80 UK Student-Athletes on 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A total of 80 University of Kentucky student-athletes earned a place on the 2025 Fall Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll, announced Wednesday by league commissioner Greg Sankey.
The 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2025 spring, summer, and fall terms. UK had five representatives from men’s cross country, eight from women’s cross country, 33 from football, 11 from men’s soccer, 14 from women’s soccer, and nine from volleyball.
Among other qualifications, a student-athlete must have a 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding academic year or a cumulative 3.0 GPA to be named to the list.
Earlier this year, UK Athletics revealed that the 2025 fall semester marked the department’s 27th consecutive term with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Wildcat scholarship student-athletes collectively earned a 3.414 GPA. Leading the department, the women’s tennis team achieved a remarkable 3.88 GPA, setting the highest mark among all 23 varsity teams. The baseball team led all men’s teams in GPA with a mark of 3.725. In the competing scholarship and non-scholarship category, every varsity team but one was over the 3.0 GPA mark, an incredible feat.
UK’s high marks in the fall and spring semesters add yet another milestone of academic success for UK student-athletes. Recently, a total of 25 current and former University of Kentucky student-athletes participated in December 2025 Commencement with two earning master’s degrees. Adding the 116 student-athletes who graduated in May 2025, UK Athletics had 141 graduates during the 2025 calendar year.
UK Athletics supports the academic success of its student-athletes through CATS – the first academic center of its kind dedicated solely to serving student-athletes. CATS is an important component of UK’s Student-Athlete Experience division, launched as a renewal of the department’s commitment to prepare student-athletes to enter life after UK.
Guided by UK Athletics’ Student-Athlete Experience Division, Wildcat student-athletes have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of better than 3.0 in 26 consecutive semesters, with grades for the fall semester set to be finalized next week. Recently, UK set the school record for its NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 93 percent, while all of UK’s teams surpassed the mandatory score for the NCAA Academic Progress Rate. UK’s overall APR rate was higher than the overall national average.
Athlete – Sport – Major
Alex Alston – M Cross Country – Finance
Ed Bird – M Cross Country – Kinesiology
Miles Brush – M Cross Country – Psychology
Collins Kipngok – M Cross Country – Sport Leadership
Caden Miracle – M Cross Country – Kinesiology
Jayla Atkinson – W Cross Country – Kinesiology
Morgan Dick – W Cross Country – Psychology
Elly Heine – W Cross Country – Psychology
Ava Hendren – W Cross Country – Finance
Allison Kruger – W Cross Country – Kinesiology
Chesney McPherson – W Cross Country – Human Health Sciences
Lyric Olson – W Cross Country – Nursing
Baylor Wolfe – W Cross Country – Kinesiology
Alex Afari Jr. – Football – Communication
Beau Allen – Football – Finance
Wilson Berry – Football – Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Cutter Boley – Football – Communication
Ty Bryant – Football – Communication
Jager Burton – Football – Sport, Fitness, and Recreation Management
Hayden Dawahare – Football – Management
Cam Dooley – Football – Sport Leadership
Jalen Farmer – Football – Communication
Fred Farrier II – Football – Sport, Fitness, and Recreation Management
Tavion Gadson – Football – Marketing
Grant Godfrey – Football – Communication
Josh Kattus – Football – Communication
Jacob Kauwe – Football – Biology
Cole Lanter – Football – Community and Leadership Development
Aidan Laros – Football – Finance
Alex McLaughlin – Football – Finance
Tino Merlo – Football – Sport Leadership
Kyle Mixon – Football – Agricultural Economics
Tovani Mizell – Football – Sport Leadership
Jack Monday – Football – Management
Terhyon Nichols – Football – Health Promotion
Quintavion Norman – Football – Sport Leadership
Austin Ramsey – Football – Leadership for Communication Ed. & Human Learning
Chy Rivers – Football – Psychology
Willie Rodriguez II – Football – Undeclared
Jackson Schulz – Football – Sport, Fitness, and Recreation Management
Quay’sheed Scott – Football – Undeclared
Jacob Smith – Football – Social Work
Jaden Smith – Football – Undeclared
Rushaune Vilane – Football – Kinesiology
David Washington Jr. – Football – Criminal Justice
Andrew Weber – Football – Marketing
Bertil Alban – M Soccer – Management
Isaiah Chisolm – M Soccer – Accounting
Joshua Gordon – M Soccer – Information Communication Technology
Agustin Lopez – M Soccer – Communication
Max Miller – M Soccer – Management
Marqes Muir – M Soccer – Economics
Eric Onos – M Soccer – Psychology
Kaden Pollard – M Soccer – Finance
Bains Smith – M Soccer – Finance
Sinan Solmaz – M Soccer – Management
Oliver Stavdal – M Soccer – Economics
Dana Dahm – W Soccer – Creative Social Entrepreneurship
Madeline Eastman – W Soccer – Marketing
Sydni Fink – W Soccer – Psychology
Mallory Glass – W Soccer – Communication
Grace Hoytink – W Soccer – Management
Thalia Morisi – W Soccer – Biology
Michelle Moskau – W Soccer – Management
Marilia Nieves-Melchor – W Soccer – Criminal Justice
Anna Sikorski – W Soccer – Management
Abigail Stager – W Soccer – Management
Tanner Strickland – W Soccer – Management
Katherine Truitt – W Soccer – Kinesiology
Gianna Tuzzolino – W Soccer – Human Health Sciences
Lexi Tylenda – W Soccer – Management
Hannah Benjamin – Volleyball – Elementary Education
Molly Berezowitz – Volleyball – Marketing
Brooke Bultema – Volleyball – Management
Jordyn Dailey – Volleyball – Psychology
Brooklyn Deleye – Volleyball – Health Promotion
Ava Sarafa – Volleyball – Management
Asia Thigpen – Volleyball – Human Health Sciences
Molly Tuozzo – Volleyball – Marketing
Kennedy Washington – Volleyball – Kinesiology
