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Team Florida 2011-12 ... The Coaches 

The 2011-12 Florida Gator head coaching staff has captured 

10 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS and 67 Conference titles, 

while being honored as the 

Conference Coach of the Year 49 times. 

Meet the Gator Head Coaches who team to form one of the country’s 

most successful collegiate athletics programs. 

Buddy Alexander 

Men’s Golf 

Amanda Butler 

Women’s Basketball 

Jan Dowling 

Women’s Golf 

Mike Holloway 

Track & Field 

Becky Burleigh 

Soccer 

Billy Donovan 

Men’s Basketball 

Rhonda Faehn 

Gymnastics 

Andy Jackson 

Men’s Tennis 

Most Tenured Gator Coach: Buddy Alexander, Men’s Golf, enters his 25th season with the Gators, 

hired Jan. 22, 1988 

Newest Gator Coach: Will Muschamp, Football, enters his first season with the Gators, hired Dec. 11, 

2010. 

Tallest Coach (male): Roland Thornqvist, Women’s Tennis, 6-foot-6 

Tallest Coach (female): Becky Burleigh, Soccer, 5-foot-9 

Oldest: Gregg Troy, Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving, born Dec. 19, 1950 

Youngest: Jan Dowling, Women’s Golf, born Sept. 26, 1980 

Most Offspring: Billy Donovan, Men’s Basketball, and his wife Christine have four children (William, 

Hasbrouck, Bryan and Connor) 

Player/Coach 

Men’s golf coach Buddy Alexander, the 1986 U.S. Amateur Champion, is the only active golf head coach 

in the nation to have captured the U.S. Amateur Title. 

Men’s basketball head coach Billy Donovan led Providence to the Final Four as a senior and is one of only 

two people to ever play in a Final Four, serve as an assistant in a Final Four and as a head coach in a Final 

Four. 

Rhonda Faehn is the only current Division I coach who represented her country as an athlete in World 

Gymnastics and Olympic Gymnastics competition. 

While an assistant coach at the University of Maryland, Amanda O’Leary was the second-leading scorer 

on the 1993 U.S. World Cup team that repeated as the gold-medal winner at the International Federation 

of Women’s Lacrosse Association (IFWLA) Championship. As a player, O’Leary was the MVP of the 1988 

NCAA Lacrosse Championships, was named to the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse 25th Anniversary Team and 

was inducted in 2005 into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. 

While playing at Virginia, Kevin O’Sullivan was the first-team All-ACC catcher in 1991, edging out Jason 

Varitek of Georgia Tech, who went on to become the captain of the 2004 and 2007 World Series champion 

Boston Red Sox. 

Women’s golf coach Jan Dowling was a member of the inaugural Kent State women’s golf team and was 

named the Senior Female Athlete of the Year at Kent State in 2002. She won the 2000 Canadian Amateur 

Championships and was a member of the 2002 Canadian World Amateur Team. 

The Butler Did It 

Amanda Butler was a four-year starting guard for the Gator Basketball Team, leading Florida to the 1993 

and 1994 NCAA Tournaments, the first two NCAA appearances in program history. When Florida earned 

the No. 23 spot in the Dec. 8, 2008 Associated Press ranking, Butler became only the sixth woman in the 

history of NCAA Division I Basketball to play for and coach the SAME team that earned a top-25 ranking. 

Goooolden Girl 

Becky Burleigh is the only female coach to lead her team to the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer title 

(1998). 

Coming Home 

Will Muschamp spent nine years of his childhood in Gainesville, growing up just blocks from Ben Hill Griffin 

Stadium on 22nd Street. 

The Lone Ranger 

Mary Wise is the only female head coach in NCAA volleyball history to coach in more than one Final Four. 

Familiar Faces 

Will Muschamp is certainly no stranger to the SEC or some of the opposing coaches he will face in his 

first year in Gainesville. Muschamp has coached at Auburn and LSU and was on the same coaching staff 

in Baton Rouge as Nick Saban (Alabama head coach), Derek Dooley (Tennessee head coach) and Jimbo 

Fisher (FSU head coach). Muschamp and Fisher share beach property in the Panhandle of Florida from 

their days at LSU. 

Team Florida 2011-12 ... The Coaches

Will Muschamp 

Football 

Kevin O’Sullivan 

Baseball 

Gregg Troy 

Swimming & Diving 

Mary Wise 

Volleyball 


Amanda O’Leary 

Lacrosse 

Roland Thornqvist 

Women’s Tennis 

Tim Walton 

Softball 

Hugs & Kisses 

Gymnastics coach Rhonda Faehn was an elite gymnast and trained under world-famous coach Bela Karolyi. 

More Hugs & Kisses 

Gymnastics coach Rhonda Faehn and men’s tennis assistant coach Jeremy Bayon married in June of 2006. 

You can still call her Rhonda Faehn. They welcomed their first child, Noah Émile Bayon, on Jan. 8, 2008 and 

another son, Isaiah Freedom Bayon on Nov. 24, 2010. 

Holloway’s Honorees 

Track and field coach Mike Holloway has coached an All-American in every single sprint and hurdle event 

since joining the Gator staff as an assistant coach in 1995. 

U.S. Royalty 

Men’s tennis coach Andy Jackson is a descendent of former United States President and War of 1812 hero 

Andrew Jackson, along with Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. 

Go Gators! (Swedish translation: Go Gators!) 

Women’s Tennis head coach Roland Thornqvist, a multilingual native of Stockholm, Sweden, speaks to his 

two young daughters only in his native language of Swedish. 

Team USA 

Men’s and women’s head swimming coach Gregg Troy was selected by USA Swimming and the U.S. Olympic 

Committee as the head coach for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Men’s Swim Team. Troy joins former Gator 

track and field coach Jimmy Carnes (1980) and former Gator gymnastics coach Ernestine Weaver (1980) as 

the only three coaches in school history to be the head coach of a U.S. Olympic National Team. 

Gator Pride 

Gator softball head coach Tim Walton carried his softball coaching over to the USSSA Florida Pride of the 

National Pro Fastpitch league throughout the past two summers. Walton led the Pride to the 2010 NPF 

Championship, the team’s first-ever, while the 2011 Pride squad finished as the NPF runner-up. 

Champs! 

Two current Gator head coaches won a national championship as an athlete: UF softball coach Tim Walton 

was the game-winning baseball pitcher in Oklahoma’s 1994 NCAA College World Series title; and UF 

lacrosse coach Amanda O’Leary led the 1988 Temple Owls to a 19-0 record and the NCAA Championship. 

She also was named the 1988 NCAA Tournament MVP. 

Hall of Famer 

Amanda O’Leary was inducted in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2005. She also was named to the 

NCAA Women’s Lacrosse 25th Anniversary Team in the fall of 2006. She also has been inducted into the 

Temple Athletic Hall of Fame and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall of Fame. 

Baseball Boomers 

Under head coach Kevin O’Sullivan, the Gators set a school record with 11 players chosen in the Major 

League Baseball Draft in June 2011. In his four-year tenure, Florida has now had 30 players drafted. 

Alumni Reunion 

Amanda Butler, BS ‘95, MS ‘97 (women’s basketball) and Mike Holloway, ‘00 (track & field) both graduated 

from UF. Butler earned a varsity letter as Gator student-athlete in the sport she now coaches. 

Now That’s Coaching! 

Volleyball coach Mary Wise’s winning percentage at Florida entering the 2011 season (.902) is the highest 

of any NCAA Division I coach with at least 10 years of experience in volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, 

football and baseball history. 

Head men’s basketball coach Billy Donovan joined legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp as the only 

other coach in SEC history to guide his program to multiple national titles, doing so in 2006 and 2007. 

Did You Know? 

There are 12 different current Gator head coaches who entered their first season at UF with five or fewer 

previous years as a collegiate head coach: 

Prior 

Sport Head Coach Experience As a Gator Head Coach 

Baseball Kevin O’Sullivan none 2011 NCAA College World Series Runner-Up, 2010 & 2011 SEC 

Champions, back-to-back CWS appearances 

Men’s Basketball Billy Donovan 2 years 2006 & 2007 NCAA Champions 

Women’s Basketball Amanda Butler 2 years 2007-08 was first yr; postseason every year, NCAA in ‘09 

Football Will Muschamp none 2011-12 is first year 

Women’s Golf Jan Dowling none hired June 15, 2009, 2009-10 was her first year 

Gymnastics Rhonda Faehn none No. 1 ranking in 2007 & 2011; third at ’07 NCAAs, fourth in ‘06, ‘08 & ‘09 

Soccer Becky Burleigh 5 years 1998 NCAA Champions; 11 SEC titles 

Softball Tim Walton 3 years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 WCWS; Runner-up in ’09 & ‘11 

Swimming & Diving Gregg Troy none 12 & 11 straight top-10 NCAA finishes for men & women 

Women’s Tennis Roland Thornqvist 5 years 2003 & 2011 NCAA Champions 

Track & Field Mike Holloway none 2010 & 2011 NCAA Men’s Indoor Champions 

Volleyball Mary Wise 4 years 19 SEC Titles; 7 Final Fours 

Team Florida 2011-12 ... The Coaches


Behind every great head coach is a talented staff. 

Meet some of those 2011-12 Gator ASSISTANT COACHES. 

Man-U 

Assistant Soccer Coach Alan Kirkup played for the “world’s most valuable 

soccer team, Manchester United Football Club,”¹ from 1972-76. 

¹ - from A Goal-Oriented Move in Condé Nast Portfolio.com May 2008 issue 

Romanian Roots 

Gator assistant gymnastics coaches, Adrian Burde and Robert Ladanyi, were 

teammates on the Romanian Junior National Men’s Gymnastics team. 

Harvard Educated 

Football’s running backs coach Brian White graduated from Harvard with a 

bachelor’s degree in history in 1986. 

Offering Head Coach Advice (current assistant coaches who were head 

coaches) 

• Second-year assistant coach Steve Jungbluth (men’s and women’s swimming) 

served as the head coach at Colgate from 2003-2010; 

• Alan Kirkup (soccer) headed the women’s soccer programs at Arkansas 

(1999-2003), Maryland (1996-99) and Southern Methodist (1986-96) 

prior to coming to Gainesville for the 2006 campaign; 

• John Pelphrey (men’s basketball) served as head coach for nine seasons, 

including five at South Alabama (2002-07) and four at Arkansas (2007- 

11), before returning to Gainesville where he was a Gator assistant from 

1996-2002. 

• Charlie Weis (football) was the head coach at Notre Dame from 2005-09 

and joined the Gator coaching staff in 2011 

• Dave Boos (volleyball) was the head coach at Ball State for three seasons 

before joining the Gator staff in the spring of 2010. 

• Associate swimming and diving head coach Martyn Wilby was the 

Barbados Olympic Team head coach in 2000, where he coached Leah 

Martindale-Stancil in her second Olympic appearance. 

• Before coming to Gainesville as an assistant softball coach in 2007, Gator 

alum, Jenny Gladding was the head coach at Palm Beach Atlantic University. 

• Men’s golf assistant John Handrigan was the head men’s and women’s 

golf coach at Queens University of Charlotte (2007-09) and the head 

men’s coach at Coker College (2003-07) in South Carolina. 

Gator Alum 

• Women’s tennis associate head coach Dave Balogh is a native of Gainesville, 

where he earned his undergraduate degree from UF, playing tennis 

from 1993-96. 

• First-year men’s basketball assistant Matt McCall earned his bachelor’s 

and master’s degrees from UF 

while working in various capacities 

with the team, working his way 

from student manager to head 

manager to director of basketball 

operations from 2002-08, experiencing 

two national championships 

with the Gators. 

• Aubrey Hill (football), a four-year 

letterman at UF from 1991-94, 

returned to the Gators prior to the 

2011 season to coach the wide 

receivers. This is Hill’s third stint 

in Gainesville, as he previously 

served as a graduate assistant 

football coach under Steve Spurrier 

from 1996-98. 

• Softball assistant coach Jenny 

Gladding played for the Gators 

in 2003 and 2004. The former 

pitcher still holds career records 

for opponent batting average and 

strikeouts per seven innings. She 

finished her career only 35 strike- 

Murriel Page was the inaugural pick 

by the WNBA’s Washington Mystics. 

outs shy of the school record. 

• Swimming assistant coach Leah Martindale-Stancil is in her third year 

as a Gator coach. Stancil was a member of the 2002 Florida Gators SEC 

Championship team, is the Barbados national record holder, both long 

course and short course, in the 50 and 100 free events, which she set at 

the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. 

Stancil was a 12-time NCAA 

All-American during her four-year 

tenure at UF. Stancil graduated 

from UF with a BS in 2002 and 

her Master’s degree in 2006. 

• Associate swimming and diving 

head coach Anthony Nesty swam 

at UF from 1989-92, earning his 

B.A. in 1994. 

• Women’s basketball assistant 

coach Murriel Page was inducted 

into UF’s Athletic Hall of Fame 

in 2009, after enjoying an All- 

American career from 1994-98. 

She was the inaugural pick by the 

WNBA’s Washington Mystics franchise in 1998 and enjoyed an 11-year 

WNBA career. 

Tour Savvy 

Women’s golf assistant coach Emily Bastel competed on both the LPGA Tour 

(’05,’06,’08) and the Duramed Futures Tour (’04,’06,’09). Bastel was named 

the Futures Tour Player of the Year and was the leading money winner in 

2007. 

Strong Bloodlines 

Men’s basketball assistant Matt McCall is the son of three-time football letterwinner 

Wayne McCall (1965-67), who is now a prominent Ocala attorney. 

Now on Equal Footing 

Craig Bell played for fellow Gator assistant baseball coach Brad Weitzel at 

both Palm Beach Community College (1986-87) and the University of North 

Florida (1988-89). They are both in their fifth year on Kevin O’Sullivan’s 

coaching staff. 

Bringing a Winning Tradition 

Assistant softball coach Jennifer Rocha is a graduate of the University of 

Oklahoma and played for the Sooners from 1996 to 1998. During her time as 

both a player and a graduate assistant coach, she was a part of six consecutive 

NCAA Regional appearances, three Big 12 Conference titles, two Big 12 

Tournament titles, two WCWS appearances and one national championship. 

Since at UF, she has helped the Gators to six straight NCAA Regional 

appearances, two SEC regular-season titles, two SEC Tournament titles, four 

consecutive WCWS appearances and two trips to the WCWS Championship 

Series, most recently in 2011. 

Leaving Behind a Mark 

Assistant lacrosse coach Caitlyn McFadden won every major award possible 

in her senior season as a midfielder for the 2010 National Champion 

Maryland Terrapins. She was named the Tewaaraton Award Winner and 

Honda Sports Award Winner (and was a finalist for both awards in 2009), 

the ACC Player of the Year and Tournament MVP (also won both conference 

awards in 2009), IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year, and the Suzanne 

Tyler Award winner, which is awarded to the University of Maryland Female 

Athlete of the Year. She was also a two-time IWLCA First-Team All-American 

in her final two years as a Terp and IWLCA Second-Team All-American in her 

sophomore year. 

In the Record Books 

Assistant men’s tennis coach Jeremy Bayon is the all-time leader at Mississippi 

State in dual match victories, amassing a 120-55 record from 1997-2000 

at MSU, where he played under current UF head coach Andy Jackson. 


Alan Kirkup: from Man-U to UF


Olympic Golden Gator 

Associate swimming and diving head coach Anthony Nesty, who swam at 

UF from 1989-92, won the 1988 Olympic Gold Medal in the 100-meter fly. 

He served as Surimane’s Head Swimming Coach at the 2008 Olympic Games 

and was honored by his native country which selected him to carry the flag 

during the opening ceremonies. 

More Golden Gators 

All three coaches on the lacrosse staff are World Cup gold medalists. Assistant 

Coach Caitlyn McFadden was on the 2009 World Cup team along with 

fellow Assistant Coach Erica LaGrow, capturing gold. Head coach Amanda 

O’Leary won two gold medals as a player, in 1989 and 1993. 

And the Oscar Goes to… 

Football’s running backs coach Brian White’s sister, Geralyn, won an Oscar 

for Best Documentary in 2005 as the producer of “Born into Brothels.” 

‘X’ Marks the Spot 

Volleyball assistant coach Sally Polhamus was the first volleyball player ever 

to be inducted in Xavier’s Athletic Hall of Fame, becoming a member in 2005; 

still holds the all-time career record for kills with 1,779 and is fourth in career 

digs with 1,338. 

Blue-collar Workers 

Tight ends coach Derek Lewis got a job as a New Orleans city bus driver after 

his NFL career fizzled. He worked for a couple of years as a bus driver before 

getting back into football as an intern in the weight room with the Texas 

Longhorns. He then worked as a graduate assistant at Texas before spending 

four years as the tight ends coach at Minnesota. He joined the Gators prior 

to the 2011 season. 

Offensive line coach Frank Verducci previously held a job as the coach of 

a semi-pro football team in Helsinki, Finland. In one game, his offensive 

line was getting hammered by the opponent’s nose guard. The owner of 

Verducci’s team demanded that Verducci suit up and play, adding that the 

opponent’s coach was also their nose guard. So Verducci did suit up, after 

negotiating a new contract at halftime that provided medical coverage and 

an extra meal each day. He ended up playing the rest of the year. 

Cutting His Teeth 

Defensive backs coach Travaris Robinson began his coaching career at 

Auburn, first as a student assistant then as a graduate assistant, while Will 

Muschamp served as Auburn’s defensive coordinator. 

Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks 

coach Charlie Weis has won four Super 

Bowl rings 

Impressive Credentials 

Defensive line coach Bryant 

Young played 14 seasons in the 

NFL for the San Francisco 49ers 

and was named to the Pro Bowl 

four times (1996, 1999, 2001, 

2002) 

Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks 

coach Charlie Weis has 

won four Super Bowl rings, three 

as the offensive coordinator for 

the New England Patriots and 

one as the running backs coach 

for the New York Giants. 


Seen here at 

the Opening 

Ceremonies for 

the 2009 World 

Cup, Gator assistant 

lacrosse 

coaches Caitlyn 

McFadden 

(left) and Erica 

LaGrow (right) 

brought home 

Gold for the 

United States.

