Oakland Sweeps Weekly Swimming and Diving Awards
Oakland Sweeps Weekly Swimming and Diving Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland's Anders Jensen and Vanessza Balogh were named The Summit League's Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week, for their performances Jan. 22-28.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Anders Jensen, Oakland
R-Sr. // Copenhagen, Denmark
Jensen collects his sixth career Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week honor and second of the season after helping the Golden Grizzlies defeat Michigan State, 177-121, with three individual event wins and a relay victory. Individually, the senior won the 100 back (48.83), 200 back (1:47.08) and 200 IM (1:54.00). In both the 100 and 200 back, Jensen defeated MSU's All-American honorable mention honoree Jacob Jarzen. Jensen was also a member of the winning 200 medley relay squad with a time of 1:31.21.
Also nominated: Ian Ford, South Dakota; 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; Jan. 15 – Mitchell Gauger, IUPUI & Amr el Sayed, OU; Jan. 22 - Doug Ogilvie, WIU.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Vanessza Balogh, Oakland
Sr. // Budapest, Hungary
Balogh garners her eighth career Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week award and her first this season after winning five events, four individual and one relay, in two meets. She won the 500 free (5:03.03) and 1,000 free (10:21.69) against Michigan State, along with a third-place finish in the 200 free and second-place in the 400 free relay. She then posted two more individual event wins in the 500 free (5:07.69) and 1,000 free (5:07.69) and a relay win in the 200 free (1:38.28) in a dual victory over IUPUI. With this Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week honor, Balogh ranks third for awards in a career in league history.
Also nominated: Kaitlyn Jefferson, South Dakota; Megan Popp, 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; Jan. 15 – Tricia Grant, OU; Jan. 22 – Karin Tomeckova, OU.
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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