Mike Ridaught
Graduation is a special time in a person’s life.
It’s both a feeling of relief and a sense of accomplishment.
It’s a far greater achievement to excel on the field, as well as in the classroom.
A total of 67 University of Florida student-athletes are graduating this weekend, with Spring commencement ceremonies that started on Thursday and will run through Monday, May 2. That includes 57 UF student-athletes who earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors.
Meanwhile, 35 members of the 2022 spring graduation class were part of a national and/or conference championship team during their Gator careers.
Seven were part of NCAA title teams during their careers—Andy Andrade, Josh Goodger, Sam Riffice, and Duarte Vale of the 2021 Men’s Tennis team, and in NCAA Track & Field, Kunle Fasasi (2016, 2017 outdoor and 2018, 2019 indoor) and Chantz Sawyers and Edward Shelikoff (2018 and 2019 indoor).
Two won NCAA Individual titles—Sam Riffice (2021 NCAA Men’s Singles) and Trinity Thomas (2022 NCAA all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise).
Thomas was named the 2020 and 2022 Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Year.
Another 19 Gators earned All-America honors—Hannah Adams (softball), Clark Beach (swimming), Kunle Fasasi (track & field), Thayer Hall (volleyball), Abbie Harrelson (track & field), Gabrielle Hillis (swimming), McCartney Kessler (tennis), Kendyl Lindaman (softball), Katie Minnich (swimming), Ashley McCool (swimming), Nikki Miller (swimming), Sarah Reznick (lacrosse), Sam Riffice (tennis), Chantz Sawyers (track & field), Megan Skaggs (gymnastics), Trinity Thomas (gymnastics), Duarte Vale (tennis), Gabrielle Wilkinson (track & field).
Riffice and Halley Taylor (gymnastics) received $10,000 post-graduate scholarships as an H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete award nominee.
Bettina Boszormenyi (swimming) received a $5,000 postgraduate scholarship as a nominee for the SEC Brad Davis Community Service Award.
16 Gators graduate with honors:
- Cum Laude: Bettina Boszormenyi (Swimming), Emerson Cabrera (lacrosse), Gabby Hillis (Swimming), Katie Minnich (Swimming), Sarah Reznick (lacrosse), Sam Riffice (tennis), Lauren Snider (Swimming), Marty Stange (Swimming), Halley Taylor (gymnastics), Trinity Thomas (gymnastics), Maeson Tydings (lacrosse), Emma Wightman (lacrosse), Marlee Zein (tennis), Ellie Zweifel (Swimming)
- Summa Cum Laude: Nick Lydon (Swimming), Payton Capes-Davis (track & field)
14 receive master’s or doctorate degrees this weekend—Madison Alexander (soccer), Jade Caraway (softball), Matt Clark (track & field), Nick Deal (track & field), Kunle Fasasi (track & field), Chanelle Hargreaves (volleyball), Abbie Harrelson (track & field), Andrew Ivie (football), Kendyl Lindaman (softball), Edward Shelikoff (track & field), Megan Skaggs (gymnastics), Michelle Stegall (track & field), Trey Thompson (football), Lindsay Tomaini (track & field).
And last, but not least, a special shoutout goes out to our very own Ashtyn Brown of 100.5 “The Buzz” and Mainstreet Daily News who is graduating this weekend from UF’s College of Journalism and Communications, with a B.S. in Journalism, a specialization in sports media and an outside concentration in sports management with Cum Laude distinction. We are all very proud of you at MARC Media.
Congratulations to the Class of 2022!
