< Previous68 @UKFootball K entucky Volleyball setter Madison Lilley was named the 2020-21 Roy F. Kramer Southeastern Conference Female Athlete of the Year for 2020-21. She is the first-ever vol- leyball player to win the award in the history of the SEC. Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith, who won the Heisman Trophy at Alabama, was named the male winner of the award for 2020-21. "We are proud to honor DeVonta and Madison, who not only excelled in the SEC but were also recognized as the best in their sport across the country. They are the ultimate examples of what it means to be a student-athlete in the Southeastern Confer- ence," said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. "DeVonta and Madison both were members of national championship teams and recipi- ents of their sport's national player of the year award. Each has competed at the highest lev- el of collegiate athletics, benefited from the world-class support provided by their uni- versities and, through their hard work, ded- ication and commitment to excellence, have reached the pinnacle of collegiate athletic success. Congratulations to DeVonta and Madison and thank you for being part of the SEC!" Lilley becomes just the second female stu- dent-athlete from Kentucky to win the award, joining Jenny Hansen in 1995. She is the eighth athlete from UK ever to win the award (AJ Reed, 2014; Anthony Davis, 2012; Tim Couch, 1999; Jenny Hansen, 1995; Jamal Mashburn, 1993; Kyle Macy, 1980; Jack Giv- ens, 1978). The SEC began the men's award in 1976 and the women's award in 1984. Past winners of this award from the SEC are Peyton Manning, Joe Burrow, Candace Parker, Tim Tebow, Bo Jackson and Bridget Sloan. Lilley was named the conference's Player of the Year this season, in addition to winning AVCA National Player of the Year honors and capturing the 2020-21 Honda Award for volleyball. She was one of the key pieces to Kentucky's first-ever NCAA national champi- onship win over Texas, logging 53 assists and a career-high 19 digs in the title match. "Given the number of incredible athletes in our league, to be elected SEC Female Ath- lete of the Year is an elite honor," said Mitch Barnhart, UK Director of Athletics. "What made Madison so special is that she is wor- thy of being chosen from both an individual and a team perspective. Individually, her re- cord-setting performance on the court speaks for itself. In addition, the way she led her team – with unyielding commitment to make her teammates their very best and her indom- itable will to win – makes her deserving of this distinction." Lilley was one of four finalists for the 2021 ESPY Award in the category of Female College Athlete of the Year. "I'm proud of what Madison has achieved as an athlete. It's truly incredible what she's accomplished," UK head coach Craig Skin- ner said. "What I'm even more proud of is her vision that she set forth for herself and the team. She set out a path to win a nation- al championship and she followed through with it like the champion she is." Exceptional in the classroom, as well, Lilley graduated from Kentucky in the spring with a degree in Integrated Strategic Commu- nications and was named CoSIDA Academic All-American, on the first team. 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