Hurt won both the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter runs at the SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships last weekend. He recorded times of 8:29.31 and 14:18.23, respectively, to claim a pair of individual titles.

The senior led all male scorers with 20 points to earn the Most Outstanding Male Athlete honor. He was also selected as the Most Outstanding Male Track Performer by the league’s coaches.

The native of Bogart, Ga. sports a 3.567 grade point average as a physics major.

Also Nominated: Ashton Moore (The Citadel, Basketball), Howard Joe (Mercer, Baseball), Kaylene Chadwell (Chattanooga, Tennis), Jordan Garrett (Western Carolina, Softball)

General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 3: Chesney White, UNCG, Soccer
Sept. 10: Teghan Henderson, Chattanooga, Cross Country
Sept. 17: Chris Copeland, VMI, Football
Sept. 24: Lauren Gainer, Chattanooga, Volleyball
Oct. 1: Jo Wilks, Furman, Volleyball
Oct. 8: Maggie Cropp, Mercer, Soccer
Oct. 16: Maddie Clark, Mercer, Soccer
Oct. 22: Daniel DeNijs, VMI, Cross Country
Oct. 29: Vanessa Aponte, The Citadel, Soccer
Nov. 5: Tripp Hurt, Furman, Cross Country
Nov. 12: Maggie Cropp, Mercer, Soccer
Nov. 19: Jo Wilks, Furman, Volleyball
Nov. 26: Andrea Fisher, Furman, Volleyball
Dec. 10: P.J. Horgan, The Citadel, Basketball
Dec. 17: Lucy Mason, UNCG, Basketball
Jan. 14: Eric Robertson, Chattanooga, Basketball
Jan. 21: Alicia Payne, Chattanooga, Basketball
Jan. 28: Holli Wilkins, Furman, Basketball
Feb. 5: Jared Johnson, Chattanooga, Wrestling
Feb. 11: Natalie Shiver, Mercer, Softball
Feb. 18: Jared Johnson, Chattanooga, Wrestling
Feb. 25: Chris Cook, ETSU, Baseball
Mar. 4: Tripp Hurt, Furman, Indoor Track and Field