SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU’s Austin Carter has been named the General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from March 13 – 19.
The Kingsport, Tennessee, native turned in his top collegiate finish after tying for fifth at 4-under-par 212 (71-71-70) at last weekend’s Schenkel Invitational in Statesboro, Georgia. His three straight rounds of below par to help guide ETSU to a 36-hole lead on Saturday en route to the Bucs eventually earning runner-up honors at 13-under-par and leading them to post the lowest score in par-4 scoring (+6) and par-5 scoring (-20) for the tournament. Carter collected 40 pars and nine birdies over the course of the tournaments 54 holes.
Cater, a sophomore, currently holds a 3.952 grade point average in health sciences.
Up next for the Bucs is a trip to Franklin, Tennessee, to compete in the Mason Rudolph Championship April 5 – 7.
Also nominated for SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week: Halie Williamson (Chattanooga softball), Danielle Casteberry (Mercer softball) and Makenna Matthijs (UNCG softball).
General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 5 Alexa Frankeny, Western Carolina, Women’s Soccer
Sept. 12 Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga, Football
Sept. 19 Catie Cronister, Wofford, Volleyball
Sept. 26 Sarah Connolly, ETSU, Women’s Soccer
Oct.3 Tee Mitchell, Mercer, Football
Oct. 10 Abigail Veit, Western Carolina, Volleyball
Oct. 17 Harris Roberts, Furman, Football
Oct. 24 Allison Penner, UNCG, Volleyball
Oct. 31 Savannah Carnahan, Furman, Cross Country
Nov. 7 Heida Ragney Vidarsdottir, UNCG, Women’s Soccer
Nov. 14 Jake Huffine, Chattanooga, Wrestling
Nov. 21 Savannah Carnahan, Furman Cross Country
Nov. 28 Amanda Thompson, Mercer, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 5 Kelsi Hobbs, Samford, Volleyball
Dec. 12 Amanda Thompson, Mercer, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 19 Nadine Soliman, UNCG, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 26 Jake Huffine, Chattanooga, Wrestling
Jan. 2 Zane Najdawi, The Citadel, Men’s Basketball
Jan. 9 Mladen Armus, ETSU, Men’s Basketball
Jan. 16 Ben Varghese, ETSU, Men’s Indoor Track and Field
Jan. 23 Andrew Morgan, Campbell, Wrestling
Jan. 30 Nadine Soliman, UNCG, Women’s Basketball
Feb. 6 Onno Steger, Western Carolina, Men’s Basketball
Feb. 13 Savannah Carnahan, Furman, Women’s Indoor Track and Field
Feb. 20 Sean Connolly, The Citadel, Baseball
Feb. 27 Savannah Carnahan, Furman, Women’s Indoor Track and Field
March 6 Madison Armstrong, Western Carolina, Softball
March 13 Amanda Thompson, Mercer, Women’s Basketball
March 20 Austin Carter, ETSU, Men’s Golf
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