ORU’s Estala, USD’s Huschle Selected #SummitITF Athletes of the Week

2/23/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Oral Roberts' Justin Estala was named Summit League Men's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week while South Dakota's Analisa Huschle earned Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award for their performances during the week of Feb. 15-21.

JUSTIN ESTALA, ORAL ROBERTS
Jr. // Paris, Ark.

Earned his first career Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award
Won the pole vault at the Arkansas Qualifier with a personal best of 17-9.25 (5.42m)
His winning height is currently tied for No. 10 in the NCAA
The All-American leads The Summit League in the event this season

Also nominated: Teivaskie Lewin, South Dakota; Connor Berg, South Dakota State

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; Feb. 16 – Robert Murphy, IUPUI

ANALISA HUSCHLE, SOUTH DAKOTA
Sr. // Bagley, Minn.

Named Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career
She is the third different Coyote to earn the honor in as many weeks
The senior won the 60-meter dash at the Nebraska Tune-Up in a season-best time of 7.67
Her winning time is No. 2 in The Summit League and currently leads the league in the long jump

Also nominated: Olivia Coleman, IPFW; Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State; Stephanie Ahrens, Omaha; Rachel King, South Dakota State

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; Feb. 16 – Emily Grove, South Dakota

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

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