SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Denver and South Dakota State were represented in this week’s Summit League Swimming and Diving Peak Performer awards League officials unveiled Tuesday.
 
With the latest honors, Denver’s Zyad Morsy earned his league-record-tying 12^th career honor while South Dakota State’s Anna Mei Castro captured her second. It was the first career award for DU’s Joseph Hancock and Mina Ada Solaker.

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MEN’S PEAK SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Joseph Hancock, Denver
Jr | Distance Free | Des Moines, Iowa

• Collected his first career weekly award of the season
• At the Minnesota Invite, helped the Pios to a fourth-place finish that included a field of swimmers from Cal, Minnesota, Harvard, Rutgers and UNLV
• Posted the league’s fastest 1650 free time (15:07.52) to take second place out of 16 swimmers
• His runner-up finishing time was an NCAA B-Standard time and ranks fourth on Denver’s all-time list
• Clocked the league’s second-fastest 500 free time in the prelims touching the wall in 4:23.65
• Swam the 200 free in a time of 1:41.44, which ranks 12^th among the league in the event

Also nominated: Jack Ellison (South Dakota State)
 
MEN’S PEAK DIVER OF THE WEEK
Zyad Morsy, Denver
Sr | Dive | Cairo, Egypt

• Earned a league-record-tying 12^th career weekly honor, fifth of the season
• At the Minnesota Invite, helped the Pios to a fourth-place finish that included a field of swimmers from Cal, Minnesota, Harvard, Rutgers and UNLV
• Finished third in the platform dive with an NCAA Zone Cut score of 354.65
• Took fourth in the 3-meter dive with an NCAA Zone Cut final score of 358.85
• Placed fourth in the 1-meter dive with an NCAA Zone Cut score of 312.55

Also nominated: Seth Berens (South Dakota State), Owen Kipp (Omaha)
 
WOMEN’S PEAK SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Mina Ada Solaker, Denver
Jr | Back/IM | Istanbul, Turkey

• Captured her first career weekly accolade
• At the Minnesota Invite, helped the Pios to a fourth-place finish that included a field of swimmers from Cal, Minnesota, Harvard, Rutgers and UNLV
• Clocked the top times among the League in the 400 IM (4:15.32), 200 back (1:58.26) and 200 IM (2:02.32)
• Her 400 IM time earned her sixth place in a field of 24 swimmers and was an NCAA B-Standard
• The 400 IM time and the 200 back time rank sixth and tenth on Denver’s all-time lists, respectively

Also nominated: Gigi Hioki (South Dakota State)
 
WOMEN’S PEAK DIVER OF THE WEEK
Anna Mei Castro, South Dakota State
So | Dive | Barcelona, Spain

• Earned her second career weekly award, second of the season
• Won the 1-meter and placed second in the 3-meter in a dual meet against Omaha
• Posted a season-best mark of 230.48 to win the 1-meter event
• Tallied a score of 236.35 for a runner-up finish in the 3-meter

Also nominated: Kaitlin Calvery (Denver), Bella Price (Omaha)
 
2024-25 Swimming & Diving Peak Performers of the Week
Oct. 8
MS: Stefan Varga, Omaha
MD: Zyad Morsy, Denver
WS: Jessica Maeda, Denver
WD: Ava Snyder, Omaha
 
Oct. 15
MS: Dylan Wright, Denver
MD: Zyad Morsy, Denver
WS: Ines Marin, Denver
WD: Anna Mei Castro, South Dakota State
 
Oct. 22
MS: Brandon Chapman, Denver
MD: Zyad Morsy, Denver
WS: Gigi Hioki, South Dakota State
WD: Kaitlin Calvery, Denver
 
Oct. 29
MS: Stefan Varga, Omaha
MD: Owen Kipp, Omaha
WS: Payton Easley, Omaha
WD: Bella Price, Omaha
 
Nov. 5
MS: Nick Rounds, South Dakota
MD: Zyad Morsy, Denver
WS: Jessica Maeda, Denver
WD: Kaitlin Calvery, Denver
 
Nov. 12
MS: Alex Foti, St. Thomas
MD: Austin Kantor, St. Thomas
WS: Sophia Hayes, St. Thomas
WD: Hattie Opdahl, St. Thomas
 
Nov. 19
MS: Stefan Varga, Omaha
MD: Lane Pollock, Southern Indiana
WS: Hailey Matthews, Omaha
WD: Anna Bunnell, Southern Indiana
 
Nov. 26
MS: Nick Rounds, South Dakota
MD: Charlie Matthews, South Dakota
WS: Emily Kahn, South Dakota
WD: Mady Schmidt, South Dakota
 
Dec. 10
MS: Joseph Hancock, Denver
MD: Zyad Morsy, Denver
WS: Mina Ada Solaker, Denver
WD: Anna Mei Castro, South Dakota State