SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga heavyweight Jared Johnson has been named the Southern Conference wrestler of the week for all competition from Jan. 11-17. The selection is made by the league office.

Johnson went 4-0 with a pair of wins over ranked opponents in the Mocs’ four matches at the Virginia Duals in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday and Saturday.

The redshirt senior from Jefferson City, Missouri, opened his week with a 9-1 major decision over Old Dominion’s Will Hilliard on Friday before earning a 4-1 win over 19th-ranked Ross Larson of No. 15 Oklahoma later in the day. Johnson capped his opening day with another ranked win, this time shutting out No. 16 Thomas Haines of Lock Haven, 3-0.

On Saturday, he completed his undefeated week with a 7-2 win over Bucknell’s Tyler Greene.

For his efforts, Johnson climbed one spot to No. 10 nationally in the latest InterMat heavyweight rankings.

Chattanooga (3-7, 1-0 SoCon) returns to the mat Saturday when it travels to Edwardsville, Illinois, for a league dual against SIUE (1-8, 1-1).

Also nominated: Nick Kee (Appalachian State), Nathan Kraisser (Campbell), Aaron Walker (The Citadel) and Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE).

2016-17 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 9 Nathan Kraisser, Campbell
Nov. 16 David Peters-Logue, Appalachian State
Nov. 23 Freddie Rodriguez, SIUE
Dec. 7 Nathan Kraisser, Campbell
Dec. 14 Jake McKiernan, SIUE
Dec. 21 Vito Pasone, Appalachian State
Jan. 4 Bryce Carr, Chattanooga
Jan. 11 Colby Smith, Appalachian State
Jan. 18 Jared Johnson, Chattanooga

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