RICHARDSON, Texas – Belhaven University senior Kelton Kemp has been named the 2020 American Southwest Conference (ASC) Men's Track & Field Distinguished Scholar-Athlete. The award is voted on by the Sports Information Directors in the ASC.
The ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete of the Year award recognizes student-athletes who attain a high level of academic achievement while competing as a starter or important reserve on his or her athletic team. The conference sports information directors select the Distinguished Scholar-Athlete within each sport from nominees submitted by the institutions.
The Distinguished Scholar-Athlete of the Year recipients include A.J. Liu of UT Dallas in baseball, Tristen Licon of Sul Ross State in men's basketball, Hannah Eggleston from Mary Hardin-Baylor in women's basketball, Mack Broussard from East Texas Baptist in men's cross country, Holly Dasher from UMHB in women's cross country, Steven Sellers of UMHB in football, Hank Crain from ETBU in men's golf, Karen Alvarez of UTD in women's golf, Logan Valestin from Ozarks in men's soccer, Kristen Burdick of UMHB and Raegan Kappler of ETBU in women's soccer, Hannah Garcia of ETBU in softball, Robin Van der Heijden from Concordia Texas in men's tennis, Kathy Joseph from UTD in women's tennis, Broussard and Kelton Kemp of Belhaven in men's track & field, Bayli Luke of CTX in women's track & field, and Annika Canaba from SRSU in volleyball.
Kelton Kemp amassed quite a few accolades, setting school records in the 55 Hurdles (8.36). 60 Hurdles (8.53), 110 Hurdles (14.32), 400 indoor (50.33), 200 Outdoor (21.60), 400 Hurdles (53.92), 4x100 and 4x400. He was the ASC Athlete of the Week three consecutive weeks and was Belhaven's first ever national qualifier, earning All-American honors in the 110 hurdles by placing seventh. Kemp had a 3.80 GPA in Public Relations and graduated from Belhaven this past May.
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