SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU women’s indoor track and field athlete Heather Feuchtenberger has been named the General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4. The selection is made by the league office. 
 
Feuchtenberger placed first in the 800m race at the Buccaneer Track and Field Invitational on Feb. 1. The junior from Elizabethton, Tennessee, clocked a time of 2:15.33 to finish two seconds faster than the next finisher. Feuchtenberger’s time is the third-fastest mark among SoCon runners this year.
 
Feuchtenberger is a health sciences major and currently holds a 3.745 grade point average.
 
The Bucs return to action Feb. 7-8 when they travel to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for the Camel City Invitational.
 
Also nominated: Jessy Page (The Citadel women’s indoor track and field), Julia Adams (Furman women’s tennis), Niklas Gerdes (Chattanooga men’s tennis), Onno Steger (Western Carolina men’s basketball) 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