South Dakota State’s Brown, Olesiak Earn Divers of the Week
South Dakota State’s Brown, Olesiak Earn Divers of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Parker Brown was named Summit League Men's Diver of the Week while teammate Olivia Olesiak earned Women's Diver of the Week for their performance during the week of Nov. 9-15.
PARKER BROWN, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
So. // Cambridge, Minn.
- Named Summit League Diver of the Week for the first time in his career
- Posted a season-best with his winning score of 248.55 in the one-meter dive
- The mark was the fifth-best in the league in the season
- Helped the Jacks defeat rival South Dakota by a score of 169-131
Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Chase Testa, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Nov. 3 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Nov. 10 – Chase Testa, South Dakota.
OLIVIA OLESIAK, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // Wyoming, Minn.
- Named Summit League Diver of the Week for the second time this season and the fifth time in her career
- Her five career honors rank second in the league's history
- Posted second-place finishes in both dives at rival South Dakota
- Set a school record in the three-meter dive with her mark of 274.73, the second-highest score in the league
Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Larissa Grammer, Denver; Oct. 27 – Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State; Nov. 3 – Miranda Knipfer, Omaha; Nov. 10 – Greysen Hertting, 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 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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