IUPUI’s Gauger, Oakland’s el Sayed and Grant Named Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week
IUPUI’s Gauger, Oakland’s el Sayed and Grant Named Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Mitchell Gauger and Oakland's Amr el Sayed were named The Summit League's Men's Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week, while Oakland's Tricia Grant was named the Women's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week, for their performances Jan. 8-14.
MEN'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Mitchell Gauger, IUPUI
Sr. // Kokomo, Ind.
Gauger earns his first career Athlete of the Week honor after four top-two finishes last week. The senior finished first in the 3-meter dive (293.32) and runner-up in 1-meter dive (271.05) in a tri-meet against Xavier and Ball State. He then posted two first-place finishes in a tri-meet against league foe Western Illinois and Saint Louis with a score of 286.60 in the 1-meter and a league-best score of 322.95 in the 3-meter. Gauger helped the Jaguars defeat the Leathernecks, 73-67.
Amr el Sayed, Oakland
Jr. // Alexandra, Egypt
El Sayed collects his fourth career Athlete of the Week award and first of the season after helping Oakland, No. 4 in the Mid-Major poll, defeat Cleveland State, No. 11 in the Mid-Major poll. The junior won all three events he competed in, two individual events and a relay. He won the 500 free (4:35.95) and 1,000 Free (9:30.19) and was a member of the winning 400 free relay team (3:04.16).
Also nominated: Colin Krysl, South Dakota; Shea Patrick, South Dakota State; Matt Abercrombie, Western Illinois.
Previous winners: Oct. 16 – Matt Abercrombie, WIU; Oct. 23 – Rich Sunkel, IUPUI; Oct. 30 – Jorden Merriliees, OU; Nov. 6 – Wil Hogue, SDSU; Nov. 13 – Grant Harding, OU; Nov. 20 – Brad Schoreit, SDSU; Dec. 4 – Anders Jensen, OU; Dec. 11 – Kyle Ochsner, SDSU; Dec. 18 – Tyler Neaveill, WIU.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Tricia Grant, Oakland
So. // West Bloomfield, Mich.
Grant captures her second Athlete of the Week honor this season and of her career after recording four first-place finishes in two meets last week. The sophomore helped the Golden Grizzlies defeat Akron with wins in the 1-meter (297.97) and 3-meter (300.60) dives. She then came back to win both events in a tri-meet victory against Cleveland State and Xavier with a score of 304.57 in the 1-meter and a league-leading and career-best 318.98 in the 3-meter.
Also nominated: Jenny Oleksiak, IUPUI; Paige Stavely, South Dakota; Andee Budahl, South Dakota State; Julia Rassmussen, Western Illinois.
Previous winners: Oct. 16 – Nikki Flynn, OU; Oct. 23 – Elizabeth Bourgeois, IUPUI; Oct. 30 – Tricia Grant, OU; Nov. 6 – Karin Tomeckova, OU; Nov. 13 – Karin Tomeckova, OU; Nov. 20 – Andee Budahl, SDSU; Dec. 4 – Alyssa Busch, OU; Dec. 11 – Natalie Renshaw, UNO; Dec. 18 – Megan Popp, WIU.
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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