ROME, Ga.  The USA South Athletic Conference announced its weekly Athletes of the Week honors on Monday afternoon, with five Methodist University student-athletes recognized for their performances. The Monarchs earned four honors from their tennis programs and one from track & field.
 
For the third time this season, Matthew Hurley was named USA South Men's Tennis Player of the Week. The senior posted a 3–0 record at No. 1 singles and teamed with Decklan Rayner for a 1–1 mark in doubles. Hurley secured singles victories against conference foes Pfeiffer University and William Peace University, along with a win over Johnson & Wales University. Hurley and Rayner's doubles victory came at the No. 1 position in the match against Johnson & Wales.
 
Helen Hofmann earned USA South Women's Tennis Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season after compiling a 2–0 record in both singles and doubles against Pfeiffer University and Meredith College. The freshman secured a win at No. 2 singles against Pfeiffer before moving up to No. 1 singles to earn another victory against Meredith. Hofmann also partnered with Caitlin Tihanovich at No. 2 doubles in both matches, with the duo earning wins each time.
 
Shea Bieniek and Emma Hulicki added to their list of conference honors by being named USA South Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week. The Monarch tandem went 2–0 at the No. 1 doubles position last week, earning victories over teams from Pfeiffer and Meredith.
 
Kamren Jenkins also collected repeat recognition, earning his second USA South Men's Outdoor Field Rookie of the Week honor this season. The freshman delivered an outstanding performance at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic, competing in three events. Jenkins recorded a personal-best mark of 14.22 meters to win the triple jump, while also posting a 6.20 meter jump in the long jump and clearing 1.80 meters in the high jump.