SDSU’s Jacobson, Campbell Selected as Swimmers of the Week
SDSU’s Jacobson, Campbell Selected as Swimmers of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Daniel Jacobson and Emily Campbell earn the season's final weekly honors as they were selected as Summit League Swimmers of the Week for their performances Feb. 2-8.
MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Daniel Jacobson, South Dakota State
So. // Pierre, S.D.
Daniel Jacobson of South Dakota State earns his first career Summit League Swimmer of the Week award after his performance at the Minnesota Challenge over the weekend. Jacobson was a part of three top-three finishing relay teams, including swimming the anchor leg of the winning 400 free relay and the lead leg of the winning 800 free relay. The sophomore added a third-place finish in the 200 back with a time of 1:53.76.
Previous honorees: Oct. 14 – Alex McLain, South Dakota State; Oct. 21 – Ray Bornman, Denver; Oct. 28 – Dylan Bunch, Denver; Nov. 4 – Chris Neaveill, Western Illinois; Nov. 11 – Alex McLain, South Dakota State; Nov. 18 – Jacob Knowles, South Dakota; Nov. 25 – Lennart Kuester, IUPUI; Dec. 8 – Dylan Bunch, Denver; Jan. 13 – Adam Ferguson; Jan. 20 – Colin Krysl, South Dakota; Jan. 27 – Dylan Bunch, Denver; Feb. 3 – Ben Bolinske, South Dakota State.
WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Emily Campbell, South Dakota State
Sr. // Aberdeen, S.D.
Emily Campbell has been named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the second-straight week and the third time this season. Campbell won the 200-meter breaststroke at the Minnesota Challenge with a time of 2:22.47. She also swam the breaststroke leg of the second-place 200 medley relay team. On top of that, she added a fifth-place finish in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.83.
Also nominated: Taylor Dessler, South Dakota.
Previous honorees: Oct. 14 – Sam Schutt, South Dakota; Oct. 21 – Amanda Sanders, Denver/Sam Schutt, South Dakota; Oct. 28 – Samantha Corea, Denver; Nov. 4 – Emily Campbell, South Dakota State; Nov. 11 – Sam Schutt, South Dakota; Nov. 18 – Sam Schutt, South Dakota; Nov. 25 – Lexi Laird, IUPUI; Dec. 9 – Samantha Corea, Dec. 16 – Denver; Morgan Stepp, Omaha; Jan. 13 – Samantha Corea, Denver; Jan. 20 – Katie Svendson, South Dakota; Jan. 27 – Sam Schutt, South Dakota; Feb. 3 – Emily Campbell, South Dakota State.
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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 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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