Team Florida 2011-12 ... By the Numbers 

2011-12 Gators at a Glance 

(data from rosters as of September 14, 2011) 

Total Student-Athletes .................................. 450 

Men ...................................................................................................... 242 

Women ................................................................................................. 208 

Freshmen ............................................................................................. 149 

Sophomores ......................................................................................... 121 

Juniors .................................................................................................. 104 

Seniors.................................................................................................... 76 

Average Height:............................................................ 5-foot -9.85-inches 

(Gator) Tail of the Tape: 

Average Height: 5-foot, 9.85-inches 

Male Gator (avg.): 6- foot, 0.66-inches 

Tallest Male: Erik Murphy (M-Basketball) & Walter Pitchford (M- 

Basketball), 6-foot-10 

Smallest Male: Payne Denman (Golf), 5-foot-5 

Female Gator (avg.): 5-foot-6.58 

Tallest Female: Viktorija Dimaite (W-Basketball) & Azania Stewart 

(W-Basketball), 6-foot-4 

Smallest Female: Jade Wiggins (Gymnastics), 4-foot-10 

The tallest non-basketball athlete: Greg Larson (Baseball), 6-foot-8 

The COMBINED height of all 450 Gators: 31,432.75 inches or 2,619-feet, 

4.75 inches 

By Comparison, the height of: 

• regulation football field is 360 feet 

• Empire State Building is 1,472 feet 

• Statue of Liberty (ground to tip of torch) is 305 feet-1 inch 

• Washington Monument is 555 feet, 5 1/8 inches 

• Willis Tower in Chicago (tallest freestanding structure in the U.S.) by 

antenna is 1,729 feet 

• CN Tower, Toronto (tallest freestanding structure in North America) 

is 1,814 feet 

• Burj Dubai, Dubai (tallest freestanding structure in the world) stands 

2,684 feet 

Where Gators Come From: 

From the United States & U.S. Territories: 417 Gators 

From Foreign Countries: 33 Gators 

Different U.S. States & Territories Represented: 33 

• Alabama (3), Arizona (2), California (14), Colorado (3), Connecticut 

(9), Delaware (2), Florida (265), Georgia (14), Illinois (5), Indiana 

(4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (1), Maryland (19), Massachusetts (3), 

Michigan (5), Minnesota (1), Mississippi (2), Missouri (4), Nevada (1), 

New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (7), New York (10), North Carolina (4), 

Ohio (6), Oregon (1), Pennsylvania (7), Rhode Island (2), South Dakota 

(1), Tennessee (5), Texas (5), Virginia (5), Washington (3) and Puerto 

Rico (1) 

Different Countries Represented: 23 (including U.S.) 

• Australia (3), Belgium (2), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Canada (4), 

Croatia (1), England (2), France (2), Germany (1), Iceland (1), Kenya 

(1), Lithuania (1), Mexico (1), Netherlands (1), Netherlands Antilles 

(1), Philippines (1), Poland (1), Scotland (1), South Africa (1), Spain (3), 

Taiwan (1), Tunisia (1), United States (417) and Venezuela (2) 

From the United States & U.S. Territories: .......................................... 417 

.............................................From 32 different states & 1 U.S. Territory 

From Foreign Countries: ........................................................................ 33 

............................. From 22 different countries (not including the USA) 

Most Common Last Name (3 names with 4 each): ....... Johnson, Smith & 

................................................................................................... Thompson 

Most Common Birthday: .................................. August 4 & September 24 

........................................................................... (both shared by 5 Gators) 

Most Common Birth MONTH: .................................... January (48 Gators) 

Oldest Gator: ........................... Kemal Mesic (M-Track), born Aug. 4, 1985 

Youngest Gator: .....................Cierra Brewer (W-Track), born Dec. 3, 1993 

Furthest from Home: THREE student-athletes traveled from “Down 

Under” to suit up for the Orange & Blue: 

• Ellese Zalweski (W-Swimming) is from Melbourne … located 9691.9 

miles (15597 km) (8422 nautical miles) from Gainesville; 

• Rebecca Lowe (W-Track) is from Vancluse, New South Wales … 

located 9310 miles (14984 km) (8091 nautical miles) from Gainesville; 

• Genevieve LaCaze (W-Track) is from Townsville, Queensland … located 

9101 miles (14646 km) (7908 nautical miles) from Gainesville 

Closest to Home: A total of 18 Gators are natives of Gainesville or 

Alachua County 

• Angelina Ballatore (W-Swimming) - Buchholz, Jamie Bohunicky (W- 

Swimming) - Buchholz, Jaterra Bonds (W-Basketball) - P.K. Yonge, 

Katrina Dekrey (W-Track) - Eastside, David Lerner (Football) - Buchholz, 

Chloe Mann (Volleyball) - Eastside, Ryan McGriff (Football) - 

Gainesville, Minch Minchin (Football) - Fla. Virtual School, Earl Okine 

(Football) - Gainesville, Brad Phillips (Football) - Buchholz, Lily Ramirez 

(W-Swimming) - Gainesville, Kim Sapienza (Soccer) - Buchholz, Billy 

Silva (M-Swimming) - P.K. Yonge, Alex Slaton (M-Golf) - Bucholz, 

Havana Solaun (Soccer) - Buchholz, J.D. Tomlinson (M-Golf) - Oak Hall, 

Bryan Turner (M-Track) – Eastside and Scottie Wilbekin (M-Basketball) 

- The Rock School 

• Also ... Viktorija Dimaite (W-Basketball) attended The Rock School in 

Gainesville, but is a native of Lithuania 

When Gators Were Born: 

Oldest Gator: Kemal Mesic (M-Track), born Aug. 4, 1985 

Youngest Gator: Cierra Brewer (W-Track), born Dec. 3, 1993 

Most Popular Birth Dates: August 4 & Sept. 24 (each shared by 5 Gators) 

• August 4: Kemal Mesic (M-Track), Genevieve LaCaze (W-Track), Jeff 

Moyer (Baseball), Tyler Thompson (Baseball), Sarah Davis (W-Track) 

• September 24: Tommy Mou (M-Golf), Lily Ramirez (Swimming), Mack 

Brown (Football), Thomas Stewart (M-Golf), Aaron Rhodes (Baseball) 

Triplets ... not really! Genevieve LaCaze (W-Track), Jeff Moyer (Baseball) 

and Tyler Thompson (Baseball) each were born on Aug. 4, 1989 - the SAME 

exact date and year! 

Most Popular Birth Month: January – 48 Gators 

• January - 48, November - 43, April - 41, August - 40, September - 40, 

October - 38, December - 38, February - 37, March - 34, June - 32, July 

– 31 and May - 29 

Team Florida 2011-12 ... By the Numbers

Family Affair: 

Two sets of TWINS compete for the Gators 

• Alishea & Ashley Usery (Track & Field) 

• Daniel & Derek Wehunt (Cross Country/Track & Field) 


Siblings (but NOT Twins) competing for the Gators in 2011-12 

• Jonathan Bostic (football) and his younger sister Jayla Bostic (track), 

will suit up for the Gators during the 2011-12 campaign. Jonathan is a 

junior and Jayla is a freshman. 

• Trey Burton and Clay Burton, both are members of the Gator football 

team. Trey is a sophomore and Clay is a freshman 

• Kasey and Sami Fagan (softball) are sisters and are the second set of 

sisters to play for the Gator softball team and be on the team together 

at the same time. 

• Freshman Nicole Graziano joins her sister Erin Graziano (redshirtsophomore) 

on the 2011-12 lacrosse team 

• Junior Marika Lendl is the older sister of sophomore Isabelle Lendl on 

the 2011-12 women’s golf team. 

• Sophomore diver Mikey Lewark’s older brother Anthony is a senior 

on the 2011-12 men’s diving team 

• The soccer team has one sister duo – Brooke (junior) and Taylor 

(freshman) Thigpen. They are the third pair of sisters to play for the 

Gator soccer team and the second to be on the roster at the same 

time. 

The Name Game: 

Most Common Last Name: JOHNSON, SMITH & THOMPSON - (4 each) 

• Alaina Johnson (Gymnastics), Brian Johnson (Baseball), Chris Johnson 

(Football), Kedric Johnson (Football) … Betsy Smith (Volleyball), Jordan 

Smith (W-Swimming), Kirsten Smith (W-Swimming), Rachel Smith (Lacrosse) 

… Deonte Thompson (Football), Lindsay Thompson (Soccer), 

Matthew Thompson (M-Swimming), Tyler Thompson (Baseball) 

Longest Last name - 15 letters 

Lena Weichselgartner (W-Golf) - a freshman from Munich, Germany 

Shortest Last Name - 2 letters 

Victoria Ho (W-Swimming) - a freshman from Loxzhatchee, Fla. 

Presidential 

This note must begin with Men’s tennis coach Andy Jackson, who is a descendent 

of former United States President and War of 1812 hero Andrew 

Jackson, along with Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson: 

• Shelby Hayes (Track) 

• Johnson (4: Alaina – Gymnastics; Brian – Baseball; Chris & Kedric - 

Football) 

• Lynden Trail (Football) 

• Gerald Christian (Football) 

• Robby Kennedy (M-Swimming) 

• Xavier Nixon (Football) 

• Trish Regan (W-Swimming) 

• Jennifer George (Women’s Basketball) 

Other Leaders 

• King (Holly – Soccer; Marissa - Gymnastics) 

• Dali Lemezan (Gymnastics) 

• Solomon Patton (Football) 

Colorful Gators 

• Chanel Brown (Volleyball) 

• Jeremy Brown (Football) 

• Mack Brown (Football) 

• Ebony Eutsey (W-Track) 

• Chaz Green (Football) 

• William Green (Football) 

• Gray Horn (M-Track) 

• Lauren Silver (Soccer) 

• Jade Wiggins (Gymnastics) 

Financial Gators 

• Eric Banks (M-Golf) 

• Jaterra Bonds (W-Basketball) 

Precious Metal/Jewel Gators 

• Jade Wiggins (Gymnastics) 

• Jazmyne Avant (Soccer) 

• Lauren Silver (Soccer) 

2011-12 Average Team Heights 

M-Basketball:.....6’5.18” (77.182 inches) 

Baseball: ............6’1.25” (73.258 inches) 

Football: ............6’1.14” (73.14 inches) 

M-Swimming: ....6’0.55” (72.556 inches) 

M-Tennis: ...........5’11.77” (71.778 inches) 

Volleyball: ..........5’11.06” (71.067 inches) 

M-Track:.............5’11.05” (71.05 inches) 

W-Basketball: .....5’11” (71 inches) 

M-Golf: ..............5’10.45” (70.455 inches) 

M-Diving: ...........5’8” (68 inches) 

W-Swimming: ....5’7.29” (67.29 inches) 

Softball: .............5’7.05” (67.0588 inches) 

W-Track: .............5’6.25” (66.256 inches) 

W-Golf: ..............5’5.87” (65.875 inches) 

Soccer: ...............5’5.64” (65.645 inches) 

W-Tennis: ...........5’5.62” (65.625 inches) 

Lacrosse: ............5’5.47” (65.47 inches) 

W-Diving: ...........5’3.5” (63.5 inches) 

Gymnastics: .......5’1.46” (61.462 inches) 

All-Pronunciation Team 

• Nick Alajajian (Football) 

• Marcin Cieslak (M-Swimming) 

• Hilda Luthersdottir (W-Swimming) 

• Ndidi Madu (W-Basketball) 

• Florence Ngetich (W-Track) 

• Eduardo Solaeche (M-Swimming) 

• Andrea Vilaró Aragonés (W-Basketball) 

• Lena Weichselgartner (W-Golf) 

Same Name – Different Spelling 

• McKenzie Barney (Soccer) & Mackenzie 

Caquatto (Gymnastics) 

• Cory Reid (Baseball) & Corey Stump 

(Baseball) 

• Maggie Rodgers (Soccer) and Hannah 

Rogers (Softball) 

• Victoria Ho (W-Swimming) & Viktorija 

Dimaite (W-Basketball) 

Same Name on One Team 

• Soccer has three with the first name of Taylor – Taylor Burke, Taylor 

Thigpen & Taylor Travis 

• Soccer also has three other duplicates – Lindsey Cooper & Lindsay 

Thompson; Brooke Chancey & Brooke Thigpen; and Annie Bobbitt & 

Annie Speese 

The nine with duplicate first names make up 29 percent of the team. 

• Lacrosse– Caroline Canington & Caroline Cochran 

• Track – Tyler Cardillo, Tyler Osorio & Tyler Davidson; and Alex Izewski 

& Alex Schanen 

• Swimming – Sarra Lajnef & Sarah Bateman 

• Swimming – Matthew Thompson, Matthew Norton and Matthew 

Curby 

• Baseball – Cory Reid & Corey Stump 

McGators Galore: 9 Gators have LAST name beginning with “Mc” 

Taylor McCord (Lacrosse), Lerentee McCray (Football), Tyler McCumber 

(M-Golf), Cory McGee (W-Track), Ryan McGriff (Football), Taylor McKnight 

(W-Swimming), Shelby McLean (W-Swimming), Michael McNeely (Football) 

and Tony McQuay (M-Track) ... 

and 2 with their FIRST names 

McKenzie Barney (Soccer) & Mackenzie Caquatto (Gymnastics) 

Fun First Names 

Tangerine (Wiggs-volleyball), Kitty (Cullen-lacrosse) 


Senior diver Anthony Lewark 

(pictured) and his younger 

brother Mikey – a junior on the 

2011-12 men’s diving team – 

are one of nine sets of siblings 

on Gator rosters this year. 

Also ... 

• There’s a Jonathan Jordan (M-Swimming) 

and a Jordan Jones (W-Basketball) 

• There’s an Allie Will (W-Tennis) and a Will 

Yeguete (M-Basketball) 

Not to forget… 

• Gray Horn (M-Track) ... Hunter Joyer 

(Football) ... Briana Little (Softball) ... Darrin Kitchens 

(Football) ... Andrew Watts (M-Golf) ... Chandler 

Carr (Football) ... Lauren Rose (Gymnastics) ... 

Joshua Shaw (Football) ... Brittany Shine (W-Basketball) 

... Valdez Showers (Football) ... Patric Young 

(M-Basketball) ... Deaundra Young (W-Basketball) ... 

David Young (Football) ... Haydon Judge (Lacrosse) 

... and we can go on and on and on!

Meet Team Florida 2011-12 ... Behind the Uniforms 

National Gatorade Gators 

• Bradley Beal - named the 2011 Gatorade National High School Player of 

the Year for basketball (and state of Missouri) 

• John Brantley – named the 2007 Gatorade National High School Player of 

the Year for football (and state of Florida) 

• Lauren Embree – ranked as the nation’s No. 1 recruit in the 2009 ratings 

of women’s tennis players (and state of Florida) 

• Kasey Fagan – named the 2010 Gatorade National High School Player of 

the Year for softball (and state of Florida in 2009 & 2010) 

• Kelly Murphy – named the 2008 Gatorade National High School Player of 

the Year for volleyball (and state of Illinois) 

State Gatorade Gators (NOT including those listed above) 

• Deana Allen – 2008 Gatorade LOUISIANA High School Player of the Year 

for girl’s basketball 

• Jimmy Clark – 2011 Gatorade FLORIDA High School Runner of the Year 

for cross country 

• Jessica Damico – 2010 Gatorade MISSOURI High School Player of the 

Year for softball 

• Jeff Driskel – 2010 Gatorade FLORIDA High School Player of the Year for 

football 

• Sami Fagan – named the 2011 FLORIDA Gatorade High School Player of 

the Year for softball 

• Kayla Lewis – 2010 Gatorade GEORGIA High School Player of the Year for 

girl’s basketball 

• Cory McGee – 2008, 2009 & 2010 Gatorade MISSISSIPPI High School 

Runner of the Year for girls cross country 

• Matt Mizereck – 2010 Gatorade FLORIDA High School Runner of the Year 

for cross country 

Generation Next: any current Gators whose parents or grandparents 

also played a varsity sport at UF 

• John Brantley, Football – father, John III, started at quarterback for the 

Gators in the late 1970’s 

• Scott Peek, Football – father, Scott Peek, Jr., played football for the Gators 

from 1976-79 and grandfather Scott Peek, Sr., played football and 

ran track for the Gators 

• Lily Ramirez, Women’s Swimming – father, Rob, is a former UF swimmer 

• Caroline Triglia, 

Soccer – mother, Cissie 

(Donigan) earned All- 

America honors in tennis 

in 1981 and is a member 

of the Florida Athletic Hall 

of Fame 

Lauren Embree became the first in NCAA history 

to clinch a team national championship with 

a third-set tiebreaker in the final match on 

court, helping the 2011 Gators defeat Stanford, 

4-3, with her 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) singles victory. 

Growing Up Gator 

• Claire Bartlett’s 

(Women’s Tennis) grandfather 

is Tommy Bartlett, 

who was UF’s men’s basketball 

head coach from 

1966-73 and remains as 

one of the winningest 

coaches in program history 

• Jaterra Bonds (Women’s 

Basketball) is the 

fifth different members of 

her family to attend UF, 

including cousins Vernell 

Brown Sr. (1982-85), 

Vernell Brown II (2000- 

05) and Vince Brown, 

all of whom played for 

the Gator football team; 

her father Claude Bonds 

graduated from UF with a 

degree in art 

• Volleyball’s 

Elissa Hausmann 

has 14 

family members 

who have 

either attended 

or are currently 

attending UF 

• Tyler Mc- 

Cumber (Men’s 

Golf) - Cousins 

Josh McCumber 

played for 

Florida from 

1995 to 1998 

and Kort Mc- 

Cumber played 

for the Gators 

in 1996. 

• Former Gator 

great and 

Florida Athletic 

Hall of Fame 

member Jim 

Yarbrough 

(1966-68) is the 

great uncle of 

Florida’s top 

returning goal 

Sophomore Trey Burton (Football) scored six touchdowns 

in one game as a freshman in 2010, setting a 

new school record. 

scorer - senior striker Lindsay Thompson; former Gator swimmer Erin 

Yarbrough (1997-98) is also Thompson’s second cousin 

In the Coaching Business 

• John Brantley III, father of John Brantley (football), is the head football 

coach of John’s high school, Trinity Catholic, in Ocala, Fla. 

