SDSU’s Weber, IUPUI’s Berger Named Divers of the Week

12/8/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Joey Weber was named Summit League Men's Diver of the Week while IUPUI's Melissa Berger earned Women's Diver of the Week for their performance during the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6.

JOEY WEBER, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Fr. // Omaha, Neb.

Named Summit League Diver of the Week for the first time in his career
Posted a Summit League-best and NCAA Zone-qualifying score of 309.90 in the one-meter dives at the Jean Freeman Invitational
His one-meter score gave the freshman two straight one-meter wins (Nov. 20 victory at North Dakota)
Posted second-highest league mark with 292.65 in three-meter dive

Also nominated: Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Chase Testa, South Dakota; Viktor Rusenas, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Chase Testa, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Nov. 3 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Nov. 10 – Chase Testa, South Dakota; Nov. 17 – Parker Brown, South Dakota State; Nov. 24 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI

MELISSA BERGER, IUPUI
Jr. // Nappanee, Ind.

Collected her first career Summit League Diver of the Week award
First IUPUI diver to claim Female Diver of the Week honor
The junior posted season-best marks off both boards, finishing second in both events
Her one-meter score (256.05) and three-meter score (272.75) are both third-best in the league this season

Also nominated: Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State; Melanie Pearson, Western Illinois

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; Nov. 17 – Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State; Nov, 24 – 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 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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