WIU's Ogilvie and IUPUI's Ni Capture Weekly Swimming and Diving Honors

1/24/2012 12:00:00 AM

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ELMHURST, Ill. - Western Illinois' Doug Ogilvie and IUPUI's Chen Ni were named The Summit League's Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week for their performances Jan. 17-23.

MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Doug Ogilvie, Western Illinois
Fr., Oswego, Ill./Oswego
Ogilvie collects his second career Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week award and second of the season after four top-two finishes last week. The freshman diver won both the one-meter (319.50) and the three-meter (299.70) dives at the IUPUI Quad, marking league-best scores in both events. Earlier in the week, he took second in both events in a dual meet against Green Bay. Both of his one-meter scores last week qualify him for the NCAA Zone Diving.

Also nominated: Tony Carroll, IUPUI; Alex Aceino, Oakland; Thad Stoddard, South Dakota; Clark Kocourek, South Dakota State.

Previous winners: Oct. 18 - Nick Evans, Oakland; Oct. 25 - Tony Carroll, IUPUI; Nov. 1 - Amr el Sayed, Oakland; Oct. 8 - Matyas Keresztes, Oakland; Nov. 15 - Anders Jensen, Oakland; Dec. 6 - Anders Jensen, Oakland; Dec. 13 - Thad Stoddard, South Dakota; Dec. 20 - Doug Ogilvie, Western Illinois; Jan. 10 - Matt O'Hagan, Eastern Illinois; Jan. 17 - Amr el Sayed, Oakland.

WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Chen Ni, IUPUI
Sr., Qingdao, China/
Ni garners her fifth career Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week award and first of the season after helping the Jaguars finish first in a quad meet against Xavier, Saint Louis and Western Illinois. The senior won both the one-meter (300.76) and three-meter dives (307.87). Ni's score in the one-meter marks a league-best this season.

Also nominated: Vanessza Balogh, Oakland; Lizz Hoffman, South Dakota; Morgan McLain, South Dakota State; Julia Rassmussen, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Oct. 18 - Vanessza Balogh, Oakland; Oct. 25 - Ashley Valdez, South Dakota State; Nov. 1 - Vanessza Balogh, Oakland; Oct. 8 - Vanessza Balogh, Oakland; Nov. 15 - Lizz Hoffman, South Dakota; Dec. 6 - Alyssa Busch, Oakland; Dec. 13 - Lizz Hoffman, South Dakota; Dec. 20 - Jamie Grau, Western Illinois; Jan. 10 - Sandra Czerska, Oakland; Jan. 17 - Vanessza Balogh, Oakland.

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