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Stuff your Thanksgiving break with fun

By Hailey Peters lifestyle@kykernel.com

The leaves have changed color and fallen to ground. The weather forecast calls for brisk chills daily and frosts nightly. The smell of turkey looms in the near future. Thanksgiving season is upon us.

Whether they’re going home to see all their family and friends, staying around in Lexington or going on an extravagant trip, students seem to be excited about the upcoming Thanksgiving Break. With the last academic holiday being a single off-day for Labor Day at the beginning of September, students all over UK’s campus are eager to put their classes to the side for five days and enjoy themselves.

Students across the board are excited about the upcoming break, but the sudden halt of busy days may leave some wondering,

“What do I do with myself in this free time for five whole days?” College students are so used to being busy with classes, studying, work and extracurricular involvement that not having anything productive planned can throw them off and leave them confused on what they can do with their time. To give the student body ideas of what to do, here are some things that other students are reportedly doing over break:

1. Travel Leaving Lexington and even one’s hometown is pretty common among breakers.

Haylee Geisthardt, a freshman landscape architecture major, is going to Wisconsin to visit her family.

“I’m from Michigan, but my family is in Wisconsin,” she said. “We have Thanksgiving with my dad, then a Christmas celebration also, and then we end with another Thanksgiving with my mom’s. I’m excited to go home and see them.”

Going back home isn’t the only option for traveling over break. Carson McKee, freshman marketing major, is going way out for her break.

“I’m going to Nashville,” McKee said. “I’m a musician, and I’m going to be playing some shows down there.”

2. Try out new recipes in the kitchen Thanksgiving classics such as turkey, pumpkin pie and stuffing are always a crowd favorite. But whether students consider themselves master chefs or just want to try their hands at cooking, Thanksgiving is a perfect time to experiment. Buy a quirky used cookbook from Goodwill or an overstock store or look up some eclectic recipes online. Trying new food

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on a holiday that is characterized by food is a great opportunity to do something new and fun. It’s also a great opportunity to try something different outside of the basic.

“Since I have a lot of extended family, I attend about five Thanksgiving dinners,” said Kaleigh Shaw, freshman marketing major.

“We get tired of the typical turkey and dressing, so my nanny always makes chicken and dumplings, which has become a staple. On my dad’s side, my nana fries chicken coated in buttermilk dressing, and it is so good.”

3. Visit local fall sites A lot of areas, especially small towns, pride themselves on their pumpkin patches and corn mazes that are open to the public during the fall season. A prime example of a great fall site is Jackson’s Orchard in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

“Everyone goes to Jackson’s,” Shaw, a native of Scottsville, said. “It’s overrated in my opinion, but I have to get my pictures with pumpkins.

And the apple cider slushies are my life.”

4. Host a ‘Friendsgiving’ Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate and spend time with family. However, ‘Friendsgiving’ celebrations have recently gained a lot of popularity.

Plan a dinner with all your friends who can make it. It does not have to be expensive or difficult for anybody involved, as each person can plan to bring one dish and one necessary utility, like plates or napkins. It’s a great way for people to connect with the people that mean the most to them, even if those people aren’t related by blood.

5. Attend festivities in Lexington Staying in Lexington over break? There are cool and exciting things to do here as well.

During the holiday season, many find it important to give back to those in need.

Broadway Christian Church is seeking volunteers for their “Thanksgiving Dinner for the Community” on Wednesday, Nov. 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. The church’s website describes this as an opportunity to eat dinner with the church and volunteer time to help serve others.

After the Thanksgiving feasts are over, Christmas shopping season will be in full swing. The Summit at Fritz Farm is hosting “Black Friday Bash” on Friday, Nov. 23, and there will be over $3,000 in giveaways, according to The Summit’s website. In addition to lots of free stuff being handed out, there will be a complimentary hot cocoa bar. This coupled with holiday deals at each store is expected to make the event a Lexington favorite.

Although not many student activities are happening on campus over break, there are still athletics home matches that can be attended. Men’s basketball plays on Wednesday at 1 p.m. and Friday at 7 p.m. Volleyball hosts its senior night on Saturday at 1 p.m. Men’s soccer could potentially host the 3rd round of the NCAA tournament; if they do, it would take place on Saturday or Sunday, with a start time to be determined.

Thanksgiving break will begin on Wednesday, Nov. 21, and classes will resume the following Monday. Happy Thanksgiving, Wildcats!

