Inducted into Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022
Mitch Barnhart, current athletics director at the University of Kentucky, and Sue Feamster, a pioneer of women’s varsity athletics at UK, were inducted into the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame (KSHOF) on Tuesday in a ceremony at the Galt House in Louisville. Comprising the 45th KSHOF class are Barnhart, Feamster, Michael Bush, football star at Louisville Male High School, the University of Louisville and in the NFL in the early 2000s, and Dallas Thornton, basketball star at Male, Kentucky Wesleyan and the Harlem Globetrotters in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
New Racer AD Yantko Named To College Sports 40 Under-40 List
As new Murray State Director of Athletics Nico Yantko gets set to begin his duties on Sept. 1 with the Racers, he was recognized by The Athletic as part of the Nico Yantko magazine’s first list of collegiate athletics rising stars that are under 40. The Athletic took nominations nationwide looking for the movers and risers in collegiate athletics including head coaches, athletic directors, athletic firms, media and anyone who is shaping the industry in 2022.