Student athletes
Student-athletes at the University of Kentucky combined to earn a total of 78 spots on the Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll, the league announced recently.
Kentucky was fourth overall for having the most student-athletes on the list. UK had the most honorees in the sport of baseball (19), while tying for the top spot in women’s basketball (four) and gymnastics (five).
The 2017-18 First-Year Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2017 summer and fall terms, along with the 2018 spring term. A student-athlete must have a 3.0 grade-point average for the entire year to earn a place on the honor roll.
The number of students on the first-year honor roll continues a cascade of good academic news and bodes well for the continued long-term success of UK student-athletes.
- UK athletes have a composite grade-point average above 3.0 for 12 consecutive semesters.
- UK has never incurred a penalty in the 14-year history of the NCAA Academic Progress Rate.
- UK athletes have broken or tied the school record for graduation rate every year since the NCAA established that statistic in 2005.
Kentucky representatives:
Student-Athlete – Sport – Major
Ben Aklinski – baseball – communication
Troy Black – baseball – communication
Trey Dawson – baseball – business management
Brad Dobzanski – baseball – kinesiology
Zach Haake – baseball – communication
Spencer Harbert – baseball – kinesiology
Daniel Harper – baseball – business management
Garrett Hastings – baseball – finance
Cameron Hill – baseball – community and leadership development
Ryan Johnson – baseball – communication
Tanner Johnson – baseball – business management
Ben Jordan – baseball – biology
Coltyn Kessler – baseball – communication
Trip Lockhart – baseball – communication
Grant Macciocchi – baseball – communication
Austin Marozas – baseball – business management
Andrew Miller – baseball – communication
Alex Rodriguez – baseball – communication
Ryan Shinn – baseball – communication
Jemarl Baker – men's basketball – undeclared/College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Jarred Vanderbilt – men's basketball – undeclared/College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Dorie Harrison – women's basketball – business management; marketing
KeKe McKinney – women's basketball – psychology
Kameron Roach – women's basketball – kinesiology
Tatyana Wyatt – women's basketball – biology
Alexander Mortimer – men's cross country – finance
Brooke Nohilly – women's cross country – family sciences
Madisyn Peeples – women's cross country – kinesiology
Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald – football – undeclared/College of Arts and Sciences
Yusuf Corker – football – economics
Joshua Paschal – football – undeclared/College of Arts and Sciences
Clevan Thomas Jr. – football – community and leadership development
Zach Norris – men's golf – finance
Leonie Bettel – women's golf – civil engineering
Claire Cameron – women's golf – communication
Madison Averett – gymnastics – undeclared/ College of Fine Arts
Mackenzie Harman – gymnastics – kinesiology
Katherine Marianos – gymnastics – business management; marketing
Megan Monfredi – gymnastics – kinesiology
Allison Snyder – gymnastics – agricultural and medical biotechnology
Henrik Larsen – rifle – kinesiology
Hailee Sigmon – rifle – career and technical education
Nick Blassou – men's soccer – chemistry
Kalil Elmedkhar – men's soccer – undeclared/Gatton College of Business and Economics
Enrique Facusse – men's soccer – business management
Luis Hernandez – men's soccer – computer science
Leon Jones – men's soccer – chemical engineering
Bailey Rouse – men's soccer – civil engineering
Taya Edwards – women's soccer – nursing
Yuuka Kurosaki – women's soccer – undeclared/College of Arts and Sciences
Jessica Lazo – women's soccer – integrated strategic communication
Eva Mitchell – women's soccer – marketing
Caroline Newland – women's soccer – nursing
Sophie Stewart-Hobbs – women's soccer – undeclared/Gatton College of Business and Economics
Grace Baalman – softball – art studio
Autumn Humes – softball – kinesiology
Lauren Johnson – softball – integrated strategic communication
Mallory Peyton – softball – undeclared/College of Health Sciences
Andrew Huenniger – men's swimming and diving – community and leadership development
Chase Lane – men's swimming and diving – kinesiology
Daniel Orcutt – men's swimming and diving – business management
Hank Siefert – men's swimming and diving – undeclared/Gatton College of Business and Economics
Nicholas Smith – men's swimming and diving – business management
Bailey Bonnett – women's swimming and diving – elementary education
Lauren Denham – women's swimming and diving – marketing
Lauren Edelman – women's swimming and diving – business management
Jaida Garrett – women's swimming and diving – psychology
Hayley Griesser – women's swimming and diving – communication sciences and disorders
Jaclyn Hill – women's swimming and diving – kinesiology
Olivia Huffman – women's swimming and diving – psychology
Payton Neff – women's swimming and diving – psychology
Matthew Peare – men's track and field – communication
Jelani Walker – men's track and field – chemistry
Celera Barnes – women's track and field – kinesiology
Alison D'Alessandro – women's Track and Field – mathematics; psychology
Carly Hinkle – women's track and field – animal sciences
Gabby Curry – volleyball – business management
Madison Lilley – volleyball – integrated strategic communication
Kendyl Paris – volleyball – kinesiology
Avery Skinner – volleyball – communication sciences and disorders