NDSU’s Mortimore, Teschuk Sweep #SummitOTF Weekly Awards

4/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State's Matti Mortimore and Erin Teschuk were named The Summit League's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their performances March 30-April 5.

MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Matti Mortimore, North Dakota State
So. // Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Matti Mortimore gathers his first career Summit League Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week award after his performance at the Stanford Invitational. Mortimore finished third among collegiate competitors with a javelin toss of 230-10 (70.37m). The distance places him second in North Dakota State history as well as second in The Summit League and 14^th nationally this season. The only collegiate athletes to finish ahead of the sophomore at the meet are ranked No. 4 and No. 5 in the nation.

Also nominated: Dakota Dubbs, IUPUI; Cody Snyder, South Dakota.

Previous honorees: March 24 – Justin Estala, Oral Roberts/Tyler Parker, North Dakota State; March 31 – Cody Snyder, South Dakota.

WOMEN'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State
Jr. // Winnipeg, Manitoba
Erin Teschuk earns her second consecutive Summit League Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week award after her performance at the Stanford Invitational. Teschuk broke the NDSU school record in the 1500-meter run with a first-place time of 4:17.10. The second-, third- and fourth-place finishers behind her in the event were all professionals, including two former NCAA champions and a U.S. Olympian. The junior is now ranked third nationally in the event.

Also nominated: Megan Glisar, South Dakota; Jordan Hanaway, IUPUI.

Previous honorees: March 24 – Emily Lesser, North Dakota State; March 31 – Amber Eichkorn, South Dakota/Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State.

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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