GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida placed 124 student-athletes on the 2022 Southeastern Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll, announced today by league commissioner Greg Sankey.
The 2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2021-22 summer, fall and spring terms. Florida placed 299 student-athletes on 2021-22 SEC Fall, Winter and Spring Academic Honor Rolls.
Florida’s women’s track & field team, winners of the NCAA Indoor & Outdoor and SEC Outdoor titles – had 25 on the Academic Honor Roll – its highest total since placing 23 on the 2013, 2012 and 2005 list. For the second consecutive season, Gators lacrosse raised their all-time record for SEC Academic Honor Roll, with 30 on the 2022 list. Softball’s 14 honorees was one away from its record set last season. Seven from Florida’s 2022 SEC champion men’s tennis team earned a spot on the 2022 honor roll. Other sport honoree numbers included baseball (16), men’s golf (7), women’s golf (5), women’s tennis (4) and men’s track & field (16).
Notes About Gator Honorees:
* The SEC Academic Honor Roll includes the league’s tennis players of the year, Gators McCartney Kessler<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2022_4_28_womens-2Dtennis-2Duf-2Dwtn-2Dmccartney-2Dkessler-2Dnamed-2Dsec-2Dplayer-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dyear.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=568v8FfhinF8bzZr7CLVVEEdvpZw5xspWMR9mbQr4JJamxjy7qfaqdV1zx1FZtpS&s=gwG6WnkKLFslx0ViuVso5E0MI-ajXxP2ugwZZYHU92E&e= > and Ben Shelton<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2022_4_29_mens-2Dtennis-2Dbryan-2Dshelton-2Dnamed-2Dsec-2Dcoach-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dyear-2Dben-2Dshelton-2Dclaims-2Dsec-2Dplayer-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dyear.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=568v8FfhinF8bzZr7CLVVEEdvpZw5xspWMR9mbQr4JJamxjy7qfaqdV1zx1FZtpS&s=lBSC1D7flGuWFD9MJXqsFJc7LbW9WD_YdxG_IeuyR7w&e= >. Shelton, the 2022 NCAA Singles champion, is this season’s National Player of the Year<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ITA-5FTennis_status_1532377101910818818-3Fs-3D20-26t-3Dy2xZAJgJyosX07lTHEmssg&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=568v8FfhinF8bzZr7CLVVEEdvpZw5xspWMR9mbQr4JJamxjy7qfaqdV1zx1FZtpS&s=0BSCBtfJcRpL4K4LaXAGndYtlEQ-vqRbE9slNED6aj0&e= >.
* Florida’s three who claimed American Athletic Conference lacrosse player of the year honors<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2022_5_4_lacrosse-2Dgators-2Dclaim-2Dfive-2Daac-2Dmajor-2Dawards-2Dnine-2Dnamed-2Dall-2Dconference.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=568v8FfhinF8bzZr7CLVVEEdvpZw5xspWMR9mbQr4JJamxjy7qfaqdV1zx1FZtpS&s=jUSbhklDT_MwwUcF10jDOrYRXTeJe9Q31fyo9EtUd7M&e= > earned spots on SEC Academic Honor Roll: Danielle Pavinelli (Attacker of the Year), Sarah Reznick (Goalkeeper) and Emma Wightman (Defender).
* Talitha Diggs swept the NCAA indoor and outdoor 400 meters titles. She also advances to the 2022 World Championships as the U.S.’s 400 meters champion.
* Track & field’s Parker Valby, who was the 2021 SEC Cross Country Freshman of the Year<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2021_11_22_cross-2Dcountry-2Dvalby-2Dnamed-2Dsec-2Dwomens-2Dfreshman-2Drunner-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dyear.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=568v8FfhinF8bzZr7CLVVEEdvpZw5xspWMR9mbQr4JJamxjy7qfaqdV1zx1FZtpS&s=r_FQr-gwq5R-NBjY2weD6VcEyW6YH9qiEPvabGbjYB8&e= > and NCAA Outdoor 5,000 meters runner-up, also appears on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
* SEC Men’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of 2022 is Sam Riffice<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2022_4_22_mens-2Dtennis-2Driffice-2Dnamed-2Dsec-2Dscholar-2Dathlete-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dyear.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=568v8FfhinF8bzZr7CLVVEEdvpZw5xspWMR9mbQr4JJamxjy7qfaqdV1zx1FZtpS&s=sD8tYCD1fdUTbX_dP1qKWaQjq5fX7TIXBk0hCdgGiU8&e= >. He also receive a $10,000 post-graduate scholarship as a nominees for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of Year award<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.secsports.com_article_33737472_florida-2Dnominees-2Dmcwhorter-2Dscholarship-2Dnamed&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=568v8FfhinF8bzZr7CLVVEEdvpZw5xspWMR9mbQr4JJamxjy7qfaqdV1zx1FZtpS&s=YBLPt9k7-bXGpU5yf5RTv456xaKz4rwxB_x6zQeDf24&e= >.
