Wofford’s Johnson named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford senior Kerrington Johnson has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from May 3-9. The selection is made by the conference office.
 
Johnson scored 24.5 points for the Terriers at the SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week, winning three titles and setting two program records in helping Wofford to a second-place team finish, its third in the last four championships.
 
The Anderson, South Carolina, native picked up her first win in Tuesday’s first track event, running the lead leg on Wofford’s 4x100-meter relay, which won in 45.91 seconds. About 40 minutes later, she won her third straight SoCon title in the 100-meter hurdles, winning in 13.64 seconds. Later that afternoon, she claimed her second career SoCon title in the 400-meter hurdles, turning in a school-record time of 1:01.13. She helped set another program record in her final event of the day, running the third leg on Wofford’s 4x400-meter relay, which took second place in 3:46.67.
 
A finance major, Johnson carries a 3.90 cumulative GPA. The Student-Athlete of the Week selection is her second this season, as she also took the honor on April 19.
 
Also nominated: Mary Brown (ETSU women’s outdoor track and field), Anna Morgan (Furman women’s golf), Brianna Teegarden (Mercer women’s outdoor track and field), Andrew Bennett (Samford baseball), Lesley Green (Chattanooga outdoor women’s track and field) and Zach Ketterman (Western Carolina baseball).
 
2022-23 SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 7       Abigail Robertson, Sr., Furman women’s cross country
Sept. 14      Chandler Martin, R-Fr., LB, ETSU football
Sept. 21      Collin Ironside, R-So., QB, VMI football
Sept. 28      Nieva Gaither, Jr., MF, Furman women’s soccer
Oct. 5         Kennedy Smith, Sr., OH, Wofford volleyball
Oct. 12       Maggie Lloyd, Jr., F, Western Carolina women’s soccer
Oct. 19       Nadia Wilson, So., D, UNCG women’s soccer
Oct. 26       Tarik Pannholzer, Jr., F, ETSU men’s soccer
Nov. 2        Megan Marvin, Jr., Furman women’s cross country
Nov. 9        Reuben Lowery III, So., DB, Chattanooga football
Nov. 16       Annie Karle, Gr., OH, Mercer volleyball
Nov. 23       Julian Ashby, Jr., LS, Furman football
Nov. 30       Abbey Cornelius, Sr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Dec. 7        Lilly Hatton, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
Dec. 14       Erin Houpt, So., G, Mercer women’s basketball
Dec. 21       Helen Matthews, Jr., G, Wofford women’s basketball
Dec. 28       Abbey Cornelius, Sr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Jan. 4         Kyla Allison, Gr., G, Western Carolina women’s basketball
Jan. 11       Lincoln Heck, So., 157, Chattanooga wrestling
Jan. 18       Rebekah Howard, R-Jr., ETSU women’s indoor track and field
Jan. 25       Ty Kimberlin, Gr., Samford men’s indoor track and field
Feb. 1         Megan Marvin, Jr., Furman women’s indoor track and field
Feb. 8         Yunuen Elizarraras, Gr., ETSU women’s tennis
Feb. 15       Kate Mattison, 5^th, Western Carolina indoor track and field
Feb. 22       Laylo Bakhodirova, Sr., ETSU women’s tennis
March 1      Megan Marvin, Jr., Furman women’s indoor track and field
March 8      Addie Grace Porter, So., Chattanooga women’s basketball
March 15    Ryan Galanie, Sr., 1B, Wofford baseball
March 22    Kaili Phillips, R-Jr., INF, Chattanooga softball
March 29    Algot Kleen, So., ETSU men’s golf
April 5         Lucas Mahlstedt, So., RHP, Wofford baseball
April 12       Laylo Bakhodirova, Sr., ETSU women’s tennis
April 19       Kerrington Johnson, Sr., Wofford women’s outdoor track and field
April 26       Mats Ege, R-So. ETSU men’s golf
May 3         Alyssa Lavdis, So., Chattanooga softball
May 10       Kerrington Johnson, Sr., Wofford women’s outdoor track and field