ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHT: Kentucky Has 3rd Most Student-Athletes Among SEC Schools in First-Year Honor Rol
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A total of 75 UK student-athletes were named to the Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll for their impressive achievements in the classroom, the league office announced Friday.
The 2014 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2013 summer, 2013 fall and 2014 spring terms. Kentucky had the third-most student-athletes make the honor roll behind South Carolina’s 92 honorees and Alabama’s 86 honorees.
A total of 820 student-athletes were named to the 2014 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll, while a total of 3,116 student-athletes around the league earned academic honor roll recognition in 2013-14.
The list recognizes all student-athletes who were in their first year of competition at their particular institution, and achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above. Additionally, the student-athlete must have been on scholarship or won a letter, completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution and been a member of the varsity team for the sport's entire NCAA Championship segment.
Here's a complete list of UK honor roll recipients:
Zack Brown – Baseball – Accounting
Marcus Carson – Baseball – Business Management
Connor Heady – Baseball – Undergraduate Studies
Logan Salow – Baseball – Undergraduate Studies
JaVon Shelby – Baseball – Communication
Robert Ziegler – Baseball – Undergraduate Studies
Dominique Hawkins – M. Basketball – Communication
Dakari Johnson – M. Basketball – Communication
Marcus Lee – M. Basketball – Undergraduate Studies
Derek Willis – M. Basketball – Undergraduate Studies
Makayla Epps – W. Basketball – Undergraduate Studies
Linnae Harper – W. Basketball – Psychology
Nick Haynes – Football – Economics
Austin MacGinnis – Football – Undergraduate Studies
Reese Phillips – Football – Media Arts and Studies
Christopher Meuth – M. Golf – Biology
Stephen Stallings – M. Golf – Finance
Megan Kinney – W. Golf – Undergraduate Studies
Ale Walker – W. Golf – Business Management
Alyssa Bertoni – Gymnastics – International Studies
Kirsten Canini – Gymnastics – Biology
Taylor Puryear – Gymnastics – Undergraduate Studies
Heather Kirby – Rifle – Equine Science and Management
Sonya May – Rifle – Media Arts and Studies
Alex Bumpus – M. Soccer – Undergraduate Studies
Ryan Creel – M. Soccer – Communication
Kaelon Fox – M. Soccer – Business Management
Sam Miller – M. Soccer – Undergraduate Studies
Cameron Mohseni – M. Soccer – Psychology/Sustainable Agriculture
Charlie Reymann – M. Soccer – Finance
Paul Sime – M. Soccer – Political Science
Jordan Wilson – M. Soccer – Finance
Alex Carter – W. Soccer – Human Nutrition
Laura Connor – W. Soccer – Undergraduate Studies
Karli Ladwig – W. Soccer – Business Management/Animal Sciences
Kaitlin Miller – W. Soccer – Exercise Science
Morgan Riggs – W. Soccer – Exercise Science
Meagan Prince – Softball – Agricultural Biotechnology
Breanne Ray – Softball – Undergraduate Studies
Shannon Smith – Softball – Exercise Science
Tanner Anderson – M. Swim & Diving – Biology
Christopher Grimmett-Norris – M. Swim & Diving – Hospitality Management and Tourism
Kyle Higgins – M. Swim & Diving – Exercise Science
Adam Shaw – M. Swim & Diving – Agricultural Economics
Hector Tricas – M. Swim & Diving – Health Promotion
Annah Baykal – W. Swim & Diving – Chemical Engineering
Kelly Berger – W. Swim & Diving – Undergraduate Studies
Kendal Casey – W. Swim & Diving – Undergraduate Studies
Morgan Contino – W. Swim & Diving – Social Studies Education
Kendra Crew – W. Swim & Diving – Accounting/Exercise Science
Danielle Galyer – W. Swim & Diving – Psychology
Kate Kelly – W. Swim & Diving – Exercise Science
Mallory Mathias – W. Swim & Diving – Accounting
Nils Ellefsen – M. Tennis – Finance
Aldila Sutjadi – W. Tennis – Undergraduate Studies
David Cline – M. Track & Field – Biosystems Engineering
Brooks Divine – M. Track & Field – Mechanical Engineering
Jordan Gibbs-Francis – M. Track & Field – Psychology
Gabriel Harm – M. Track & Field – Economics/Marketing
Spencer Hrycay – M. Track & Field – Exercise Science
Nikolas Huffman – M. Track & Field – Undergraduate Studies
Timothy Layten – M. Track & Field – Journalism
Michael Lester – M. Track & Field – Exercise Science
Cole Oliver – M. Track & Field – Undergraduate Studies
Ryan Polman – M. Track & Field – Biology
Dylan Rich – M. Track & Field – Health Promotion
Lou Styles – M. Track & Field – Mechanical Engineering/Mathematics
Sean Willard – M. Track & Field – Accounting
Alisha Adair – W. Track & Field – Undergraduate Studies
Kristen Hale – W. Track & Field – Exercise Science
Amy Hansen – W. Track & Field – Animal Sciences
Cassidy Shippy – W. Track & Field – Political Science
Alyssa Taylor – W. Track & Field – Marketing/Exercise Science
Brandi Walker – W. Track & Field – Animal Sciences
Emily Franklin – Volleyball – Exercise Science
Anni Thomasson – Volleyball – Health Promotion
Source: UK Media Relations
