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A total of 33 University of Florida student-athletes will be earning their degrees in commencement ceremonies being held Friday afternoon and Saturday throughout the day at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on the UF campus.

Gator student-athletes earning their degrees following the completion of the fall semester were honored at a graduation dinner Thursday evening prior to ceremonies Friday and Saturday.

The Florida football team leads the way in quantity of December graduates, with 12 players set to receive degrees from UF. The Florida women’s swimming team will see six Gators graduate, while three soccer players will walk in graduation ceremonies. Two gymnasts, men’s swimmers, women’s basketball players and two track and field student-athletes will each receive their degrees, while baseball, men’s tennis, women’s golf and volleyball will see one student-athlete graduate apiece this fall.

Among the December graduates are two Gator female student-athletes who UF has recognized as Outstanding Female Leaders; Gator gymnast Ashley Kerr and swimmer Gemma Spofforth. Kerr and Spofforth were distinguished by the University as Outstanding Female Leaders for the quality and scope of their leadership activities at UF during their academic and athletic careers, for their university-wide leadership, experience, awards, recognition and by recommendation of University of Florida faculty, staff and students.

Kerr, a member of UF’s 2007 and 2010 gymnastics SEC Championship teams was the 2009-10 president of UF’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, spent a semester as a teacher’s assistant in the UF marketing department and was on the Warrington College of Business Administration Dean’s List in 2008 and 2009, while also excelling in the classroom herself as a four-time member of both the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches Scholastic All-America team and the SEC Honor Roll. A team captain, Spofforth led the Gator swimming and diving team to the 2010 NCAA National Championship last spring, while balancing her work with the Alachua County Crisis Center since fall 2009. Spofforth is a seven-time NCAA Champion, the 2009 SEC Swimmer of the Year and received the Ben Hill Griffin Award from the UAA for her success in academics, athletics and leadership. A British Olympian and World Record Holder, Spofforth is also a three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll selection.

2010 Fall Graduates

GATOR GRADUATE SPORT

Jeffrey Corsaletti Baseball
Troy Epps Football
Chas Henry Football
Jarvis Herring Football
Maurice Hurt Football
Carl Johnson Football
AJ Jones Football
Lawrence Marsh Football
Clint Mitchell Football
Emmanuel Moody Football
Carl Moore Football
Mike Pouncey Football
Justin Williams Football
Ryan Crete Men’s Swimming
Shaune Fraser Men’s Swimming
Daniel Kristiansen Men’s Tennis
Adam Montague Men’s Track & Field
Ebonie Crawford Women’s Basketball
Sharielle Smith Women’s Basketball
Lauren Uzelatz Women’s Golf
Courtney Gladys Gymnastics
Ashley Kerr Gymnastics
Ashlee Elliott Soccer
Katie Fraine Soccer
Nicky Kit Soccer
Kristen Beales Women’s Swimming
Elizabeth Kemp Women’s Swimming
Coral Lopez Women’s Swimming
Sarah Peterson Women’s Swimming
Stephanie Proud Women’s Swimming
Gemma Spofforth Women’s Swimming
Shara Proctor Women’s Track & Field
Erin Fleming Volleyball

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