IUPUI’s Watts, USD’s Hertting Capture Initial Diver of the Week Awards
IUPUI’s Watts, USD’s Hertting Capture Initial Diver of the Week Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Cody Watts and South Dakota's Greysen Hertting were named the Men's and Women's Divers of the Week for their performances Sept. 28 – Oct. 13, marking the initial awards of the 2014-15 season.
MEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Cody Watts, IUPUI
Jr. // Centerville, Ind.
Watts collects his second career Diver of the Week award after winning the one-meter dive at the Jaguars' season opener. The junior posted a league-best and NCAA Zone qualifying score of 335.25, the second-best one-meter score in program history.
Also nominated: Connor Florand, South Dakota State; Viktor Rusenas, Western Illinois.
WOMEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Greysen Hertting, South Dakota
So. // Appleton, Wis.
Hertting garners her 11th career Diver of the Week honor after sweeping both diving events en route to South Dakota's victory over Minnesota State. The Appleton, Wis., native won the three-meter dive with a score of 258.05 and the one-meter with a score of 264.60, 0.4 points shy of an NCAA Zone qualifying score. She leads the league in the three-meter dive and ranks second in the one-meter.
Also nominated: Alecia Winston, South Dakota State; Melanie Peason, Western Illinois.
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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 nine institutions, including four 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), Oral Roberts University, 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 along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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