SPARTANBURG, S.C. - UNC Greensboro's Joey Thompson, a member of the men's track & field team, has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for April 28.
The sophomore from Columbia, Md., is a pre-business administration major and has a 4.0 GPA.
Thompson placed second in the 1,500m run at the 2010 Southern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships held this past weekend. His time of 3:53.85 was just .34 seconds behind the event winner. Thompson earned All-SoCon honors in the event.
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 Basketball, UNC Greensboro
Week 19: Sarah Strickland, Women's Track & Field, The Citadel
Week 20: Matt Evans, Men's Track & Field, Western Carolina
Week 21: Demetrius Johnson, Wrestling, Chattanooga
Week 22: Christopher Castagno, Men's Track & Field, The Citadel
Week 23: Lee Gilmer, Men's Track & Field, Furman
Week 24: David Towarnicky, Baseball, Appalachian State
Week 25: Alex Radsky, Wrestling, Davidson
Week 26: Nick Orvin, Baseball, The Citadel
Week 27: Laura Olenderski, Softball, UNC Greensboro
Week 28: Erin O'Shea, Softball, Elon
Week 29: Wayne Miller, Baseball, Samford
Week 30: Megan Rembielak, Softball, Appalachian State
Week 31: Sofia Aidemark, Women's Golf, UNC Greensboro
Week 32: Joey Thompson, Men's Track & Field, UNC Greensboro