Hunt named Academic All-Mid-South Conference

Wed, 11/21/2018 - 9:36am — Staff Report

COLUMBIA - Butler County High School graduate Kaleb Hunt continues to excel in the classroom while competing on the gridiron. A sophomore defensive lineman for the Kentucky Christian University football team, Hunt has been named Academic All-Mid-South Conference.

A total of 222 Mid-South Conference football student-athletes earned Academic All MSC honors, conference officials announced on Wednesday, Nov. 14. In order to be nominated by an institution, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved at least sophomore academic status.

Cumberlands led all institutions with 26 student-athletes earning Academic All-Mid-South Conference honors. Reinhardt (Ga.) had the second-most with 25; while Cumberland (Tenn.) had 21 student-athletes earn the award.

Community Trust Bank is the sponsor of the Mid-South Conference Academic Award program. Community Trust Bank, founded in 1903 in Pikeville, currently serves the people and communities of Kentucky, West Virginia and Tennessee with 70 banking locations. Community Trust Bank is committed to providing its customers and the communities they serve, the highest standards of personalized customer service by offering both competitive and innovative products and services.

Kentucky Christian concluded its 2018 season 2-9. The Knights are expected to be much-improved in the 2019 season.

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