University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior wrestler Jake Huffine is the General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for competition held Nov. 7-13.

The Cartersville, Georgia, native scored his first career win in a dual meet on Sunday. After trailing 6-4 against No. 21 North Carolina’s James Szymanski late in the third period, Huffine scored a reversal before the buzzer to force overtime. He kept the pressure on in the sudden-victory period to score the final takedown and earn an 8-6 win. Huffine’s win brings him to a 4-2 overall record and 1-0 in duals. 

The redshirt junior is an accounting major and currently holds a 4.0 grade point average. 

The Mocs are back in action on Sunday as they travel to Raleigh, North Carolina, to compete at the Wolfpack Open.

Also nominated for SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week: Brandon Rainey (The Citadel football), Ben Varghese (ETSU men’s cross country), Harris Roberts (Furman football) and Ethan Stair (Mercer men’s basketball).

General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 5 Alexa Frankeny, Western Carolina, Women’s Soccer
Sept. 12 Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga, Football
Sept. 19 Catie Cronister, Wofford, Volleyball
Sept. 26 Sarah Connolly, ETSU, Women’s Soccer
Oct.3 Tee Mitchell, Mercer, Football
Oct. 10 Abigail Veit, Western Carolina, Volleyball
Oct. 17 Harris Roberts, Furman, Football
Oct. 24 Allison Penner, UNCG, Volleyball
Oct. 31 Savannah Carnahan, Furman, Cross Country
Nov. 7 Heida Ragney Vidarsdottir, UNCG, Women’s Soccer
Nov. 14 Jake Huffine, Chattanooga, Wrestling