SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Matt Evans, a senior on the Western Carolina men's track & field team, has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for February 3.

The Old Fort, N.C., native is majoring in physical education and has a 3.5 GPA.

He set the school record in the heptathlon with a score of 5,034 points and went on to finish second in the event at the Clemson Games.

Evans earned first place finishes in the high jump, with a mark of 2.08m, and the shot put, with a distance of 13.47m. He also took second in the long jump and third in the pole vault.

The previous record was 4,776 points, set by Evans at the 2009 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Other nominees included College of Charleston women's tennis player Caroline Newman and Georgia Southern women's basketball player Krista Tate.

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 & Field, The Citadel
Week 20: Matt Evans, Men's Track & Field, Western Carolina