Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO Dec. 22, 2008

Senior Garrison Carr has been named the American University Student-Athlete of the Week presented by GEICO, Department of Athletics officials announced Monday. Carr became just the 27th player in AU history to score 1,000 career points on Saturday at UMBC as he netted a career-high 34 points in the Eagles 74-61 win.

Carr entered the game needing 15 points to reach 1,000 and did so in the game's first 10 minutes, hitting 5-of-6 shots from the floor including 3-of-4 makes from three and a pair of free-throws. He finished the night with a career and game-high 34 points, including a career-high eight three-pointers, to move his career total to 1,019, good for 26th place all-time at AU. Carr shot 10-of-18 from the field in the win and was 8-of-15 from three-point land.