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LAWRENCE, Kan. – For the second consecutive year, Kansas seniors
Luke Honner and
Will King have been named College Sport Communicators (CSC) Academic At-Large All-District selections. The all-district team was announced Tuesday by the CSC.
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To be eligible for this honor, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically. A student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Specific requirements for golf athletes include being in the lineup for 70 percent of the team's scoring throughout the season, or in the lineup at the conference championship tournament.
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Honner played his final two seasons at Kansas after beginning his career at the University of South Dakota. He appeared in all 13 tournaments this season, with his best finish being a runner-up individual placing as he helped the Jayhawks win the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational on April 18-19 in Bloomington, Indiana. For his performance in Indiana, Honner was named the Big 12 Golfer of the Week on April 23. A native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Honner earned his bachelor's degree from Kansas last month with 3.72 GPA while majoring in psychology with a minor in sport management. Â
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King is a four-year Jayhawk and set history as a two-time Big 12 Men's Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year, an award he won during both his junior and senior seasons. He appeared in 12 tournaments during his senior season, recording two top five placings and five top 10 finishes. King broke the school record for the lowest 54-hole tournament score at the Ka'anapali Classic in November, shooting a three-round total of 199 with rounds of 68-65-66. From Olathe, Kansas, King graduated from KU in May with an unblemished 4.0 GPA while majoring in molecular, cellular & developmental biology with a minor in business.
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Honner and King are now eligible for the CSC Men's At-Large All-America Team, which will be released on Tuesday, July 14.
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