SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Appalachian State’s Jake Goodchild has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week, the league office announced today.
The senior won the decathlon at the SoCon Championship over the weekend with 6,424 points. He was 217 points ahead of the nearest competitor.
Goodchild finished first in four of the decathlon events and set both new school and personal records. He set a new school record in the decathlon discus throw at 38.64m (126’ 9”) and tied his own school record in the long jump with a mark of 6.60m (21’8”). With a vault of 4.43m (14’ 6.25”), he also recorded a new personal best in the pole vault, which is the second-best mark in ASU history.
The Hendersonville, N.C. native maintains a 3.33 GPA in economics.
Also nominated this week were Davidson’s outdoor track & field athlete Ryan Hopkins and UNCG softball player Eileen Horsmon.
2011-2012 Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week
Sept. 7 Demetrios Pagonis, Cross Country, Davidson
Sept. 14 Chris Berry, Cross Country, Chattanooga
Sept. 21 Ashley Schnell, Cross Country, UNCG
Sept. 28 Jessica Smith, Women’s Soccer, Furman
Oct. 5 Samantha Hodge, Women’s Soccer, Western Carolina
Oct. 13 Stephanie Gerow, Women’s Soccer, Davidson
Oct. 19 Maggie Seeds, Volleyball, Appalachian State
Oct. 26 Jeremy Buncum, Football, The Citadel
Nov. 3 Ashley Schnell, Cross Country, UNCG
Nov. 9 Kate Van Dyke, Volleyball, Georgia Southern
Nov. 16 Nick Millington, Men’s Soccer, Elon
Nov. 30 Kalia’Shea Menendez, Women’s Basketball, Western Carolina
Dec. 7 Mitch Allen, Football, Wofford
Dec. 14 Brad Loesing, Men’s Basketball, Wofford
Dec. 21 JP Kuhlman, Men’s Basketball, Davidson
Jan. 4 Paige Anderson, Women’s Basketball, Samford
Jan. 11 Nathan Healy, Men’s Basketball, Appalachian State
Jan. 18 Sarah Williamson, Indoor Track & Field, Appalachian State
Jan. 25 Raegan Thompson, Women’s Basketball, Furman
Feb. 1 Courtney Freeman, Women’s Basketball, Appalachian State
Feb. 8 Demetrios Pagonis, Indoor Track & Field, Davidson
Feb. 15 Haley Pace, Softball, Western Carolina
Feb. 22 Carter Downs, Wrestling, Appalachian State
Feb. 29 Lucas Cotter, Indoor Track & Field, Chattanooga
Mar. 7 Paola Garrido, Women’s Tennis, Georgia Southern
Mar. 14 Amy Salek, Outdoor Track & Field, Elon
Mar. 21 Alex Whitehead, Women’s Tennis, UNCG
Mar. 28 Kelly Kambourelis, Women’s Tennis, College of Charleston
Apr. 3 Amanda Hamilton, Outdoor Track & Field, Appalachian State
Apr. 11 Chris Berry, Outdoor Track & Field, Chattanooga
Apr. 18 Ryan Overcash, Baseball, Davidson
Apr. 25 Jake Goodchild, Outdoor Track & Field, Appalachian State