April 26, 2003

A school-record 33 Kentucky football players have been named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll announced by the league office.

The honor roll covered grades posted through the 2001-02 school year, therefore the players honored were on the football team during the 2001 season. Kentucky was second in the league for most honorees, trailing only Vanderbilt, which had 36 players on the honor roll. UK’s total of 33 players broke the school record of 20 set in 1996 and 2000.

To earn a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll, a player must have at least a 3.0 grade- point average for the academic year or his entire career. Here is the list of Wildcats who qualified, along with their GPAs and majors:

Player                    GPA     Major
Derek Abney, WR           3.33    Civil EngineeringTayo Agboke, S            3.27    EconomicsColeman Barnes, SN        3.63    KinesiologyTaylor Begley, K          3.91    Pre-ManagementMike Beirne, LB           3.33    MarketingAaron Boone, WR           3.08    ManagementMatt Brown, OT            3.15    KinesiologyDaniel Burnett, C         3.50    Pre-FinanceAlexis Bwenge, RB         3.29    Political ScienceJeremy Caudill, DT        3.06    BiologyTommy Cook, WR            3.09    KinesiologyNolan DeVaughn, C         3.00    Political ScienceJeremiah Drobney, TE      3.82    Computer ScienceChris Gayton, S           3.47    ArtOtis Grigsby, DE          3.44    Interior DesignSeth Hanson, K            3.57    Master's in Business AdministrationJustin Haydock, LB        3.67    Pre-ManagementDaniel Hopewell, WR       3.25    Pre-ManagementMatt Huff, OT             3.10    Foreign Languages and International EconomicsAntoine Huffman, CB       3.40    TelecommunicationsGary Hughes, WR           3.44    MarketingMike Kamphake, RB         3.00    Social WorkAnthony Kelly, WR         3.04    Computer ScienceBrandon Lesniewski, OG    3.63    Pre-JournalismGerad Parker, WR          3.27    Pre-ManagementRonnie Riley, LB          3.00    Decision Science and Information SystemsJohn Robinson, DT         3.27    Agricultural EducationJason Rollins, OG         3.00    KinesiologyNigel Smith, FS           3.20    Secondary EducationJacob Steuber, DE         4.00    Mathematical SciencesAnthony Thornton, P       3.70    Pre-ManagementDaniel Wetzel, P          3.17    Civil EngineeringPatrick Wiggins, S        3.57    Master's in Business Administration 

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