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Encouragement for those celebrating without loved ones SARAH LADD Opinions Editor

The holidays are upon us: The wide Thanksgiving spreads lush with foods you only eat once a year (ahem, cranberry salad), the dressing up only to sit in the living room, the random dishes you eat out of tradition and not because you like them (ahem again, cranberry salad). The laughter, the family photo that took hours and 1,000 attempts. And if you’re like my family, there’s an eight-hour game of Monopoly tucked away in there, too.

But many of us also will spend the holidays without certain loved ones. That makes the normal festivities

a bit dimmer. If that applies to you, I want you to know that I understand how you feel. I also hope I can offer some encouragement for you that makes Thanksgiving and Christmas a bit easier.

I’m still trying to get used to Christmas without my granny, who passed away in 2016. I miss her making homemade fudge and candies from scratch for weeks before Christmas, and Thanksgiving isn’t the same without her making green bean casserole or pistachio salad.

Your memories will be different, but the bottom line is that holidays are tough without all the ones we love.

I want to encourage both those of you who are suffering this holiday season and those who still have all their loved ones at the holiday dinner table.

If you’ve lost someone, find ways to keep their spirit alive in your home. Set a place at the dinner table for them or make the dish that they always made. It may not turn out the same (because, let’s face it, grandmothers have magical touches with whatever they do), but you can laugh over the mistakes and reminisce over old memories. For me, I’ll be remembering how Granny used to let me and my siblings eat the leftover burning hot fudge from the pan after she poured most of it to cool.

For everyone who still has their grandparents, don’t take one second for granted this holiday season. Sit on the couch and listen to their stories again. Hug them.

Love them. Savor each moment with them. Life is too short to take for granted those we love.

What to get done over Thanksgiving break SARAH HALSEY Columnist

The semester is flying by, and Thanksgiving Break will be here before we know it.

Assignments are starting to pile up, but the speed of the semester is never an excuse to lose motivation. The more students get done before Thanksgiving, the easier dead and finals week will be later. Here are a few things to do before Thanksgiving Break: 1. Get those papers written! Many classes have already assigned final papers.

Get on it. At the very least, get a plan together to finish some of the heavier-hitting

work. Do not procrastinate.

Due dates will sneak up on you if you are not careful, and it will be easier to get started on these items now versus after Thanksgiving break.

2. Save up money! Although this may seem difficult for many people, everyone can do without an extra weekly trip to Starbucks and Chick-fil-A or the bar. There is money to be saved. Many people can also pick up extra shifts at work, babysit or even get a seasonal job. The holidays will be so much more exciting without financial worries.

3. Get a study plan together for finals. It has been said that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Although it is a little early to start studying for final exams, it is never too early to get a plan together. Prioritize which classes

need the most of your attention and which topics you need to be the most familiar with for your finals.

4. Eat healthy. Although this gets harder and harder as the year goes on, it is always for your own benefit. Be nice to your body and feed it right, even leading up to the holidays. The holidays do not have to equate to weight gain. You will not be sorry by focusing on healthy food intake on Thanksgiving.

As the semester goes on, the harder it will be stay motivated. Although this may seem like a lot to get done, you will thank yourself later. You will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving Break so much more if you get things done beforehand. Relaxing will be so much easier without a big academic to-do list hovering over your head. Stay strong and get stuff done.

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Celebrating diversity as record number of women heading to Washington As of Election Day, a record number of women are heading to the U.S. house to represent this country in a historical display of diversity and many “firsts” for women in this country.

In 2018, “The Year of the Woman,” we at the Kernel are celebrating a more representative House race and and the beauty of female leadership.

Our newsroom is run by a female majority (though we have really talented men on our staff as well!) and as such, we are excited to see women standing up and running for office.

They’re not only running; they are winning elections across this nation, sometimes in the face of all odds. Young women have defeated long-standing incumbents as our nation thirsts for fresh ideas and millennial representatives.

This election, U.S. citizens elected the youngest congresswoman in our country’s history, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York’s 14th District. Before her, the woman who held the youngest congresswoman distinction was Elise Stefanik, also from New York, who was elected at age 30 in 2014.

We also saw the first Native American woman elected to Congress, Sharice Davids from Kansas; the first Muslim woman, Rashida Tlaib from Michigan; and the first Latina congress members from Texas, Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia.

