Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO Dec. 1, 2008

Redshirt junior Mike Cannon has been named the American University Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO, Department of Athletics and Recreation officials announced Tuesday. Cannon went 4-0 on Saturday at the Journeyman/Brute Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y.

Cannon, who entered the week ranked sixth at 174 lbs. in the InterMat rankings, earned four victories on the day, including two with bonus points. Cannon defeated Brown's Ziad Kharbush by major decision, 22-9, and Oklahoma State's Kevin Wainscott by fall at 2:13. He also defeated Central Michigan's Mike Miller who was ranked 10th in this week's Intermat rankings by a 3-2 decision and UNC-Greensboro's Byron Sigmon, 10-3.