USD’s Testa, Hertting Claim Initial Diver of the Week Awards
USD’s Testa, Hertting Claim Initial Diver of the Week Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Chase Testa was named Summit League Men's Diver of the Week while teammate Greysen Hertting earned Women's Diver of the Week for their performances during the week of Oct. 5-11.
CHASE TESTA, SOUTH DAKOTA
Sr. // Montevideo, Minn.
- Collects his first career Summit League Diver of the Week award
- Senior claimed titles in both the one-meter and three-meter diving events
- Helped South Dakota defeat league-rival Western Illinois over the weekend
- His winning scores of 253.95 (one-meter) and 260.18 (three-meter) are tops in the league this season
GREYSEN HERTTING, SOUTH DAKOTA
Jr. // Appleton, Wis.
- Extends her league record by being named Summit League Diver of the Week for the 21st time in her career
- Swept the one-meter and three-meter dives in two meets over the weekend to claim four individual victories
- Currently has the highest scores in the league in both the one-meter (267.75) and three-meter (311.20) dives
- Helped propel the Coyotes to a pair of duel wins over Western Illinois and Minnesota State-Mankato
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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 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women's basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit the newly re-designed www.thesummitleague.org website, follow Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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