• Alex Cercone (Women’s Tennis) is the daughter of Maria (Paris) Cercone, 

who coached Alex and is a tennis professional at the Bardmoor Golf and 

Tennis Club in Largo, Fla., where she has been the Tennis Director since 

1996 

• Mindy McCord, mother of Taylor McCord (Lacrosse), is the head coach of 

the Jacksonville lacrosse team, the only other NCAA Division I Women’s 

Lacrosse team in the state of Florida, while her father, Paul McCord, is an 

assistant coach. 

2011-12 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 

Officers 

• President: Betsy Smith (Volleyball) 

• Vice President: Brian Howell (Men’s Swimming) 

• Secretary: McKenzie Barney (Soccer) 

• Historian: Dali Lemezan (Gymnastics) 

• Parliamentarian: Nicole Ellis (Gymnastics) 

• Treasurer: Cameron Martin (Men’s Swimming) 

Only One Two-Timer 

• Jeff Demps (Football and Track & Field) is the only Gator in history to 

be a member of a national championship TEAM in two different sports, 

helping the football team capture the 2008 BCS Championship, as well as 

the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championships 

Two Sport All-American 

• Freshman Taylor Burke concluded her high school career by claiming her 

second consecutive indoor national title and owns the top 2011 prep 

outdoor mark of 6-1 ¼ in the high jump. She also is a 2010 National Soccer 

Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) High School All-American at 

goalkeeper and plans to be part of both Gator teams. 

Meet Team Florida 2011-12 ... Behind the Uniforms


Don’t Blink! 

• Jeff Demps (Football and Track & Field) shattered the National High 

School record in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials 100-meter dash quarterfinals 

with a time of 10.01 (+1.6). He won the 2010 NCAA Outdoor 

Championship in the 100m dash at 9.96 (+2.5) and the 60 m dash in both 

2010 and 2011 NCAA Indoor Championship. 

Following Fine Florida Footsteps 

• Freshman Madison Monserez (Volleyball) trained at the same volleyball 

club (Orlando Volleyball Academy) as former Gator greats Sherri Williams 

and Callie Rivers. Her dream was to play at the University of Florida 

and has seen the most action out of any true freshman on the squad. 

Representing the Red, White and Blue 

• UF Baseball juniors Nolan Fontana and Austin Maddox played together 

on the USA U-16 and U-18 National Teams. The 2008 USA 18-U National 

Team claimed the silver medal at the World Junior Championships in 

Edmonton, Alberta and the 2007 U-16 USA National Team that captured 

the World Youth Championship in Venezuela 

• Juniors Nolan Fontana and Brian Johnson each brought home a silver 

medal from the V FISU World University Championships in Tokyo, Japan, 

after the 2010 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team dropped a 4-3 

decision in 10 innings to Cuba for the gold medal on August 7. Fontana 

and Johnson were the lone freshmen on the squad. They both played for 

the 2011 USA squads as well. 

• Women’s Tennis’ Joanna Mather, Alex Cercone and Olivia Janowicz all 

competed for the U.S. in the prestigious Maureen Connolly Challenge 

versus Great Britain for Girls 16 & under, with Cercone and Janowicz 

teammates on the five-player 2007 squad and Mather on the 2005 team. 

• Women’s Tennis’ Lauren Embree was a member of the 2006 U.S. Junior 

Fed Cup Team that competed in Italy and a member of the 2005 Maureen 

Connolly Challenge vs. Great Britain. 

• Allie Will represented the United States on the 2010 Master’U BNP 

Paribas Tennis Team 

• Men’s basketball sophomore Patric Young represented the United 

States at the 2011 FIBA U-19 World Championships in Latvia, helping the 

Americans to a 7-2 record and a fifth-place finish. Young averaged 9.7 

points and 6.8 rebounds. 

• 

Jeff Demps (Football and Track & Field) shattered the National High 

School record in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials 100-meter dash quarterfinals 

with a time of 10.01 (+1.6). He’s the first Gator to win team national 

championships with two different sports, helping the gridiron Gators win 

the 2008 title and the men’s indoor track & field team capture back-toback 

NCAA crowns in 2010 and 2011. 

Women’s swimming 

sophomore Elizabeth 

Beisel and senior 

Teresa Crippen each 

represented the 

United States at the 

2011 FINA World 

Championships in 

Shanghai, China. 

Beisel captured her 

first individual world 

title in the 400 IM, 

clocking in at 4:31.78. 

• Sophomore Connor 

Signorin, a USA Swimming 

Junior National 

Team member and 

of the Gators’ men’s 

swimming team represented 

the United 

States at the World 

University Games. He 

finished seventh in 

the 10K Open Water 

event, clocking in 

at 2 hours and 26.6 

seconds. 

• Tennis’ Sekou Bangoura 

Jr. and Allie Will 

were members of the 

United State’s 2010 

Master’U BNP Paribas 

Team. 

• Lacrosse freshman 

Shannon Gilroy is a 

Senior Michelle Moultrie was one of four Gator 

softball players are who represented the 

Red, White and Blue as members of the USA 

Softball teams during the 2011 summer, as she 

was a member of the USA Softball Women’s 

National Team. 

member of the 2011 U.S. U-19 Women’s National Team, while classmate 

Sally Jentis was named an alternate. 

• Erika Tymrak played in Sweden with the U.S. Under-23 National Soccer 

Team in July of 2011. 

Representing Their Country 

• Women’s Basketball freshman Viktorija Dimaite was a member of Lithuania’s 

2011 U20 Team during the summer 

• Women’s Basketball senior Azania Stewart spent the 2009, 2010 & 

2011 summers in Europe, where she was a member of her native Great 

Britain’s 2009 Under-20 World University Games Team that competed 

in Belgrade, Serbia, and on the 2010 & 2011 Standard of Life Teams that 

participated in the EuroBasket Championships 

• Women’s Basketball freshman Andrea Vilaró Aragonés has played on 

several Spanish national teams, most recently for the 2011 U18 European 

Championships squad that placed third 

• Men’s Basketball sophomore Will Yeguete earned a bronze medal as 

a starter for France at the 2011 FIBA U-20 European Championships. 

Yeguete posted 6.2 points and a team-high 5.6 rebounds per game as the 

French squad went 8-1 over the course of the tournament. 

• Men’s swimming had three athletes compete for their respective countries 

in senior Rodion Davelaar (Netherlands Antilles), junior Sebastien 

Rousseau (South Africa) and sophomore Marcin Cieslak (Poland) at the 

2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China. Rousseau also represented 

South Africa at the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, 

China, leading his 800 free relay team to a fourth place finish, swimming 

the second leg, and fastest split for his team (1:48.69).The junior also 

took seventh in the 200 IM, recording a 2:02.56 swim. 

• Women’s swimming saw Sara Lajnef of Tunisia and Hilda Luthersdottir 

of Iceland take to the pool in Shanghai, China for the 2011 FINA World 

Championships. 

• Women’s golfers Mia Piccio and Camilla Hedberg both have represented 

their country. Piccio represented the Philippines at the 2010 World Amateur 

Team Champions in the fall of 2010 and Hedberg represented Spain 

at the 2011 European Ladies Team Championship in the summer of 2011. 


Team USA Tumblers 

Four Gator gymnasts have been 

members of the U.S. Senior 

National Team - Mackenzie Caquatto 

(2011-12, 2010-11,2009- 

10, 2008-09), Kytra Hunter 

(2010-11, 2009-10), Alaina 

Johnson (2009-10, 2008-09) and 

Randy Stageberg (2008-09, 2006- 

07). Caquatto earned her fourth 

consecutive spot on the team 

Aug. 20 at the 2011 Visa Championships 

with her fourth-place 

finish in the all-around. She is the 

only gymnast on the 11-member 

2011-12 U.S. roster who also is a 

member of a collegiate team. 


Team USA Softballers 

A total of four Gator softball players 

are currently representing the 

Red, White and Blue as members 

of the USA Softball teams: senior 

Michelle Moultrie as a member 

of the USA Softball Women’s 

National Team and freshmen 

Lauren Haeger, Jessica Damico 

and sophomore Cheyenne Coyle 

as members of the USA Women’s 

Junior National Team. Junior Brittany 

Schutte and Moultrie helped 

the WNT to the World Cup of Softball over the summer. Moultrie and 

the Women’s National Team will take to the field for the Pan American 

Games in October in Guadalajara, Mexico, while the Junior National 

Team will play for the World Championship in December in Cape Town, 

South Africa. 

Sophomore Will Yeguete was born in France 

and lived in Ivory Coast before moving to 

Melbourne, Fla., prior to his junior year of high 

school. This past summer, he competed with 

the French team at the FIBA U-20 European 

Championships, earning a bronze medal. 

Second Degree: NINE current Gators are working toward a Master’s 

or Professional Degree 

• Brian Biada (Football) is enrolled in the Master of Science in Business 

program; he is working on this concurrently with his Bachelor’s in Sustainability 

• Teresa Crippen (Women’s Swimming) is currently in a select, special 

admission combined graduate/undergraduate program in sport management; 

she is currently taking three graduate classes that will substitute 

for undergraduate classes and count toward a sport management graduate 

degree 

• Cody Hampton (Football) is now enrolled in the College of Pharmacy’s 

Doctor of Pharmacy (PHARM.D.) program; he was allowed to get into the 

program without first completing a Bachelor’s 

• Kristy Jaeckel (Volleyball) graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in May 

2011; currently working toward her Master’s Degree in Sport Management 

• Jordan Jones (Women’s Basketball) earned her bachelor’s degree in 

Business in May of 2011; currently pursing a Master’s Degree in Sport 

Management 

• Rebecca Lowe (Track & Cross Country) is pursuing a Master’s of Arts in 

International Business 

• Julia Nagy (Women’s Swimming) is in UF’s Master’s Accounting Program 

• Caleb Sturgis (Football) is currently a graduate student in the Masters 

of Management program; Sturgis received his undergraduate degree in 

Sports Management at UF 

• Dan Wenger (Football) is currently a graduate student in the Masters of 

Management program; Wenger received his undergraduate degree in 

Sociology at Notre Dame 

Military Bound 

• Jesse Schmitt (Football) is planning to enlist in the Marines after his time 

at UF 

Current Gators on Olympic Teams 

Of the 36 athletes with ties to UF who competed at the 2008 Olympic 

Games, six are student-athletes on 2011-12 rosters: 

• Sarah Bateman, Iceland - Swimming (2008); 

• Elizabeth Beisel, U.S.A. - Swimming (2008); 

• Rodion Davelaar, Curacao (Netherlands Antilles) - Swimming 

(2008); 

• Marissa King, Great Britain - Gymnastics (2008); 

• Anna-Liisa Pold, Estonia - Swimming (2008); 

• Sebastien Rousseau, South Africa – Swimming (2008) 

Closest Current Gator to Medal in Beijing 

• Sophomore Elizabeth Beisel finished fourth in the 400-meter individual 

medley and fifth in the 200-meter backstroke for the United 

States at the 2008 Olympic Games 

More Current Gators with 2008 Olympic Ties 

• Two Gator gymnasts competed in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team 

Trials, with Randy Stageberg taking 11th and Alaina Johnson 12th 

• Women’s basketball senior Azania Stewart attended the 2008 

Olympic Games in China, serving as an ambassador to her native 

country of England, which plays host to the 2012 Games 

Olympian Siblings 

• Mia Piccio (Women’s Golf) -- brother Juan Carlo swam for the 

Philippines in the 2000 Summer Olympics 

Olympic Dreams Start in the O’Connell Center 

• Volleyball’s Kristy Jaeckel interned at the O’Connell Center during 

the 2011 winter and spring, working men’s and women’s basketball 

games and gymnastics meets. She hopes to work for the U.S. Olympic 

Committee someday. 

Grand Slam Gators 

• Lauren Embree (Women’s Tennis) – played in the main draw of the 2009 

French Open Ladies Singles Draw 

• Isabelle and Marika 

Lendl (Women’s 

Golf) – father is Ivan 

Lendl, a former World 

No. 1 professional 

tennis player who 

captured eight Grand 

Slam singles titles 

and a member of the 

International Tennis 

Association Hall of 

Fame 

Grand Slam Stadium 

• Allie Will (Women’s 

Tennis) played the 

final of the 2006 

National Public Parks 

Tournament inside Arthur 

Ashe Stadium in 

Flushing, N.Y., where 

the championship 

matches for the U.S. 

Open are held 

Seniors Kelly Murphy, Cassandra Anderson and 

Kristy Jaeckel played with the USA Women’s 

National A-2 Team this summer, training with 

the nation’s elite for two weeks. The trio were 

chosen during the U.S. Women’s National 

Team Tryouts in February at the U.S. Olympic 

Training Center in Colorado Springs, where 

Jaeckel hopes to work someday. 



Sister Act 

• Volleyball’s Sundai Weston’s younger sister, 

Casey, was a finalist during the 2011 summer 

on NBC’s The Voice, working with Maroon 5’s 

Adam Levine. 

Futballer 

• At the age of 12, Lindsay Thompson (Soccer) 

competed in the state of Florida’s Punt, Pass, 

and Kick Competition at the Raymond James 

Stadium and won first place…she advanced to 

nationals in Nashville, placing third…of course, 

as a soccer player, Lindsay’s strengths were in 

the punt and kick parts of the competition. 

Bringing the Heat to the Sunshine 

State 

• Junior softball pitcher Ensley Gammel threw 

nine perfect games, 20 no-hitters and 51 shutouts 

in her high school career at Centennial 

High School in Bakersfield, Calif. 

Rivals No More 

• Sophomore Deaundra Young (Women’s 

Basketball) led Astronaut (Fla.) HS to the 2009 

Florida Class 4A State Championship, defeating 

in the title game Orlando Bishop Moore, 

which was led by current Gator junior Jennifer 

George (Women’s Basketball) 

Gainesville Ties 2,307 Miles Away 

• Brittany Shine (Women’s Basketball) was coached at Sacramento HS 

by Michelle Massari, whose assistant coach was U.S. Olympian, WNBA 

All-Star and former Gainesville, Fla.-resident Ruthie Bolton, who Shine 

describes as a “godmother” to her 

International Waters 

• 12 of the athletes on the men’s and women’s 

swimming and diving teams hail from outside of 

the United States. 

So What Happened? 

• Allie Will (Women’s Tennis) once attempted to 

return a serve from Andy Roddick, who was the 

world’s fastest tennis server at the time, while 

using the racket of professional tennis legend Jim 

Courier 

Downtown 

• Freshman Carlie Needles (Women’s Basketball) 

narrowly lost a three-point shooting contest 

against then-Denver Nuggets-now NY Knicks star 

Carmelo Anthony, who “had to alter the rules to 

beat her,” Carlie’s father, Corey, says (the contest is 

posted on YouTube) 

High Five 

• Chanel Brown (Volleyball) has taken over jersey 

No. 5 after wearing No. 15 her freshman season; 

she wore No. 5 her entire life because of the relation 

to the perfume with the same moniker. 

Missing Something? 

• Azania Stewart (W-Basketball) had her left kidney 

removed on Sept. 10, 2008, when it was discovered 

that it was a non-functioning kidney that had 

an infection. Recovering from the surgery kept her 

away from basketball and conditioning for nearly 

Sophomore Elizabeth Beisel finished fourth in 

the 400-meter individual medley and fifth in 

the 200-meter backstroke for the United States 

at the 2008 Olympic Games. She is one of six 

current Gators who competed in the 2008 

Olympic Games. 

six weeks, however, she was back on the court at practice 

on Oct. 21st and played in the first 11 games. 

Choosing the Gators Over the Professional 

Ranks 

• Seven players on the Gator baseball squad 

that were chosen in the 2009 Major League Baseball 

Draft decided to attend Florida instead. This group 

included Brian Johnson, Michael Heller, Mike Zunino, 

Bryson Smith, Austin Maddox, Hudson Randall and 

Steven Rodriguez. These players have been instrumental 

in Florida bringing home back-to-back SEC crowns in 

2010 and 2011 and making consecutive trips to Omaha 

for the College World Series for the first time in school 

history. 

Fast Learner 

• Azania Stewart (Women’s Basketball), a 

native of England, began playing basketball when she 

was 15 years old when she was spotted while competing 

in netball, a 7-on-7 game similar to basketball, but 

the players don’t dribble and the hoop does not have a 

backboard 

HERE Now! 

• A 2010 Florida Gators commitment from 

Proctor Academy in Andover, N.H., Stephen Alli (football) 

decided to graduate high school early and skip his 

senior year to attend Gator fall practices a year early. 

He chose Florida over Boston College, UConn and 

Harvard and is originally from Canada. 

• Sophomore Scottie Wilbekin (M-Basketball) chose to graduate high 

school early and skip his senior year. Wilbekin played his entire freshman 

season as a 17-year-old, not turning 18 until April 5, 2011. 

Let the Dream Begin 

• It was always Holly Pole’s dream to play volleyball at the University of 

Florida, growing up in nearby Ocala; she couldn’t 

wait and enrolled early after being injured during 

her senior year of HS in order to be a step ahead in 

the fall. 

Sophomore Mackenzie Caquatto earned her 

fourth consecutive spot on the U.S. Senior 

National Team with her fourth-place all-around 

finish at the Visa Championships in August of 

2011. She is the only gymnast on the 11-member 

team who will compete as a collegiate in 

2012. 

Blossoming Belgians 

• Junior Caroline Hitimana was the first Gator 

ever from Belgium to suit-up for the women’s 

tennis program; sophomore Sofie Oyen is the 

second 

Trio of First-Timers 

• The three freshmen on the 2011-12 

women’s basketball roster are the first ever in 

program history from a specific state or country: 

Carlie Needles is the first Gator hoopster from the 

state of Colorado; Viktorija Dimaite is the first ever 

from Lithuania; and Andrea Vilaró Aragones is the 

first-ever Gator from Spain to join the team 

GLOBE-trotters 

• Senior Erik Murphy (Men’s Basketball) was 

born in Lyon, France, where his father was playing 

professionally overseas, and later lived in Italy for 

four years. 

