SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Citadel indoor track and field athlete Sam Blumer has been named the General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition Feb. 19-25. The selection is made by the league office. 
 
Blumer set the program record for indoor pole vault at the USC Indoor Open on Feb. 22 with a mark of 16' 4.75". The Greenville, South Carolina, native took first in the event and it marked the second time in three weeks that he has set the program record in the event.
 
Blumer is a construction engineering major and currently holds a 3.879 grade point average.
 
The Bulldogs will next travel to Lexington, Virginia, for the 2020 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 29 – March 1.
 
Also nominated: Isaiah Tisdale (ETSU men’s basketball), Matt Lazarro (Furman baseball), Tanner Smith (Chattanooga wrestling), Bailey Honeycutt (Western Carolina softball) and Storm Murphy (Wofford men’s basketball).
 
General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 4       Isabella Gutierrez, Furman, Women’s Soccer
Sept. 11      Catie Cronister, Wofford, Volleyball
Sept. 18      Regan Ward, Western Carolina, Women’s Soccer
Sept. 25      Ben Varghese, ETSU, Men’s Cross Country
Oct. 2         Natalie Srinivasan, Furman, Women’s Golf
Oct. 9         Esme Hamilton, Chattanooga, Women’s Golf
Oct. 16       Brandon Rainey, The Citadel, Football
Oct. 23       Emily Zipay, Western Carolina, Women’s Soccer
Oct. 30       Shiso Go, ETSU, Men’s Golf
Nov. 6        Hamp Sisson, Furman, Football
Nov. 13       Leo Toledo Jr., Mercer, Men’s Soccer
Nov. 20       Blake Jeresaty, Wofford, Football
Nov. 27       Savannah Carnahan, Furman, Women’s Cross Country
Dec. 4        Natalie Armstrong, Samford, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 11       Jewel Smalls, Western Carolina, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 18       Ethan Stair, Mercer, Men’s Basketball
Dec. 24       Lauren LaPlant, Western Carolina, Women’s Basketball
Jan. 8         Tanner Smith, Chattanooga, Wrestling
Jan. 15       Djordje Dimitrijevic, Mercer, Men’s Basketball
Jan. 22       Georgie Walker, Furman, Women’s Tennis
Jan. 29       Ryan Adams, Furman, Men’s Indoor Track and Field
Feb. 5         Heather Feuchtenberger, ETSU, Women’s Indoor Track and Field
Feb. 12       Kelly Warren, ETSU, Softball
Feb. 19       Shane Connolly, The Citadel, Baseball
Feb. 26       Sam Blumer, The Citadel, Men’s Indoor Track & Field