SPARTANBURG, S.C. – VMI men’s cross country runner Jay Broom has been named the General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for competition held Sept. 7-13, the league office announced Wednesday.

Broom, a junior from Chesapeake, Va., won the individual title at the JMU Open on the 7.9K course this past Saturday with a time of 26:18.30. Broom led the Keydets to a second-place finish and is the first VMI men’s cross country individual winner since 2011.

In the classroom, Broom boasts a 3.68 grade point average as a mechanical engineering major.

Also nominated for SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week: Briana Allmon (ETSU), Emily Krogman (Mercer), Anna Maddox (Samford) and Derrick Craine (Chattanooga).

General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 7: Frank Lara, Furman, Men’s Cross Country
Sept. 14: Jay Broom, VMI, Men’s Cross Country

-www.SoConSports.com-