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DU’s Bunch and USD’s Schutt Chosen as Swimmers of the Week

1/27/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver’s Dylan Bunch and South Dakota’s Sam Schutt were selected as The Summit League's Swimmers of the Week for their performances Jan. 19-25.

MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK        
Dylan Bunch, Denver
Jr. // Boulder City, Nev.
Bunch has been named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the third time this season and for the sixth time of his career. Bunch competed in dual meets with Utah and Brigham Young over the weekend. He posted top-two finishes in the three events (200 free, 500 free, 1000 free) in which he competed against Utah. He followed that up with two wins against BYU in the 500 free and the 1650 free while finishing third in the 200 free and helping the Pioneers finish second in the 400 free relay.

Also nominated: Aaron Brysch, IUPUI; Alex McClain, SDSU; Blake Frederick, South Dakota. 

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; Jan. 20 – Colin Krysl, South Dakota.

WOMEN’S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Sam Schutt, South Dakota
So. // Columbus, Ohio
Schutt is named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the sixth time of her career and the fifth time this season. The sophomore was victorious in every event she competed, accumulating eight event titles during the span of two dual meets. During Friday's dual with South Dakota State, Schutt won the 100-meter (58.59), 200-meter (2:07.62) and 400-meter (4:28.25) individual freestyle events. She also anchored the 400-meter medley relay. In the relay, Schutt dove into the pool three strokes behind the South Dakota State anchor, but split 57.65 seconds in the freestyle leg to win the opening relay for the Coyotes. Schutt returned Saturday to break a six-year-old pool record and set a new school record in the 800-meter freestyle when she touched in at 9:11.32 in the dual versus North Dakota. Schutt then clocked times of 58.58 seconds in the 100 free and 4:28.82 in the 400 free to win all three individual events. She also swam a leg on the winning 400-meter freestyle relay.

Also nominated: Lexi Laird, IUPUI; Emily Campbell, SDSU; Maddie Myers, Denver; Lizzie Hollopeter, WIU.

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; Jan. 13 – Samantha Corea, Denver; Jan. 20 – Katie Svendson, South Dakota.

 

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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.