WIU’s Neaveill and USD’s Gupton Claim First Swimmer of the Week Awards
WIU’s Neaveill and USD’s Gupton Claim First Swimmer of the Week Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois's Chris Neaveill was named Summit League Men's Swimmer of the Week while South Dakota's Hannah Gupton earned Women's Swimmer of the Week award for their performances during the week of Oct. 3-9. The awards mark the initial weekly honors of the season.
CHRIS NEAVEILL, WESTERN ILLINOIS
Sr. // Germantown Hills, Ill.
- Collects his third career Summit League Swimmer of the Week award
- Senior placed fourth overall at the IUPUI Pentathlon with a time of 4:30.54
- Placed first in the 100 fly, 5th in the 100 back, 6th in the 100 free and 8th in the 100 breast
- His winning time of 51.06 in the 100 fly is the fastest in the league this season
Also nominated: Anton Loncar, Denver
HANNAH GUPTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
So. // Sandy, Ore.
- Named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the first time in her career
- Sophomore claimed her first two individual victories of the season
- She earned three victories over the weekend, two individual and one relay
- Posted winning times of 1:06.47 in the 100 fly, 2:32.81 in the 200 fly and a 2:01.65 in the 200 medley relay
Also nominated: Johanna Roas, Denver; Miranda Mathus, Western Illinois
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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 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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