SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Allie Buchalski has been named General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for competition held Feb. 24-March 1, the league office announced Wednesday.

The junior from John’s Creek, Ga., earned three titles at the 2016 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, taking first in the mile, 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter runs. She contributed 30 points to Paladins' effort en route to claiming women’s most outstanding athlete accolades at the championship. On Wednesday, she nabbed most outstanding women's track athlete honors for her performance this past weekend, as voted on by the league's coaches.

Buchalski boasts a 3.53 grade point average as a business administration major.

Other nominees: Devin Singleton (The Citadel), Hagen Owenby (ETSU), Natalie Shiver (Mercer), Brittany Stevens (Samford), Maddison Melchionna (Chattanooga), Stacia Kissell (Western Carolina) and Andrew Novak (Wofford).

General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week (since Dec. 1)

Dec. 2: Lucy Mason, UNCG, Women’s Basketball

Dec. 9: Sydni Means, Mercer, Women’s Basketball

Dec. 16: Krista Stricklin, Samford, Women’s Basketball

Dec. 23: Eric Robertson, Chattanooga, Men’s Basketball

Jan. 6: Lucy Mason, UNCG, Women’s Basketball

Jan. 13: Haydn Borghetti-Metz, ETSU, Track and Field

Jan. 20: Chandler Christopher, ETSU, Women’s Basketball

Jan. 27: Taylor Reece, Samford, Women’s Basketball

Feb. 3: Lyn Yee Choo, ETSU, Women’s Tennis

Feb. 10: Ashley Kessler, ETSU, Track and Field

Feb. 17: Taylor Sigmon, Western Carolina, Softball

Feb. 24: Jose Hernandez, Mercer, Baseball

March 2: Allie Buchalski, Furman, Indoor Track and Field

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