Eight finalists named for KU scholar award

Four men and four women have been named finalists for the Kansas University Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.

The men are Nick Collison (basketball), Anson Jackson (track and field), Jake Letourneau (football) and Casey Spanish (baseball).

The women are Pardis Brown (soccer), Gwen Haley (swimming), Kim Lorenz (tennis) and Kylie Thomas (volleyball).

The male and female winners will be announced at next Monday’s recognition dinner at the Kansas Union.