The University of Florida Athletic Association celebrated the accomplishments of 54 Gator student-athletes this spring.
Spring commencement ceremonies moved to July 31-Aug. 2 due to COVID-19.
23 members of the 2020 spring graduation class were part of a national and/or conference championship team during their Gator careers. 46 earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors.
Two were part of NCAA title teams during their careers:
* 2017 NCAA Baseball – Kirby McMullen
* 2016, 2017 (outdoor), 2018, 2019 (indoor) NCAA Track & Field – Anders Eriksson
One won two NCAA Individual titles:
* Yanis David – 2019 NCAA Indoor triple jump; 2019 NCAA Outdoor long jump
One claimed national and conference athlete of the year for their sport:
* Yanis David – 2019 Honda Award for track & field; 2019 USTFCCCA National Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year; 2019 Southeastern Conference Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
One SEC Athlete of Year receives her master’s this weekend:
* Amanda Lorenz – 2018 SEC Softball Player of the Year
More Spring Gator Grad Notables:
* Swimmer Tori Bindi is among UF’s Alumni Association Spring 2020 Outstanding Leaders
* Six claimed All-America honors – Yanis David (track & field), Anders Eriksson (track & field), Bella Garofalo (women’s swimming), Kendyl Lindaman (softball), Amanda Lorenz (softball), Cara Trombetta (lacrosse)
* Kendyl Lindaman was a 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-American for softball
* Bindi and McMullen receive $10,000 post-graduate scholarships as nominees for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete award.
* Carlotta Ricolfi (golf) is a student speaker at Saturday’s virtual commencement ceremony for UF’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
* Haillie Lower (soccer) received Best Poster for the National Science Foundation REU Site: Polymer innovation for the sustainable future.
* 18 graduate with honors.
* Magna Cum Laude: Madison Conway (swimming), Jillian Hatch (swimming)
* Cum Laude: Katya Aslanidi (swimming), Sammie Betters (soccer) Tori Bindi (swimming), Lexi Bolton (lacrosse), Nick Deal (track & field), Sophia Ebihara (track & field), Anders Eriksson (track & field), Jacob Finn (football), Bella Garofalo (swimming), Kenzii Kittell (lacrosse), Kendyl Lindaman (softball), Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell (track & field), Sydney Morang (basketball), Emily Petillo (lacrosse), Tess Sapone (soccer), Alex Stubblebine (soccer)
* Six receive master’s degrees this weekend – Elisabeth Bergh (women’s track & field), Jack Guyton (men’s track & field), Michael Harris (men’s track & field), Amanda Lorenz (softball), Magnus Pettersen (men’s track & field), Alex Voss (softball)
* 10 graduates will compete for UF in the 2020-21 season – Jade Caraway (softball), Nick Deal (track & field), Brett DioGuardi (football), Jacob Finn (football), Brett Heggie (football), Kendyl Lindaman (softball), Kirby McMullen (baseball), Danielle Rainey (basketball), Parker Roberts (soccer), Cara Trombetta (lacrosse)
2020 University of Florida Student-Athlete Spring Graduates
Name, Sport, Degree
Justin Alintoff, Baseball, Criminology
Matt den Dekker, Baseball, History
Nolan Fontana, Baseball, Family, Youth & Community Sciences
Kirby McMullen, Baseball, Food & Resource Economics
Sydney Morang, Women’s Basketball, Health Education & Behavior
Elif Portkal, Women’s Basketball, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Danielle Rainey, Women’s Basketball, Sociology
Paige Robinson, Women’s Basketball, Sociology
Luke Ancrum, Football, African American Studies
Garrett Conner, Football, Food & Resource Economics
Brett DioGuardi, Football, Journalism
Jacob Finn, Football, Finance
Brett Heggie, Football, Telecommunication-Management & Strategy
Nick Sproles, Football, Finance
Tevin Westbrook, Football, Family, Youth & Community Sciences
Blake Dyer, Men’s Golf, Food & Resource Economics
Carlotta Ricolfi, Women’s Golf, Business Administration & Economics
Lexi Bolton, Lacrosse, Management
Kenzii Kittell, Lacrosse, Animal Sciences
Emily Petillo, Lacrosse, Business Administration
Cara Trombetta, Lacrosse, Psychology
Jade Caraway, Softball, Sociology
Kendyl Lindaman, Softball, Educational Sciences
Amanda Lorenz, Softball, Master – Sports Management
Sophia Reynoso, Softball, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Jordan Roberts, Softball, Sport Management
Alex Voss, Softball, Master – Sports Management
Sammie Betters, Soccer, Biomedical Engineering
Haillie Lower, Soccer, Chemistry-Biochemistry
Parker Roberts, Soccer, Criminology & Sociology
Tess Sapone, Soccer, Criminology & Political Science
Alex Stubblebine, Soccer, Psychology-Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience
Jack Szaranek, Men’s Swimming, Psychology
Katya Aslanidi, Women’s Swimming, Economics & English
Tori Bindi, Women’s Swimming, Biochemistry
Madison Conway, Women’s Swimming, Advertising
Kelsey Dambacher, Women’s Swimming, History
Bella Garofalo, Women’s Swimming, Marketing
Jillian Hatch, Women’s Swimming, Telecommunication
Sydney Sell, Women’s Swimming, Advertising
Nick Deal, Men’s Track & Field, Psychology
Anders Eriksson, Men’s Track & Field, Aerospace Engineering
Jack Guyton, Men’s Track & Field, Master – Entrepreneurship
Michael Harris, Men’s Track & Field, Master – Real Estate
Justin Pacifico, Men’s Track & Field, Geology
Magnus Pettersen, Men’s Track & Field, Master – International Business
Autumn Bartlett, Women’s Track & Field, Dietetics & Nutritional Sciences
Elisabeth Bergh, Women’s Track & Field, Master – International Business
Yanis David, Women’s Track & Field, Health Education & Behavior
Sophia Ebihara, Women’s Track & Field, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell, Women’s Track & Field, Family, Youth & Community Sciences
Amara Wiggan, Women’s Track & Field, Telecommunication
Allison Gregory, Volleyball, Health Education & Behavior
Chanelle Hargreaves, Volleyball, Sociology
Congratulations to all!