli (lacrosse), Rylee Pustilnik (track & field), Taylor Roberts (golf), Chase Ruskin (track & field) turned in 4.0 grade point averages for the 2023-24 academic year.
* The SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll includes one from each of Florida’s men’s & women’s track & field teams who compete next month in the Paris Summer Olympics – Jevaughn Powell (Jamaica) and Parker Valby (U.S.)
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To be recognized to the SEC 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 or have participated on a varsity team for two years if non-scholarship; 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 Academic Honor Roll Recipients – Spring
Name
Sport
CL
Major
Jac Caglianone
Baseball
JR
History
Jake Clemente
Baseball
SO
Sport Management
Pierce Coppola
Baseball
JR
Media Production, Management, & Technology
Ty Evans
Baseball
JR
Education Sciences
Cade Fisher
Baseball
SO
Food and Resource Economics
Luke Heyman
Baseball
SO
Sport Management
Fisher Jameson
Baseball
JR
Psychology
Cade Kurland
Baseball
SO
Economics
Brandon Neely
Baseball
JR
Education Sciences
Blake Purnell
Baseball
SR
Sport Event Management
Michael Robertson
Baseball
SR
Business Administration
Ryan Slater
Baseball
SR
Sport Management
Dale Thomas
Baseball
GR
Nonprofit Leadership
Parker Bell
Men’s Golf
SO
Sport Management
Toby Bishop
Men’s Golf
SO
Sport Management
John DuBois
Men’s Golf
SR
Sport Management
Ryan Hart
Men’s Golf
SR
Education Sciences
Matthew Kress
Men’s Golf
JR
Economics
Miguel Leal
Men’s Golf
JR
Food and Resource Economics
Joe Pagdin
Men’s Golf
SR
Education Sciences
Tyler Wilkes
Men’s Golf
SR
Education Sciences
Marina Escobar
Women’s Golf
GR
Management
Maisie Filler
Women’s Golf
SR
Political Science
Jackie Lucena
Women’s Golf
SR
Sociology
Karoline Tuttle
Women’s Golf
SO
Media Production, Management, & Technology
Taylor Roberts
Women’s Golf
SR
Education Sciences
Theresa Bragg
Lacrosse
SO
Business Administration
Brie Catts
Lacrosse
JR
Advertising
Kaitlyn Davies
Lacrosse
SO
Advertising
Paisley Eagan
Lacrosse
GR
Sport Management
Elyse Finnelle
Lacrosse
JR
Sport Management
Catherine Flaherty
Lacrosse
GR
Management
Celeste Forte
Lacrosse
JR
Health Education and Behavior
Ashley Gonzalez
Lacrosse
SR
Advertising
Josie Hahn
Lacrosse
JR
Health Education and Behavior
Maggi Hall
Lacrosse
SR
Sociology
Liz Harrison
Lacrosse
SR
Marketing
Emily Heller
Lacrosse
SR
Mass Communication
Lara Kology
Lacrosse
SO
Criminology
Emily Lortz
Lacrosse
SR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Gianna Monaco
Lacrosse
SO
Criminology
Jackie Norsworthy
Lacrosse
SR
Telecommunication
Bella Palagonia
Lacrosse
SR
Advertising
Emma Panciocco
Lacrosse
SR
Public Health
Danielle Pavinelli
Lacrosse
SR
Health Education and Behavior
Kelly Schluederberg
Lacrosse
SR
Political Science
Ava Tighe
Lacrosse
SO
Advertising
Madison Waters
Lacrosse
SR
Economics
Carly Wilson
Lacrosse
SO
Marketing
Sydney Wilson
Lacrosse
SO
Finance
Jenny Woodings
Lacrosse
SO
Food and Resource Economics
Macy Zaban
Lacrosse
JR
Media Production, Management, & Technology
Baylee Goddard
Softball
GR
Sport Management
Avery Goelz
Softball
SR
Sport Management
Katie Kistler
Softball
SR
Education Sciences
Skylar Wallace
Softball
GR
Sport Management
Reagan Walsh
Softball
JR
Education Sciences
Emily Wilkie
Softball
SR
Health Education and Behavior
Nate Bonetto
Men’s Tennis
JR
Economics
Tanapatt Nirundorn
Men’s Tennis
SO
International Studies
Carly Briggs
Women’s Tennis
GR
Management
Sara Dahlstrom
Women’s Tennis
SR
Public Relations
Emily De Oliveira
Women’s Tennis
JR
Education Sciences
Alicia Dudeney
Women’s Tennis
JR
Business Administration
Bente Spee
Women’s Tennis
JR
Business Administration
Sophie Williams
Women’s Tennis
SO
Education Sciences
Samuel Austin
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Economics
Adrian Bichara
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Economics
Calvin Bostic
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Education Sciences
*Orlando Cicilioni
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
*Michael Fiore
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Sport Management
Caleb Foster
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Health Education and Behavior
*Ethan Geiger
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Civil Engineering
Zach Godbold
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Criminology
Miles Green
Men’s Track & Field
GR
Sport Management
*Josh King
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
*Reed Legg
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Mechanical Engineering
Jadon Maddux
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
*Adam Magoulas
Men’s Track & Field
SO
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Ryan Maseman
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Business Administration
*Eoin McNally
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Economics
Logan Montgomery
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Journalism
*Matt Mule’
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Business Administration
*Jonathan Pitchford
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Information Systems
Jevaughn Powell
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Education Sciences
Chase Ruskin
Men’s Track & Field
GR
Electrical & Computer Engineering
*Josh Stern
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Architecture
*Matt Stratton
Men’s Track & Field
SO
Sport Management
Joey Stravato
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
*Javier Vento
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Biomedical Engineering
*Aiden Villasuso
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Biology
*Mac Wright
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Computer Science
*Caroline Bauer
Women’s Track & Field
SO
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Alissa Braxton
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Graphic Design
Claire Bryant
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Advertising
*Allison Drummond
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Construction Management
Jessica Edwards
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Education Sciences
Jayla Hollis
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Health Education and Behavior
*Olivia Jones
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Nutritional Sciences
DaMoni Kelly
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Foreign Languages & Literatures-Chinese
*Ashley Klingenberg
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Sport Management
*Annie Loehle
Women’s Track & Field
SO
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
*Stephy Ormsby
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
*Rylee Pustilnik
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Animal Sciences
*Lucinda Rourke
Women’s Track & Field
SO
Journalism
*Keleigh Scallon
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Animal Sciences
*Jordan Shapiro
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Sport Management
*Vasileia Spyrou
Women’s Track & Field
SR
International Studies
*Breanna Stuart
Women’s Track & Field
SO
Chemistry
*Parker Valby
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Sport Management
*Liina Winborn
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Sport Management
*-also on 2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for cross country
