ETSU’s Ege Named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU men’s golfer, Mats Ege has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from Feb. 28-March 5.  The selection is made by the conference office.

Ege, who won the award on Oct. 11, earned co-medalist honors at the Wake Forest Invitational, which was played at Pinehurst after posting a 54-hole score of 1-under-par 209. The redshirt senior began the final round two shots off the lead but turned in a 2-under 70 to jump to the top of the leaderboard, picking up his fourth career victory.

For the tournament, the Kristiansand, Norway, native led the field with 12 birdies and par-5 scoring (-4) while playing par-4s at even-par. As a team, ETSU shot five-over, 285 to finish second, beating out Wake Forest, Duke, Clemson, Northwestern and NC State.
Ege was named to the Haskin Award Spring Watch List on Monday and holds a 3.47 GPA while majoring in Management.

2023-24 Southern Conference Student Athletes of the Week
Sept. 6             Paige Gallentine, Chattanooga Volleyball
Sept. 13           Nate Brackett, ETSU Football
Sept. 20           Lesley Green-Boyd, Chattanooga Cross Country
Sept. 27           Mary Raymond, Samford Women’s Soccer
Oct. 4               Lesley Green-Boyd, Chattanooga Cross Country
Oct. 11             Mats Ege, ETSU Men’s Golf
Oct. 17             Tarik Pannholzer, ETSU Men’s Soccer
Oct. 26             Emma Arnold, ETSU Women’s Soccer
Nov. 1              Abigail Robertson, Furman Cross Country
Nov. 8              Kendall Folley, ETSU Women’s Basketball
Nov. 15             Julian Ashby, Furman Football
Nov. 22             Mary Emily Morgan, Wofford Volleyball
Nov. 29             Ken Standley, Mercer Football                                                                                         
Dec. 6              Jacob Johanning, Furman Football                                                                                 
Dec. 13            Randy Brady, Chattanooga Men’s Basketball
Dec. 20            Rachael Rose, Wofford Women’s Basketball
Jan. 3               Rachael Rose, Wofford Women’s Basketball
Jan. 10             Kate Johnson, Furman Women’s Basketball
Jan. 17             Maddie Wheatcroft, Chattanooga Women’s Indoor Track and Field
Jan. 24             Megan Marvin, Furman Women’s Indoor Track and Field
Jan. 31             Rachael Rose, Wofford Women’s Basketball
Feb. 7              Anna Morgan, Furman Women’s Golf
Feb. 14            Kassidy Moore, Mercer Softball
Feb. 21            Ben VanderWal, Furman Men’s Basketball
Feb. 28            Megan Marvin, Furman Women’s Indoor Track and Field
March 6           Mats Ege, ETSU Men’s Golf