Whitney Caldwell, a recent graduate of the University of the Cumberlands, has been chosen the queen of the 2024 Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival Saturday afternoon in Pineville. She was selected over 15 representatives from various universities and colleges in Kentucky as well as Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.
A native of Pineville, Ky., Caldwell graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Excercise and Sport Science earlier this month at Cumberlands. As a 5-foot-8 guard, she played basketball for the Patriots in NAIA Division I for three years where she was a two-time Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete. (To be eligible, the player must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5 and must have attended one full year at said institution.)
Photos by Jamie H. Vaught
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