USD’s Testa, Hertting Take Home Final Divers of the Week

2/9/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Chase Testa was named Summit League Men's Diver of the Week while teammate Greysen Hertting earned Women's Diver of the Week for their performances during the week of Feb. 1-7.

CHASE TESTA, SOUTH DAKOTA
Sr. // Montevideo, Minn.

Named Summit League Diver of the Week for the third time this season and third time in his career
Recorded the week's highest marks in both heights in the final weekend of the regular season
Tallied scores of 281.40 (three-meter) and 256.00 (one-meter) at the prestigious Minnesota Challenge
Owns a top-six mark in each height headed into The Summit League Championships next week

Also nominated: Ryan Reed, Denver; Viktor Rusenas, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Chase Testa, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Nov. 3 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Nov. 10 – Chase Testa, South Dakota; Nov. 17 – Parker Brown, South Dakota State; Nov. 24 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Dec. 8 – Joey Weber, South Dakota State; Jan. 12 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Jan. 19 – Krisztian Somhegyi; Jan. 26 – Parker Brown, South Dakota State; Feb. 2 – Ryan Reed, Denver

GREYSEN HERTTING, SOUTH DAKOTA
Jr. // Appleton, Wis.

Earned her fifth Summit League Diver of the Week award this season
Her 25 career weekly honors extends her own league record
Recorded the highest marks in both boards of any Summit League diver last week
Finished fourth in the three-meter (271.45) and fifth in the one-meter (269.20) at the Minnesota Challenge, only finishing behind divers from the University of Minnesota

Also nominated: Larissa Grammer, Denver; Melanie Pearson, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Oct. 13 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Oct. 20 – Larissa Grammer, Denver; Oct. 27 – Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State; Nov. 3 – Miranda Knipfer, Omaha; Nov. 10 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Nov. 17 – Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State; Nov. 24 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Dec. 8 – Melissa Berger, IUPUI; Jan. 12 – Melissa Berger, IUPUI; Jan. 19 – Olivia Olesiak, South Dakota State; Jan. 26 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Feb. 2 – Larissa Grammer, Denver

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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 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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