South Dakota State Sweeps Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. - South Dakota State's Chris Schreier and Erin
Eagen were named Summit League Swimming and Diving Athletes of the
Week for their performances during the week of Feb. 1-7.
MEN
Chris Schreier, South Dakota State
Fr., Portage, Ind./Portage
Schreier captures his third Swimming and Diving Athlete of
the Week award of the season after setting two school records and
posting two top-three finishes at the Minnesota Challenge. He
finished second only behind one of No. 15 Minnesota's swimmers in
the 200 Fly with a time of 1:51.47, breaking the record he set
earlier this season. Schreier also recorded a third-place finish
in the 400 IM touching the wall at 4:04.99, breaking the previous
school record which has stood since 2006. In both events, he
recorded the second-fastest league time this season.
Also nominated: Tyler McGowan, IUPUI; Jeff Davis, Western
Illinois.
Previous Winners: Feb. 1 - Marcin Unold, Oakland; Jan. 25 -
Amr el Sayed, Oakland; Jan. 18 - Matyas Keresztes, Oakland; Jan. 11
- Alex Aceino, Oakland; Dec. 21 - Brandon Wilkinson, Western
Illinois; Dec. 14 - Terry Rolfe, South Dakota; Dec. 7 - Marcin
Unold, Oakland; Nov. 23 - Chris Schreier, South Dakota State; Nov.
16 - Tyler McGowan, IUPUI; Nov. 2 - Brad Schoreit, South Dakota
State; Oct. 26 - Nick Evans, Oakland; Oct. 19 - Chris Schreier,
South Dakota State; Oct. 12 - Tyler McGowan, IUPUI
WOMEN
Erin Eagen, South Dakota State
So., Forest Lake, Minn./Minnesota
Eagan earns her first career Swimming and Diving Athlete
of the Week honor after recording two top-five finishes in the
1-meter and 3-meter dive and setting a school record in the 3-meter
at the Minnesota Challenge. She took fourth place out of 34 divers
on the 3-meter board with 265.80 points, a school record and the
fourth-best league mark this season. Eagen also recorded a
fifth-place finish in the 1-meter dive with a score of 250.85, only
2.5 points shy of the school record.
Also nominated: Katelyn Cato, IUPUI; Shawn Fitzpatrick,
Western Illinois
Previous Winners: Feb. 1 - Sandra Czerska, Oakland; Jan. 25
- Marcella Barretta, Oakland; Jan. 18 - Chelsea Oates, Oakland;
Jan. 11 - Johanna Gustafsson, Oakland; Dec. 21 - Brianna Eizenga,
Western Illinois; Dec. 14 - None Selected; Dec. 7 - Vanessza
Balogh; Nov. 23 - Jessica Ferley, South Dakota State; Nov. 16 -
Chen Ni, IUPUI; Nov. 9 - Elizabeth Hoffman, South Dakota; Nov. 2 -
Vanessza Balogh, Oakland; Oct. 26 - Lizzie Bourgeois, IUPUI; Oct.
19 - Vanessza Balogh, Oakland; Oct. 12 - Katelyn Cato,
IUPUI
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