WIU’s Ogilvie, SDSU’s Smith Garner Final Weekly Swimming and Diving Awards

2/12/2013 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois' Doug Ogilvie and South Dakota State's Kayce Smith were named The Summit League's Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week, for their performances Feb. 5-11, marking the final awards of the season.

MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Doug Ogilvie, Western Illinois
So. // Oswego, Ill.
Ogilvie collects his fifth career Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week honor and second of the season after a pair of top-two finishes against Iowa. The sophomore won the three-meter dive with a score of 303.24 and finished runner-up in the one-meter (310.65).

Also nominated: Clark Kocourek, South Dakota State.

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; Jan. 29 – Anders Jensen, OU; Feb. 5 – Phil Albu, SDSU.

WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Kayce Smith, South Dakota State
Fr. // Madison, Wis.
Smith earns her first career Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week award after recording three top-four finishes, including an event win at the Minnesota Challenge. The Madison, Wis., native won the 200 breast in 2:25.82, which is the sixth-fastest league time this season. She also took third in the 100 breast (1:07.28) and fourth in the 200 IM (2:11.68).

Also nominated: Abbey Hansen, 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; Jan. 29 – Vanessza Balogh, OU; Feb. 5 – Maddie Hutt, UNO.

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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