USD’s Chapman, NDSU’s Pasiowitz Claim #SummitOTF Athletes of the Week

4/26/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Peter Chapman was named Summit League Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week while North Dakota State's Courtney Pasiowitz earned Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award for their performances during the week of April 18-24.

MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
PETER CHAPMAN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Sr. // Murrieta, Calif.

Named Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the first time of his career
Placed first in the pole vault at the USD Twilight on April 19
His winning height of 17-1.25 (5.22m) is a Summit League-best this season and ranks 36^th nationally
Added a third-place finish in the same event at the Kansas Relays over the weekend

Also nominated: Robert Murphy, IUPUI; Brandt Berghuis, North Dakota State; Tommy Dial, Oral Roberts; Josh Thomas, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: March 22 – Teivaskie Lewin, South Dakota; March 29 – Brock Larson, North Dakota State; April 5 – Joel Reichow, South Dakota State; April 12 – Matti Mortimore, North Dakota State; April 19 – Teivaskie Lewin, South Dakota

WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
COURTNEY PASIOWITZ, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // Coon Rapids, Minn.

Earned her first Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award of her career
Won the shot put at the Lyle Hokanson Classic over the weekend
Her winning toss of 52-01.25 (15.88m) is best in The Summit League this season and ranks 40^th in the NCAA
Finished in sixth in the hammer throw (178-2) and ninth in the javelin (111-6) at the same meet

Also nominated: Amairany Cruz, IUPUI; Stephanie Ahrens, Omaha; Omega Reese, Oral Roberts; Danielle Waldner, South Dakota; Sheila Grant-Shaffer, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: March 22 – Jenna Stephens, South Dakota State; March 29 – Rose Jackson, North Dakota State; April 5 – Jazzelena Black, South Dakota State; April 12 – Sierra Rosenau, North Dakota State; April 19 – Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State

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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