Six Members of Kentucky STUNT Team Earn National Awards

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Six members of the Kentucky STUNT team were honored at the 2023 Division I STUNT national awards banquet on Friday.

The Perseverance Award was given to UK freshman Ellie Drendel (Naperville, Illinois), while the Best Breakthrough Award was given to Kentucky freshman Shayla Nguyen (Lexington, Kentucky).

The Team Leader Award went to UK junior Karley Kalchbrenner (Mokenna, Illinois), while the Rookie of the Year Award went to Wildcat freshman Peyton Anderson (Frankfort, Illinois).

Freshman Kaylin Campbell (Lexington, Kentucky) was given the Most Valuable Player Award, while UK senior Rachel Woods (Louisville, Kentucky) was named the STUNT Woman of the Year.

Kentucky finished second in the country in Division I in just its second season as a varsity program.