DU’s Edfort, USD’s Hertting Named Divers of the Week
DU’s Edfort, USD’s Hertting Named Divers of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Ross Edfort and South Dakota's Greysen Hertting were named The Summit League's Divers of the Week for their performances Jan. 14-20.
MEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Ross Edfort, Denver
Sr. // Somerset, N.J.
Edfort earns his third career Diver of the Week award after helping the Pioneers defeat BYU (175-125) and Wyoming (173.5-127) with four top-two finishes including a pair of wins in the one-meter dive. In the victory over BYU, the senior diver won the one-meter with 316.4 points and finished runner-up in the three-meter with 310.25. He bettered both performances in Saturday's win over Wyoming, winning the one-meter with a league-best score of 348 and taking second in the three-meter with 326.45 points.
Also nominated: Doug Ogilvie, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 10/15 – Doug Ogilvie, Western Illinois; 10/22 – Dustin Gens, South Dakota; 10/29 – Ross Edfort, Denver; 11/5 – Connor Florand, South Dakota State; 11/12 - Clark Kocourek, South Dakota State; 11/19 – Dustin Gens, South Dakota; 11/26 – Cody Watts, IUPUI; 12/10 – Ross Edfort, Denver; 12/17 – No award given; 1/14 – Clark Kocourek, South Dakota State.
WOMEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Greysen Hertting, South Dakota
Fr. // Appleton, Wis.
Hertting captures her eighth Diver of the Week award this season and third consecutive after sweeping both diving events in the Coyotes' 208-82 victory over league opponent Western Illinois. The freshman won the one-meter dive with a score of 265.49 and the three-meter with 276.83 points. Her award marks the third time this season she has won multiple awards in consecutive weeks and is her second string of three-straight honors.
Also nominated: Dana Gau, Denver.
Previous honorees: 10/15 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; 10/22 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; 10/29 – Dana Gau, Denver; 11/5 – Cat Badillo, Denver; 11/12 - Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; 11/19 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; 11/26 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; 12/10 – Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State; 12/17 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; 1/14 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota.
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In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State 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 eight NCAA Champions, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America selections.
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