Omaha's Stepp Named Women's Swimmer of the Week
Omaha's Stepp Named Women's Swimmer of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Morgan Stepp was named The Summit League Women's Swimmer of the Week for her performances Dec. 9-15.
WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Morgan Stepp, Omaha
So. // Parker, Colo.
Stepp earns her second career Swimmer of the Week award after recorded three first-place finishes in Omaha's dual meet with UNI. The sophomore registered a personal season-best time of 2:07.23 in the 200-yard butterfly, which ranks fourth in The Summit League. She also clocked times of 2:24.05 in the 200-yard breaststroke and 2:09.7 in the 200-yard IM. She also competed on UNO's 200-yard medley relay team that placed second with a time of 1:51.67.
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; Nov. 18 – Sam Schutt, South Dakota; Nov. 25 – Lexi Laird, IUPUI; Dec. 9 – Samantha Corea, Denver.
No men's award was given as no teams competed.
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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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