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Roas and Robrock Named Summit League Swimmers of the Week

Jan. 31, 2017

ELMHURST, Ill. - University of Denver senior women's swimmer Johanna Roas (Munich, Germany) and senior men's swimmer Kyle Robrock (Savage, Minn.) have been named the Summit League Swimmers of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday.

Johanna Roas, DENVER
Sr. // Munich, Germany

  • Collected her first Summit League Swimmer of the Week award of the season and sixth of her career
  • Recorded four first-place finishes in Denver's dual meet victory over Air Force
  • Won the 50 fly (24.68), 200 free (1:47.36)
  • Set a El Pomar pool record in the 200 free (1:47.36), after the NCAA altitude adjustment she broke a school record and league record and earned an NCAA B standard

Previous honorees: Oct. 11 - Hannah Gupton, South Dakota; Oct. 18 - Amanda Sanders, Denver; Oct. 25 - Olivia Treski, IUPUI; Nov. 1 - Kristin Erf, South Dakota State; Nov. 8 - Cassie Hendricks, South Dakota State; Nov. 15 - Morgan Stepp, Omaha; Nov. 22 - Olivia Treski, IUPUI; Dec. 6 - Bailey Andison, Denver; Dec. 20 - Annelyse Tullier, Denver; Jan. 10 - Morgan McCormick, Denver/Olivia Treski, IUPUI; Jan. 17 - Bailey Andison, Denver; Jan. 24 - Amanda Sanders, Denver

Kyle Robrock, DENVER
Sr. // Savage, Minn.

  • Named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the first time this season and third time of his career
  • In dual meet win over Air Force, collected four first-place finishes (two individual, two relay)
  • Finished with a 21.64 in the 50 fly and a 19.93 in the 50 free
  • Earned his fourth 50 free win this season
  • Swam the leadoff leg of the 200 free relay to set the El Pomar pool record at 19.91 for a 50 free

Previous honorees: Oct. 11 - Chris Neaveill, Western Illinois; Oct. 18 - Nathan Spencer, South Dakota; Oct. 25 - John Ragsdell; Nov. 1 - Colin Gilbert, Denver; Nov. 8 - Wyatt Rumrill, South Dakota State; Nov. 15 - Matt Jacobs, Eastern Illinois; Nov. 22 - John Ragsdell, IUPUI; Dec. 6 - Anton Loncar, Denver; Dec. 20 - Ben Severino, Denver; Jan. 10 - Andrew Torres, Denver/David Sweezer, IUPUI; Jan. 17 - Colin Gilbert, Denver; Jan. 24 - Josh Sorbe, South Dakota

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Up Next:

Denver will have the next two weekends off this week before heading to the 2017 Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships February 15-18 in Indianapolis, Ind.

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 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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Players Mentioned

Colin Gilbert

Colin Gilbert

Freestyle/Butterfly
6' 1"
Freshman
Anton Loncar

Anton Loncar

Backstroke
6' 3"
Freshman
Kyle Robrock

Kyle Robrock

Backstroke/Freestyle/IM
5' 10"
Junior
Ben Severino

Ben Severino

Freestyle/IM
6' 0"
Sophomore
Andrew Torres

Andrew Torres

Butterfly/Freestyle
6' 0"
Junior
Bailey Andison

Bailey Andison

Breaststroke/IM
5' 10"
Sophomore
Morgan McCormick

Morgan McCormick

Backstroke
5' 7"
Junior
Johanna Roas

Johanna Roas

Backstroke
5' 11"
Senior
Amanda Sanders

Amanda Sanders

Breaststroke/IM
5' 7"
Senior
Annelyse Tullier

Annelyse Tullier

Freestyle
5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Colin Gilbert

Colin Gilbert

6' 1"
Freshman
Freestyle/Butterfly
Anton Loncar

Anton Loncar

6' 3"
Freshman
Backstroke
Kyle Robrock

Kyle Robrock

5' 10"
Junior
Backstroke/Freestyle/IM
Ben Severino

Ben Severino

6' 0"
Sophomore
Freestyle/IM
Andrew Torres

Andrew Torres

6' 0"
Junior
Butterfly/Freestyle
Bailey Andison

Bailey Andison

5' 10"
Sophomore
Breaststroke/IM
Morgan McCormick

Morgan McCormick

5' 7"
Junior
Backstroke
Johanna Roas

Johanna Roas

5' 11"
Senior
Backstroke
Amanda Sanders

Amanda Sanders

5' 7"
Senior
Breaststroke/IM
Annelyse Tullier

Annelyse Tullier

5' 8"
Sophomore
Freestyle