SDSU’s Bolinske, Erf Claim Swimmers of the Week
SDSU’s Bolinske, Erf Claim Swimmers of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Ben Bolinske was named Summit League Men's Swimmer of the Week while teammate Kristin Erf earned Women's Swimmer of the Week award for their performances during the week of Nov. 9-15.
BEN BOLINSKE, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // Williston, N.D.
- Named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the first time this season and second time in his career
- Claimed individual victories in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle
- Swam the lead leg of the winning 400-meter freestyle relay that set a pool record (3:30.68)
- Aided SDSU's men's victory at rival South Dakota, 169-131
Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Hunter Padgett, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Wyatt Rumrill, South Dakota State; Oct. 27 – Ray Bornman, Denver; Nov. 3 – Lennart Kuester, IUPUI; Nov. 10 – Dylan Bunch, Denver.
KRISTIN ERF, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
So. // Oakdale, Minn.
- Collected her first career Summit League Swimmer of the Week honor
- The sophomore took home two individual victories (100-meter Breast, 200-meter Breast) at rival South Dakota
- Swam leg of winning 200-meter medley relay
- Finished third in the 200-meter individual medley
Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Quinn Fawcett, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Johanna Roas, Denver; Oct. 27 – Amanda Sanders, Denver; Nov. 3 – Morgan Stepp, Omaha; Nov. 10 – Johanna Roas, 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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