SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman outdoor track and field athlete Megan Marvin has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from March 23-29. The selection, Marvin’s fourth of the 2021-22 campaign, is made by the conference office.
 
Marvin finished seventh overall and fifth among collegiate runners in her collegiate debut in the 1,500-meter race at the Raleigh Relays on Friday, March 25, posting a personal-best time of 4:17.09 to win her heat and place among the top times in the NCAA East Region after one weekend of competition. The sophomore’s time currently ranks fifth in the nation and fourth in the East Region and ranks second in the history of the Paladin program, behind professional runner Gabbi Jennings, who set the record of 4:12.60 in 2021.
 
The Chapel Hill, North Carolina, native maintains a 4.00 grade point average and is currently undecided on her major.
 
The Paladins return to action in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Friday, April 8, and Saturday, April 9, to compete in the Tennessee Relays, while some members of the squad will be in Oxford, Mississippi, to compete in the Ole Miss Joe Walker Invitational.
 
Also nominated for Student-Athlete of the Week: Antonio Brown (Mercer baseball) and Charles Cooley (Western Carolina men’s outdoor track and field).
 
SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 1       Meghan Yaffa, R-Jr., OH, Wofford volleyball
Sept. 7       Hamp Sisson, Jr., QB, Furman football
Sept. 15     Timmy Bleekrode, R-So., PK/P, Furman football
Sept. 22     Kayla White, Sr., OH, UNCG volleyball
Sept. 29     Kyla Reynolds, Jr., F, Samford women’s soccer
Oct. 6         Atkins Roberts, So., K/P, Wofford football
Oct. 13       Alyssa Frazier, Sr., MF, Samford women’s soccer
Oct. 20      Cole Strange, Sr., OL, Chattanooga football
Oct. 27       Annie Karle, Sr., OH, Mercer volleyball
Nov. 3       Tereza Malecka, Grad, ETSU women’s golf
Nov. 10      Carol Pyon, Sr., Mercer women’s golf
Nov. 17      Mary Raymond, Jr., MF, Samford women’s soccer
Nov. 24      Malachi Smith, So., G, Chattanooga men’s basketball
Dec. 1       Alexis Tomlin, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
Dec. 8       Abbey Cornelius, Jr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Dec. 15      Andrea Cournoyer, Jr., G, Samford women’s basketball
Dec. 22      Abbey Cornelius, Jr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Dec. 29      Jacksen Greco, So., G, Mercer men’s basketball
Jan. 5        Andrea Cournoyer, Jr., G, Samford women’s basketball
Jan. 12      Alexis Tomlin, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
Jan. 19      Megan Marvin, So., Furman women’s indoor track and field
Jan. 26      Laylo Bakhodirova, Jr., ETSU women’s tennis
Feb. 2        Cameron Ponder, Sr., Furman men’s indoor track and field
Feb. 9        Jacob Greiner, R-So., A, Jacksonville men’s lacrosse
Feb. 16      Megan Marvin, So., Furman women’s indoor track and field
Feb. 23      Brooke Parrott, Jr., P, Chattanooga softball
March 2     Megan Marvin, So., Furman women’s indoor track and field
March 9     Alexis Tomlin, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
March 16   Cameron Ponder, Sr., Furman men’s indoor track and field
March 23   Hannah Wood, Jr., P, Chattanooga softball
March 30   Megan Marvin, So., Furman women’s outdoor track and field