SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG golfer Roy Dixon has been named the General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday.
Dixon recorded a 1-under-par 215 to finish tied for fifth overall at the 2015 SoCon Men’s Golf Championships in Pinehurst, N.C. It was the second straight top-five finish for the senior, as he helped the Spartans to a runner-up team finish at the three-day, 56-hole event. He was named to the All-Southern Conference team for the second straight season.
Dixon opened play with a 1-over-par 73 on Sunday before posting an even-par 72 in round two on Monday. He would wrap up the event on Tuesday with his best round of the tournament, a 2-under-par 70. Dixon led the field with 39 par scores over the three days.
The native of Salisbury, N.C. has a career 3.97 grade point average with a major in finance.
Also Nominated: Tanner Hinkle (Furman, Track and Field), Parker Curry (Samford, Baseball), Anyssa Robles (Chattanooga, 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, Track and Field
Mar. 11: James Plaisted, Wofford, Baseball
Mar. 18: Sieara Bishop, Furman, Softball
Mar. 25: Ryan Clark, UNCG, Baseball
Apr. 1: Taylor Sigmon, Western Carolina, Softball
Apr. 8: Arnav Mohanty, Mercer, Tennis
Apr. 15: Gudmundur Kristjansson, ETSU, Golf
Apr. 22: Roy Dixon, UNCG, Golf