ORLANDO – Three UCF student-athletes have been awarded the highest honor and most prestigious award a UCF student can receive. McKenna Melville, Cydni Turner and Alex Ward have been named 2022 Order of Pegasus recipients.
The trio extend UCF's streak to seven consecutive years with at least one student-athlete among the recipients, and it marks the most student-athlete honorees in a single class since 2018.
Undergraduate students are selected based on academic achievement, university involvement, leadership and community service. Graduate students additionally are chosen based on publication or research experiences.
This year's recipients will be honored at a ceremony on April 6.
The names and pictures of the recipients will be added to the wall showcasing past and present Order of Pegasus recipients in the Pegasus Lounge on the second floor of the Student Union. Inductees also receive commemorative medals and scholarships from Student Government.
Here is a complete list of all UCF student-athletes who have been named to the Order of Pegasus:
2001- Sarah Kureshi – Track and Field
2010 - Shelly Frick – Softball
2010 - T.J. Harnden – Football
2011 - Brennan Dobbins – Baseball
2013 - Kayli Keough – Women's Basketball
2013 - Chelsey Lauzon – Rowing
2014 - Kaye-Alese Green – Volleyball
2016 - Arjun Watane – Men's Tennis
2016 - Joey Grant – Football
2017 - Halle Scott – Volleyball
2018 - Anthony Catotti – Men's Basketball
2018 - Bailey Ranson – Track and Field
2018 - Taylor Wickey – Volleyball
2018 - Matthew Wright – Football
2019 - Angelo Baldado – Spirit - Team Knightro
2019 - Adrienne Li – Women's Soccer
2020 – Kyle Benkel – Football
2020 – Alli Sabol – Volleyball
2021 – Julie Poulsen – Rowing
2022 – McKenna Melville – Volleyball
2022 – Cydni Turner – Cross Country/Track and Field
2022 – Alex Ward – Football
