IUPUI’s Murphy, USD’s Grove Tabbed #SummitITF Athletes of the Week

2/16/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Robert Murphy was named Summit League Men's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week while South Dakota's Emily Grove earned Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award for their performances during the week of Feb. 8-14.

ROBERT MURPHY, IUPUI
Jr. // Warsaw, Ind.

Earned his first career Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award
Posted the fastest time in the mile when he clocked 4:08.87 at the Hoosier Hills Invitational
His mile time set a new IUPUI program record by nearly four seconds
Helped the Jaguars win the distance medley relay at the Tom Hathaway Distance Carnival

Also nominated: Colin Paarmann, North Dakota State; Israel Nelson, Oral Roberts; Tyler Frank, South Dakota; Brendan Sage, South Dakota State; Matthew McCoy, 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; Jan. 26 – Israel Nelson, Oral Roberts; Feb. 2 – Israel Nelson, Oral Roberts; Feb. 9 – Tyler Frank, South Dakota

EMILY GROVE, SOUTH DAKOTA
Sr. // Pontiac, Ill.

Named Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the first time this season and third time of her career
Broke her own Iowa State Classic record when she cleared 14-9 (4.50m) in the pole vault
The height is currently tied for third nationally and is nearly ten inches better than second in The Summit League
Mark is only a half inch off her USD record that she set at the 2014 USATF Nationals

Also nominated: Olivia Coleman, IPFW; Zoey Johnson, IUPUI; Katelyn Weimerskirch, North Dakota State; Stephanie Ahrens, Omaha; Tamaira Williams, Oral Roberts; Jazzelena Black, South Dakota State; Kaliyah Cobb, 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; Jan. 26 – Kirsten Burnett, Oral Roberts; Feb. 2 – Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State; Feb. 9 – Madison Mills, South Dakota

ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
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 The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.

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