2022 University of Florida Student-Athlete Spring Graduate
Kendrick Calilao
Baseball
Geography
Tyree Appleby
Men’s Basketball
African American Studies
Keyontae Johnson
Men’s Basketball
Education Sciences
Kristina Moore
Women’s Basketball
Sport Management
Coleman Crozier
Football
Food & Resource Economics
Richard Gouraige
Football
Sociology
Andrew Ivie
Football
Doctor- Physical Therapy
Kevin Johnson
Football
Education Sciences
Emory Jones
Football
Telecommunication
Griffin McDowell
Football
Sociology
Marco Ortiz
Football
Health Education & Behavior
Jordan Pouncey
Football
African American Studies
David Reese
Football
Education Sciences
Justin Shorter
Football
Education Sciences
Will Thomas
Football
Mechanical Engineering
Trey Thompson
Football
Master- Management
Jacob Watkins
Football
Education Sciences
Manny Girona
Men’s Golf
Food & Resource Economics
Christophe Stutts
Men’s Golf
Education Sciences
Clara Manzalini
Women’s Golf
Economics
Sydney Johnson-Scharpf
Gymnastics
Digital Arts & Sciences
Megan Skaggs
Gymnastics
Master- Entrepreneurship
Halley Taylor
Gymnastics
Criminology & Psychology
Trinity Thomas
Gymnastics
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Emerson Cabrera
Lacrosse
Health Sciences
Maddie Ellis
Lacrosse
Advertising
Charlotte Harmon
Lacrosse
Advertising
Catherine Moriarty
Lacrosse
Marketing
Sarah Reznick
Lacrosse
Health Sciences
Maeson Tydings
Lacrosse
Dietetics
Emma Wightman
Lacrosse
Health Sciences
Hannah Adams
Softball
Education Sciences
Jade Caraway
Softball
Master- Sport Management
Kendyl Lindaman
Softball
Master- Sport Management
Madison Alexander
Soccer
Master- Health Education and Behavior
Georgia Eaton-Collins
Soccer
Sport Management
Samantha Tobar
Soccer
Psychology
Clark Beach
Men’s Swimming
Education Sciences
Ethan Beach
Men’s Swimming
Sustainability and the Built Environment
Nick Hackett
Men’s Swimming
Economics
Erik Harper
Men’s Swimming
Education Sciences
Nick Lydon
Men’s Diving
Applied Kinesiology & Physiology
Marty Stange
Men’s Swimming
Construction Management
Bettina Boszormenyi
Women’s Swimming
Psychology
Adrianna Deboer
Women’s Swimming
Mechanical Engineering
Gabby Hillis
Women’s Swimming
Natural Resource Conservation
Ashley McCool
Women’s Diving
Anthropology
Nikki Miller
Women’s Swimming
Psychology
Katie Minnich
Women’s Swimming
Psychology
Lauren Snider
Women’s Diving
Biomedical Engineering
Ellie Zweifel
Women’s Swimming
Economics
Andy Andrade
Men’s Tennis
International Studies
Josh Goodger
Men’s Tennis
Education Sciences
Sam Riffice
Men’s Tennis
Political Science
Marlee Zein
Women’s Tennis
Health Education & Behavior
Matt Clark
Men’s Track & Field
Master- Sport Management
Nick Deal
Men’s Track & Field
Master- Management
Kunle Fasasi
Men’s Track & Field
Master- French Studies
Chantz Sawyers
Men’s Track & Field
Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management
Edward Shelikoff
Men’s Track & Field
Master-Mechanical Engineering
Payton Capes-Davis
Women’s Track & Field
History & Political Science
Abbie Harrelson
Women’s Track & Field
Master- Early Education
Pamela O’Brien
Women’s Track & Field
Psychology
Michelle Stegall
Women’s Track & Field
Master- Family, Youth and Community Sciences
Lindsay Tomaini
Women’s Track & Field
Master- Sport Management
Gabrielle Wilkinson
Women’s Track & Field
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Chanelle Hargreaves
Volleyball
Master- Sport Management
Certificates
Hunter McMullen
Baseball
Undergraduate Certificate-Sport Management
Nick Pogue
Baseball
Undergraduate Certificate-Sport Management
Phlandrous Fleming
Men’s Basketball
Certificate- Sport Management
Brandon McKissic
Men’s Basketball
Certificate- Sport Management
Duarte Vale
Men’s Tennis
Undergraduate Certificate-Sport Management
McCartney Kessler
Women’s Tennis
Certificate- Sport Management
Thayer Hall
Volleyball
Graduate Certificate-Sport Management