SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Appalachian State senior Kyle Blevins has been honored as the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all competitions from February 8-14.
On Friday, Blevins defeated VMI's Jonathan Jones to improve to 5-0 in SoCon action this season. Blevins' 15-2 major decision opened the scoring for the Mountaineers, who clinched a share of the 2011-12 Southern Conference championship with their 37-9 victory.
On Saturday, the 15th-ranked Blevins faced No. 16 Nick Sulzer of Virginia for the second time this season, following a 3-1 win over the Cavalier at the Southern Scuffle. In the rematch, the ASU senior scored a second-period escape and broke open the match with a near-fall in the third to earn the 4-0 victory. Blevins is now 4-2 against ranked opponents on the season.
Other Nominees: Nick Rex (Campbell), Josh Tuck (The Citadel), Anthony Elias (Davidson), Alex Medved (Gardner-Webb), Brendan Murphy (SIUE) and Manny Ramirez (Chattanooga).
2011-12 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 16 Austin Trotman, Appalachian State
Nov. 23 Niko Brown, Chattanooga
Nov. 30 Nick Rex, Campbell
Dec. 7 Chip Powell, Appalachian State
Dec. 14 Mark Hartenstine, Campbell
Dec. 21 Nick Soto, Chattanooga
Jan. 4 Nick Soto, Chattanooga
Jan. 11 Austin Trotman, Appalachian State
Jan. 18 Odie Delaney, The Citadel
Jan. 25 Matthew Brock, VMI
Feb. 1 John Weakley, Campbell
Feb. 8 Travis Porter, Gardner-Webb
Feb. 15 Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State