SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Nathan Wanuch, a senior on the Chattanooga men's cross country team, has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for September 12, the league office announced today.
The Mississauga, Ontario native holds a 3.632 GPA in Education - Secondary English.
Wanuch claimed the men's individual title at the Mocs season-opening PowerAde Invitational at the Moccasin Bend Race Course last Friday evening. Wanuch kept pace with Middle Tennessee's Robinson Simatei for the first two miles of the 5K race before separating himself and claiming the victory by a 17 second margin. The Mocs finished second.
Other nominees included Appalachian State men's soccer player Kristian Lee-Him, College of Charleston men's cross country runner Mackenzie Johnston, and The Citadel football player Thomas Warren.
Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week
Sept. 5: Christina Dorismond, Volleyball, Furman
Sept. 12: Nathan Wanuch, Cross Country, Chattanooga