• Senior Azania Stewart from Wood Green, 

England, is the first Gator women’s basketball 

player from Europe; the 2011-12 squad features 

three Europeans – joining Stewart are freshmen 

Viktorija Dimaite (Lithuania) and Andrea Vilaró 

Aragones (Spain) 



Musically Inclined 

• Senior soccer player Jazmyne Avant writes her own songs 

• Junior distance runner Mandy Perkins is an accomplished piano and 

violin player 

Two sets of TWINS compete for the Gators 

• Alishea & Ashley Usery (Track & Field) 

• Daniel & Derek Wehunt (Cross Country/Track & Field) 

Part of a Set (where twin/triplet does NOT compete) 

• Katie Kadera (Soccer) is part of a set of triplets (she arrived second and 

the other two are brothers) 

• Isabelle Lendl (Women’s Golf) has a twin sister, Caroline, who is an aspiring 

equestrian. 

• Junior Cody Dent (Baseball) has a twin, Caitlin, who plays softball at NC 

State 

• Senior Tyler Thompson (Baseball) has a twin, Logan, who plays in the 

Cleveland Indians’ minor league organization 

• Senior Amy Ferguson (Gymnastics) has a twin, Jessica, who attends UF 

• Freshman Annie Speese (Soccer) has a twin, Eric 

Gator Siblings: any current Gators who also have a sibling currently 

playing a varsity sport at UF 

• Jonathan Bostic (football) and his younger sister Jayla Bostic (track), will 

suit up for the Gators this year. Jonathan is a junior and Jayla is a freshman 

• Trey Burton and Clay Burton, both are members of the Gator football 

team. Trey is a sophomore and Clay is a freshman 

• Kasey and Sami Fagan (softball) are sisters and are the second set of 

sisters to play for the Gator softball team and be on the team together at 

the same time. 

• Erin and Nicole Graziano are both members of the Gator lacrosse team. 

Erin is a redshirt sophomore and Nicole is a freshman. 

• Sophomore diver Mikey Lewark’s older brother Anthony will be a senior 

on the 2011-12 men’s diving team 

• Junior Marika Lendl is the older sister of sophomore Isabelle Lendl on 

the 2010-11 women’s 

golf team. 

• The soccer team has 

one sister duo – Brooke 

(junior) and Taylor (freshman) 

Thigpen. They are 

the third pair of sisters to 

play for the Gator soccer 

team and the second to 

be on the roster at the 

same time. 

• Ashley & Alishea 

Usery (Track & Field) are 

twin sisters 

• Daniel & Derek 

Wehunt (Track & Field/ 

Cross Country) are twin 

brothers 

Freshman Taylor Burke led the nation’s preps in 

2011 with her high jump mark of 6-1 ¼. She also 

earned 2010 National Soccer Coaches Association 

of America High School All-America honors 

as a goalkeeper. She will compete for both 

teams as a Gator. 

Gator Siblings, 

Part 2: current Gators 

who have a sibling who 

played a varsity sport 

at UF 

• Senior Angelina Ballatore 

(Women’s Swimming) 

is the younger 

sister of Ron Ballatore 

and Jenne Ballatore, who 

both swam for the Gators 

– Ron, who graduated 

in 2007 and Jenne, who 

finished in 2008. Their 

father, Ron Ballatore, was 

UF’s men’s team head 

coach from 1996-99. 

• Freshman Lindsey 

Cooper (Soccer) is 

the younger sister 

of Riley Cooper, a 

former Gator wide 

receiver (2006-09) and 

outfielder (2007-09). 

Riley is in his second 

season with the NFL’s 

Philadelphia Eagles. 

• Brian Johnson (Baseball) 


brother of Brooke 

Johnson, who was a 

four-year letterwinner 

on the Gator softball 

team that won a pair 

of SEC titles and made 

consecutive appearances 

in the Women’s 

College World Series 

in 2008 and 2009 

• Swimmer Robby Kennedy 


brother of Katie Kennedy, 

who swam at UF 

from 2001-05 

• Kirsten Smith (W- 

Swimming) is the 

younger sister of Kelsy 

Smith, who graduated 

in 2009 

Jordan Jones (Women’s Basketball), who 

earned her bachelor’s degree in Business in 

May of 2011, is one of nine current Gators taking 

coursework toward a master’s degree. 

• Senior Greg Larson (Baseball) is the younger brother of Kim Larson, a 

five-time All-American and six-time All-SEC swimmer who was also a 

member of the 2007 World University Games team for the U.S. 

• Senior Daniel Pigott (Baseball) is the younger brother of Jonathan Pigott, 

a former outfielder on the Gators from 2007-10 

Sibling Rivalries: Gators whose sibling plays the SAME sport in college 

THIS season and has the potential to face each other… even way down 

the road in the NCAA Final 

• Taylor Burke (Soccer) – older sister (Lauren) is a senior on Ohio University’s 

soccer team 

• Junior cross country runner Callie Cooper’s sister is a senior and runs for 

Berry College 

Respect Your Elders 

• Deana Allen (Women’s Basketball) has seven younger brothers and 

sisters 

• Nicole Ellis (Gymnastics) is the second of seven children 

• Kasey and Sami Fagan (Softball) are the oldest of six Fagan children, 

including Haley (17), Cole (14), Cameron (10) & Jack (8) 

• Erin and Nicole Graziano (Lacrosse) are the oldest of six – Stephen (17), 

Christine (14), Mathew (12) and Megan (10) 

Michelle in the Middle 

• Senior Michelle Moultrie (Softball) is the middle of six children as she 

has three older sisters and two younger brothers. 

California Dreaming 

• Four of the 17 members of the softball team – sophomore Cheyenne 

Coyle (West Hills), junior Ensley Gammel (Bakersfield), freshman Katie 

Medina (Downey) and junior Brittany Schutte (Fountain Valley) – hail 

from California. Head coach Tim Walton and assistant coach Jennifer 

Rocha also grew up and attended junior college in the Golden State. 

• Three members of the UF football team also hail from California: Josh 

Shaw is from Palmdale, Ronald Powell is from Moreno Valley and Drew 

Ferris is from Carlsbad. 



• Anna-Liisa Pold of 

the women’s swimming 

and diving team came to 

Florida from San Diego, 

California. 

• Brittany Shine (Women’s 

Basketball) will have 

the opportunity to play 

in front of her hometown 

of Sacramento during the 

2011-12 season. 

• Soccer freshmen 

Tessa Andujar (San Clemente) 

and Savannah Berry 

(Encinitas) both hail from 

the Golden State. 

Plenty of New Old 

Liner Staters 

• 15 of the 28 members 

on the lacrosse team 

are from the state of 

Maryland 

Bonjour 

• Volleyball’s Chloe 

Mann spent a month in 

Camilla Hedberg represented Spain at the 

France during the 2011 

2011 European Ladies Team Championship in 

summer, when she met 

the summer of 2011. 

her mom’s side of the 

family for the first time. 

She picked up a good amount of French while she was there, despite 

never having been out of the country before. 

Jersey Girl 

• Kayla Lewis’ (Women’s Basketball) high school jersey was chosen to be 

in the 2010 Ring of Honor at the National Women’s Basketball Hall of 

Fame 

Together Again: current Gators who also were high school teammates 

• Angelina Ballatore and Jamie Bohunicky swam together at Buchholz 

High School here in Gainesville. 

• Five Gator swimmers attended the Bolles School in Jacksonville – Rodion 

Davelaar, Nelle Glasser, Colin Hamilton, Lauren Neidigh and Danielle 

Risley. 

• Sophomore Kaitlin Frehling and freshman Matthew Thompson both 

swam at Seminole High School in Seminole, Florida. 

• Freshman swimmer Austin Manganiello joins his former teammate from 

Palmetto High School in Miami, Florida, Stephen Lichtner at UF. 

• Senior swimmer Sarah Bateman is reunited with former Lake Brantley 

teammate, freshman Jordan Smith. 

• Ashley Bruns, Rachel Smith and Amanda Wedekind all played lacrosse 

together at Mount Hebron High School, Ellicott City, Md., while the trio 

of Caroline Cochran, Haydon Judge and Julie Schindel started at St. 

Mary’s (MD) H.S. 

• Several other members of UF’s lacrosse team also played together prior 

to becoming Gators: Kitty Cullen and Colby Rhea - The McDonogh (MD) 

School; Janine Hillier and Maegan Meritz – Farmingdale Senior H.S. 

• Women’s golfers Isabelle Lendl, Marika Lendl, Megan Pak, Mia Piccio 

and Andrea Watts all attended The Pendleton School at the IMG Academy 

• Gator softball players Chelsea Howell and Bailey Castro played their 

prep softball at American Heritage High School in South Florida 

• Softball sisters Kasey and Sami Fagan are reuniting after playing softball 

together for Dunnellon High school in Dunnellon, Fla. 

• Gerald Christian, Robert Clark, Matt Elam and Jacoby Brissett all played 

high school football at William T. Dwyer High School 

• Freshmen soccer players Taylor Burke and Jillian Graff both attended 

Medina High School in Ohio 

• Three soccer players – Brooke & Taylor Thigpen and Caroline Triglia – 

played for The Bolles School in Jacksonville 

Coaching Relatives 

• Claire Bartlett (Women’s Tennis) – grandfather, Tommy Bartlett, was UF’s 

men’s basketball head coach from 1966-73; Tommy played basketball 

at the University of Tennessee (1950-52), was an assistant coach for the 

Vols (1962-66) and in 1986 was inducted into UT’s Sports Hall of Fame 

• Mikey Meagher (Lacrosse) –sister is Molly Meagher, Assistant Lacrosse 

Coach at Gannon University 

• Taylor McCord (Lacrosse) – Mother, Mindy McCord, is the Head Women’s 

Lacrosse Coach at Jacksonville University, while her father, Paul McCord 

is an assistant coach. 

Famous Folks: current Gators whose parents or grandparents played 

professional sports or are ‘famous’ outside the sports world 

• Angelina Ballatore (Women’s Swimming) – father, Ron Ballatore, was 

the UF men’s swimming coach for three seasons after leading the UCLA 

men’s swimming team to the 1982 NCAA title 

• Claire Bartlett (Women’s Tennis) – mother, Sue Bartlett, won the USTA 

National 35 Hard-Court Tennis Championships and teamed with Claire to 

win a National Mother-Daughter Championship; Sue was a All-American 

at UT-Chattanooga and helped the team win the 1978 and 1979 AIAW 

National titles; grandfather, Tommy Bartlett, was UF’s men’s basketball 

head coach from 1966-73; Tommy played varsity tennis and basketball 

at the University of Tennessee (1950-52), was an assistant coach for the 

Vols (1962-66) and in 1986 was inducted into UT’s Sports Hall of Fame; 

father, Billy Bartlett, was a professional fisherman on the BASS Tour for 

10 years 

• Cody Dent (Baseball) – father, Bucky, earned two World Series rings as 

the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978 and 

was voted the Most Valuable Player of the 1978 World Series after batting 

.417 in the triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The three-time 

All-Star spent his entire 12-year playing career in the American League, 

also playing for the Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers and the Kansas City 

Royals…His father later managed New York for portions of the 1989 and 

1990 seasons 

• Kasey & Sami Fagan (Softball) – father, Kevin Fagan, was a seven year 

NFL veteran and member of 1988 & 89 San Francisco 49er Super Bowl 

Champion team 

and played for the 

Miami Hurricanes as a 

member of the 1983 

National Champion 

team 

• Nolan Fontana (Baseball) 

– grandfather, 

Lew Burdette, was the 

Most Valuable Player 

of the 1957 World 

Series for the Milwaukee 

Braves and won 

over 200 games in the 

Major Leagues 

• Kristy Jaeckel (Volleyball) 

– uncle, Ovidio 

Garcia, is a two-time 

Olympian and a sixtime 

Spanish national 

champion in alpine 

skiing 

• Keenan Kish (Baseball) 

– father (Charlie) 

played college soccer 

at East Stroudsburg 

(Pa.) University and 

professionally with 

the Philadelphia 

Atoms of the North 

American Soccer 

League (NASL) 

Lacrosse freshman Shannon Gilroy (pictured) 

earned a spot on the 2011 U.S. U-19 Women’s 

National Team, while classmate Sally Jentis 

was named an alternate. 



• Isabelle and Marika Lendl (Women’s Golf) – father is Ivan Lendl, a 

former World No. 1 professional tennis player who captured eight 

Grand Slam singles titles and a member of the International Tennis 

Association Hall of Fame 

• Taylor McCord (lacrosse) – Father, Paul McCord, played for the 

Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens, then was an assistant 

coach for the Ravens and the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is now an 

assistant coach of the Jacksonville University Women’s Lacrosse 

team. 

• Tyler McCumber (Men’s Golf) - Father Mark is a professional golfer 

and has enjoyed 10 wins on the PGA Tour including the 1988 Players 

Championship 

• Erik Murphy (Men’s Basketball) – father, Jay, played a total of 67 

NBA games from 1984-88 with the Los Angeles Clippers and the 

Washington Bullets. Jay went on to play overseas in France and 

Italy from 1989-95. 

• Chris Rainey (Football) – brother, Rod Smart, was a member of the 

XFL under the alias “He Hate Me.” He later played in the NFL for 

the Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers and Oakland Raiders 

• Sam Robey (Football) – father, Rick, was an All-American basketball 

player at Kentucky, winning a national championship in 1978 and 

went on to play for the Boston Celtics 

• Tyler Thompson (Baseball) – father, Robby, lettered for the Gators 

in 1983 before being selected in the first round of the Major League 

Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants. The elder Thompson enjoyed 

an 11-year career in the big leagues and was selected to participate 

in the 1988 and 1993 All-Star Games. He finished as the runner-up to 

Todd Worrell in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 1986 

and later played in the 1989 “Bay Area” World Series for San Francisco 

against the Oakland Athletics 

Runs in the Family: current Gators whose parents also played the 

SAME sport in college 

• Sophomore women’s tennis player Claire Bartlett’s mom, Sue, was an 

All-American tennis player at UT Chattanooga and a member of the 1978 

and 1979 AIAW National Championship Teams; grandfather, Tommy 

Bartlett, played tennis and basketball at the University of Tennessee 

• Junior Kenny Boynton’s 

(Men’s Basketball) 

father, Kenny Sr., played 

basketball at Bethune- 

Cookman College 

• Freshman men’s 

basketball player Bradley 

Beal’s mother, Besta, 

played basketball at 

Kentucky State 

• Football player John 

Brantley’s father, John 

Brantley III, played quarterback 

for the Gators 

(1977-78) 

• Alex Cercone (Women’s 

Tennis) – Mother 

Maria (Paris) Cercone 

played tennis at Pitt from 

1976-80 and entering 

the 2011-12 season still 

holds the program record 

for highest career singles 

winning percentage 

at 82.3 percent (51-11 

record) 

• Emily Dohony (Lacrosse) 

– Mother played 

Sophomore Cory McGee, won the 2011 SEC 

Indoors Championship in the mile and was 

named SEC Freshman of the Year, is one of 11 

current Gators who were recognized as their 

respective sports’ Gatorade State HS Athlete 

of the Year. 

field hockey and lacrosse 

at Salisbury University in 

Maryland 

• Haydon Judge (Lacrosse) 

– Father, Jimmy, 

was a Second-Team 

All-American in lacrosse 

Preston Tucker’s (Baseball) father, Michael, played football at Bowling Green 

State University. 

at Salisbury University, while her mother was a First-Team All-American 

field hockey player and also played lacrosse at Lynchburg College 

• Taylor McCord (Lacrosse) – Mother Mindy McCord was an All-American 

in both field hockey and lacrosse at Lynchburg College and now is the 

Head Lacrosse Coach at Jacksonville University. 

• Sophomore Erik Murphy’s (Men’s Basketball) father Jay played college 

basketball at Boston College and professionally in the NBA 

• Matt Patchan (Football) – father, Matt Sr., played on the offensive line for 

the Miami Hurricanes before playing in the NFL 

• Football player Scott Peek’s father, Scott Peek, Jr., played football for the 

Gators (1976-79) 

• Lily Svete (Women’s Basketball) – father, Lee Svete, played basketball at 

the College of Wooster (1978-82) 

• Tyler Thompson (Baseball) - father, Robby Thompson, played for the Gators 

in 1983 

Also in the Family: current Gator whose relatives have played a 

varsity COLLEGIATE sport 

• Jazmyne Avant (Soccer) – father, Juan Avant, was a member of the nowdisbanded 

Santa Clara University football team 

• McKenzie Barney (Soccer) - father, Gregg, played baseball and football at 

Wooster College. She wears No. 4 – the same number Gregg wore during 

his Wooster College football career 

• Bradley Beal (Men’s Basketball) – father, Bobby, played football at 

Kentucky State and mother, Besta, played basketball and volleyball at 

Kentucky State. Brother Brandon played wide receiver on the Northern 

Illinois football team, and brother Bruce played on the offensive line at 

Alabama State. 

