SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Sarah Strickland, a member of The Citadel's track and field team, has been selected as the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for January 27.
The redshirt senior from Belton, S.C., is majoring in business administration and has a 3.833 GPA.
Strickland ran the mile in a time of 5:20.71 at the UNC Classic. Her time set a new personal best and broke the school record that was set in 2007. She finished 14th in the race.
Other nominees included Appalachian State wrestler Dylan Temple, Davidson women's basketball player Alex Thompson, Elon men's basketball player Drew Spradlin, Georgia Southern women's basketball player Krista Tate, UNC Greensboro men's track and field athlete Joey Thompson, Samford women's track and field athlete Hillary Neal, Chattanooga wrestler Demetrius Johnson and Western Carolina men's basketball player Jake Robinson.
Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week
Week 1: Katy Dodd, Women's Soccer, Appalachian State
Week 2: Dustin Taliaferro, Football, Samford
Week 3: Clint Irwin, Men's Soccer, Elon
Week 4: Caitlin Williams, Women's Soccer, Western Carolina
Week 5: Joey Thompson, Men's Cross Country, UNC Greensboro
Week 6: Tatum Jestila, Volleyball, The Citadel
Week 7: Sarah Schermerhorn, Volleyball, Elon
Week 8: Sarabeth Peele, Volleyball, Davidson
Week 9: Sean Dreybus, Men's Soccer, Appalachian State
Week 10: Amanda Flink, Women's Soccer, Davidson
Week 11: Wilson Hood, Men's Soccer, Wofford
Week 12: Jake Robinson, Men's Basketball, Western Carolina
Week 13: Lee Stephens, Women's Basketball, Furman
Week 14: Kori Penland, Women's Basketball, Chattanooga
Week 15: Amy Clapper, Women's Basketball, UNC Greensboro
Week 16: Jake Robinson, Men's Basketball, Western Carolina
Week 17: Ben Altman, Wrestling, Davidson
Week 18: Monique Floyd, Women's Soccer, UNC Greensboro
Week 19: Sarah Strickland, Women's Track and Field, The Citadel