Denver’s Milberg, Corea Sweep Weekly Swimming Honors
Denver’s Milberg, Corea Sweep Weekly Swimming Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Dylan Bunch and Johanna Roas were named The Summit League's Swimmers of the Week for their performances Jan. 28-Feb. 3.
MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Kyle Milberg, Denver
Sr. // Littleton, Colo.
Milberg earns his first career Swimmer of the Week award after five top-three individual finishes, including a trio of event wins over the weekend. The senior helped Denver to a 163-99 victory over Utah touching the wall first in the 100 back (49.34), 200 back (1:48.60) and 100 fly (49.15). He was also a member of the winning 400 medley relay squad that set an El Pomar Natatorium pool record with a time of 3:18.16. On Saturday at Air Force, Milberg also finished second in the 50 fly (22.46) and third in the 50 back (23.38).
Also nominated: Adam Ferguson, IUPUI; Alex McLain, South Dakota State.
Previous honorees: 10/15 – Chris Neaveill, Western Illinois; 10/22 – Ian Ford, South Dakota; 10/29 – Dylan Bunch, Denver; 11/5 – Wil Hogue, South Dakota State; 11/12 – Tony Carroll, IUPUI; 11/19 – Jacob Knowles, South Dakota; 11/26 – Tony Carroll, IUPUI; 12/10 – Dylan Bunch, Denver; 12/17 – No award given; 1/14 – Colin Krysl, South Dakota; 1/21 – Tanner Krall, Denver; 1/28 – Dylan Bunch, Denver.
WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Samantha Corea, Denver
Jr. // Vancouver, British Columbia
Corea collects her second career Swimmer of the Week honor after tallying four first-places finishes against Utah. Individually, the junior won the 100 back (55.89) and 100 fly (54.82), while she was a part of the victorious 200 free (1:32.69) and 400 medley (3:45.05) relay teams. Both Pioneer relay squads set El Pomar Natatorium pool records.
Also nominated: Margaret Barber, IUPUI; Nicole Grimit, South Dakota State; Megan Popp, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 10/15 – Natalie Renshaw, Omaha & Andrea Budahl, South Dakota State; 10/22 – Bridgette McNally, Denver; 10/29 – Bridgette McNally, Denver; 11/5 – Johanna Roas, Denver; 11/12 – Lexi Laird, IUPUI; 11/19 – Sam Schuttinger, South Dakota; 11/26 – Lexi Laird, IUPUI; 12/10 – Samantha Corea, Denver; 12/17 – Morgan Stepp, Omaha; 1/14 – Margaret Barber, IUPUI; 1/21 – Amanda Sanders, Denver; 1/28 – Johanna Roas, Denver.
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 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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