SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Jesse Morris, a junior pitcher at Wofford, has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for March 27, the league office announced today.
In a 4-1 win over UNCG on Friday night, Morris went 7.2 innings and gave up only one run on five hits with 15 strikeouts and only one walk. His 15 strikeouts were the most for a Terrier pitcher since 1973 and set a Wofford Division I record. The win was his fourth of the season, which is ranked second in the SoCon.
The biology major from Chapin, S.C., currently holds a 3.89 GPA.
Also nominated were Appalachian State baseball’s Jamie Nunn, College of Charleston women’s tennis’s Christin Newman, Davidson men’s track’s Andrew Lantz, Elon baseball’s Spencer Medick, Furman women’s tennis’s Lauren Kline, UNCG men’s track’s Paul Chelimo, Chattanooga softball's Stephanie Rieck and Western Carolina softball’s Megan Crowe.
Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week
Sept. 5: Christina Dorismond, Volleyball, Furman
Sept. 12: Nathan Wanuch, Cross Country, Chattanooga
Sept. 19: Carson Smith, Football, The Citadel
Sept. 26: Kate Van Dyke, Volleyball, Georgia Southern
Oct. 3: Lauren Hein, Women’s Soccer, UNCG
Oct. 10: Julia Singley, Women’s Soccer, Davidson
Oct. 17: Rachel Woodlee, Volleyball, Wofford
Oct. 24: Laura Greb, Women’s Soccer, Western Carolina
Oct. 31: Paul Chelimo, Cross Country, UNCG
Nov. 7: Clark Sechrest, Football, Western Carolina
Nov. 14: Moriah Bellissimo, Volleyball, Georgia Southern
Nov. 21: Christina Dorismond, Volleyball, Furman
Nov. 28: Kayla Christopher, Women’s Basketball, Chattanooga
Dec. 5: Courtney Freeman, Women’s Basketball, Appalachian State
Dec. 12: Aaron Hansen, Wrestling , The Citadel
Dec. 19: Nick Soto, Wrestling, Chattanooga
Jan. 9: Kelsey Evans, Women’s Basketball, Elon
Jan. 16: Nate Healy, Men’s Basketball, Appalachian State
Jan. 23: Anna Claire Knight, Women’s Basketball, Georgia Southern
Jan. 30: Brites Moniz-Soares, Women’s Tennis, Davidson
Feb. 6: Makensey Campbell, Women’s Basketball, Western Carolina
Feb. 13: JP Kuhlman, Men’s Basketball, Davidson
Feb. 20: Jamie Nunn, Baseball, Appalachian State
Feb. 27: Stanley Broaden, Men’s Track, Appalachian State
Mar. 6: Anna Claire Knight, Women’s Basketball, Georgia Southern
Mar. 13: JP Kuhlman, Men’s Basketball, Davidson
Mar. 21: Demetrios Pagonis, Men’s Track, Davidson
Mar. 27: Jesse Morris, Baseball, Wofford