GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University guard Trenton Gibson and sprinter Hachlaine Petit have been named the Zaxby's Athletes of the Week.
Gibson, a sophomore from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, averaged 21 points per game while leading the TU men's basketball team to a pair of South Atlantic Conference victories. The 2019 SAC Freshman of the Year poured in a career-high 26 points in TU's 77-70 road win at Lenoir-Rhyne on Wednesday. He followed that with 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the Pioneers' 75-66 victory over Newberry on Saturday.
With the wins, Tusculum improved to 12-9 overall and 8-5 in league play to climb into a tie for fourth place in the conference standings.
The Venissieux, France native also set the Tusculum school record in the 800 meters of 2:27.42 at the ETSU Invitational on Jan. 10, which was subsequently broken the following week by teammate Gabrielle Beckett at 2:24.81. Petit is sixth on the TU indoor performance list in the 200 meters, with a time of 26.42 seconds set at the Gamecock Opener on Jan. 17.
The Tusculum University Athlete of the Week Award is sponsored by Zaxby's, located at 3280 Andrew Johnson Highway in Greeneville. The Zaxby's Athlete of the Week Award honors one male and one female athlete each week from an in-season sport.
2019-2020 Zaxby's Athletes of the Week
|
Week |
Male Athlete of the Week |
Female Athlete of the Week |
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Sep. 5-8, 2019 |
Will Cronin (Cross Country) |
Nicole McMillen (Cross Country) |
|
Sep. 9-15, 2019 |
Yago Fernandez (Men's Tennis) |
Rory Church (Women's Tennis) |
|
Sep. 16-22, 2019 |
Jeffery Perez (Men's Golf) |
Gabby Gray (Women's Volleyball) |
|
Sep. 23-29, 2019 |
Henrique Devens (Men's Soccer) |
Carli Pigza (Women's Volleyball) |
|
Sep. 30-Oct. 6, 2019 |
Kyler Hodges (Cross Country) |
Nicole McMillen (Cross Country) |
|
Oct. 7-13, 2019 |
Nikola Vujicic (Men's Soccer) |
Danielle Breen (Women's Soccer) |
|
Oct. 14-20, 2019 |
David Johnson (Football) |
Annie & Caitlin McCullough (Tennis) |
|
Oct. 21-27, 2019 |
Henrique Devens (Men's Soccer) |
Nicole McMillen (Cross Country) |
|
Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2019 |
Thurlow Wilkins (Football) |
Tatum Thornton (Women's Volleyball) |
|
Nov. 4-10, 2019 |
Trenton Gibson (Men's Basketball) |
Nicole McMillen (Cross Country) |
|
Nov. 11-17, 2019 |
Brandon Mitchell (Men's Basketball) |
Tatum Thornton (Women's Volleyball) |
|
Nov. 18-24, 2019 |
Tariq Jenkins (Men's Basketball) |
Aliyah Miller (Women's Basketball) |
|
Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2019 |
Trenton Gibson (Men's Basketball) |
Mia Long (Women's Basketball) |
|
Dec. 2-8, 2019 |
Tariq Jenkins (Men's Basketball) |
Maddie Sutton (Women's Basketball) |
|
Dec. 9-22, 2019 |
Tariq Jenkins (Men's Basketball) |
Kasey Johnson (Women's Basketball) |
|
Dec. 30, 2019-Jan. 5, 2020 |
Brandon Mitchell (Men's Basketball) |
Jasmine Williams (Women's Basketball) |
|
Jan. 6-12, 2020 |
Matteo Miselli (Men's Volleyball) |
Mia Long (Women's Basketball) |
|
Jan. 13-19, 2020 |
Will Cronin (Indoor Track & Field) |
Nicole McMillen (Indoor Track & Field) |
|
Jan. 20-26, 2020 |
Shaun Kampshoff (Men's Volleyball) |
Sydney Wilson (Women's Basketball) |
|
Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2020 |
Trenton Gibson (Men's Basketball) |
Hachlaine Petit (Indoor Track & Field) |
