WIU’s Abercrombie, OU’s Flynn Named Initial Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week
WIU’s Abercrombie, OU’s Flynn Named Initial Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois' Matt Abercrombie and Oakland's Nikki Flynn were named The Summit League's Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week for their performances Oct. 6-15, marking the initial awards of the 2012-13 season.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Matt Abercrombie, Western Illinois
Fr. // Good Hope, Ill.
Abercrombie collects his first career Athlete of the Week award after recording three top-two finishes, including two event wins against Saint Louis. The Good Hope, Ill., native won the 500 Free (4:54.72) and the 200 IM (2:02.03) and finished second in the 1,000 Free (10:04.18).
Also nominated: Jorden Merriliees, Oakland.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Nikki Flynn, Oakland
Fr. // Saline, Mich.
Flynn garners her first career Athlete of the Week honor after helping the Golden Grizzlies to a second-place finish at the Dennis Stark Relays. The freshman was a member of the winning 400 free relay team (3:33.45) and the second-place 800 free relay team (7:47.46).
Also nominated: Lizzie Hollopeter, Western Illinois.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
Entering its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 144,000 at nine universities, four of which are located in top 58 U.S. metro populations (Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Omaha). Member institutions include: Fort Wayne (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), Kansas City (University of Missouri-Kansas City), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), 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 54 All-Americans, 37 Academic All-America selections and seven NCAA Championships. For more information about the league and its history, visit www.thesummitleague.org to "See The Summit" or follow on Twitter @thesummitleague.
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