Chase Lane Named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

 COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Kentucky senior diver Chase Lane has been named the 2020-21 Southeastern Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year, which recognizes one male in the sport of men’s swimming and diving for his accomplishments in the classroom and in the water.
 
Lane is a senior from Tallahassee, Florida, majoring in kinesiology with a 3.64 grade point average. He is planning on a pursing post-graduate work in physical therapy in the fall of 2021.
 
A 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier, Lane owns the second-best score on platform in school history, recording 424.65 points as a sophomore to earn a silver medal at the 2019 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships. He also owns the seventh-best score on both the 1- and 3-meter springboard in program history (372.60 and 389.90, respectively).
 
In 2020, Lane won the silver medal on platform at the SEC Swimming & Championships and was a two-time 2020 All-American on the 1-meter springboard and platform. He was also a member of the 2020 USA Diving High Performance Team. Lane was twice named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team (2018 and 2020) and earned the CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention in 2019.
 
Lane currently serves as the men’s and women’s swimming and diving Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative. Since fall of 2020, he has also been a prominent leader in the University of Kentucky’s Mental Health Initiative.
 
This week, Lane is competing in his final SEC Swimming & Diving Championships. On Thursday night, he earned fifth place overall in the conference on the 1-meter springboard with a score 353.50. Lane will compete on the 3-meter springboard on Friday and on platform on Saturday.
 
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