SPARTANBURG, S.C.– The Southern Conference announced today Elon basketball player Chris Chalko as the TIAA-CREF SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week for February 9. This is the second consecutive week that Chalko has received the award.

Chalko (pictured right), a junior from South Bend, Ind., led his Phoenix to a 2-0 record on the week posting wins over Chattanooga and East Tennessee State. In the game against Chattanooga, the 6-8 forward recorded his second straight career double-double netting a career-high 20 points while ripping down 12 boards. In Elon’s win over ETSU, Chalko poured in 14 points. He averaged 17 points and eight rebounds on the week, shooting 50 percent from the floor and 44 percent from three point land.

A junior in the classroom, Chalko carries a 3.59 GPA majoring in exercise sport science.

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