First-year student-athletes at the University of Kentucky shined in the classroom with 91 Wildcats occupying spots on the Southeastern Conference’s First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
To make the 2019-20 First-Year Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete had to maintain a 3.0 GPA (among other requirements) in their coursework from the 2019 summer semester through this past spring term in 2020.
Tyrese Maxey, Keion Brooks and Nate Sestina made honors from the UK basketball program, while Amani Gilmore, Jared Casey, Brandin Echols, Nik Scalzo and Jalen Geiger represent Mark Stoops’ football program.
You can see the complete list of honorees below:
Oraj Anu – Baseball – Communication
Jaden Brown – Baseball – Management
Ronald Cole – Baseball – Management
Chase Estep – Baseball – Marketing
Drew Grace – Baseball – Management
Zachary Lee – Baseball – Communication
Alexander Margot – Baseball – Undeclared
Jared Payne – Baseball – Undeclared
John Rhodes – Baseball – Management
Cole Stupp – Baseball – Merchandising, Apparel & Textiles
Samuel Wibbels – Baseball – Biology
Keion Brooks, Jr.