* Softball’s Charla Echols earned a spot on the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America team for the second consecutive season.
* Track & Field’s Payton Capes-Davis graduated summa cum laude in May. Cum laude graduates in May<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_news_2022_4_28_general-2Dcommencement-2Dweekend-2Dfor-2Dgator-2Dstudent-2Dathletes.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=568v8FfhinF8bzZr7CLVVEEdvpZw5xspWMR9mbQr4JJamxjy7qfaqdV1zx1FZtpS&s=9Nwg9kpVyVIZiXwFT-HKiTLCHRSfaWX6yoFHalhaKPI&e= > included Sarah Reznick (lacrosse), Sam Riffice (tennis), Maeson Tydings (lacrosse), Emma Wightman (lacrosse) and Marlee Zein (tennis).
* Emily Lortz (lacrosse) and Cheyenne Young (women’s track & field) turned in 4.0 grade point averages for the 2021-22 academic year.
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
Kris Armstrong
Baseball
SR
Education Sciences
Hunter Barco
Baseball
JR
Economics
Kendrick Calilao
Baseball
SR
Geography
Nick Ficarrotta
Baseball
JR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Colby Halter
Baseball
SO
Advertising
Wyatt Langford
Baseball
SO
Sport Management
Timmy Manning
Baseball
SO
Telecommunication
Garrett Milchin
Baseball
GR
Mass Communication
Tyler Nesbitt
Baseball
JR
Sport Management
Blake Purnell
Baseball
SO
Sport Management
Josh Rivera
Baseball
JR
Family, Youth & Community Sciences
Brandon Sproat
Baseball
JR
Food and Resource Economics
Tucker Talbott
Baseball
JR
Telecommunication
Sterlin Thompson
Baseball
SO
Education Sciences
Hunter McMullen
Baseball
GR
Health & Human Performance Undergrad Certificate
Nick Pogue
Baseball
GR
Health & Human Performance Undergrad Certificate
Fred Biondi
Men’s Golf
JR
Finance
Quentin Debove
Men’s Golf
JR
International Studies
John DuBois
Men’s Golf
JR
Economics
Ryan Hart
Men’s Golf
SO
Education Sciences
Giovanni Manzoni
Men’s Golf
JR
Sport Management
Tyler Wilkes
Men’s Golf
SO
Education Sciences
Manny Girona
Men’s Golf
SR
Food and Resource Economics
Marina Escobar
Women’s Golf
JR
Economics
Maisie Filler
Women’s Golf
SO
Political Science
Annabell Fuller
Women’s Golf
JR
English
Jenny Kim
Women’s Golf
SR
Sustainability & the Built Environment
Clara Manzalini
Women’s Golf
SR
Economics
Whitney Albert
Lacrosse
JR
Biology
Tori Bates
Lacrosse
JR
Health Education and Behavior
Becky Browndorf
Lacrosse
JR
Finance
Emerson Cabrera
Lacrosse
SR
Health Science
Georgia Ceanfaglione
Lacrosse
JR
Telecommunication
Maggie Corbo
Lacrosse
SR
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Natalie Dizney
Lacrosse
SR
Advertising
Paisley Eagan
Lacrosse
JR
Psychology
Maddie Ellis
Lacrosse
SR
Advertising
Maggi Hall
Lacrosse
SO
Health Education and Behavior
Julia Hammerschlag
Lacrosse
SO
Advertising
Charlotte Harmon
Lacrosse
SR
Advertising
Liz Harrison
Lacrosse
SO
Marketing
Emily Heller
Lacrosse
JR
Advertising
Kylee Hubiak
Lacrosse
JR
Public Health
Emily Lortz
Lacrosse
SO
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Sarah Mackey
Lacrosse
JR
Advertising
Catherine Moriarty
Lacrosse
SR
Marketing
Jackie Norsworthy
Lacrosse
SO
Telecommunication
Bella Palagonia
Lacrosse
SO
Advertising
Emma Panciocco
Lacrosse
SO
Public Health
Danielle Pavinelli
Lacrosse
SO
Health Education and Behavior
Kaala Puglisi
Lacrosse
JR
Advertising
Jill Quigley
Lacrosse
JR
Sport Management
Sarah Reznick
Lacrosse
SR
Health Science
Shelton Sawers
Lacrosse
JR
Public Relations
Kelly Schluederberg
Lacrosse
SO
Political Science
Janine Suris
Lacrosse
JR
Marketing
Maeson Tydings
Lacrosse
SR
Dietetics
Emma Wightman
Lacrosse
SR
Health Science
Mia Buffano
Softball
JR
Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management
Charla Echols
Softball
JR
Education Sciences
Baylee Goddard
Softball
JR
Advertising
Avery Goelz
Softball
SO
Criminology
Kinsey Goelz
Softball
GR
Management
Elizabeth Hightower
Softball
GR
Health & Human Performance Undergrad Certificate
Cheyenne Lindsey
Softball
SR
Health Education and Behavior
Sarah Longley
