Nov. 10, 1999

The University of Kentucky men’s soccer team placed a SoutheasternConference-best 11 players on the SEC Academic Honor Roll, the conferenceoffice announced Wednesday.

Lee Baker, Jason Bell, Tyler Cook, Giovanni Fernandes, Rob Frey, IlkkaJantti, Lee London, Chris McAlpine, Brian O’Leary, Michael Stickler andMarc Theriault were selected for the honor based on their academicachievements.

“We’re so proud of what these men have accomplished both on and off thefield,” UK Coach Ian Collins said. “They truly exemplify the’student-athlete’ concept.”

To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must either have a 3.0 GPAfor the past year or have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, be a sophomoreor higher in terms of academic classification and have 24 hours toward adegree.

The soccer Cats will test their athletic mettle on Friday, when they takeon Northern Illinois for an NCAA Tournament berth. Kickoff is set for 7:30p.m. at the UK Soccer Complex.