SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Citadel junior Odie Delaney has been honored as the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all competitions from February 15-21.
Delaney went 3-0 on the week with a pair of pins in three dual matches. Delaney closed the SoCon regular season slate with a pin against Campbell's Joe Nolan at 4:22 that clinched the victory for the Bulldogs. The junior heavyweight then earned a 6-1 decision over North Carolina's Nick Tenpenny and another fall against Sacred Heart's Renaldo Cuko on Sunday. Delaney improved to 24-2 on the season, including a perfect 15-0 in dual meets.
The redshirt-junior has recorded 13 pins on the season and his pin over Cuko at the 54-second mark was his third sub-1:00 fall of the year. Delaney is currently ranked No. 14 by InterMat and No. 13 by WrestlingReport.com and D1CollegeWrestling.net.
Other Nominees: Mike Kessler (Appalachian State), Alex Medved (Gardner-Webb), Nick Soto (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
Feb. 22 Odie Delaney, The Citadel