• John Brantley (Football) – uncle, Scot was an All-American linebacker for 

the Gators (1976-79) 

• Chanel Brown (Volleyball)—father played quarterback at Arizona State 

University 

• Taylor Burke (Soccer) – older sister (Lauren) is a senior on Ohio University’s 

soccer team 

• Cara Canington (Lacrosse) – Has one brother, Lance, who played football 

at Furman University and their father played football at Vanderbilt 

• Alex Cercone (Women’s Tennis) – mother Maria (Paris) Cercone played 

tennis at Pitt, while her father Barry Cercone was a member of the Pitt 

basketball team; older sister Nicole Cercone played tennis at Florida 

State in 2004 

• Caroline Cochran (Lacrosse) – Father was a two-time All-American wrestler 

at Tennessee 

• Freshman Lindsey Cooper (Soccer) – father (Larry) played baseball at 

Oklahoma State 

• John Crofoot (Football) – brothers, Chas and Clay, were long snappers 

at Auburn, while brother, Ike, long snapped at South Carolina. Cousin, 

Butch Rowley, was a member of the 2006 and 2008 National Championship 

football teams 

• Kitty Cullen (Lacrosse) – Has one sister, Kristin, who played field hockey 

at University of Maryland, Baltimore County 



• Kasey & Sami Fagan (softball) – father (Kevin) 

played football for the Miami Hurricanes 

(national championship 1983), while mother, 

Nancy, was a member of the track and field 

team at Miami 

• Janine Hillier (Lacrosse) – sister Kim played 

lacrosse at Hofstra University and cousin, Jess 

Russo, plays lacrosse for Northwestern 

• Brian Johnson (Baseball) – father (Bill) played 

football at Florida State University 

• Shannon Gilroy (Lacrosse) – cousin Kim 

McGeever played lacrosse at Binghamton 

University 

• Daniel Gibson (Baseball) – grandfather (James) 

played baseball at Princeton 

• Erin & Nicole Graziano (Lacrosse) – Mother 

(Reina) ran track at Villanova University and 

maternal grandfather played football at Fordham. 

• Freshman Karina Gutsche (Soccer) – mother 

(Dawn) played basketball at the University of 

Tampa 

• Jordan Jones (Women’s Basketball) – uncle 

Ken Oberkfell played Major League Baseball 

from 1977-95 with St. Louis, Atlanta and San 

Francisco, winning a World Series ring with the 

1982 Cardinals; and currently is a Bench Coach 

for the N.Y. Mets; cousin Rick Layman played 

football at the University of Illinois; uncle Gene 

Bryant played football at Ohio State; brother 

Tanner is a sophomore baseball player at Armstrong 

Atlantic State for the 2011-12 season 

Senior Nassim Slilam (Tennis) posted a 25-11 

singles record last season and earned secondteam 

All-SEC honors. 

• Holly King (Soccer) – Father (Chuck) played soccer for Lynchburg College 

• Kayla Lewis (Women’s Basketball) – cousin Kendrum Malcome is a 

redshirt-freshman running back on the 2011 Georgia football team 

• Taylor McCord (Lacrosse) – Father (Paul) played football for Delaware 

and Western Maryland before playing in the NFL; Mother (Mindy) was a 

field hockey and lacrosse All-American and Lynchburg College; Grandfather 

(Jim) played tennis and basketball for Case University (Ohio). 

• Mikey Meagher (Lacrosse) –sister is Molly Meagher, former player and 

current Assistant Lacrosse Coach at Gannon University 

• Mikki Offit (Lacrosse) – brother, Josh Offit, plays lacrosse at Duke University 

• Matt Patchan (Football) – father, Matt Sr., played on the offensive line 

for the Miami Hurricanes before playing in the NFL 

Tyler McCumber’s cousins Josh McCumber played for Florida from 1995-98 and 

Kort McCumber played for the Gators in 1996. 

• Scott Peek (Football) – grandfather Alexander 

Yambor played football and basketball at the 

University of Detroit. His aunt, Dr. Jodi Yambor, is a 

member of the University of Miami (Fla.) Hall of Fame 

for her swimming career at UM 

• Sam Robey (Football) – father, Rick, was an 

All-American basketball player at Kentucky, winning a 

national championship in 1978 and went on to play for 

the Boston Celtics 

• Freshman Havana Solaun (Soccer) – sister 

(Sierra) competes on UCF’s cross country and track & 

field teams 

• Randy Stageberg (Gymnastics) – father 

(Rick) was a wrestler at Virginia Tech and mother 

(Sandy) played field hockey at Longwood 

• Caleb Sturgis (Football) – brother, Nathan 

played soccer at Clemson (2004-05) earning NSCAA 

Third Team All-American and ACC Defensive Player of 

the Year honors and is currently a midfielder for the 

Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer 

• Lindsay Thompson (Soccer) – former Gator 

football player Jim Yarbrough (1966-68) is her great 

uncle and former Gator swimmer Erin Yarbrough 

(1997-98) is her second cousin 

• Carolina Triglia (Soccer) – mother, Cissie 

(Donigan) earned All-America honor in tennis and is 

a member of the Florida Athletic Hall of Fame; oldest 

brother, Bobby will play baseball at Shorter University 

in 2011; older brother, Mike, played tight end on South 

Carolina’s football team (received medical hardship for 

2011 season). 

• Preston Tucker (Baseball) father (Michael) 

played football at Bowling Green State University 

• Erika Tymrak (Soccer) – older sister (Melanie) played soccer at Florida 

Gulf Coast 

• Amanda Wedekind (Lacrosse) – Has had nine relatives who played college 

lacrosse, one played college tennis and one played college soccer 

• Gabi Wiegand (Lacrosse) – Both of her older sisters played in college: 

Jessica played lacrosse at Cornell University and Christina played soccer 

at Dowling College. 


Team Florida 2011-12 ... Gator Student-Athletes are from... 

33 Different U.S. States & 23 Countries (including the USA) 


Alphabetical Listing 

33 Different U.S. States & Territories 

Alabama ...................................3 

Arizona .....................................2 

California ................................14 

Colorado ...................................3 

Connecticut...............................9 

Delaware ..................................2 

Florida...................................265 

Georgia ...................................14 

Illinois........................................5 

Indiana ......................................4 

Kentucky ...................................2 

Louisiana ..................................1 

Maryland .................................19 

Massachusetts..........................3 

Michigan ...................................5 

Minnesota .................................1 

Mississippi ................................2 

Missouri ....................................4 

Nevada .....................................1 

New Hampshire ........................1 

New Jersey ...............................7 

New York ................................10 

North Carolina ..........................4 

Ohio ..........................................6 

Oregon......................................1 

Pennsylvania ............................7 

Rhode Island ............................2 

South Dakota ............................1 

Tennessee ................................5 

Texas ........................................5 

Virginia ......................................5 

Washington ...............................3 

Puerto Rico ...............................1 

23 Different Countries 

Australia....................................3 

Belgium.....................................2 

Bosnia and Herzegovina ..........1 

Canada .....................................4 

Croatia ......................................1 

England ....................................2 

France ......................................2 

Germany ...................................1 

Iceland ......................................1 

Kenya .......................................1 

Lithuania ...................................1 

Mexico ......................................1 

Netherlands ..............................1 

Netherlands Antilles ..................1 

Philippines ................................1 

Poland ......................................1 

Scotland....................................1 

South Africa ..............................1 

Spain ........................................3 

Taiwan ......................................1 

Tunisia ......................................1 

United States & Territories ....417 

Venezuela .................................2 

Meet Team Florida 2011-12 

Listed by Most Populated 

33 Different U.S. States & Territories 

Florida...................................265 

Maryland .................................19 

California ................................14 

Georgia ...................................14 

New York ................................10 

Connecticut...............................9 

New Jersey ...............................7 

Pennsylvania ............................7 

Ohio ..........................................6 

Illinois........................................5 

Michigan ...................................5 

Tennessee ................................5 

Texas ........................................5 

Virginia ......................................5 

Indiana ......................................4 

Missouri ....................................4 

North Carolina ..........................4 

Alabama ...................................3 

Colorado ...................................3 

Massachusetts..........................3 

Washington ...............................3 

Arizona .....................................2 

Delaware ..................................2 

Kentucky ...................................2 

Mississippi ................................2 

Rhode Island ............................2 

Louisiana ..................................1 

Minnesota .................................1 

Nevada .....................................1 

New Hampshire ........................1 

Oregon......................................1 

South Dakota ............................1 

Puerto Rico ...............................1 

23 Different Countries 

United States & Territories ....417 

Canada .....................................4 

Australia....................................3 

Spain ........................................3 

Belgium.....................................2 

England ....................................2 

France ......................................2 

Venezuela .................................2 

Bosnia and Herzegovina ..........1 

Croatia ......................................1 

Germany ...................................1 

Iceland ......................................1 

Kenya .......................................1 

Lithuania ...................................1 

Mexico ......................................1 

Netherlands ..............................1 

Netherlands Antilles ..................1 

Philippines ................................1 

Poland ......................................1 

Scotland....................................1 

South Africa ..............................1 

Taiwan ......................................1 

Tunisia ......................................1

2011-12 Gators from the United States & U.S. Territories 

(listed Alphabetically by STATE, then HOMETOWN, then HIGH SCHOOL) 

Alabama (3) 

Sport Gender First Last Hometown State High School 

Football M Dee Finley Auburn AL Auburn 

Football M William Green Hoover AL Spain Park 

Football M Solomon Patton Mobile AL Murphy 

Arizona (2) 


Softball F Lauren Haeger Peoria AZ Deer Valley 

Volleyball F Chanel Brown Tempe AZ Valley Christian 

California (14) 


Volleyball F Cassandra Anderson Bakersfield CA Bakersfield 

Softball F Ensley Gammel Bakersfield CA Centennial 

Football M Drew Ferris Carlsbad CA San Diego Jewish Academy 

Softball F Katie Medina Downey CA Downey 

Soccer F Savannah Berry Encinitas CA Carlsbad 

Softball F Brittany Schutte Fountain Valley CA Mater Dei 

Volleyball F Stephanie Ferrell Los Angeles CA Locke 

Football M Ronald Powell Moreno Valley CA Rancho Verde 

Football M Joshua Shaw Palmdale CA Palmdale 

Basketball F Brittany Shine Sacramento CA Sacramento 

Soccer F Tessa Andujar San Clemente CA San Clemente 

Swimming F Anna-Liisa Pold San Diego CA Torrey Pines 

Track F Cierra Brewer Union City CA James Logan 

Softball F Cheyenne Coyle West Hills CA Chatsworth 

Colorado (3) 


Basketball F Carlie Needles Highlands Ranch CO ThunderRidge 

Volleyball F Kristy Jaeckel Littleton CO Heritage 

Gymnastics F Kiersten Wang Monument CO Palmer Ridge 

Connecticut (9) 


Golf F Isabelle Lendl Goshen CT IMG Academy 

Golf F Marika Lendl Goshen CT IMG Academy 

Swimming F Alicia Mathieu Marlborough CT RHAM 

Football M Graham Stewart Middletown CT Xavier 

Track F Tenly Godfrey Mystic CT Baylor School 

Football M Jordan Reed New London CT New London 

Football M Tommy Jordan Ridgefield CT Ridgefield 

Swimming M Eric Trotta Southport CT Fairfield Prep 

Football M Tyler Murphy Wethersfield CT Wethersfield 

417 Gators Hail from 32 Different U.S. States & 1 U.S. Territory



Delaware (2) 


Football M Trip Thurman Dover DE Dover 

Track M Marquis Dendy Middletown DE Middletown 

Florida (265) 


Football M Christopher Guido Altamonte Springs FL Lake Brantley 

Football M Jaye Howard Apopka FL Jones 

Swimming F Nelle Glasser Atlantic Beach FL The Bolles School 

Lacrosse F Jamie Reeg Atlantis FL Park Vista 

Track M Jeremy Postin Auburndale FL Andover 

Football M Solomon Schoonover Aventura FL Hillel Community School 

Football M Deonte Thompson Belle Glade FL Glades Central 

Golf F Evan Jensen Belleair FL Home schooled 

Tennis M Bob Van Overbeek Boca Raton FL 

Kaplan College Preparatory 

School 

Tennis F Allie Will Boca Raton FL Keystone National 

Track F Caitlin Schuessler Boca Raton FL Pine Crest School 

Football M Phillip Bellino Boca Raton FL Pope John Paul II 

Soccer F Katie Kadera Boca Raton FL Spanish River 

Baseball M Cody Dent Boynton Beach FL Park Vista 

Football M Ben Peacock Bradenton FL Braden River 

Golf F Andrea Watts Bradenton FL IMG Academy 

Golf F Megan Pak Bradenton FL IMG Academy 

Soccer F Lindsay Thompson Bradenton FL Lakewood Ranch 

Diving M David Springfels Bradenton FL St. Stephens Episcopal 

Diving F Kaylee Doback Brandon FL Durant 

Track F Ashley Favors Brandon FL Riverview 

Football M Ja'Juan Story Brooksville FL Nature Coast Technical 

Football M Jaylen Watkins Cape Coral FL Cape Coral 

Baseball M Mike Zunino Cape Coral FL Mariner 

Track M Tyler Osorio Celebration FL Celebration 

Baseball M Karsten Whitson Chipley FL Chipley 

Swimming M Cameron Martin Clearwater FL Clearwater Central Catholic 

Soccer F Lindsey Cooper Clearwater FL Clearwater Central Catholic 

Softball F Alyssa Bache Clearwater FL East Lake 

Football M Michael McNeely Clearwater FL Palm Harbor University 

Track M Josh Pederson Clermont FL South Lake 

Football M Christian Provancha Cocoa FL Cocoa Beach 

Baseball M Brian Johnson Cocoa Beach FL Cocoa Beach 

Track M Tyler Davidson Cocoa Beach FL Cocoa Beach 

Track F Alexis Muniz Coconut Creek FL Monarch 

Football M Tevin Westbrook Coconut Creek FL North Broward Prep 

Football M Gideon Ajagbe Coconut Grove FL Ransom Everglades 

Baseball M Brandon Sedell Cooper City FL American Heritage 

Golf M T.J. Vogel Cooper City FL American Heritage 

Football M Moses Jenkins Coral Springs FL Boyd H. Anderson 

Swimming F Taylor McKnight Coral Springs FL Marjory Stoneman Douglas 




Florida, continued (265) 


Football M Dan Wenger Coral Springs FL St. Thomas Aquinas 

Diving M Anthony Lewark Davie FL American Heritage 

Diving M Mike Lewark Davie FL American Heritage 

Track M Kyle Mailloux Davie FL Archbishop McCarthy 

Soccer F Amanda Pivacco Davie FL St. Thomas Aquinas 

Baseball M Alex Freedman Davie FL University 

Swimming M Matthew Norton Daytona Beach FL Spruce Creek 

Football M William Steinmann Daytona Beach FL Spruce Creek 

Football M De'Ante Saunders DeLand FL DeLand 

Football M Mike Gillislee DeLand FL DeLand 

Soccer F Lauren Silver Delray Beach FL American Heritage Delray 

Softball F Kasey Fagan Dunnellon FL Dunnellon 

Softball F Sami Fagan Dunnellon FL Dunnellon 

Swimming F Molly Dubrasky Estero FL Estero 

Track F Stephanie Strasser Fernandina Beach FL Fernandina Beach 

Track F Monique Harris Fort Lauderdale FL Fort Lauderdale 

Football M Cody Riggs Fort Lauderdale FL St. Thomas Aquinas 

Football M Marcus Roberson Fort Lauderdale FL St. Thomas Aquinas 

Track F Sarah Spann Fort Myers FL Fort Myers 

Swimming M James Turner Fort Pierce FL Lincoln Park Academy 

Track M Luc Lawrence Fort Walton Beach FL Fort Walton Beach 

Swimming M Thomas Veale Ft. Lauderdale FL Pine Crest 

Swimming M Robby Kennedy Ft. Myers FL Fort Myers 

Swimming F Angelina Ballatore Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Football M Brad Phillips Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Football M David Lerner Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Soccer F Havana Solaun Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Swimming F Jamie Bohunicky Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Soccer F Kim Sapienza Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Golf M Alex Slaton Gainesville FL Bucholz 

Track M Bryan Turner Gainesville FL Eastside 

Volleyball F Chloe Mann Gainesville FL Eastside 

Track F Katrina Dekrey Gainesville FL Eastside 

Football M Minch Minchin Gainesville FL Fla. Virtual School 

Football M Earl Okine Gainesville FL Gainesville 

Swimming F Lily Ramirez Gainesville FL Gainesville 

Football M Ryan McGriff Gainesville FL Gainesville 

Golf M J.D. Tomlinson Gainesville FL Oak Hall 

Swimming M Billy Silva Gainesville FL P.K. Yonge 

Basketball F Jaterra Bonds Gainesville FL P.K. Yonge 

Basketball M Scottie Wilbekin Gainesville FL The Rock School 

Football M Jonotthan Harrison Groveland FL South Lake 

Soccer F Maggie Rodgers Gulf Breeze FL Gulf Breeze 

Track F Gissell Warner Hollywood FL Chaminade-Madonna 

Football M Frankie Hammond Hollywood FL Hallandale 

Swimming M Jeffrey Raymond Hollywood FL Pine Crest 






Football M Darrin Kitchens Homestead FL Homestead 

Track M David Triassi Jacksonville FL Bartram Trail 

Track M Eric Ochoa Jacksonville FL Bartram Trail 

Lacrosse F Taylor McCord Jacksonville FL Bartram Trail 

Track F Claire Spurling Jacksonville FL Bishop Kenny 

Track F Sarah Davis Jacksonville FL Bishop Kenny 

Baseball M Austin Maddox Jacksonville FL Eagle's View Academy 

Gymnastics F Ashanee Dickerson Jacksonville FL Ed White 

Basketball F Lanita Bartley Jacksonville FL Lee 

Track M Eddie Garcia Jacksonville FL Mandarin 

Softball F Michelle Moultrie Jacksonville FL Mandarin 

Golf M Tyler McCumber Jacksonville FL Nease 

Track F Bria Goodson Jacksonville FL Orange Park 

Basketball M Patric Young Jacksonville FL Providence (H.S.) 

