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Florida Gators 2023 Fall graduates

Untitled designby:Nick de la Torre•12/16/23•

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UF's fall 2023 commencement ceremonies includes many current and past Gator student-athletes. Photo By: Matt Pendleton

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is holding commencement ceremonies this weekend. More than 41 Florida Gators student-athletes across 13 different sports will earn their degrees and walk across the stage inside the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.

The University of Florida was recently named the No. 1 Public University in the United States by the Wall Street Journal.

“The University of Florida has done incredible things, and we’re not slowing down,” said UF President Ben Sasse. “We are committed to providing an elite education that is radically practical. Graduating young men and women who are prepared for success in life may be the single most important thing we do as a university, and to be recognized as the best public university in the country is a huge honor. That goes right to the heart of what a public, land-grant, flagship institution like UF should be doing and what the state of Florida has entrusted us with. Go Gators!”

Notes on Graduates

  • Florida’s fall graduates include 12 who were part of national or conference championship teams.
  • Bobby Finke won double gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics (800 and 1500 freestyle).
  • Anna Hall won heptathlon medals at the 2023 (silver) and 2022 (bronze) World Championships.
  • Two were part of NCAA Championship teams – Anna Hall (2022 NCAA Indoor & Outdoor) and Jacory Patterson (2022 & 2023 NCAA Outdoor)
  • The fall 2023 graduating class includes siblings Justin Curtis (football) and Josie Curtis (soccer)
  • Ten completed advanced degrees – Samantha Bender (softball), Zippy Broughton (basketball), Justin Curtis (football), Emily Diaz (lacrosse), Will Harrod (football), Nina Kucheran (swimming), Teradja Mitchell (football), Kingsley Raitt-Eguakun (football), Kahlia Warner (diving) and Jacob Watkins (football)
  • Kathleen Golding (swimming) graduates with her bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and also finished an undergraduate certificate in Project Management
  • Nine compete for the Gators in spring 2024 – Zippy Broughton (basketball), Baylee Goddard (softball), Avery Goelz (softball), Miles Green (track & field), Michael Holloway II (track & field), Alex Klatsky (basketball), Aliyah Matharu (basketball), Blake Purnell (baseball) and Payton Richards (gymnastics)
  • Five graduate cum laude – Ara Emerzian (football), Kyle Engel (football), Avery Goelz (softball), Rylee Trlicek (softball) and Kathleen Golding (swimming)
  • Florida’s fall graduates earned 44 All-America honors.
  • Among Florida’s graduates are 32 who earned Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll accolades.

Florida Gators fall 2023 graduates

University of Florida Fall 2023 Graduating Student-Athletes
NameSportMajor
Blake PurnellBaseballSport Management
Nick FicarrottaBaseballApplied Physiology & Kinesiology
Alex KlatskyMen’s BasketballInformation Systems
Zippy BroughtonWomen’s BasketballMaster – Food & Resource Economics
Aliyah MatharuWomen’s BasketballEducation Sciences
Eddie BattleFootballEducation Sciences
Justin CurtisFootballMaster – Construction Management
Jeremy CrawshawFootballSociology
Kyle EngelFootballConstruction Management
Ara EmerzianFootballManagement
Will HarrodFootballMaster – Tourism & Hospitality Management
Jaydon HillFootballEducation Sciences
Jaelin HumphriesFootballEducation Sciences
Jack MillerFootballEducation Sciences
Teradja MitchellFootballMaster – Entrepreneurship
Jonathan OdomFootballEducation Sciences
Ricky PearsallFootballEducation Sciences
Kingsley Raitt-EguakunFootballMaster – Tourism & Hospitality Management
Jacob WatkinsFootballMaster – Management
Ja’Markis WestonFootballEducation Sciences
Keon ZippererFootballEducation Sciences
Payton RichardsGymnasticsFamily, Youth, & Consumer Sciences
Emily DiazLacrosseMaster – Business Administration
Tessa BartonSoccerEducation Sciences
Josie CurtisSoccerPsychology
Samantha BenderSoftballMaster – Health Education & Behavior
Baylee GoddardSoftballAdvertising
Avery GoelzSoftballCriminology
Rylee TrlicekSoftballApplied Physiology & Kinesiology
Bobby FinkeMen’s SwimmingConstruction Management
Leonardo GarciaMen’s DivingTelecommunication
Alfonso MestreMen’s SwimmingBachelor – Business Administration
Kathleen GoldingWomen’s SwimmingCivil Engineering
Nina KucheranWomen’s SwimmingMaster – Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Kahlia WarnerWomen’s DivingMaster – Mental Health Counseling
Emma SheltonWomen’s TennisFinance
Jalen ChanceMen’s Track & FieldTelecommunication
Michael Holloway IIMen’s Track & FieldTelecommunication
Jacory PattersonMen’s Track & FieldEducation Sciences
Anna HallWomen’s Track & FieldBusiness Administration, Gen. Studies
Nnedi OkammorVolleyballLinguistics
Certificates
Cameron CarrollFootballUndergraduate Certificate – Sport Management
Micah LeonFootballUndergraduate Certificate – Integrative Strength and Conditioning
Daviana VakaSoccerGraduate Certificate – Sport Event Management
Kathleen GoldingWomen’s SwimmingUndergraduate Certificate – Project Management
Miles GreenMen’s Track & FieldGraduate Certificate – Sport Event Management
Anna DixonVolleyballGraduate Certificate – Sport Event Management
Kennedy MuffVolleyballGraduate Certificate – Social Media

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