SDSU’s Brown, USD’s Hertting Collect Divers of the Week

1/26/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Parker Brown was named Summit League Men's Diver of the Week while South Dakota's Greysen Hertting earned Women's Diver of the Week for their performances during the week of Jan. 18-24.

PARKER BROWN, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
So. // Cambridge, Minn.

Named Summit League Diver of the Week for the second time this season
Recorded a career-best score of 295.43 in the three-meter dive in SDSU's dual victory over rival South Dakota
His three-meter mark is the third-highest in The Summit League this season
Claimed his second three-meter event win of the season

Also nominated: Mitch Mastey, IUPUI; Chase Testa, South Dakota

Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Chase Testa, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Nov. 3 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Nov. 10 – Chase Testa, South Dakota; Nov. 17 – Parker Brown, South Dakota State; Nov. 24 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Dec. 8 – Joey Weber, South Dakota State; Jan. 12 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Jan. 19 – Krisztian Somhegyi

GREYSEN HERTTING, SOUTH DAKOTA
Jr. // Appleton, Wis.

Earned her fourth Summit League Diver of the Week award this season
The honor is the 24^th of her career, extending her league record
Swept both boards in a dual meet at rival South Dakota State
Scored 274.13 on the one-meter dive and 323.11 in the three-meter

Also nominated: Larissa Grammer, Denver; Melissa Berger, IUPUI

Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Larissa Grammer, Denver; Oct. 27 – Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State; Nov. 3 – Miranda Knipfer, Omaha; Nov. 10 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Nov. 17 – Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State; Nov, 24 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Dec. 8 – Melissa Berger, IUPUI; Jan. 12 – Melissa Berger, IUPUI

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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 the 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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