Track F Fidela James Jacksonville FL Samuel W. Wolfson 

Soccer F Annie Bobbitt Jacksonville FL St. Johns Country Day School 

Soccer F Brooke Chancey Jacksonville FL St. Johns Country Day School 

Football M Zachary Brust Jacksonville FL Stanton College Prep 

Soccer F Brooke Thigpen Jacksonville FL The Bolles School 

Soccer F Caroline Triglia Jacksonville FL The Bolles School 

Swimming M Colin Hamilton Jacksonville FL The Bolles School 

Diving F Danielle Risley Jacksonville FL The Bolles School 

Soccer F Taylor Thigpen Jacksonville FL The Bolles School 

Football M A.C. Leonard Jacksonville FL University Christian 

Track M Alex Schanen Jacksonville Beach FL Fletcher 

Baseball M Ryan Harris Jupiter FL Jupiter 

Gymnastics F Jade Wiggins Lake Mary FL Orlando Metro 

Softball F Hannah Rogers Lake Wales FL Lake Wales 

Baseball M Justin Shafer Lake Wales FL Lake Wales 

Football M Chris Rainey Lakeland FL Lakeland 

Baseball M Corey Stump Lakeland FL Lakeland Christian 

Football M Ryan Parrish Lakeland FL Lakeland Christian 

Soccer F Erika Tymrak Lakewood Ranch FL Edison Academic Center 

Swimming F Sharla Milne Lithia FL Newsome 

Swimming M Brad DeBorde Longwood FL Lake Brantley 

Track M David Levin Longwood FL Lake Brantley 

Baseball M Greg Larson Longwood FL Lake Brantley 

Swimming F Jordan Smith Longwood FL Lake Brantley 

Swimming F Victoria Ho Loxahatchee FL Seminole Ridge Community 

Baseball M Daniel Gibson Lutz FL Jesuit 

Baseball M Sean Trent Maitland FL Bishop Moore 

Swimming F Shelby McLean Maitland FL Winter Park 

Tennis F Lauren Embree Marco Island FL Lely 

Basketball M Will Yeguete Melbourne FL Florida Air Academy 

Football M Jason Traylor Melbourne FL Melbourne 

Basketball M Kenny Boynton Miami FL American Heritage 






Swimming M Carlos Omana Miami FL Belen Jesuit Prep 

Track F Lanie Whitaker Miami FL Booker T. Washington 

Football M Lynden Trail Miami FL Booker T. Washington 

Football M Quinton Dunbar Miami FL Booker T. Washington 

Baseball M Vickash Ramjit Miami FL Christopher Columbus 

Baseball M Steven Rodriguez Miami FL Gulliver Prep 

Tennis M Spencer Newman Miami FL 

Kaplan College Preparatory 

School 

Track M Hugh Graham Miami FL Miami Northwestern 

Track F Ebony Eutsey Miami FL Miami Southridge 

Football M Jabari Gorman Miami FL Monsignor Pace 

Swimming M Austin Manganiello Miami FL Palmetto 

Swimming M Stephen Lichtner Miami FL Palmetto 

Softball F Briana Little Middleburg FL Middleburg 

Track F Darshay Davis Miramar FL Everglades 

Football M Brian Biada Naples FL Gulf Coast 

Football M Nick Alajajian Naples FL Naples 

Tennis M Frank Carleton Naples FL 

Univ. of Missouri Distance 

Learning 

Football M Leon Orr New Port Richey FL Gulf 

Track F Kaitlin Davis Niceville FL Niceville 

Tennis M Billy Federhofer North Miami FL Dr. Michael Krop 

Track F Ashley Miller North Miami Beach FL North Miami Beach Senior High 

Football M Lerentee McCray Ocala FL Dunnellon 

Swimming M Scott Sommer Ocala FL Forest 

Football M Chris Johnson Ocala FL Trinity Catholic 

Football M Francisco Velez Ocala FL Trinity Catholic 

Football M John Brantley Ocala FL Trinity Catholic 

Volleyball F Holly Pole Ocala FL Vanguard 

Track M Dan Wehunt Odessa FL Sickles 

Track M Derek Wehunt Odessa FL Sickles 

Baseball M Jonathon Crawford Okeeechobee FL Okeeechobee 

Football M Ian Silberman Orange Park FL Fleming Island 

Swimming F Lauren Neidigh Orange Park FL The Bolles School 

Track F Brittany Koziara Orlando FL Baylor 

Basketball F Jennifer George Orlando FL Bishop Moore 

Volleyball F Madison Monserez Orlando FL Bishop Moore 

Football M Jeremy Brown Orlando FL Boone 

Track M JL Hines Orlando FL Boone 

Track M Phil Duncan Orlando FL Boone 

Gymnastics F Lauren Rose Orlando FL Circle Christian 

Swimming F Sarah Bateman Orlando FL Lake Brantley 

Baseball M Daniel Pigott Ormond Beach FL Seabreeze 

Track F Mandy Perkins Ormond Beach FL Spruce Creek 

Track F Cristina Valdes Ovida FL Hagerty 

Football M Jeff Driskel Oviedo FL Hagerty 

Swimming M Matthew Curby Oviedo FL Hagerty 

Tennis F Olivia Janowicz Palm Bay FL American School 






Football M Hygens Succes Palm Beach FL Glades Central 

Football M Jesse Schmitt Palm Beach Gardens FL Cardinal Newman 

Football M Gerald Christian Palm Beach Gardens FL William T. Dwyer 

Football M Matt Elam Palm Beach Gardens FL William T. Dwyer 

Football M Robert Clark Palm Beach Gardens FL William T. Dwyer 

Track M Leonardo Seymore Palm Beach Gardens FL Dwyer 

Diving M Christopher Jones Palm City FL South Fork 

Baseball M Casey Turgeon Palm Harbor FL Dunedin 

Football M Kedric Johnson Palmetto FL Palmetto 

Swimming M Cody Bronnenberg Panama City Beach FL J.R. Arnold 

Track F Rebecca Goldring Parkland FL Marjory Stoneman Douglas 

Softball F Bailey Castro Pembroke Pines FL American Heritage 

Track M Anthony Amodio Pembroke Pines FL Archbishop McCarthy 

Football M Loucheiz Purifoy Pensacola FL Pine Forest 

Swimming M Jason Taylor Plant City FL Newsome 

Softball F Chelsea Howell Plantation FL American Heritage 

Diving M Sean Saley Pompano Beach FL Pompano Beach 

Golf M Thomas Stewart Ponte Vedra FL Bartram Trail 

Football M Chandler Carr Ponte Vedra Beach FL Bolles 

Baseball M Cory Reid Port St. Lucie FL Port St. Lucie 

Track M Tyler Cardillo Punta Gorda FL Charlotte 

Swimming F Julia Nagy Rockledge FL Cocoa Beach 

Track M Harsha Torke Rockledge FL Viera 

Football M Andre Debose Sanford FL Seminole 

Swimming M Nicholas Caldwell Sarasota FL Riverview 

Swimming F Corinne Showalter Sarasota FL Riverview 

Baseball M Zach Powers Seffner FL Armwood 

Tennis F Alexandra Cercone Seminole FL Allendale Academy 

Swimming M Matthew Thompson Seminole FL Seminole 

Track F Callie Cooper St. Augustine FL Bartram Trail 

Football M James Wilson St. Augustine FL Nease 

Football M Caleb Sturgis St. Augustine FL St. Augustine 

Track M Jimmy Clark St. Johns FL Creekside 

Football M Cody Hampton St. Petersburg FL Boca Ciega 

Football M Evan Holmes St. Petersburg FL Lakewood 

Gymnastics F Dali Lemezan St. Petersburg FL Northeast 

Swimming F Kaitlin Frehling St. Petersburg FL Seminole 

Football M Ben Sams St. Petersburg FL St. Petersburg 

Football M Jon Halapio St. Petersburg FL St. Petersburg Catholic 

Track M Matthew Mizerek Tallahassee FL Leon 

Track M Max Lang Tallahassee FL Maclay 

Football M Matt Patchan Tampa FL Armwood 

Swimming M Jonathan Jordan Tampa FL Berkeley Preparatory School 

Track M Mark Parrish Tampa FL Chamberlain 

Softball F Samantha Holle Tampa FL Chamberlain 

Soccer F Tatiana Perez Tampa FL East Lake 






Football M Scott Peek Tampa FL Freedom 

Volleyball F Elissa Hausmann Tampa FL Gaither 

Soccer F Jo Dragotta Tampa FL Gaither 

Volleyball F Sundai Weston Tampa FL Gulf Coast 

Baseball M Connor Mitchell Tampa FL Plant 

Baseball M Preston Tucker Tampa FL Plant 

Football M Chaz Green Tampa FL Tampa Catholic 

Track F Amani Bryant Tampa FL Wharton 

Tennis M Michael Alford Tampa FL Wharton 

Track M Sean Obinwa Tampa FL Wharton 

Baseball M Tyler Thompson Tequesta FL Jupiter 

Basketball F Deaundra Young Titusville FL Astronaut 

Football M Cole Gilliam Valrico FL Durant 

Track M John Mitchell Valrico FL Durant 

Softball F Kelsey Horton Valrico FL Durant 

Soccer F Karina Gutsche Valrico FL Newsome 

Baseball M Aaron Rhodes Venice FL Venice 

Football M Clay Burton Venice FL Venice Senior 

Football M Trey Burton Venice FL Venice Senior 

Golf M James Monnerville Vero Beach FL Indian River Charter 

Tennis M Andrew Butz Vero Beach FL St. Edward's School 

Football M Todd Fennell Vero Beach FL Vero Beach 

Lacrosse F Krista Grabher Vero Beach FL Vero Beach 

Football M Tim Clark Wellborn FL Branford 

Baseball M Bobby Poyner Wellington FL Palm Beach Central 

Track F Jayla Bostic Wellington FL Palm Beach Central 

Football M Jonathan Bostic Wellington FL Palm Beach Central 

Track F Trish Leger Wellington FL Royal Palm Beach Community 

Tennis M Alexandre Lagardere Wesley Chapel FL Saddlebrook Prep 

Football M Hunter Joyer Wesley Chapel FL Wesley Chapel 

Track M Eddie Lovett West Palm Beach FL Palm Beach Lakes 

Track M Tony McQuay West Palm Beach FL Sun Coast 

Football M Jacoby Brissett West Palm Beach FL William T. Dwyer 

Track M Michael Anderson Williston FL P.K. Yonge 

Football M John Crofoot Windemere FL The First Academy 

Football M Jeffery Demps Winter Garden FL South Lake 

Baseball M Nolan Fontana Winter Garden FL West Orange 

Swimming M Harrison Curley Winter Park FL Winter Park 

Track F Shelby Hayes Winter Park FL Winter Park 

Baseball M Jeff Moyer Winter Springs FL The Master's Academy 




Georgia (14) 


Baseball M Hudson Randall Atlanta GA Dunwoody 

Volleyball F Betsy Smith Atlanta GA Wesleyan Academy 

Football M Michael Taylor Atlanta GA Westlake 

Soccer F Annie Speese Augusta GA Westminster 

Football M Omar Hunter Buford GA Buford 

Basketball F Kayla Lewis Decatur GA Southwest DeKalb 

Tennis F Joanna Mather Duluth GA Keystone National 

Track F Michelle Stegall Fayetville GA Starrs Mills 

Diving M Zack Hernandez Johns Creek GA Wesleyan 

Track M William Wynne Kennesaw GA McEachern 

Football M Mack Brown Lithonia GA King 

Swimming F Julia Treible Roswell GA Centennial 

Track F Paige Morton Stockbridge GA Stockbridge 

Basketball F Jordan Jones Suwanee GA Collins Hill 

Illinois (5) 


Football M David Young Edwardsville IL Edwardsville 

Volleyball F Kelly Murphy Joliet IL Joliet Catholic Academy 

Gymnastics F Mackenzie Caquatto Naperville IL Legacy Elite 

Gymnastics F Nicole Ellis Naperville IL Naperville Central 

Swimming M Matt Elliott Peoria IL Richwoods 

Indiana (4) 


Swimming F Trish Regan Carmel IN Carmel 

Basketball F Lily Svete Granger IN Penn 

Football M Kyle Koehne Indianapolis IN Cathedral 

Volleyball F Taylor Unroe Muncie IN Burris 

Kentucky (2) 


Swimming F Summer Stephens Louisville KY Sacred Heart Academy 

Football M Sam Robey Louisville KY Trinity 

Louisiana (1) 


Basketball F Deana Allen Houma LA Ellender 




Maryland (19) 


Lacrosse F Colby Rhea Abingdon MD The McDonogh School 

Lacrosse F Caroline Cochran Annapolis MD St. Mary's 

Lacrosse F Cara Canington Bel Air MD C. Milton Wright 

Lacrosse F Brittany Dashiell Bel Air MD John Carroll School 

Lacrosse F Mikki Offit Bethesda MD Holton-Arms 

Lacrosse F Haydon Judge Chestertown MD St. Mary's 

Lacrosse F Hayley Katzenberger Damascus MD Academy of the Holy Cross 

Lacrosse F Julie Schindel Edgewater MD St. Mary's 

Lacrosse F Amanda Wedekind Ellicott City MD Mt. Hebron 

Lacrosse F Ashley Bruns Ellicott City MD Mt. Hebron 

Lacrosse F Rachel Smith Ellicott City MD Mt. Hebron 

Gymnastics F Kytra Hunter Frederick MD Magruder 

Lacrosse F Kayla Stolins Glen Arm MD Loch Raven 

Lacrosse F Sam Farrell Millersville MD Severna Park 

Football M Jelani Jenkins Olney MD Our Lady Good Counsel 

Lacrosse F Emily Dohony Parkton MD Hereford 

Lacrosse F Kitty Cullen Rockville MD The McDonogh School 

Soccer F Sarah Chapman Silver Spring MD Our Lady of Good Counsel 

Track F Lorraine Graham Springdale MD C.H. Flowers 

Massachusetts (3) 


Track M Jovon Toppin Dorchester MA Fatima College HS 

Baseball M John Magliozzi Milton MA Dexter School 

Soccer F Jennifer Larrick Westford MA Westford Academy 

Michigan (5) 


Basketball M Walter Pitchford East Lansing MI Summit Christian Academy 

Swimming M Eric Solis Holland MI Holland 

Football M Valdez Showers Madison Heights MI Madison 

Gymnastics F Elizabeth Mahlich Mason MI Mason 

Swimming M John Lehtonen Rochester Hills MI Rochester Adams 

Minnesota (1) 


Softball F Ashley Snedeker Bloomington MN Jefferson 

Mississippi (2) 


Track F Brittany Harrell McComb MS McComb 

Track F Cory McGee Pass Christian MS Pass Christian 




Missouri (4) 


Track F Alishea Usery Florissant MO McCluer South Berkley 

Track F Ashley Usery Florissant MO McCluer South Berkley 

Softball F Jessica Damico Gray Summit MO Pacific 

Basketball M Brad Beal St. Louis MO Chaminade Prep 

Nevada (1) 


Track F Keely Medieros Velha NV Cristo Redenton 

Alabama (3) 


Football M Stephen Alli Andover NH Proctor Academy 

New Jersey (7) 


Swimming M Connor Signorin East Windsor NJ Peddie School 

Football M Josh Evans Irvington NJ Irvington 

Basketball M Mike Rosario Jersey City NJ St. Anthony's 

Lacrosse F Erin Graziano Mendham NJ West Morris Mendham 

Lacrosse F Nicole Graziano Mendham NJ West Morris Mendham 

Lacrosse F Sally Jentis Ridgewood NJ Ridgewood 

Track F Ugonna Ndu Union NJ Union 

New York (10) 


Lacrosse F Gabi Wiegand Bay Shore NY Bay Shore 

Lacrosse F Maegan Meritz Farmingdale NY Farmingdale Senior 

Lacrosse F Janine Hillier Farmingdale NY Farmingdale Senior 

Lacrosse F Shannon Gilroy Huntington NY Northport 

Lacrosse F Mikey Meagher Liverpool NY Liverpool 

Lacrosse F Nora Barry Marcellus NY Marcellus 

Basketball M Erving Walker New York NY Christ the King 

Golf M Michael Furci Sayville NY Sarville 

Lacrosse F Caroline Chesterman South Nyack NY Nyack 

Football M Dominique Easley Staten Island NY Curtis 

North Carolina (4) 


Swimming F Kirsten Smith Cary NC Athens Drive 

Football M Xavier Nixon Fayetteville NC Jack Britt 

Baseball M Joshua Tobias Greensboro NC Southeast Guilford 

Soccer F Taylor Travis Raleigh NC Green Hope 




Ohio (6) 


Swimming M Brian Howell Cincinnati OH Archbishop Moeller High School 

Soccer F Jillian Graff Medina OH Medina 

Soccer F Taylor Burke Medina OH Medina 

Track M Gray Horn Wapakoneta OH Waynesfield Goshen 

Soccer F Haley Reeb Worthington OH Thomas Worthington 

Soccer F Tahnai Annis Zanesville OH Pickerington North 

Oregon (1) 


Swimming M Austin Ringquist Hillsboro OR Hillsboro 

Pennsylvania (7) 


Swimming F Teresa Crippen Conshohocken PA Germantown Academy 

Track M Alex Izewski Doyleston PA Central Bucks East 

Track M Josh Izewski Doyleston PA Central Bucks East 

Football M Sharrif Floyd Philadelphia PA George Washington 

Track F Deloma Miller Stoneboro PA Lakeview 

Track M Zane Breakiron Uniontown PA Laurel Highlands 

Baseball M Keenan Kish Worcester PA Germantown Academy 

Rhode Island (2) 


Swimming F Elizabeth Beisel North Kingstown RI North Kingstown 

Basketball M Erik Murphy South Kingston RI St. Mark's (Mass) 

South Dakota (1) 


Basketball M Cody Larson Sioux Falls SD Roosevelt 

Tennessee (5) 


Basketball F Ndidi Madu Antioch TN McGavock 

Swimming F Savannah Napier Chattanooga TN Baylor School 

Tennis F Claire Bartlett Chattanooga TN Girls Preparatory School 

Basketball M Casey Prather Jackson TN North Side 

Golf M Payne Denman Riverwatch TN Dekalb Co. 

