USD’s Haase, NDSU’s Teschuk Capture Initial #SummitXC Awards
USD’s Haase, NDSU’s Teschuk Capture Initial #SummitXC Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Brant Haase and North Dakota State's Erin Teschuk were named The Summit League's Cross Country Athletes of the Week for their performances Aug. 29-30, marking the initial awards of the 2014 season.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Brant Haase, South Dakota
Sr. // Lemmon, S.D.
Haase claims his first career Athlete of the Week honor after winning the individual title at the Bison Open and leading the Coyotes to dual meet victories over four teams, including league opponents South Dakota State, No. 10 in the Midwest region in the USTFCCCA Preseason Poll, North Dakota State and Fort Wayne. The senior won the 6k race with a league-leading time of 18:53.67.
Also nominated: Gabe O'Keefe, Fort Wayne; Peyton Reed, IUPUI; Brendan Skime, North Dakota State; Brendan Sage, South Dakota State; Mark Holt, Western Illinois.
WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State
So. // Winnipeg, Manitoba
Teschuk earns her first career Athlete of the Week award after capturing her second-straight individual title at the Bison Open. The Winnipeg, Manitoba, native won the 5k race with a league-best time of 18:09.75 to help the Bison recorded dual meet wins over league foes South Dakota State, No. 14 in the Midwest region in the USTFCCCA Preseason Poll, and Fort Wayne.
Also nominated: Brittany Beard, Fort Wayne; Leah Brooks, IUPUI; Ashley Kildow, Omaha; Amber Eichkorn, South Dakota; Madison Lefler, Western Illinois.
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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