DU’s Bunch, Corea Sweep Weekly Swimming Honors
DU’s Bunch, Corea Sweep Weekly Swimming Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Dylan Bunch and Samantha Corea were named The Summit League's Swimmers of the Week for their performances Oct. 21-27.
MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Dylan Bunch, Denver
Jr. // Boulder City, Nev.
Bunch earns his fourth career Swimmer of the Week award and first of the season after a trio of top-three individual finishes in Denver's victory over Missouri State. The junior won the 500 free in 4:28.96 and the 1,000 free in 9:28.05 and also took third in the 200 free. His 500 free time is a league best and ranks eighth in the NCAA, while he is also first in the league in the 1,000 and ranks second in the 200 free. Bunch was also a member of the winning 800 free relay squad (6:47.79), which ranks second in the NCAA, and the second-place 400 free relay team (3:02.96).
Previous honorees: Oct. 14 – Alex McLain, South Dakota State; Oct. 21 – Ray Bornman, Denver.
WOMEN'S SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
Samantha Corea, Denver
Sr. // Vancouver, British Columbia
Corea collected her third career Swimmer of the Week award and first of the season after combing for five first-place finishes, two individual and three relays, in the Pioneers' wins over Missouri State and Kansas. Individually, the senior won the 100 back (54.13) and 200 back (1:58.31) and broke Robinson Natatorium Pool records in both events. Her 100 back time ranks 13th in the NCAA and her 200 back time is 22nd, while both lead the league. Corea was also a part of the winning 200 medley (1:43.95), 200 free (1:35.71) and 400 free (3:27.96) relay teams.
Also nominated: Kaitlin Harthoorn, Omaha; Sam Schutt, South Dakota.
Previous honorees: Oct. 14 – Sam Schutt, South Dakota; Oct. 21 – Amanda Sanders, Denver/Sam Schutt, South Dakota.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
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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