USD’s Knowles, Schutt Sweep Swimmer of the Week Honors
USD’s Knowles, Schutt Sweep Swimmer of the Week Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Jacob Knowles and Sam Schutt were named The Summit League's Swimmers of the Week for their performances Nov. 11-17.
MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Jacob Knowles, South Dakota
So. // Lockport, Ill.
Knowles earns his second career Swimmer of the Week honor and first of the season after posting a trio of top-four finishes at the Border Battle, including an event win. The Lockport, Ill., native won the 200 breast with a time of 2:13.19, while finishing runner up in the 100 breast (1:00.47). He also placed fourth in the 50 free (22.18).
Also nominated: Steven Fishman, Eastern Illinois.
Previous honorees: Oct. 14 – Alex McLain, South Dakota State; Oct. 21 – Ray Bornman, Denver; Oct. 28 – Dylan Bunch, Denver; Nov. 4 – Chris Neaveill, Western Illinois; Nov. 11 – Alex McLain, South Dakota State.
WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Sam Schutt, South Dakota
So. // Columbus, Ohio
Schutt claims her second-straight Swimmer of the Week award and fifth of her career after recording three first-place finishes. She clocked a league-best and winning time of 5:01.55 in the 500 free, while winning the 200 free in 1:54.38 and the 200 back in 2:09.18.
Also nominated: Kaylee Morris, Eastern Illinois; Natalie Renshaw, Omaha; Samantha Prasher, South Dakota State.
Previous honorees: Oct. 14 – Sam Schutt, South Dakota; Oct. 21 – Amanda Sanders, Denver/Sam Schutt, South Dakota; Oct. 28 – Samantha Corea, Denver; Nov. 4 – Emily Campbell, South Dakota State; Nov. 11 – 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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