We saw Maine’s first woman governor, Janet Mills, elected as well as Iowa’s first elected female governor Kim Reynolds and South Dakota’s first woman governor Kristi Noem.

We saw Tennessee’s first woman senator, Marsha Blackburn, elected, and Arizona’s first woman senator, Kyrsten Sinema.

These women represent both dominant political parties, various religions and various skin colors. But, most importantly, they represent a more inclusive Congress and a government that looks more like its constituents: diverse and beautiful.

This year, we are seeing many “firsts,” but we still have more to go. We have a lot of ground to make up and we need more women in leadership positions in this country and in our local government. We are seeing this in a small but encouraging doses this election, and it’s better late than never.

We hope to see even more women in the future rise up and be willing to lead in local, statewide and national positions.

We want to see even more female candidates in the future (and female voters). Let’s celebrate the women heading to represent us in Washington now, but let’s keep striving for even more female representation in the future. Only then, when Americans embrace leadership diversity, can we reach our full potential as a nation.

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‘LEAVE A LEGACY’ Senior Isaiah Brown works to better UK

Story by Akhira Umar Photos by Michael Clubb

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any students come to college hoping for little more than to earn a degree and possibly join a club or two. Local renaissance man Isaiah Brown is getting so much more out of his time here at UK. This 21-year-old senior can add on to his neuroscience degree the titles of pageant winner, award winner, poet, resident advisor, community outreach director, student advocate, neuroscience researcher, former PhiDE member, former football player and overall hard worker. Clearly Brown’s resume is long and impressive, but even more impressive is his heart.

Many students may be familiar with Brown’s name due to his most publicized accomplishment— being crowned Mr. Black UK. The Mr. & Ms. Black UK Pageant is an event that somewhat mimics the annual UK Homecoming Pageant but focuses on the campus’ minority group of African-Americans. Since 1987, this event has showcased the talent and culture that the black community on this campus has to offer.

“The pageant was not only the perfect opportunity for personal growth, but also to be seen as a resource to other students at UK. How can I be there for other students if no one knows who I am?” Brown said.

“Participating in the pageant was also a great way to show my support for Black Student Union and the Mu Epsilon Deltas.

I wanted to do my part and contribute to making it a great event for the black community here at UK.” Though all the male contestants displayed just how qualified each of them were to receive the title, Brown stole the show with his spoken word performance. Brown had previously been avoiding attention but

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Neuroscience major Isaiah Brown smiles after hearing his name being called for winning Mr. Black UK on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, at Memorial Hall in Lexington, Kentucky.

found that the pageant would provide him with a unique opportunity. With a powerful performance of emotionally charged words and a bloodied shirt, Brown made a name for himself on that stage.

“My experience, social media, the landscape of our country right now is what inspired that poem,” Brown said. “My poem was something that I wrote that I wanted to be an accumulation of the black experience and the fear associated with police brutality.”

Using Nina Simone and Billie Holiday’s

“Strange Fruit” as a basis, Brown constructed a piece that spoke volumes about the black experience, especially in regards to police brutality. Though lynching is no longer as common, the death rate among blacks is still alarming, if not more so because of the expectation that modern society should be above discrimination and injustice. Brown’s poem, therefore, was both shocking and all too relevant.

“I just wanted to convey the emotion, the fears, the hopes, of anyone that’s ever been in that situation or felt the effects of what’s

been going on,” Brown said. “Regardless of my education, the way I carry myself, who I am, to someone like that [police] … I could just be associated with the stereotype someone has for black men and shot dead in the street. It may sound drastic but no one ever thinks it will happen to them until it does.”

But if people were to learn about the real Brown, not a preconceived stereotype, they’d find he’s an avid role model for all students, not just black students.

Shortly after winning Mr. Black UK, Brown was also recognized as a Lyman T.

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THE EVOLUTION OF STRANGE FRUIT Isaiah Brown Southern streets bearing strange fruit.

Blood on my sleeve, and blood on my shoes.

Black bodies rotting in the southern heat.

Strange fruit no longer dangling from the poplar trees.

They not hanging niggas no more.

The bloody soil has been replaced by the dark gray tones of asphalt.

Johnson Torch Bearer. This award is given to one black student per department per year who demonstrates academic prowess and community impact. Brown received the award on behalf of the department of math and natural sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences.

