SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? The Southern Conference announced today that VMI’s Scott Buhman has been named the Wrestler of the Week for the week of Jan. 31.

Buhman, a senior from Portage, Ind., led the Keydets to two SoCon victories last week with the outcome of both meets contingent on the results of his heavyweight match.  On Thursday, he defeated Appalachian State’s Dave Hazell 2-1 in overtime to clinch the 21-17 win for VMI.  In league action against Davidson on Sunday, Buhman once again rallied for the Keydets and recorded his fourth major decision of the season as he defeated Wil Carter to seal the 25-19 victory for VMI.

For the week, Buhman went 2-0 to lead VMI to its first SoCon dual victories of the season.

Other top performers include Chattanooga’s Jake Yost, The Citadel’s Darius Caldwell and UNCG’s Nick Clark.