SDSU Sweeps Summit League Diver of the Week Awards
SDSU Sweeps Summit League Diver of the Week Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Connor Florand and Olivia Olesiak were named as The Summit League's Men's and Women's Divers of the Week for their performances Jan. 26-Feb. 1.
MEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Connor Florand, Sound Dakota State
Sr. // Forest Lake, Minn.
Connor Florand garners Summit League Diver of the Week honors for the fourth time in his career and the second time this season after his performance Jan. 31 against North Dakota. Florand earned season-best marks in both the three-meter and one-meter dives. He registered scores of 334.13 (3m) and 296.33 (1m) to sweep the men's diving events.
Also nominated: Doug Ogilvie, Western Illinois; Ross Edfort, Denver.
Previous honorees: Oct. 14 – Cody Watts, IUPUI; Oct. 21 – Cody Watts, IUPUI; Oct. 28 – Ross Edfort, Denver; Nov. 4 – Doug Ogilvie, Western Illinois; Nov. 11 – Connor Florand, South Dakota State; Nov. 18 – Dustin Gens, South Dakota; Nov. 25 – Cody Watts, IUPUI; Jan. 20 – Cody Watts, IUPUI; Jan. 27 – Ross Edfort, Denver.
WOMEN'S DIVER OF THE WEEK
Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State
Jr. // Wyoming, Minn.
Olesiak earns her first Summit League Diver of the Week award of the season and the third of her career after her dives against the University of North Dakota Jan. 31. Olesiak posted season-best scores in both heights in the process of sweeping the diving events. She scored 252.23 in the three-meter and 249.30 in the one-meter, both top-ten marks in The Summit League this season.
Previous honorees: Oct. 14 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Oct. 21 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Oct. 28 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota: Nov. 4 – Miranda Knipfer, Omaha; Nov. 11 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Nov. 18 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Nov. 25 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Dec. 9 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Jan. 13 – Larissa Grammer, Denver; Jan. 20 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Jan. 27 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
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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