Swimming:
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver’s Kyle Robrock was named Summit League Men’s Swimmer of the Week while teammate Amanda Sanders earned Women’s Swimmer of the Week award for their performances during the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6
KYLE ROBROCK, DENVER
R-Jr. // Savage, Minn.
- Named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the first time in his career
- Part of seven Denver records (4 individual, 3 relay) and three all-time Summit League records (1 individual, 2 relay) at the Hawkeye Invitational
- Broke a Summit League record in the 50 Free with a time of 19.59, breaking the record previously set in 2003
- His 50 Free time is an NCAA B-cut mark as was his time in the 100 Back (46.84), which ranks second all-time in Summit League history
- Contributed to Summit League record relay teams in the 200 Free (1:18.91) and 400 Free (2:54.84), both ranking in the top-12 of the NCAA rankings
- All seven of his record-setting times rank within the top-30 in the NCAA rankings this season, claiming five first-place finishes and two second-place finishes at the prestigious meet
Also nominated: Hunter Padgett, South Dakota; Ben Bolinske, South Dakota State; Chris Neaveill, Western Illinois
Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Hunter Padgett, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Wyatt Rumrill, South Dakota State; Oct. 27 – Ray Bornman, Denver; Nov. 3 – Lennart Kuester, IUPUI; Nov. 10 – Dylan Bunch, Denver; Nov. 17 – Ben Bolinske, South Dakota State; Nov. 24 – Jon Stoller, IUPUI
AMANDA SANDERS, DENVER
Jr. // Superior, Colo.
- Collected her fourth career Swimmer of the Week honor and second of the season
- The junior broke her own Summit League and Denver records in the 100 Breast (1:00.65) and 200 Breast (2:08.63)
- Both of her record times set at the Hawkeye Invitational are NCAA B-standard times
- Her meet-winning time in the 200 Breast ranks 11th in the NCAA this season
- The junior broke her own Summit League records that she set at The 2014 Summit League Championships
Also nominated: Morgan Stepp, Omaha; Rachel Svendson, South Dakota; Kristin Erf, South Dakota State
Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Quinn Fawcett, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Johanna Roas, Denver; Oct. 27 – Amanda Sanders, Denver; Nov. 3 – Morgan Stepp, Omaha; Nov. 10 – Johanna Roas, Denver; Nov. 17 – Kristin Erf, South Dakota State; Nov. 24 – Miranda Buha, IUPUI
Diving:
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State’s Joey Weber was named Summit League Men’s Diver of the Week while IUPUI’s Melissa Berger earned Women’s Diver of the Week for their performance during the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6.
JOEY WEBER, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Fr. // Omaha, Neb.
- Named Summit League Diver of the Week for the first time in his career
- Posted a Summit League-best and NCAA Zone-qualifying score of 309.90 in the one-meter dives at the Jean Freeman Invitational
- His one-meter score gave the freshman two straight one-meter wins (Nov. 20 victory at North Dakota)
- Posted second-highest league mark with 292.65 in three-meter dive
Also nominated: Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Chase Testa, South Dakota; Viktor Rusenas, Western Illinois
Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Chase Testa, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Nov. 3 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Nov. 10 – Chase Testa, South Dakota; Nov. 17 – Parker Brown, South Dakota State; Nov. 24 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI
MELISSA BERGER, IUPUI
Jr. // Nappanee, Ind.
- Collected her first career Summit League Diver of the Week award
- First IUPUI diver to claim Female Diver of the Week honor
- The junior posted season-best marks off both boards, finishing second in both events
- Her one-meter score (256.05) and three-meter score (272.75) are both third-best in the league this season
Also nominated: Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State; Melanie Pearson, Western Illinois
Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Larissa Grammer, Denver; Oct. 27 – Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State; Nov. 3 – Miranda Knipfer, Omaha; Nov. 10 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Nov. 17 – Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State; Nov, 24 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions along with over 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women’s basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to “See The Summit”, visit the www.thesummitleague.org website, follow Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops and watch the weekly “Inside The Summit League” show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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