ORU’s Nelson, Burnett Sweep #SummitITF Weekly Honors

1/26/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Oral Roberts' Israel Nelson was named Summit League Men's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week while teammate Kirsten Burnett earned Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award for their performances during the week of Jan. 18-24.

ISRAEL NELSON, ORAL ROBERTS
So. // Port St. Lucier, Fla.

Earned his second Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award this season
Won the 60-meter hurdles in a Summit League-best time of 7.76 seconds at the Air Force Invitational
His converted time of 7.80 is tied for eighth nationally this indoor season
Part of second-place 4x440 relay team that posted a time of 3:19.60

Also nominated: Dakota Dubbs, IUPUI; Alex Renner, North Dakota State; Gawain Williams, South Dakota; Alejandro Sanchez, South Dakota State; Jeffrey Padesky, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Dec. 8 – Alex Renner, North Dakota State; Dec. 15 – Tyler Younkin, Western Illinois; Jan. 12 – Israel Nelson, Oral Roberts; Jan. 19 – Conrad Schwarzkopf, North Dakota State

KIRSTEN BURNETT, ORAL ROBERTS
Jr. // Broken Arrow, Okla.

Named Summit League Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career
Won the triple jump at the Air Force Invitational over the weekend
Her winning distance of 41-10.50 (12.76m) is a career-best and tops in The Summit League this season
Her mark is the league's best since 2013 and currently ranks 16^th nationally

Also nominated: Allie Wright, IUPUI; Lauren Houston, Omaha; Anna Benke, North Dakota State; Analisa Huschle, South Dakota; Jazzelena Black, South Dakota State; 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; Jan. 19 – Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State

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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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