SDSU’s Erf and DU’s Gilbert Claim Swimmer of the Week Awards
SDSU’s Erf and DU’s Gilbert Claim Swimmer of the Week Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – SDSU's Kristin Erf was named Summit League Women's Swimmer of the Week while DU's Colin Gilbert earned Men's Swimmer of the Week award for their performances during the week of Oct. 24-30.
KRISTIN ERF, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Jr. // Oakdale, Minn.
- Named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the first time in her career
- Finished first in the 100, 200 breast and 100 IM
- Broke a Marshall Center record in the 100 breast (1:04.12) and 100 IM (59.68)
Also nominated: Maddie Myers, Denver; Lauren Oostman, Eastern Illinois
Previous honorees: Oct. 11 – Hannah Gupton, South Dakota; Oct. 18 – Amanda Sanders, Denver; Oct. 25 – Olivia Treski, IUPUI
COLIN GILBERT, DENVER
Fr. // Kamloops, B.C.
- Named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the first time in his career
- Finished first in the 1000 free with a time of 9:12.84
- Recorded Denver's only event win against Arizona State
- Finished second in the 500 free (4:34.50) and third in the 200 free (1:50.88)
Also nominated: Matt Jacobs, Eastern Illinois; Geoffrey Longhurst, South Dakota State
Previous honorees: Oct. 11 – Chris Neaveill, Western Illinois; Oct. 18 – Nathan Spencer, South Dakota; Oct. 25 – John Ragsdell
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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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