Ashleigh Rasheed Selected North Carolina Education Lottery Student-Athlete of the Week
2/5/2014 8:01:00 PM
Eagle posted personal best in Triple Jump at Bob Pollack Classic
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Georgia Southern Track and Field student-athlete Ashleigh Rasheed has been named the North Carolina Education Lottery Student-Athlete of the Week for Feb. 5, the Southern Conference office announced Wednesday. A sophomore political science major, Rasheed holds a 4.0 cumulative GPA. She competed in her first Pentathlon of the season over the weekend at Clemson's Bob Pollock Classic, finishing with one of the top-five point totals in Eagle program history.
In the open Triple Jump at the Clemson Indoor Complex, Rasheed recorded a personal best distance of 11.88 meter, which puts her in third in the SoCon standings. The Decatur, Ga., native will travel with her Eagle teammates to the Samford Multi & Invitational this weekend to compete in one of the largest meets in the region.
Georgia Southern student-athletes have won the North Carolina Education Lottery Student-Athlete of the Week five times during this 2013-14 season, more than any other team in the conference.
Also nominated for NCEL Student-Athlete of the Week were Appalachian State track and field athlete Brianna Tate, Davidson men's tennis player Alex Howard, Elon track and field athlete Elyse Bierut, Chattanooga women's basketball player Taylor Hall and Western Carolina women's basketball player Lindsay Simpson.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics and twitter.com/GSAthletics, and its "Eagles GATA" mobile app. Fans can follow the Eagle Cross Country and Track & Field programs on twitter @GSAthletics_TF.
Previous NCEL Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 4: Kym Coley, Volleyball, Georgia Southern
Sept. 11: Christina Dorismond, Volleyball, Furman
Sept. 18: Nathan Dean, Men's Soccer, Elon
Sept. 25: Clare Latham, Women's Soccer, Chattanooga
Oct. 2: Andy Summerlin, Football, Samford
Oct. 9: Andrea Fisher, Volleyball, Furman
Oct. 16: Amanda Liguori, Volleyball, Wofford
Oct. 23: Michaela Reesor, Volleyball, Samford
Oct. 30: Tony Washington, Football, Appalachian State
Nov. 6: Teghan Henderson, Cross Country, Chattanooga
Nov. 13: Sam Coffer, Women's Basketball, Elon
Nov. 20: Garrett Frye, Football, Georgia Southern
Nov. 27: Makensey Campbell, Women's Basketball, Western Carolina
Dec. 4: Lucy Mason, Women's Basketball, UNCG
Dec. 11: Briana Tate, Track and Field, Appalachian State
Dec. 18: Anna Claire Knight, Women's Basketball, Georgia Southern
Jan. 1: Shelby Campbell, Women's Basketball, Samford
Jan. 8: Shannon Eriksson, Women's Basketball, Davidson
Jan. 15: Maryah Sydnor, Women's Basketball, Appalachian State
Jan. 22: Brian Kowalski, Men's Tennis, Elon
Jan. 29: MiMi DuBose, Women's Basketball, Georgia Southern
Feb. 5: Ashleigh Rasheed, Track and Field, Georgia Southern
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In the open Triple Jump at the Clemson Indoor Complex, Rasheed recorded a personal best distance of 11.88 meter, which puts her in third in the SoCon standings. The Decatur, Ga., native will travel with her Eagle teammates to the Samford Multi & Invitational this weekend to compete in one of the largest meets in the region.
Georgia Southern student-athletes have won the North Carolina Education Lottery Student-Athlete of the Week five times during this 2013-14 season, more than any other team in the conference.
Also nominated for NCEL Student-Athlete of the Week were Appalachian State track and field athlete Brianna Tate, Davidson men's tennis player Alex Howard, Elon track and field athlete Elyse Bierut, Chattanooga women's basketball player Taylor Hall and Western Carolina women's basketball player Lindsay Simpson.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics and twitter.com/GSAthletics, and its "Eagles GATA" mobile app. Fans can follow the Eagle Cross Country and Track & Field programs on twitter @GSAthletics_TF.
Previous NCEL Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 4: Kym Coley, Volleyball, Georgia Southern
Sept. 11: Christina Dorismond, Volleyball, Furman
Sept. 18: Nathan Dean, Men's Soccer, Elon
Sept. 25: Clare Latham, Women's Soccer, Chattanooga
Oct. 2: Andy Summerlin, Football, Samford
Oct. 9: Andrea Fisher, Volleyball, Furman
Oct. 16: Amanda Liguori, Volleyball, Wofford
Oct. 23: Michaela Reesor, Volleyball, Samford
Oct. 30: Tony Washington, Football, Appalachian State
Nov. 6: Teghan Henderson, Cross Country, Chattanooga
Nov. 13: Sam Coffer, Women's Basketball, Elon
Nov. 20: Garrett Frye, Football, Georgia Southern
Nov. 27: Makensey Campbell, Women's Basketball, Western Carolina
Dec. 4: Lucy Mason, Women's Basketball, UNCG
Dec. 11: Briana Tate, Track and Field, Appalachian State
Dec. 18: Anna Claire Knight, Women's Basketball, Georgia Southern
Jan. 1: Shelby Campbell, Women's Basketball, Samford
Jan. 8: Shannon Eriksson, Women's Basketball, Davidson
Jan. 15: Maryah Sydnor, Women's Basketball, Appalachian State
Jan. 22: Brian Kowalski, Men's Tennis, Elon
Jan. 29: MiMi DuBose, Women's Basketball, Georgia Southern
Feb. 5: Ashleigh Rasheed, Track and Field, Georgia Southern
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