DU’s Walker and IUPUI’s Somhegyi Claim Diver of the Week Awards
DU’s Walker and IUPUI’s Somhegyi Claim Diver of the Week Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Sammy Walker earned Summit League Women's Diver of the Week while IUPUI's Krisztian Somhegyi earned Summit League Men's Diver of the Week award for their performances during the week of Jan. 2-8.
SAMMY WALKER, DENVER
So. // Dallas, Texas
- Earned her second career Summit League Diver of the Week, second this season
- Scored a 283.95 in the three-meter dive, placing her fourth in the league
- Had scores of 228.83 and 239.18 in the one-meter dive
Also nominated: Melissa Berger, IUPUI
Previous honorees: Oct. 11 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Oct. 18 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota;
Oct. 25 – Melissa Berger, IUPUI; Nov. 1 – Emily Moore, South Dakota State; Nov. 8 – Greysen Hertting, South Dakota; Nov. 15 – Andrea Brosnahan, Omaha; Nov. 22 – Melissa Berger, IUPUI; Dec. 6 – Andrea Brosnahan, Omaha; Dec. 20 – Sammy Walker, Denver
KRISZTIAN SOMHEGYI, IUPUI
So. // Gyal, Hungary
- Earned his 10th Summit League Diver of the Week award and fifth this season
- Finished the one-meter dive with a score of 326.50, placing third
- Finished the platform dive with a score of 323.10, placing third
- Set a new season high with a 388.55 in the three-meter dive, taking the number one spot in the league
Previous honorees: Oct. 18 – Isaac Morris, South Dakota; Oct. 25 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Nov. 1 – Joey Weber, South Dakota State; Nov. 8 – Joey Weber, South Dakota State; Nov. 15 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Nov. 22 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Dec. 6 – Krisztian Somhegyi, IUPUI; Dec. 20 – Jackson Martin, 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 newly re-designed 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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