NDSU’s Schwarzkopf, Teschuk Sweep #SummitITF Weekly Honors

1/19/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State's Conrad Schwarzkopf was named Summit League Men's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week while teammate Erin Teschuk earned Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award for their performances during the week of Jan. 11-17.

CONRAD SCHWARZKOPF, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Jr. // Bismarck, N.D.

Earned his first career Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week
Won the weight throw with a new NDSU record of 64-06.00 (19.66m) at the Bison Classic
His toss ranks first in the league this season and 28^th in the nation
Posted a personal-best throw of 55-11.25 (17.05m) in the shot put, fifth in school history and fifth in The Summit League this season

Also nominated: Mach Dojiok, South Dakota

Previous honorees: Dec. 8 – Alex Renner, North Dakota State; Dec. 15 – Tyler Younkin, Western Illinois; Jan. 12 – Israel Nelson, Oral Roberts

ERIN TESCHUK, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // Winnipeg, Manitoba

Named Summit League Athlete of the Week for the second time this season and fifth time in her career
Her five career indoor honors moves her into a tie for third-place on the league's career chart
She set a new facility record at the Bison Classic with a converted time of 4:34.77, nearly 12 seconds better than second place
Her time ranks No. 1 on the NCAA and The Summit League performance lists this season

Also nominated: Alexis Lewandowski, IUPUI; Lauren Houston, Omaha; Madison Reynolds, Oral Roberts; Katie Wetzstein, South Dakota; Sheila Grant-Shaffer, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Dec. 8 – Lexy Boschee, North Dakota State; Dec, 15 – Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State; Jan. 12 – Stephanie Ahrens, Omaha

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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 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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