NCAA Mens Tennis

Engelhardt Set to Earn Prestigious Taylor Medal for Academic Success

Engelhardt Set to Earn Prestigious Taylor Medal for Academic Success


OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss men’s tennis senior Lukas Engelhardt has earned the highest academic honor conferred by the University of Mississippi, being named a Taylor Medal recipient as announced by the university earlier this week. 

Students are nominated for outstanding scholarship in their particular field combined with superior work in all other subjects. The number awarded annually may not be more than one percent of the student body. To be eligible, a student must have a GPA of 3.90 or higher and completed at least 105 hours of overall course credit.

Engelhardt is set to receive his medal at the Honors and Awards Convocation on April 13, at 7:30 p.m. CT in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.

“Lukas is a remarkable example of what is possible when you work consistently with focus, determination and perseverance,” head coach Toby Hansson said. “For any student to be honored as a Taylor medalist is monumental, but for an accomplished athlete to do so is that much more impressive. This is an incredible achievement for Lukas and I could not pick a more deserving person to receive this prestigious award.”

Engelhardt has been a model student since coming to Ole Miss in 2019, earning a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll each year he has played for the Rebels. Additionally, Engelhardt is a two-time ITA Scholar Athlete, earning the honors in 2020 and 2021.

The Augsburg, Germany, native is set to earn his degree in marketing from the School of Business Administration later this May. The senior plans to exercise his fifth year of eligibility for the Rebels due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Engelhardt returning for year five with Ole Miss in 2023-24.

Engelhardt and the rest of the Rebel squad will be back in action Thursday, March 16, with the team playing host to the Florida Gators at 3 p.m. CT. The match will be played at Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center, weather permitting.

For more information on Ole Miss Men’s Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMTennis, on Facebook at OleMissMTennis and on Instagram at OleMissMTennis, follow Coach Hansson on Twitter at @TennisToby.

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