USD’s McKelvey Earns #SummitITF Men’s Athlete of the Week
USD’s McKelvey Earns #SummitITF Men’s Athlete of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Kyle McKelvey of South Dakota was named The Summit League's Men's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for his performance Jan. 12-18.
MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Kyle McKelvey, South Dakota
Sr. // Beresford, S.D.
McKelvey garners his first career Athlete of the Week honor after leading South Dakota at the Holiday Inn Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. Coyote senior recorded a new career best in the shot put with a throw of 59' 5.75" to win the event. The throw is currently tops in The Summit League by more than two feet and is tied for No. 22 in the nation.
Previous honorees: Dec. 9 – Sonwabiso Skhosana, Oral Roberts; Jan. 13 – Reinhard Ndlovu, Oral Roberts.
Also nominated: Justin Estala, ORU; Xavier Levy, WIU; Alex Renner, NDSU; Jeremy Ary, SDSU.
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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