Texas (5) 


Football M Omarius Hines Coriscana TX Coriscana 

Soccer F Jazmyne Avant Dallas TX Coppell 

Track M Omar Craddock Killeen TX Richard Milburn Academy 

Soccer F Kathryn Williamson McKinney TX McKinney Boyd 

Gymnastics F Alaina Johnson Tyler TX Robert E. Lee 




Virginia (5) 


Soccer F Holly King Ashburn VA Broad Run 

Gymnastics F Randy Stageberg Chesapeake VA Alpha Omega Academy 

Swimming M Ricky Munch Fairfax VA Robinson Secondary 

Volleyball F Simone Antwi Lorton VA South County 

Swimming F Rebecca Rainer Richmond VA Deep Run 

Washington (3) 


Swimming F Alana Pazevic Mill Creek WA Jackson 

Soccer F Mackenzie Barney Sammamish WA Skyline 

Volleyball F Tangerine Wiggs Seattle WA Holy Names Academy 

Puerto Rico (1) 


Volleyball F Noami Santos-Lamb Carolina P.R. Carvin 


2011-12 Gators from Foreign Countries 

(listed Alphabetically by Country) 

Australia (3) 

Sport Gender First Last Hometown, State Country High School 

Track F Rebecca Lowe Vancluse, New South Wales Australia Kincoppal-Rose Bay 

Track F Genevieve LaCaze Daisy Hill, Queensland Australia John Paul College 

Swimming F Ellese Zalweski Melbourne Australia Nunawading 

Belgium (2) 


Tennis F Caroline Hitimana Waterloo Belgium Cardinal Mercier 

Tennis F Sofie Oyen Leopoldsburg Belgium Leonardo Lyceum Topspot 

Bosnia and Herzegovina (1) 


Track M Kemal Mesic Sarajevo 

Bosnia and 

Herzegovina 

Peta Gimnarija 

Canada (4) 


Gymnastics F Amy Ferguson Palm Harbor, FL Canada Palm Harbor 

Swimming F Natasha Fung Edmonton Canada Bellerose Composite 

Swimming M Karl Wolk Calgary Canada Bishop Carroll 

Golf M Eric Banks Truro Canada Cobequid Educational Centre 

Croatia (1) 


Track M Stipe Zunic Zadar Croatia Medical School of Ante Kuzmanic 

England (2) 


Basketball F Azania Stewart Wood Green England Notre Dame (Va.) Academy 

Gymnastics F Marissa King Cambridge England Impington Sixth Form 

France (2) 


Tennis M Thomas Proisy Saint Nom La Breteche France Laurel Springs 

Tennis M Nassim Slilam Paris France CNED 

Germany (1) 


Golf F Lena Weichselgartner Munich Germany Isar HS 

Iceland (1) 


Swimming F Hilda Luthersdottir Hafnarfjordur Iceland Flensborg 

33 Gators Hail from 22 Different Countries Outside the U.S.



Kenya (1) 


Track F Florence Ngetich Nairobi Kenya Poror 

Lithuania (1) 


Basketball F Viktorija Dimaite Panevezys Lithuania The Rock (Fla.) School 

Mexico (1) 


Golf M Santiago Gavino San Luis Potosi Mexico St. Michael's Catholic Academy 

Netherlands (1) 


Swimming M Levar Goossen Rotterdam Netherlands ISKL 

Netherlands Antilles (1) 


Swimming M Rodion Davelaar Curacao 

Netherlands 

Antilles 

The Bolles School 

Philippines (1) 


Golf F Mia Piccio Bacolod City Philippines IMG Academy 

Poland (1) 


Swimming M Marcin Cieslak Warsaw Poland SMS Krakow 

Scotland (1) 


Swimming M Dan Wallace North Berwick Scotland North Berwick 

South Africa (1) 


Swimming M Sebastien Rousseau Cape Town South Africa Abbotts College 

Spain (3) 


Basketball F Andrea Vilaro Aragones Barcelona Spain IES Joaquin Blume 

Golf F Camilla Hedberg Sitges Spain IES CAR 

Swimming M Eduardo Solaeche Madrid Spain Real Canoe 

Taiwan (1) 


Golf M Tommy Mou Taipei Taiwan IMG Academy 




Tunisia (1) 


Swimming F Sarra Lajnef Tunis Tunisia Lycee de l'Harteloire 

Venezuela (2) 


Swimming F Daniela Victoria Caracas Venezuela St. Thomas Aquinas 

Swimming M Gabriel Huen Caracas Venezuela Emil Friedman 


Team Florida 2011-12 ... Student-Athletes from FLORIDA... 

Gators from the “Sunshine State” 

A complete listing of 2011-12 Gators who are Florida natives or attended a Florida HS 

(listed alphabetically by HIGH SCHOOL) 


Allendale Academy ......................... 1 

American Heritage .......................... 7 

American Heritage Delray .............. 1 

American School ............................ 1 

Andover .......................................... 1 

Archbishop McCarthy ..................... 2 

Armwood ........................................ 2 

Astronaut ........................................ 1 

Bartram Trail ................................... 5 

Baylor ............................................. 1 

Belen Jesuit Prep ........................... 1 

Berkeley Preparatory School .......... 1 

Bishop Kenny ................................. 2 

Bishop Moore ................................. 3 

Boca Ciega ..................................... 1 

Bolles School, The .......................... 9 

Booker T. Washington..................... 3 

Boone ............................................. 3 

Boyd H. Anderson........................... 1 

Braden River................................... 1 

Branford .......................................... 1 

Buchholz ......................................... 7 

Cape Coral ..................................... 1 

Cardinal Newman ........................... 1 

Celebration ..................................... 1 

Chamberlain ................................... 2 

Chaminade-Madonna ..................... 1 

Charlotte ......................................... 1 

Chipley............................................ 1 

Christopher Columbus .................... 1 

Circle Christian .............................. 1 

Clearwater Central Catholic............ 2 

Cocoa Beach .................................. 4 

Creekside ....................................... 1 

DeLand ........................................... 2 

Dr. Michael Krop ............................. 1 

Dunedin .......................................... 1 

Dunnellon ....................................... 3 

Durant ............................................. 4 

Dwyer ............................................. 1 

Eagle’s View Academy ................... 1 

East Lake........................................ 2 

Eastside .......................................... 3 

Ed White ......................................... 1 

Edison Academic Center ................ 1 

Estero ............................................. 1 

Everglades...................................... 1 

Fernandina Beach .......................... 1 

First Academy, The ......................... 1 

Fla. Virtual School .......................... 1 

Fleming Island ................................ 1 

Fletcher........................................... 1 

Florida Air Academy........................ 1 

Forest ............................................. 1 

Fort Lauderdale .............................. 1 

Fort Myers ...................................... 2 

Fort Walton Beach .......................... 1 

Freedom ......................................... 1 

Gainesville ...................................... 3 

Gaither ............................................ 2 

Glades Central................................ 2 

Gulf ................................................ 1 

Gulf Breeze..................................... 1 

Gulf Coast....................................... 2 

Gulliver Prep ................................... 1 

Hagerty ........................................... 3 

Hallandale....................................... 1 

Hillel Community School ................ 1 

Home schooled............................... 1 

Homestead ..................................... 1 

IMG Academy ................................. 6 

Indian River Charter ....................... 1 

J.R. Arnold ...................................... 1 

Jesuit .............................................. 1 

Jones .............................................. 1 

Jupiter ............................................. 2 

Kaplan College Preparatory School 2 

Keystone National .......................... 1 

Lake Brantley.................................. 6 

Lake Wales ..................................... 2 

Lakeland ...................................... 1 

Lakeland Christian .......................... 2 

Lakewood ....................................... 1 

Lakewood Ranch ............................ 1 

Lee.................................................. 1 

Lely ................................................. 1 

Lincoln Park Academy .................... 1 

Maclay ............................................ 1 

Mandarin......................................... 2 

Mariner ........................................... 1 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas ............ 2 

Master’s Academy, The .................. 1 

Melbourne....................................... 1 

Miami Northwestern........................ 1 

Miami Southridge............................ 1 

Middleburg ...................................... 1 

Monarch.......................................... 1 

Monsignor Pace.............................. 1 

Naples ............................................ 1 

Nature Coast Technical .................. 1 

Nease ............................................. 2 

Newsome........................................ 3 

Niceville .......................................... 1 

North Broward Prep ........................ 1 

North Miami Beach Senior High ..... 1 

Northeast ....................................... 1 

Oak Hall .......................................... 1 

Okeeechobee ................................. 1 

Orange Park ................................... 1 

Orlando Metro................................. 1 

P.K. Yonge ...................................... 3 

Palm Beach Central........................ 3 

Palm Beach Lakes.......................... 1 

Palm Harbor University HS............. 2 


Palmetto ......................................... 3 

Park Vista ....................................... 2 

Pine Crest ....................................... 3 

Pine Forest ..................................... 1 

Plant ............................................... 2 

Pompano Beach ............................. 1 

Pope John Paul II ........................... 1 

Port St. Lucie .................................. 1 

Providence (H.S.) ........................... 1 

Ransom Everglades ....................... 1 

Riverview ........................................ 3 

Rock (Fla.) School, The .................. 2 

Royal Palm Beach Community ....... 1 

Saddlebrook Prep ........................... 1 

Samuel W. Wolfson ........................ 1 

Seabreeze ...................................... 1 

Seminole......................................... 3 

Seminole Ridge Community ........... 1 

Sickles ............................................ 2 

South Fork ...................................... 1 

South Lake ..................................... 3 

Spanish River ................................ 1 

Spruce Creek.................................. 3 

St. Augustine .................................. 1 

St. Edward’s School ....................... 1 

St. Johns Country Day School........ 2 

St. Petersburg................................. 1 

St. Petersburg Catholic................... 1 

St. Stephens Episcopal .................. 1 

St. Thomas Aquinas ....................... 5 

Stanton College Prep ..................... 1 

Sun Coast ....................................... 1 

Tampa Catholic ............................... 1 

Trinity Catholic ................................ 3 

Univ. of Missouri Distance Learning 1 

University ........................................ 1 

University Christian......................... 1 

Vanguard ........................................ 1 

Venice Senior ................................. 3 

Vero Beach ..................................... 2 

Viera ............................................... 1 

Wesley Chapel ............................... 1 

West Orange .................................. 1 

Wharton .......................................... 3 

William T. Dwyer ............................. 4 

Winter Park ..................................... 3

Team Florida 2011-12 ... Student-Athletes from FLORIDA... 

Gators from the “Sunshine State” 

A complete listing of 2011-12 Gators who are Florida natives or attended a Florida HS 

(listed by MOST ATTENDED High School) 


Bolles School, The .......................... 9 

American Heritage .......................... 7 

Buchholz ......................................... 7 

IMG Academy ................................. 6 

Lake Brantley.................................. 6 

Bartram Trail ................................... 5 

St. Thomas Aquinas ....................... 5 

Cocoa Beach .................................. 4 

Durant ............................................. 4 

William T. Dwyer ............................. 4 

Bishop Moore ................................. 3 

Booker T. Washington..................... 3 

Boone ............................................. 3 

Dunnellon ....................................... 3 

Eastside .......................................... 3 

Gainesville ...................................... 3 

Hagerty ........................................... 3 

Newsome........................................ 3 

P.K. Yonge ...................................... 3 

Palm Beach Central........................ 3 

Palmetto ......................................... 3 

Pine Crest ....................................... 3 

Riverview ........................................ 3 

Seminole......................................... 3 

South Lake ..................................... 3 

Spruce Creek.................................. 3 

Trinity Catholic ................................ 3 

Venice Senior ................................. 3 

Wharton .......................................... 3 

Winter Park ..................................... 3 

Archbishop McCarthy ..................... 2 

Armwood ........................................ 2 

Bishop Kenny ................................. 2 

Chamberlain ................................... 2 

Clearwater Central Catholic............ 2 

DeLand ........................................... 2 

East Lake........................................ 2 

Fort Myers ...................................... 2 

Gaither ............................................ 2 

Glades Central................................ 2 

Gulf Coast....................................... 2 

Jupiter ............................................. 2 

Kaplan College Preparatory School 2 

Lake Wales ..................................... 2 

Lakeland Christian .......................... 2 

Mandarin......................................... 2 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas ............ 2 

Nease ............................................. 2 

Palm Harbor University HS............. 2 

Park Vista ....................................... 2 

Plant ............................................... 2 

Rock (Fla.) School, The .................. 2 

Sickles ............................................ 2 

St. Johns Country Day School........ 2 

Vero Beach ..................................... 2 

Allendale Academy ......................... 1 

American Heritage Delray .............. 1 

American School ............................ 1 

Andover .......................................... 1 

Astronaut ........................................ 1 

Baylor ............................................. 1 

Belen Jesuit Prep ........................... 1 

Berkeley Preparatory School .......... 1 

Boca Ciega ..................................... 1 

Boyd H. Anderson........................... 1 

Braden River................................... 1 

Branford .......................................... 1 

Cape Coral ..................................... 1 

Cardinal Newman ........................... 1 

Celebration ..................................... 1 

Chaminade-Madonna ..................... 1 

Charlotte ......................................... 1 

Chipley............................................ 1 

Christopher Columbus .................... 1 

Circle Christian .............................. 1 

Creekside ....................................... 1 

Dr. Michael Krop ............................. 1 

Dunedin .......................................... 1 

Dwyer ............................................. 1 

Eagle’s View Academy ................... 1 

Ed White ......................................... 1 

Edison Academic Center ................ 1 

Estero ............................................. 1 

Everglades...................................... 1 

Fernandina Beach .......................... 1 

First Academy, The ......................... 1 

Fla. Virtual School .......................... 1 

Fleming Island ................................ 1 

Fletcher........................................... 1 

Florida Air Academy........................ 1 

Forest ............................................. 1 

Fort Lauderdale .............................. 1 

Fort Walton Beach .......................... 1 

Freedom ......................................... 1 

Gulf ................................................ 1 

Gulf Breeze..................................... 1 

Gulliver Prep ................................... 1 

Hallandale....................................... 1 

Hillel Community School ................ 1 

Home schooled............................... 1 

Homestead ..................................... 1 

Indian River Charter ....................... 1 

J.R. Arnold ...................................... 1 

Jesuit .............................................. 1 

Jones .............................................. 1 

Keystone National .......................... 1 

Lakeland ...................................... 1 

Lakewood ....................................... 1 

Lakewood Ranch ............................ 1 

Lee.................................................. 1 

Lely ................................................. 1 

Lincoln Park Academy .................... 1 


Maclay ............................................ 1 

Mariner ........................................... 1 

Master’s Academy, The .................. 1 

Melbourne....................................... 1 

Miami Northwestern........................ 1 

Miami Southridge............................ 1 

Middleburg ...................................... 1 

Monarch.......................................... 1 

Monsignor Pace.............................. 1 

Naples ............................................ 1 

Nature Coast Technical .................. 1 

Niceville .......................................... 1 

North Broward Prep ........................ 1 

North Miami Beach Senior High ..... 1 

Northeast ....................................... 1 

Oak Hall .......................................... 1 

Okeeechobee ................................. 1 

Orange Park ................................... 1 

Orlando Metro................................. 1 

Palm Beach Lakes.......................... 1 

Pine Forest ..................................... 1 

Pompano Beach ............................. 1 

Pope John Paul II ........................... 1 

Port St. Lucie .................................. 1 

Providence (H.S.) ........................... 1 

Ransom Everglades ....................... 1 

Royal Palm Beach Community ....... 1 

Saddlebrook Prep ........................... 1 

Samuel W. Wolfson ........................ 1 

Seabreeze ...................................... 1 

Seminole Ridge Community ........... 1 

South Fork ...................................... 1 

Spanish River ................................ 1 

St. Augustine .................................. 1 

St. Edward’s School ....................... 1 

St. Petersburg................................. 1 

St. Petersburg Catholic................... 1 

St. Stephens Episcopal .................. 1 

Stanton College Prep ..................... 1 

Sun Coast ....................................... 1 

Tampa Catholic ............................... 1 

Univ. of Missouri Distance Learning 1 

University ........................................ 1 

University Christian......................... 1 

Vanguard ........................................ 1 

Viera ............................................... 1 

Wesley Chapel ............................... 1 

West Orange .................................. 1

Gators from the 'Sunshine State" 

A complete listing of all 2011-12 Gators who are Florida natives OR attended a Florida High School (listed by HIGH 

SCHOOL then HOMETOWN) 

Sport Gender First Last Class Hometown State High School 

Tennis F Alexandra Cercone SO Seminole FL Allendale Academy 

Baseball M Brandon Sedell FR Cooper City FL American Heritage 

Golf M T.J. Vogel JR Cooper City FL American Heritage 

Diving M Anthony Lewark SR Davie FL American Heritage 

Diving M Mike Lewark SO Davie FL American Heritage 

Basketball M Kenny Boynton JR Miami FL American Heritage 

Softball F Bailey Castro FR Pembroke Pines FL American Heritage 

Softball F Chelsea Howell SO Plantation FL American Heritage 

Soccer F Lauren Silver FR Delray Beach FL American Heritage Delray 

Tennis F Olivia Janowicz SO Palm Bay FL American School 

Track M Jeremy Postin JR-RS Auburndale FL Andover 

Track M Kyle Mailloux SO-RS Davie FL Archbishop McCarthy 

Track M Anthony Amodio FR-RS Pembroke Pines FL Archbishop McCarthy 

Baseball M Zach Powers SO Seffner FL Armwood 

Football M Matt Patchan JR-RS Tampa FL Armwood 

Basketball F Deaundra Young SO Titusville FL Astronaut 

Lacrosse F Taylor McCord FR Jacksonville FL Bartram Trail 

Track M Eric Ochoa FR Jacksonville FL Bartram Trail 

Track M David Triassi JR Jacksonville FL Bartram Trail 

Golf M Thomas Stewart FR Ponte Vedra FL Bartram Trail 

Track F Callie Cooper SO St. Augustine FL Bartram Trail 

Track F Brittany Koziara SO-RS Orlando FL Baylor 

Swimming M Carlos Omana FR Miami FL Belen Jesuit Prep 

Swimming M Jonathan Jordan JR-RS Tampa FL Berkeley Preparatory School 

Track F Sarah Davis SO Jacksonville FL Bishop Kenny 

Track F Claire Spurling SR Jacksonville FL Bishop Kenny 

Baseball M Sean Trent FR Maitland FL Bishop Moore 

Basketball F Jennifer George JR Orlando FL Bishop Moore 

Volleyball F Madison Monserez FR Orlando FL Bishop Moore 

Football M Cody Hampton SR St. Petersburg FL Boca Ciega 

Swimming F Nelle Glasser SO Atlantic Beach FL Bolles School, The 

Swimming M Rodion Davelaar JR-RS Curacao Netherlands Bolles School, The 

Swimming M Colin Hamilton FR Jacksonville FL Bolles School, The 

Diving F Danielle Risley SO Jacksonville FL Bolles School, The 

Soccer F Brooke Thigpen JR Jacksonville FL Bolles School, The 

Soccer F Taylor Thigpen FR Jacksonville FL Bolles School, The 

Soccer F Caroline Triglia SO Jacksonville FL Bolles School, The 

Swimming F Lauren Neidigh FR Orange Park FL Bolles School, The 

Football M Chandler Carr SO Ponte Vedra Beach FL Bolles School, The 

Football M Quinton Dunbar SO Miami FL Booker T. Washington 

Football M Lynden Trail FR-RS Miami FL Booker T. Washington 

Track F Lanie Whitaker SO Miami FL Booker T. Washington 

Football M Jeremy Brown JR-RS Orlando FL Boone 

Track M Phil Duncan FR Orlando FL Boone 

Track M JL Hines FR Orlando FL Boone 

Football M Moses Jenkins SR-RS Coral Springs FL Boyd H. Anderson 

Football M Ben Peacock FR Bradenton FL Braden River 

Football M Tim Clark SO-RS Wellborn FL Branford 

Swimming F Angelina Ballatore SR Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Swimming F Jamie Bohunicky JR Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Football M David Lerner SR Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Football M Brad Phillips SO Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Soccer F Kim Sapienza FR Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Meet Team Florida 2011-12 (rosters as of Sept. 14, 2011)





