SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Ashleigh Rasheed, a track and field athlete at Georgia Southern, has been named the North Carolina Education Lottery Student-Athlete of the Week for Feb. 5, the league office announced Wednesday.
Rasheed is a sophomore political science major from Decatur, Ga., and holds a 4.0 cumulative GPA. She competed in her first pentathlon of the season over the weekend, finishing with one of the top five point totals in Georgia Southern history. Rasheed’s triple-jump distance of 11.88 meters ranks her third in the SoCon and set a new personal best.
Also nominated for NCEL Student-Athlete of the Week were Appalachian State track and field athlete Brianna Tate, Davidson men’s tennis player Alex Howard, Elon track and field athlete Elyse Bierut, Chattanooga women’s basketball player Taylor Hall and Western Carolina women’s basketball player Lindsay Simpson.
Previous NCEL Student-Athletes of the WeekSept. 4: Kym Coley, Volleyball, Georgia SouthernSept. 11: Christina Dorismond, Volleyball, FurmanSept. 18: Nathan Dean, Men’s Soccer, ElonSept. 25: Clare Latham, Women’s Soccer, ChattanoogaOct. 2: Andy Summerlin, Football, SamfordOct. 9: Andrea Fisher, Volleyball, FurmanOct. 16: Amanda Liguori, Volleyball, WoffordOct. 23: Michaela Reesor, Volleyball, SamfordOct. 30: Tony Washington, Football, Appalachian StateNov. 6: Teghan Henderson, Cross Country, ChattanoogaNov. 13: Sam Coffer, Women’s Basketball, ElonNov. 20: Garrett Frye, Football, Georgia SouthernNov. 27: Makensey Campbell, Women’s Basketball, Western CarolinaDec. 4: Lucy Mason, Women’s Basketball, UNCGDec. 11: Brianna Tate, Track and Field, Appalachian StateDec. 18: Anna Claire Knight, Women’s Basketball, Georgia SouthernJan. 1: Shelby Campbell, Women’s Basketball, SamfordJan. 8: Shannon Eriksson, Women’s Basketball, DavidsonJan. 15: Maryah Sydnor, Women’s Basketball, Appalachian StateJan. 22: Brian Kowalski, Men’s Tennis, ElonJan. 29: MiMi DuBose, Women’s Basketball, Georgia SouthernFeb. 5: Ashleigh Rasheed, Track and Field, Georgia Southern