Spector, Neumann Earn CofC Student-Athlete Of The Week Honors

CHARLESTON, SC March 6, 2013 – Senior men’s sailor Ben Spector (Santa Clarita, Calif.) and freshman women’s golfer Julia Neumann (Berlin, Germany) earned College of Charleston Student-Athlete of the Week honors sponsored by Piggly Wiggly for the week of March 4.

Ben Spector (left) and Julia Neumann (right)

Spector led the Cougars to a win in the Graham Hall Team Race, compiling a 20-2 record in the regatta in Annapolis, Md. The Cougars entered the weekend ranked third in the nation in the first ICSA Team Race Rankings and suffered only two losses, to second-place St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

Neumann won individual medalist honors on the final day of the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic, taking first place by one stroke in the largest collegiate golf tournament in the nation with a final score of +3, after shooting a career-best round of 71 on Monday afternoon. She led the Cougars to a second-place team finish in the tournament.

2012-13 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK SPONSORED BY PIGGLY WIGGLY

Sept. 3 – Kees Heemskerk (men’s soccer) and Sloane White (volleyball)

Sept. 10 – Mackenzie Johnston (men’s cross country) and Vanessa Koechli (women’s golf)

Sept. 24 – Juan Maegli (sailing) and Michaela Herrmann (women’s soccer)

Oct. 1 – Luke Huggett (men’s soccer) and Eliza Hay (equestrian)

Oct. 8 – Sean de Silva (men’s soccer) and Darcy Dorton (volleyball)

Oct. 15 – Juan Maegli (sailing) and Katharina Boehm (women’s golf)

Oct. 22 – Sean de Silva (men’s soccer) and Sarah Boyle (women’s swimming)

Nov. 5 – Juan Maegli (sailing) and Emily Shelton (volleyball)

Nov. 12 – Jake Reynolds (sailing) and Latisha Harris (women’s basketball)

Nov. 19 – Dave Sherrier (men’s swimming) and Zoe Merritt (equestrian)

Nov. 26 – Willis Hall (men’s basketball) and Cathryn Hardy (women’s basketball)

Dec. 3 – Willis Hall (men’s basketball) and Darcy Dorton (volleyball)

Jan. 7 – Jake Reynolds (sailing) and Jillian Brown (women’s basketball)

Jan. 14 – Adjehi Baru (men’s basketball) and Sarah Graif (women’s swimming)

Jan. 21 – Pablo Ortiz (men’s swimming) and Christin Newman (women’s tennis)

Jan. 28 – Trent Wiedeman (men’s basketball) and Alyssa Frye (women’s basketball)

Feb. 4 – Peter Gibbons (diving) and Eliza Hay (equestrian)

Feb. 11 – Zach Munroe (men’s golf) and Christa Horrocks (track & field)

Feb. 18 – Brandon Murray (baseball) and Afreyea Tolbert (women’s basketball)

Feb. 25 – Alex Wood (men’s swimming) and Jillian Brown (women’s basketball)

March 4 – Ben Spector (sailing) and Julia Neumann (women’s golf)