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Cinco jugadores de béisbol de la Universidad de Kentucky fueron nombrados al equipo Academic All-District de College Sports Communicators el 4 de junio, reconociendo su excelencia tanto en el deporte como en lo académico. Ben Cleaver, Leighton Harris, Nate Harris, Luke Lawrence y Jayce Tharnish cumplieron con el requisito de mantener un promedio de calificaciones acumulativo de al menos 3.5, mientras que Lawrence y Tharnish avanzaron a la votación de Academic All-America para competir por reconocimiento nacional. Todos los jugadores son estudiantes de administración de empresas o finanzas, con Lawrence destacando por acumular 261 hits en su carrera a nivel División I, incluyendo 135 con los Wildcats de Kentucky.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Five University of Kentucky baseball players have been named to the College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District team, the organization announced on June 4. Ben Cleaver, Leighton Harris, Nate Harris, Luke Lawrence and Jayce Tharnish earned the honor for combining athletic excellence on the field with academic achievement in the classroom.
Lawrence and Tharnish advanced to the Academic All-America voting round, where they will compete for national recognition.
To qualify for Academic All-District honors, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average and meet participation or performance benchmarks during the 2025-26 season.
Cleaver, a Business Administration-Management student from Thompsons Station, Tennessee, posted a 3.582 GPA. He was also inducted into the Frank G. Ham Society of Character earlier this year.
Leighton Harris, a Lexington native majoring in Business Administration-Management, maintained a 3.908 GPA while serving on the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team. Nate Harris, from Yorkville, Illinois, earned his honor with a 3.868 GPA in Business Administration-Finance.
Lawrence, a senior from Evergreen Park, Illinois, excelled both athletically and academically with a 3.519 GPA in Communication. The second baseman finished his career with 261 hits at the Division I level, including 135 at Kentucky. Lawrence played a crucial role in the Wildcats’ 2026 NCAA Regional run, recording key hits when the team needed them most.
Jayce Tharnish, a Finance major from Devon, Pennsylvania, led the Wildcats in numerous on-field statistical categories this season while maintaining a 3.675 GPA. The honor marks his second consecutive year earning Academic All-District recognition, a testament to his sustained excellence both on the diamond and in the classroom.
This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from UK Athletics, enriched with 3 web searches. The original source is available at https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/06/04/five-wildcats-named-academic-all-district/.
