USD’s Lewin, SDSU’s Stephens Claim #SummitOTF Honors

3/22/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Teivaskie Lewin was named Summit League Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week while South Dakota State's Jenna Stephens earned Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award for their performances during the week of March 14-20.

TEIVASKIE LEWIN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Sr. // Montego Bay, Jamaica

Named Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the third time in his career
Registered the nation's third-fastest time (13.87) in the 110-meter hurdles at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., over the weekend
His second-place time was also No. 2 in the NCAA West Region and tops in the league this season
The senior was also a part of the 4x100-meter relay team that set a new record in the state of South Dakota with time of 40.15, which ranks seventh nationally

Also nominated: Robert Murphy, IUPUI; Matti Mortimore, North Dakota State; Jeremiah Ary, South Dakota State

JENNA STEPHENS, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // Rapid City, S.D.

Named Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career
Won the triple jump at the Tulsa Duels with a distance of 40-9.75 (12.44m)
Her mark is No. 7 on the NCAA list this season and best in The Summit League
Also posted an eighth-place finish in the high jump (4-11)

Also nominated: Zoey Johnson, IUPUI; Sierra Rosenau, North Dakota State; Noni Henderson, Omaha; Katie Wetzstein, 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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