DURHAM, N.C. – Duke track and field junior Jaida Lemmons was named a 2018 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar, as announced by the publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
With over 1,000 student-athletes nominated around the country, the DeSoto, Tex., native earned track & field honorable mention honors.
Haley Clark of the Georgia women’s basketball team and Blaise Taylor of the Arkansas State football team were honored as the 2018 Arthur Ashe, Jr., Female and Male Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
The Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award honors undergraduate students who have excelled in the classroom as well as on the athletic field.