Soccer F Havana Solaun FR Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Golf M Alex Slaton FR-RS Gainesville FL Buchholz 

Football M Jaylen Watkins SO Cape Coral FL Cape Coral 

Football M Jesse Schmitt SO Palm Beach Gardens FL Cardinal Newman 

Track M Tyler Osorio FR Celebration FL Celebration 

Softball F Samantha Holle JR Tampa FL Chamberlain 

Track M Mark Parrish SO Tampa FL Chamberlain 

Track F Gissell Warner FR-RS Hollywood FL Chaminade-Madonna 

Track M Tyler Cardillo FR Punta Gorda FL Charlotte 

Baseball M Karsten Whitson SO Chipley FL Chipley 

Baseball M Vickash Ramjit JR Miami FL Christopher Columbus 

Gymnastics F Lauren Rose SO Orlando FL Circle Christian 

Soccer F Lindsey Cooper FR Clearwater FL Clearwater Central Catholic 

Swimming M Cameron Martin JR Clearwater FL Clearwater Central Catholic 

Football M Christian Provancha SO Cocoa FL Cocoa Beach 

Track M Tyler Davidson FR-RS Cocoa Beach FL Cocoa Beach 

Baseball M Brian Johnson JR Cocoa Beach FL Cocoa Beach 

Swimming F Julia Nagy SR Rockledge FL Cocoa Beach 

Track M Jimmy Clark FR St. Johns FL Creekside 

Football M Mike Gillislee JR DeLand FL DeLand 

Football M De'Ante Saunders FR DeLand FL DeLand 

Tennis M Billy Federhofer JR North Miami FL Dr. Michael Krop 

Baseball M Casey Turgeon FR Palm Harbor FL Dunedin 

Softball F Kasey Fagan SO Dunnellon FL Dunnellon 

Softball F Sami Fagan FR Dunnellon FL Dunnellon 

Football M Lerentee McCray JR-RS Ocala FL Dunnellon 

Football M Cole Gilliam SO-RS Valrico FL Durant 

Softball F Kelsey Horton JR Valrico FL Durant 

Track M John Mitchell SO Valrico FL Durant 

Diving F Kaylee Doback SR Brandon FL Durant 

Track M Leonardo Seymore JR Palm Beach Gardens FL Dwyer 

Baseball M Austin Maddox JR Jacksonville FL Eagle's View Academy 

Softball F Alyssa Bache FR Clearwater FL East Lake 

Soccer F Tatiana Perez FR-RS Tampa FL East Lake 

Track F Katrina Dekrey FR Gainesville FL Eastside 

Volleyball F Chloe Mann SO Gainesville FL Eastside 

Track M Bryan Turner SR Gainesville FL Eastside 

Gymnastics F Ashanee Dickerson JR Jacksonville FL Ed White 

Soccer F Erika Tymrak JR Lakewood Ranch FL Edison Academic Center 

Swimming F Molly Dubrasky FR Estero FL Estero 

Track F Darshay Davis SO Miramar FL Everglades 

Track F Stephanie Strasser SO Fernandina Beach FL Fernandina Beach 

Football M John Crofoot SO-RS Windemere FL First Academy, The 

Football M Minch Minchin SR Gainesville FL Fla. Virtual School 

Football M Ian Silberman FR-RS Orange Park FL Fleming Island 

Track M Alex Schanen SO Jacksonville Beach FL Fletcher 

Basketball M Will Yeguete SO Melbourne FL Florida Air Academy 

Swimming M Scott Sommer JR Ocala FL Forest 

Track F Monique Harris JR Fort Lauderdale FL Fort Lauderdale 

Track F Sarah Spann FR Fort Myers FL Fort Myers 

Swimming M Robby Kennedy SR Ft. Myers FL Fort Myers 

Track M Luc Lawrence FR Fort Walton Beach FL Fort Walton Beach 

Football M Scott Peek JR-RS Tampa FL Freedom 






Football M Ryan McGriff FR Gainesville FL Gainesville 

Football M Earl Okine JR-RS Gainesville FL Gainesville 

Swimming F Lily Ramirez SR Gainesville FL Gainesville 

Soccer F Jo Dragotta JR Tampa FL Gaither 

Volleyball F Elissa Hausmann SR Tampa FL Gaither 

Football M Deonte Thompson SR-RS Belle Glade FL Glades Central 

Football M Hygens Succes JR Palm Beach FL Glades Central 

Football M Leon Orr FR-RS New Port Richey FL Gulf 

Soccer F Maggie Rodgers SO Gulf Breeze FL Gulf Breeze 

Volleyball F Sundai Weston JR Tampa FL Gulf Coast 

Football M Brian Biada SR Naples FL Gulf Coast 

Baseball M Steven Rodriguez JR Miami FL Gulliver Prep 

Track F Cristina Valdes FR Ovida FL Hagerty 

Swimming M Matthew Curby FR Oviedo FL Hagerty 

Football M Jeff Driskel FR Oviedo FL Hagerty 

Football M Frankie Hammond JR-RS Hollywood FL Hallandale 

Football M Solomon Schoonover SR Aventura FL Hillel Community School 

Golf F Evan Jensen JR Belleair FL Home schooled 

Football M Darrin Kitchens SO Homestead FL Homestead 

Golf F Mia Piccio SO Bacolod City Philippines IMG Academy 

Golf F Megan Pak SO Bradenton FL IMG Academy 

Golf F Andrea Watts JR Bradenton FL IMG Academy 

Golf F Isabelle Lendl SO Goshen CT IMG Academy 

Golf F Marika Lendl JR Goshen CT IMG Academy 

Golf M Tommy Mou JR Taipei Taiwan IMG Academy 

Golf M James Monnerville FR Vero Beach FL Indian River Charter 

Swimming M Cody Bronnenberg FR Panama City Beach FL J.R. Arnold 

Baseball M Daniel Gibson SO Lutz FL Jesuit 

Football M Jaye Howard SR-RS Apopka FL Jones 

Baseball M Ryan Harris FR Jupiter FL Jupiter 

Baseball M Tyler Thompson JR Tequesta FL Jupiter 

Tennis M Bob Van Overbeek JR Boca Raton FL Kaplan College Preparatory School 

Tennis M Spencer Newman SO Miami FL Kaplan College Preparatory School 

Tennis F Allie Will JR Boca Raton FL Keystone National 

Football M Christopher Guido SO-RS Altamonte Springs FL Lake Brantley 

Swimming M Brad DeBorde SO Longwood FL Lake Brantley 

Baseball M Greg Larson SR Longwood FL Lake Brantley 

Track M David Levin FR-RS Longwood FL Lake Brantley 

Swimming F Jordan Smith FR Longwood FL Lake Brantley 

Swimming F Sarah Bateman SR Orlando FL Lake Brantley 

Softball F Hannah Rogers SO Lake Wales FL Lake Wales 

Baseball M Justin Shafer FR Lake Wales FL Lake Wales 

Football M Chris Rainey SR-RS Lakeland FL Lakeland 

Football M Ryan Parrish SO Lakeland FL Lakeland Christian 

Baseball M Corey Stump FR Lakeland FL Lakeland Christian 

Football M Evan Holmes FR St. Petersburg FL Lakewood 

Soccer F Lindsay Thompson SR Bradenton FL Lakewood Ranch 

Basketball F Lanita Bartley SR Jacksonville FL Lee 

Tennis F Lauren Embree JR Marco Island FL Lely 

Track M Matthew Mizerek FR Tallahassee FL Leon 

Swimming M James Turner SR Fort Pierce FL Lincoln Park Academy 

Track M Max Lang JR-RS Tallahassee FL Maclay 

Track M Eddie Garcia FR Jacksonville FL Mandarin 






Softball F Michelle Moultrie SR Jacksonville FL Mandarin 

Baseball M Mike Zunino JR Cape Coral FL Mariner 

Swimming F Taylor McKnight SO Coral Springs FL Marjory Stoneman Douglas 

Track F Rebecca Goldring JR Parkland FL Marjory Stoneman Douglas 

Baseball M Jeff Moyer SR Winter Springs FL Master's Academy, The 

Football M Jason Traylor SR Melbourne FL Melbourne 

Track M Hugh Graham FR Miami FL Miami Northwestern 

Track F Ebony Eutsey SO Miami FL Miami Southridge 

Softball F Briana Little FR Middleburg FL Middleburg 

Track F Alexis Muniz JR Coconut Creek FL Monarch 

Football M Jabari Gorman FR Miami FL Monsignor Pace 

Football M Nick Alajajian SO-RS Naples FL Naples 

Football M Ja'Juan Story FR Brooksville FL Nature Coast Technical 

Golf M Tyler McCumber JR Jacksonville FL Nease 

Football M James Wilson SR-RS St. Augustine FL Nease 

Swimming F Sharla Milne JR Lithia FL Newsome 

Swimming M Jason Taylor JR Plant City FL Newsome 

Soccer F Karina Gutsche FR Valrico FL Newsome 

Track F Kaitlin Davis FR Niceville FL Niceville 

Football M Tevin Westbrook FR Coconut Creek FL North Broward Prep 

Track F Ashley Miller SO-RS North Miami Beach FL North Miami Beach Senior High 

Gymnastics F Dali Lemezan JR St. Petersburg FL Northeast 

Golf M J.D. Tomlinson FR Gainesville FL Oak Hall 

Baseball M Jonathon Crawford SO Okeeechobee FL Okeeechobee 

Track F Bria Goodson FR Jacksonville FL Orange Park 

Gymnastics F Jade Wiggins SO Lake Mary FL Orlando Metro 

Basketball F Jaterra Bonds SO Gainesville FL P.K. Yonge 

Swimming M Billy Silva FR Gainesville FL P.K. Yonge 

Track M Michael Anderson SR Williston FL P.K. Yonge 

Track F Jayla Bostic FR Wellington FL Palm Beach Central 

Football M Jonathan Bostic JR Wellington FL Palm Beach Central 

Baseball M Bobby Poyner FR Wellington FL Palm Beach Central 

Track M Eddie Lovett FR West Palm Beach FL Palm Beach Lakes 

Gymnastics F Amy Ferguson SR Palm Harbor, FL Canada Palm Harbor University HS 

Football M Michael McNeely FR Clearwater FL Palm Harbor University HS 

Swimming M Stephen Lichtner SO Miami FL Palmetto 

Swimming M Austin Manganiello FR Miami FL Palmetto 

Football M Kedric Johnson SO-RS Palmetto FL Palmetto 

Baseball M Cody Dent JR Boynton Beach FL Park Vista 

Lacrosse F Jamie Reeg JR Atlantis FL Park Vista 

Swimming M Thomas Veale FR Ft. Lauderdale FL Pine Crest 

Swimming M Jeffrey Raymond SR Hollywood FL Pine Crest 

Track F Caitlin Schuessler SO-RS Boca Raton FL Pine Crest School 

Football M Loucheiz Purifoy FR Pensacola FL Pine Forest 

Baseball M Connor Mitchell FR-RS Tampa FL Plant 

Baseball M Preston Tucker SR Tampa FL Plant 

Diving M Sean Saley JR Pompano Beach FL Pompano Beach 

Football M Phillip Bellino SR Boca Raton FL Pope John Paul II 

Baseball M Cory Reid FR Port St. Lucie FL Port St. Lucie 

Basketball M Patric Young SO Jacksonville FL Providence (H.S.) 

Football M Gideon Ajagbe FR-RS Coconut Grove FL Ransom Everglades 

Track F Ashley Favors FR Brandon FL Riverview 

Swimming M Nicholas Caldwell FR Sarasota FL Riverview 






Swimming F Corinne Showalter JR Sarasota FL Riverview 

Basketball M Scottie Wilbekin SO Gainesville FL Rock (Fla.) School, The 

Basketball F Viktorija Dimaite FR Panevezys Lithuania Rock (Fla.) School, The 

Track F Trish Leger FR Wellington FL Royal Palm Beach Community 

Tennis M Alexandre Lagardere FR Wesley Chapel FL Saddlebrook Prep 

Track F Fidela James SR Jacksonville FL Samuel W. Wolfson 

Baseball M Daniel Pigott SR Ormond Beach FL Seabreeze 

Football M Andre Debose SO-RS Sanford FL Seminole 

Swimming M Matthew Thompson FR Seminole FL Seminole 

Swimming F Kaitlin Frehling SO St. Petersburg FL Seminole 

Swimming F Victoria Ho FR Loxahatchee FL Seminole Ridge Community 

Track M Dan Wehunt SO Odessa FL Sickles 

Track M Derek Wehunt SO-RS Odessa FL Sickles 

Diving M Christopher Jones SO-RS Palm City FL South Fork 

Track M Josh Pederson SO-RS Clermont FL South Lake 

Football M Jonotthan Harrison SO-RS Groveland FL South Lake 

Football M Jeffery Demps SR Winter Garden FL South Lake 

Soccer F Katie Kadera JR-RS Boca Raton FL Spanish River 

Swimming M Matthew Norton SR-RS Daytona Beach FL Spruce Creek 

Football M William Steinmann SR Daytona Beach FL Spruce Creek 

Track F Mandy Perkins JR Ormond Beach FL Spruce Creek 

Football M Caleb Sturgis JR-RS St. Augustine FL St. Augustine 

Tennis M Andrew Butz SO Vero Beach FL St. Edward's School 

Soccer F Annie Bobbitt FR Jacksonville FL St. Johns Country Day School 

Soccer F Brooke Chancey SR Jacksonville FL St. Johns Country Day School 

Football M Ben Sams SO St. Petersburg FL St. Petersburg 

Football M Jon Halapio SO-RS St. Petersburg FL St. Petersburg Catholic 

Diving M David Springfels SR Bradenton FL St. Stephens Episcopal 

Swimming F Daniela Victoria SR Caracas Venezuela St. Thomas Aquinas 

Football M Dan Wenger SR-RS Coral Springs FL St. Thomas Aquinas 

Soccer F Amanda Pivacco FR-RS Davie FL St. Thomas Aquinas 

Football M Cody Riggs SO Fort Lauderdale FL St. Thomas Aquinas 

Football M Marcus Roberson FR Fort Lauderdale FL St. Thomas Aquinas 

Football M Zachary Brust SR Jacksonville FL Stanton College Prep 

Track M Tony McQuay JR West Palm Beach FL Sun Coast 

Football M Chaz Green FR-RS Tampa FL Tampa Catholic 

Football M John Brantley SR-RS Ocala FL Trinity Catholic 

Football M Chris Johnson FR Ocala FL Trinity Catholic 

Football M Francisco Velez SO Ocala FL Trinity Catholic 

Tennis M Frank Carleton JR Naples FL Univ. of Missouri Distance Learning 

Baseball M Alex Freedman FR-RS Davie FL University 

Football M A.C. Leonard FR Jacksonville FL University Christian 

Volleyball F Holly Pole FR Ocala FL Vanguard 

Baseball M Aaron Rhodes FR Venice FL Venice Senior 

Football M Clay Burton FR Venice FL Venice Senior 

Football M Trey Burton SO Venice FL Venice Senior 

Football M Todd Fennell FR Vero Beach FL Vero Beach 

Lacrosse F Krista Grabher SO Vero Beach FL Vero Beach 

Track M Harsha Torke FR Rockledge FL Viera 

Football M Hunter Joyer FR Wesley Chapel FL Wesley Chapel 

Baseball M Nolan Fontana JR Winter Garden FL West Orange 

Tennis M Michael Alford SO Tampa FL Wharton 

Track F Amani Bryant JR Tampa FL Wharton 






Track M Sean Obinwa FR Tampa FL Wharton 

Football M Gerald Christian SO Palm Beach Gardens FL William T. Dwyer 

Football M Robert Clark SO Palm Beach Gardens FL William T. Dwyer 

Football M Matt Elam SO Palm Beach Gardens FL William T. Dwyer 

Football M Jacoby Brissett FR West Palm Beach FL William T. Dwyer 

Swimming F Shelby McLean FR Maitland FL Winter Park 

Swimming M Harrison Curley FR Winter Park FL Winter Park 

Track F Shelby Hayes SO Winter Park FL Winter Park 


Team Florida 2011-12 ... By Birthdate 

Did You Know? 

The 450 Florida Gators were born on 269 different days of the year! 

***** 

The most common birthdate is August 4 & September 24 (shared by 5 Gators each) 

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JANUARY is the most common birth MONTH (48 Gators born during the first month of 

the year), with the fewest (29) born in MAY 

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Kemal Mesic (M-Track) is the oldest of the 2011-12 Gators, born Aug. 4, 1985 

Cierra Brewer (W-Track) is the youngest, born Dec. 3, 1993 

Team Florida 2011-12 ... By Birthdate

Team Florida 2011-12 ... The Coaches Team - GatorZone.com

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