GREENVILLE, S.C. – Furman women's cross country runner Abigail Robertson has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from Oct. 25-31.  The selection is made by the conference office.

A senior from Marietta, Ga., Robertson won the individual title at the Southern Conference Cross Country Championship Friday to lead the 25th-ranked Paladins to their 11th-straight team title.  She set a new course record with a 5K time of 16:41.7 and was honored as the SoCon Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year.  The win represents Robertson's first individual conference title and third top-two finish in the last four league championships. 

Robertson is pursuing a health sciences degree and maintains a 3.91 GPA. 

Also nominated: Evan Guzman (ETSU Cross Country), Elaine Redman (Chattanooga Volleyball), Eden Punch (Western Carolina Volleyball) 

2023 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