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The Graduates: UF athletes also get job done in classroom

[Andrea Cornejo/Staff photographer]

The spring University of Florida graduation ceremonies this past weekend included 48 Gator student-athletes.

Did You Know ...

77% of the 2017 spring graduates were part of a national and/or Southeastern Conference championship team during their Gator careers.

33% will graduate cum laude

Gator Graduate Notables:

* Recipients of the outstanding graduating student-athlete honors are men’s golf’s A.J. Crouch (Doug Belden Award).

* Two were conference players of the year during their Gator careers: Samantha Burgess (2016 BIG EAST Co-Attacker) and Caroline Fitzgerald (2016 BIG EAST Defender)

* Fifteen graduates earned All-America honors during their Gator careers.