USD's Krysl and Svendson Named Swimmers of the Week
USD's Krysl and Svendson Named Swimmers of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Colin Krysl and Katie Svendson were named The Summit League's Swimmers of the Week for their performances Jan. 12-18.
MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Colin Krysl, South Dakota
Sr. // Bellevue, Neb.
Krysl earned his second career Swimmer of the Week award and first this season after contributing to two Coyotes' victories over the weekend. The senior captured seven events over the course of a two-day dual versus Western Illinois and Eastern Illinois. Krysl began by winning the 100-yard butterfly in 52.34 seconds, 200-yard IM in 2:00.34, and 400-medley relay on Friday. Returning on Saturday, Krysl took three individual events and one relay. He touched in at 50.48 in the 100-yard fly, 1:55.13 in the 200-yard fly, 4:16 in the 400 IM and 1:36.89 in the 200-yard medley
Also nominated: Adam Ferguson, IUPUI; Dylan Bunch, Denver; Matt Abercrombie, Western 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; Nov. 18 – Jacob Knowles, South Dakota; Nov. 25 – Lennart Kuester, IUPUI; Dec. 8 – Dylan Bunch, Denver; Jan. 13 – Adam Ferguson.
WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Katie Svendson, South Dakota
Fr. // East Grand Forks, Minn.
Svendson collects her first Summit League Swimmer of the Week award of her young career after leading her team to a pair of wins over league competition. The freshman finished first in the four individual events in which she competed. She touched first in the 200 free (1:59.32), 500 free twice (5:20.15, 5:17.09) and the 1000 yard free (10:56.87). She was also a key ingredient in third-place finish in the 400 medley relay.
Also nominated: Jenny Oleksiak, IUPUI; Amanda Sanders, Denver; Julia Rasmussen, Western Illinois.
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, Dec. 16 – Denver; Morgan Stepp, Omaha; Samantha Corea, 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 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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