Fifty-two current and former student-athletes will be among the University of Florida students participating in spring commencement ceremonies, which began Friday night and finish Sunday, May 2.
The Gator football and men’s track and field teams each have eight student-athletes who will receive degrees this semester. Seven baseball players, six soccer players, five gymnasts and four softball players and
four men’s swimmers are graduating. Three student-athletes each from men’s golf and women’s track and field will each receive their degrees.
FOOTBALL: Rick Burgess (Economics); John Fairbanks (History); Corey Hobbs (Criminology); Brandon James (Sociology); Wondy Pierre-Louis (Sociology); Joey Sorrentino (Exercise Physiology); Bryan Thomas (Sociology); Mike Williamson (Building Construction)
BASEBALL: Jeff Barfield (Biology, Pre-professional track); Clint Franklin (Recreation and Event Management); Ben Harrison (Political Science); Jonathan Pigott (Recreation and Event Management); Chas Spottswood (Building Construction); Hampton Tignor (Finance); Justin Tordi (Tourism and Hospitality Management)
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Jennifer Mosser (Anthropology);
GYMNASTICS: Amanda Castillo (Marketing); Melanie Sinclair (Family, Youth and Community Services); Maranda Smith (Anthropology); Rebekah Zaiser (Biology, Pre-professional track)
SOCCER: Ameerah Abdullah (Recreation and Event Management); Jessica Eiken (Sports Management); Caitlin Howard (Journalism); Lauren Hyde (Sports Management); Angela Napolitano (Advertising); Jenny Taylor (Advertising);
SOFTBALL: Francesca Enea (Family, Youth and Community Services); Le-Net Franklin (Religion); Ali Gardiner (Advertising); Brooke Johnson (Health Studies)
MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING: Bradley Alley (Geological Sciences); Eric Shrestha (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); Jos Smith (Animal Biology); Rex Tullius (Business Administration);
WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING: Rachel Sowers (Mathematics)
MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD: R.J. Anderson (Telecommunications Production); Scott Clayman (Zoology); Matt Hensley (Advertising); Carlos Phillips (Telecommunications Production); Ethan Philpott (Electronic Materials); Kalinka Pitt (Anthropology); James Uthmeier (Political Science); Preston Wilson (Sociology);
WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD: Lori Bowen (Exercise Physiology); Laura Garrow (Biology, Pre-professional track); Julie Northrup (Business Administration);
MEN’S GOLF: Tyson Alexander (Sports Management); Tim McKenney (Sports Management); Robbie Wright (Building Construction)
WOMEN’S GOLF: Nicole Schachner (Sports Management)
LACROSSE: Jesse Logan (History)