55 UK Student-Athletes on 2026 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A total of 55 University of Kentucky student-athletes earned a place on the 2026 Winter Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll, announced this week by league commissioner Greg Sankey.
The 2026 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2025 spring, summer, and fall terms. UK had six representatives from men’s basketball, seven from women’s basketball, 11 from women’s gymnastics, nine from rifle, seven from men’s swimming and diving and 15 from women’s swimming and diving.
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 season, 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
Collin Chandler – M Basketball – Finance
Brandon Garrison – M Basketball – Communication
Walker Horn – M Basketball – Communication
Trent Noah – M Basketball – Sport Leadership
Otega Oweh – M Basketball – Communication
Zach Tow – M Basketball – Management
Lexi Blue – W Basketball – Communication, Marketing
Gabrielle Brooks – W Basketball – Public Health
Amelia Hassett – W Basketball – Journalism
Teonni Key – W Basketball – Sport Leadership
Jordan Obi – W Basketball – Information Communication Technology
Dominika Paurova – W Basketball – Sport Leadership
Clara Strack – W Basketball – Public Health
Chesney Bennett – Gymnastics – Sport Leadership
Creslyn Brose – Gymnastics – Integrated Strategic Communication
Carly Busch – Gymnastics – Sport Leadership
Anna Cashion – Gymnastics – Kinesiology
Cadence Gormley – Gymnastics – Integrated Strategic Communication
Sharon Lee – Gymnastics – Human Health Sciences
Ryan Noonan – Gymnastics – Finance
Alyssa Orgen – Gymnastics – Psychology
Isabella Rivelli – Gymnastics – Kinesiology
Cecily Rizo – Gymnastics – Communication
Delaynee Rodriguez – Gymnastics – Integrated Strategic Communication
Samuel Adkins – Rifle – Electrical Engineering
Sofia Ceccarello – Rifle – Media Arts & Studies
Brandon Evans – Rifle – Criminal Justice
Anthony Hotko – Rifle – Information Communication Technology
Emily Marne – Rifle – Communication Sciences & Disorders
Braden Peiser – Rifle – Agriculture
Liz Probst – Rifle – Kinesiology
Hannah Todd – Rifle – Animal Sciences
Martin Voss – Rifle – Sport Leadership
Adomas Gatulis – M Swimming and Diving – Finance
Caue Gluck – M Swimming and Diving – Civil Engineering
Elijah Greinke – M Swimming and Diving – Finance
Carson Hick – M Swimming and Diving – Political Science
Alec Lampen – M Swimming and Diving – Medical Laboratory Sciences
Justin Peresse – M Swimming and Diving – Management
Levi Sandidge – M Swimming and Diving – Computer Science
Marie Belli – W Swimming and Diving – Public Health
Devynn Bishop – W Swimming and Diving – Earth & Environmental Sciences
Fernanda de Goeij – W Swimming and Diving – Animal Sciences
Lily Delong – W Swimming and Diving – Communication
Ally Frame – W Swimming and Diving – Elementary Education
Avery Giese – W Swimming and Diving – Kinesiology
Libby Grether – W Swimming and Diving – Human Health Sciences
Madison Hartley – W Swimming and Diving – Biology
Paige Housman – W Swimming and Diving – Mathematics
Katy Jost – W Swimming and Diving – Psychology
Madi McGlothen – W Swimming and Diving – Kinesiology
Hayden Penny – W Swimming and Diving – Dietetics
Kristy Pfaff – W Swimming and Diving – Marketing
Billie Sherratt – W Swimming and Diving – Psychology
Lauren West – W Swimming and Diving – Communication Sciences & Disorders
