Denver’s Loncar, Myers Sweep Weekly #SummitSD Awards

1/12/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Anton Loncar was named Summit League Men's Swimmer of the Week while teammate Maddie Myers earned Women's Swimmer of the Week award for their performances during the week of Jan. 4-10.

ANTON LONCAR, DENVER
So. // Hillsboro, Ore.

Named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the first time in his career
Claimed four (two individual, two relay) first-place finishes in Denver's dual victory over Wyoming
Claimed both individual backstroke titles (100, 200) in the meet
His backstroke split of 48.90 in the men's 400 Medley relay set a pool record and anchored Denver's winning 200 Free relay team
Fourth different male Pioneer to be named Swimmer of the Week this season

Also nominated: Lennart Kuester, IUPUI

Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Hunter Padgett, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Wyatt Rumrill, South Dakota State; Oct. 27 – Ray Bornman, Denver; Nov. 3 – Lennart Kuester, IUPUI; Nov. 10 – Dylan Bunch, Denver; Nov. 17 – Ben Bolinske, South Dakota State; Nov. 24 – Jon Stoller, IUPUI; Dec. 8 – Kyle Robrock, Denver

MADDIE MYERS, DENVER
So. // Arvada, Colo.

Collected her first career Swimmer of the Week honor
Picked up three individual victories to help Denver to dual meet win over Wyoming
Touched the wall first in the 200 Free, 500 Free and 200 IM
Third different Pioneer to be named Female Swimmer of the Week this season

Also nominated: Alexis Bullard, IUPUI

Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Quinn Fawcett, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Johanna Roas, Denver; Oct. 27 – Amanda Sanders, Denver; Nov. 3 – Morgan Stepp, Omaha; Nov. 10 – Johanna Roas, Denver; Nov. 17 – Kristin Erf, South Dakota State; Nov. 24 – Miranda Buha, IUPUI; Dec. 8 – Amanda Sanders, Denver

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 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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