“Being recognized for this, coupled with Mr. Black UK, just made that an amazing week honestly,” Brown said. “It felt good to be appreciated, but also it reminded me of my responsibility to other students at UK. I’m here to set a good example and, much like Lyman T. Johnson, leave a legacy behind that will benefit students who come after me.”

Brown has been driven all of his life, not just since coming to UK. He came to UK on a full academic scholarship, already knowing he’d be majoring in neuroscience because of his childhood battle with epilepsy. But a research-heavy major wasn’t enough for him. He decided to join the football team as a walk-on because he had played football his whole life. Before Brown ever became a Wildcat, he already had the heart of one.

Parth Patel, a mentor to Brown, can vouch for this work ethic. The two met when Brown signed up for CATS tutoring, a tutoring service specifically made for student athletes. Patel taught organic chemistry and would have Brown as a student. On their first day working together, despite Brown’s exhaustion from practice, Patel could already see Brown’s potential.

“He did his work diligently throughout that first session, and it showed me that he’s determined to get work done regardless of how he feels,” Patel said. “He was a great student, and he always asked challenging questions. I always knew he was smarter than me since he always thought about the next step in a process or concept.”

And thinking a step ahead is exactly what Brown did when he decided to leave football after his sophomore year. He decided to focus more on his studies and responsibilities, undoubtedly becoming a more competitive applicant for medical school. Although

this did lead to his added involvement on campus like becoming the director for MLK Wildcats for Service and a member of the Kentucky-West Virginia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, the decision did not come without challenges.

“After I stopped playing football here my sophomore year, I was somewhat lost in the transition. At such a large university, it’s easy to fall through the cracks. I had to find myself and really find what I’m passionate about,” Brown said. “Football taught me how to manage my time, developed my work ethic, and taught me the value of accountability…

Now I’m able to transfer the mindset and skills I developed playing football into other aspects of my life such as research and community service. I think that experience helped me get to the point that I’m at right now and I’ll always be thankful for that time.”

Overall, the wide variety of opportunities UK has given Brown has contributed to his growth and, in turn, the community’s growth as well. Brown credits his time at the university with making him more compassionate, more community driven, more proactive and more “comfortable with being uncomfortable.”

Though he still has a semester left before graduation, he hopes to be able to talk with President Eli Capilouto again following his Mr. Black UK and Lyman T. Johnson award win to continue discussing diversity on campus. He said he believes the first step in making UK more inclusive is ensuring the community cares, just like they did when he won his awards.

For the community and legacy Brown will soon be leaving behind, he gives this advice: Start strong academically, try different things and be kind to one another.

“Figure out the change you want to see in UK’s student body and in the Lexington community early so you can begin making an impact,” Brown said. “UK is a place for you to expand your perspective. Don’t ever limit yourself academically, professionally, socially.”

The fruit, your brothers and sisters, lie crooked on the pavement, the concrete stained crimson from my nectar leaking out of bullet wounds created by our so called protectors.

I can smell the burning flesh.

Black bodies decomposing after hours of being exposed to the sun’s rays. Even in my death there’s a lack of respect.

The ambulance never came.

Handcuffs still keeping me in bondage as I feel the life draining from my veins.

The strange fruit is no longer planted in the dark of night but the killings are displayed on Twitter and Facebook in everyone’s sight.

I can’t bear to watch the videos anymore.

I never thought I’d become another name on a t-shirt.

Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice, Michael Brown Our cries for help still go unheard.

Tragedies of the past haunt our daily lives and they don’t want us to riot... they don’t want us to kneel or say a word.

Violent harvest documented by our smart phones.

The same system still at work.

Ruining our communities. Taking away from our homes.

Yet we still plant our seed, hoping for better days Self-medication, making us numb to all the pain.

The reality of the situation is that we can’t even come together to stop what’s going on.

They point to the black on black statistics and act like they do no wrong.

I had plans to bring a kid into this world when it’s children at play at risk of being shot.

It’s been 82 years since Anel wrote this, Fruit still a strange and bitter crop.

Neuroscience major Isaiah Brown holds up his fake-blood-covered hands after reading his spoken word on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, at Memorial Hall in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Small kid has a big impact with Kentucky football

By Jake Maynard sports@kykernel.com

In June 2016, Ryan Cremeens walked into the UK Markey Cancer Center for his first round of chemotherapy treatment. In the fog of waiting rooms and check-in clipboards, Cremeens was blessed with a lighthouse of hope in the form of Kentucky football players.

