Sophomore Zac Adams Wins Traditions T-shirt Design Contest

Photo courtesy of UK Public Relations and Marketing. Photographer: Shaun Ring.

There’s a reason we’re called the Big Blue Nation. That’s what inspired Zac Adams, a Pre-Pharmacy major from Covington, and this year’s Traditions T-shirt design contest winner. “When I was designing my shirt, I really wanted to encapsulate the whole UK fan base. We stretch from coast to coast and this T-shirt recognizes all the fans across the country that are a part of it,” says Adams.

The winning design was unveiled during Big Blue U on Aug. 21 at Commonwealth Stadium. For his winning design, Adams received the $500 cash prize, plus two UK men’s basketball tickets and five Traditions T shirts. “I was thrilled to win the contest,” says Adams. “I worked extremely hard on this design and it really paid off in the end. To see other people walking around with a shirt you designed is truly an indescribable feeling.”

Each year designs for a new shirt are accepted from all currently enrolled full time UK undergraduate and graduate students. UK students vote each spring to determine the winning design.

Sponsored by the UK Alumni Association, the Traditions T was established in 2007 as a means to unite the University of Kentucky student body and reinforce the pride and tradition of being a UK Wildcat. Traditions T-shirts can be purchased at the UK Bookstore on campus, online at UKTeamShop.com and at UK Team Shop locations at home athletic events.