Peyton Rimko Tabbed to SEC Community Service Team
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A leader both on the pitch and in the community, University of Kentucky women’s soccer senior Peyton Rimko has been tabbed to the 2021 Southeastern Conference Community Service Team for the second year in a row.
The SEC sponsors community service teams for all 21 league sponsored sports. The community service team looks to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts.
Rimko has contributed more than 25 hours of community service during her time at Kentucky so far, serving at the Lexington Hope Center, Lexington Nursing Home, Kentucky Children’s Hospital, and Senior Citizen Pen Pal. Her community service projects have included making meals to distribute to the homeless, Zooming with patients at the children’s hospital, and serving holiday meals, among others.
On the field, Rimko has started every game over the past two seasons as a key member of the Wildcats’ back line. She has logged over 2,500 minutes in her career, including 1,600 this season.
Earlier this year, Rimko was inducted into UK Athletics’ Frank G. Ham Society of Character which annually honors Wildcats who have shown an extraordinary commitment to academic excellence, athletic participation, personal development, career preparation and serving as a role model.
The Westlake, Ohio native also holds an impressive 3.817 grade point average as a business management major and is a two-time SEC Fall Sports Honor Roll selection.
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