SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Savannah Carnahan has been named the General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from March 27 – April 2. This is his fourth selection of the year.
The junior recorded a time of 33:35.11 in the women’s 10000m invite at the Raleigh Relays this past weekend. She broke the former record of 33:53.34, set by Sinead Haughey in 2015, by more than 18 seconds. The Cumming, Georgia, native placed second, tallying the second-best time in both the NCAA and the United States this season as well as qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Championship in May.
Carnahan currently holds a 3.93 grade point average and is a double major in applied mathematics and chemistry.
The Paladins will travel to Knoxville, Tennessee, April 11-13 to compete in the Tennessee Relays.
Also nominated for SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week: Kennedy Thomson (Chattanooga women’s outdoor track and field), Audrey Robertson (Mercer women’s lacrosse), Madison Couch (Samford softball) and Immanuel Wilder (Western Carolina baseball).
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 Shane 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
March 27 Shane Connolly, The Citadel, Baseball
April 3 Savannah Carnahan, Furman, Track and Field