South Dakota State’s Olesiak Named Diver of the Week
South Dakota State’s Olesiak Named Diver of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Olivia Olesiak was named Summit League Women's Diver of the Week for her performance during the week of Oct. 19-25.
OLIVIA OLESIAK, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // Wyoming, Minn.
- Named Diver of the Week for the fourth time in her career and the first time this season
- Set a school record with her mark of 256.88 in one-meter victory
- Her one-meter score ranks second in The Summit League this season
- Finished second in the three-meter with a mark of 245.18, third best in the league this year
Also nominated: Greysen Hertting, South Dakota.
Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Larissa Grammer, Denver.
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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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