Looking back at what could have been one of the worst days of his life, Cremeens said he was more surprised to see his heroes visit him instead of scared of what was to come.

More than that, Cremeens described it as one of the most special moments of his life.

Talking about that day, there was one memory that stuck out.

“They asked who my favorite football player was, and I said Boom Williams...

I didn’t know he was in the room at that time. They were like, he’s right there and I was like, What? Oh my God!” he said.

C.J. Conrad, UK’s current tight end, was also one of the players who visited Cremeens that day. For nearly two and a half years, Conrad has been in close contact with Cremeens and his family.

During Cremeens’ fight with cancer, Conrad was there for much more than just Creemens’ first round of chemo.

“I saw him from his first day to his last day of chemo and just to see what he was going through... and he wasn’t scared; that really inspired me, like wow the kid’s about to go through I think it was like 42 rounds of chemotherapy for at least a year,” Conrad said.

“That just like wowed me and you know it drew me closer to him and that’s how we built that connection.”

The connection between Conrad and Cremeens is a special one for sure. When either of them hears the others’

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name, you can see the mutual love and respect on their faces.

Since Cremeen’s first appointment in 2016, Conrad has seen Ryan out of the hospital numerous times.

One of the influential moments with Conrad occurred when he went to Cremeens’ football practice. Cremeens was having difficulties catching the ball and Conrad didn’t hesitate to step in and help.

He gave Cremeens a few pointers, and he started catching the passes.

Football means the world to Cremeens. One of Cremeens’ other friends on the team, Yusuf Corker, said he can clearly see Cremeens’ love for the game.

“He loves football and I remember when he had cancer it hurt his heart that he couldn’t play while he was sick,” Corker said. “But now, now he’s playing, and he can play really any position.”

The way Cremeens and Corker met is a testament to Corker’s character. No one asked Corker to reach out to a sick boy; he took it upon himself to put a smile on Cremeens’ face.

Corker remembers that day well.

“It was my senior year in high school and I’d already committed here, and they brought him out for a spring game. At the end of the spring game I saw him, and I just went over and shook his hand and talked to him,” Corker said. “After that we just became friends... I met his dad and he met my stepdad and we just started talking. We exchanged numbers.”

Corker and the Cremeens family have been close ever since. Whenever the family can make it to a game, Cremeens’ father, Eric, texts Corker before each Catwalk to let him know where the family is. No matter how crowded it gets, Corker always makes sure he sees his buddy.

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE CREMEENS FAMILY TOP: PHOTO BY JEFF DRUMMOND Ryan Cremeens runs out of the tunnel with the UK football team before a home game at Kroger Field.

BOTTOM: Ryan Cremeens poses for a photo with Stanley Boom Williams, right. Williams is a former UK football player now with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Cremeens dreams of one day being on the other side of fence for a Catwalk in full Kentucky gear. He wants to not only play for Kentucky, but also in the NFL. Corker said he believes Cremeens has the potential to achieve these dreams.

“I feel like he could do it, he’s a very talented young kid.

I’m not just saying it cause I’m his friend. I’ve played football with him, like he was in the backyard tackling,” Corker said. “He was trying to tackle me, he actually brought me

down one time.”

Right now, Cremeens plays just about every position for his team, but he wants to play either defensive end or linebacker for Kentucky. Josh Allen, UK’s current star linebacker and another one of Cremeens’ talented friends, is more than happy that Cremeens may one day play his position.

Like everyone else on the football team, Allen wants Cremeens to succeed and is more than willing to help him along.

“I’m going to teach him ev-

erything I can. If he needs me, I’ve got him,” Allen said.

Denzil Ware was there for Cremeens’ first chemo treatment and became very close with the Cremeens family. In fact, Ware spent Thanksgiving with them one year.

Ware decided to use the graduate-transfer rule to play at Jackson State this year. Before leaving UK, Ware introduced Cremeens to a phenomenal player and even better person: Allen.

“I felt obligated just to be with him, you know, through

his process,” Allen said of his first introduction to Cremeens.

“I just wanted to be out there to support. Show him that, you know, that we all love him and we’re here to support him.”

During their first meeting, Cremeens and Allen connected immediately. The two joked around and decided to race each other. Allen and Cremeens have a great relationship, but when it comes to competition, it’s go big or go home.

“Oh yeah, I had to win.

Losing’s not an option in my mind,” Allen said jokingly.