Softball
JR
Education Sciences
Natalie Lugo
Softball
GR
Management
Haley Pittman
Softball
SO
English
Bryn Thomas
Softball
JR
Education Sciences
Rylee Trlicek
Softball
JR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Skylar Wallace
Softball
JR
Sport Management
Emily Wilkie
Softball
SO
Health Education and Behavior
Andy Andrade
Men’s Tennis
SR
International Studies
Will Grant
Men’s Tennis
JR
Sport Management
Lukas Greif
Men’s Tennis
SR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Sam Riffice
Men’s Tennis
SR
Political Science
Ben Shelton
Men’s Tennis
SO
Finance
Josh Goodger
Men’s Tennis
SR
Education Sciences
Duarte Vale
Men’s Tennis
SR
Health & Human Performance Undergrad Certificate
Sydney Berlin
Women’s Tennis
JR
Business Administration-General Studies
Sara Dahlstrom
Women’s Tennis
SO
Journalism
McCartney Kessler
Women’s Tennis
SR
Health & Human Performance Undergrad Certificate
Marlee Zein-El-Abdin
Women’s Tennis
SR
Health Education and Behavior
Matthew *Clark
Men’s Track & Field
GR
Sport Management
Nicholas *Deal
Men’s Track & Field
GR
Management
Ethan *Geiger
Men’s Track & Field
SO
Mathematics
Joshua *King
Men’s Track & Field
SO
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Reed *Legg
Men’s Track & Field
SO
Mechanical Engineering
Ryan *Miller
Men’s Track & Field
SO
Aerospace Engineering
Caden *Monk
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Business Administration-General Studies
Angel *Vicioso
Men’s Track & Field
SO
Economics
Caleb Foster
Men’s Track & Field
SO
Health Education and Behavior
Zachary Godbold
Men’s Track & Field
SO
Criminology
Jadon Maddux
Men’s Track & Field
SO
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Jonathan Miller
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Education Sciences
Chase Ruskin
Men’s Track & Field
JR
Computer Engineering
Edward Shelikoff
Men’s Track & Field
GR
Mechanical Engineering
Joseph Stravato
Men’s Track & Field
SO
Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Cavan Wilson
Men’s Track & Field
SR
Civil Engineering
Jackie *Addy
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Journalism
Imogen *Barrett
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Journalism
Grace *Blair
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Journalism
Alissa Braxton
Women’s Track & Field
SO
Graphic Design
Alexis Brown
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Health Education and Behavior
Claire Bryant
Women’s Track & Field
SO
Advertising
Payton *Capes-Davis
Women’s Track & Field
SO
Political Science & History
Emily *Culley
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Criminology
Talitha Diggs
Women’s Track & Field
SO
International Studies
Gianna *Forte
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Sydney Fowler
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Sociology
Chloe Hyde
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Journalism
Thea Jensen
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Criminology
Emily *Jones
Women’s Track & Field
GR
Public Health
Sterling Lester
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Health Education and Behavior
Taylor Manson
Women’s Track & Field
GR
Health Education and Behavior
Tymiah Montgomery
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Sport Management
Pamela *O’Brien
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Psychology
Stephy *Ormsby
Women’s Track & Field
SO
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Rylee *Pustilnik
Women’s Track & Field
SO
Animal Sciences
Jordan *Shapiro
Women’s Track & Field
SO
Sport Management
Emma *Solis
Women’s Track & Field
SO
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Parker *Valby
Women’s Track & Field
SO
Sport Management
Gabrielle Wilkinson
Women’s Track & Field
SR
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Cheyenne *Young
Women’s Track & Field
JR
Psychology
*-also on 2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for cross country
