IUPUI’s Kuester, UNO’s Stepp Claim Swimmer of the Week Awards
IUPUI’s Kuester, UNO’s Stepp Claim Swimmer of the Week Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Lennart Kuester was named Summit League Men's Swimmer of the Week while Omaha's Morgan Stepp earned Women's Swimmer of the Week award for their performances during the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1.
LENNART KUESTER, IUPUI
Jr. // Hanover, Germany
- Named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the second time in his career and first time this season
- Claimed an individual victory in the 100 Free with a time of 46.13, fourth best time in the event in the league this year
- Junior was runner-up in the 200 Free in dual meet at Cincinnati
- Part of two second-place relay teams (200 Medley, 400 Free)
Also nominated: Brandon Robbins, Eastern Illinois.
Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Hunter Padgett, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Wyatt Rumrill, South Dakota State; Oct. 27 – Ray Bornman, Denver.
MORGAN STEPP, OMAHA
Jr. // Parker, Colo.
- Claimed her third career Summit League Swimmer of the Week award and first this season
- Third consecutive season she has received at least one weekly honor
- Junior recorded season-low times in three events: 200 IM, 200 Back, 200 Breast
- Earned an individual victory in the 200 IM with a time of 2:08.62, sixth best time in the league this year
- Added two second-place finishes in the 200 Back and 200 Breast in dual meet at Iowa State, both top-ten times in The Summit League
Also nominated: Kaylee Morris, Eastern Illinois.
Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Quinn Fawcett, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Johanna Roas, Denver; Oct. 27 – Amanda Sanders, 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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