“I’d even beat my momma if I had to race her. It’s all fun and games. You know if we race again, I’ll beat him again.”

Allen has worked hard to get to a place where he is respected as a player, but his dedication to football isn’t just so he can play the game at the highest level.

“We’re not just out here to play football; we’re out here to affect lives,” he said.

Allen understands the position he has as a star player and is more than willing to use it to make the world a better place.

He sees Cremeens similarly to how Cremeens sees him.

“People like Ryan respect us and we respect guys like that,” Allen said. “We play a tough sport, but we all have soft hearts.”

When he was introduced to Cremeens, he immediately felt that he needed to act.

“When you see a guy, when you see a kid going through that situation right there, it’s just I gotta give back somehow,” Allen said. “Just playing with him for like 15 minutes, if that’s enough then I’m going to do it every day if I can.”

Cremeens and the Panthers just won the super bowl of his tackle football league.

Cremeens was one of the best players and was named an allstar. With friends like Conrad, Corker and Allen, the sky is the limit for the young man.

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Hummel chasing the ultimate goal in his father’s footsteps

By Mohammad Ahmad sports@kykernel.com

The desire of reaching the pinnacle of a national championship drives college athletes to work hard and play hard day in and day out. With more than 200 NCAA Division I programs vying for that dream, the competition is cutthroat and very few players will reach that goal.

If you ask UK men’s soccer defender and team captain Tanner Hummel, though, his family knows a thing or two about winning championships.

Tanner’s father Joe played defender, just like his son, for Clemson University’s 1987 national championship team. Joe even had a short stint playing professional soccer for the Atlanta Lasers after graduating in 1990.

Tanner said that hearing about his father’s success drove him to try and achieve the same outcome as his father.

“I’ve always wanted to follow my dad’s footsteps,” Tanner said. “You always want to grow to be like your dad and kind of follow his footsteps.”

Even though his dad won a championship three decades ago, Tanner said that his dad’s success was always around him at home.

“I would always go into his bathroom to get some of his cologne. I would open the drawer and see all of his rings that he had from Clemson,” Hummel said. “I always saw the national championship ring and I would say, ‘Oh man, I really want to win one of these one day.’”

A Kennesaw, Georgia, native, Tanner came out of high school having played club soccer for Georgia United’s United States Soccer Development Academy team and winning Defensive Player of the Year at his high school in 2012.

When it came time to pick a college, Tanner said he knew

picking a school like UK would help achieve his championship dreams.

“I think the biggest thing is like, when I saw the team train on my recruiting visit, I knew this is where I wanted to be,” Tanner said. “This is a great place and there’s a lot of potential professional players and I figured that I would be a great fit here.”

When Tanner stepped foot in Lexington as a freshman in 2015, he immediately helped make an impact. The Cats won the C-USA regular season title that year and Tanner was named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team.

Despite achieving what he called a “great milestone,” Tanner said that title wasn’t enough.

“I’m a competitor. I’ve always wanted to do more and be the best,” Tanner said. “The talk around here is that we just want to keep doing better. We want

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Though Tanner does want to follow in his dad’s footsteps, he said he also wants to mold a legacy that will leave a lasting impact.

“I would love to be just like my dad but, you know, everyone wants to do more,” Tanner said. “I want them [Tanner’s younger teammates] to learn from that kind of experience and hold themselves to a standard where they will say, ‘He [Tanner] is gone and we need to pick up the slack and do something just like that.’”

SUKRUTHI YERRAMREDDY I STAFF Whether or not Tanner rides Senior Tanner Hummel tries to keep possession of the ball. out of his college career with a The University of Kentucky men’s soccer team defeated Unichampionship, Tanner wants to versity of Evansville in Lexington, Kentucky, on Oct. 24, 2018. see his younger teammates take to keep make something hap- son. Tanner said he believes that Kentucky to unprecedented pen that has never happened for his team has shown it has what it heights. takes to win a national title.

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“I want them to do better “I do believe we can win than I did. I want these freshAs the only four-year starter on UK’s young roster, Tanner’s it. But we have to go game by men to win three conference leadership on defense helped game,” Tanner said. “I think titles, go to the Sweet 16, Final lead the Cats to the C-USA reg- if we keep doing the simple Four, all of that. I want them to ular season title and the confer- things right on our team, then win multiple national champithe sky is the limit.” ence tournament this seaTanner said.

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