Orgon, Spenner Named Initial Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Orgon, Spenner Named Initial Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State's Casey Orgon and Omaha's Sami Spenner were named The Summit League's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their performances Dec. 1-10, marking the initial awards of the 2012-13 season.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Casey Orgon, North Dakota State
Sr. // Bemidji, Minn.
Orgon captures his second career Athlete of the Week honor and first of the season after recording two top-two finishes, including a school and meet record throw in the weight throw. The senior helped the Bison to a first-place finish at the Dakota Duels by winning the weight throw with a mark of 63'6" (19.35m), which ranks first in the league and fifth in the nation. He also finished second in the shot put with a mark of 52'4", also a league best, ranking 41st in the nation.
Also nominated: Kris Leverette, Kansas City; CJ Gozdor, Oakland; Cullen Mack, South Dakota State; Glenn Powell, Western Illinois.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Sami Spenner, Omaha
Jr. // Columbus, Neb.
Spenner collects her first career Athlete of the Week honor after winning the long jump and triple jump with marks in the nation's top-six. The Columbus, Neb., native won the triple jump with a league-best distance of 41'1.75" (12.54m), which would rank first in the nation, however Omaha is not eligible for the NCAA Championships due to Division I transition. She claimed first in the long jump with a mark of 19'6" (5.94m), also tops in the league and would rank sixth in the nation. In her final event, the junior ran a personal-best 8.95 with a top-five finish in the 60-meter hurdles.
Also nominated: Briana Carter, Kansas City; Deborah John, North Dakota State; Breanna Peabody, Oakland; Megan Bren, South Dakota State; Talisa Wilson, 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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