Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO Jan. 14, 2008

Men's basketball player Garrison Carr has been named the American University Student-Athlete of the week presented by GEICO for the week ending Jan. 13, 2008, AU Athletics department officials announced Monday.

Carr, a junior guard, hit six-of-eight three-point attempts and scored 24 points, two short of his career-high, to help American overcome Lehigh on Saturday, 71-54, and start Patriot League play 1-0. He hit his first five three-pointers to stake American to a 35-25 halftime lead, and then added another trey in the second half to help AU run away with the game. Carr now has 63 three-pointers on the season, good for 11th all-time at AU and well within striking distance of the school single-season record of 86 with 13 regular season games remaining.

Carr was also named the AU Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO last week, making him the first-ever two-time winner of the award. He also earned the Patriot League Player of the Week award this week.