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Swimmer of the Week

Men's Swimming & Diving Niko Blankenship

Cronin, Sanes and Walker Earn Summit League Weekly Honors

The Pioneer trio led Denver to dual victories last weekend at El Pomar

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – University of Denver women's swimmer Kylie Cronin (Marblehead, Mass.), diver Sammy Walker (Los Gatos, Calif.) and men's swimmer Adriel Sanes (Rosharon, Texas) have been named award winners for this week's Summit League honors, the league office announced on Tuesday.
 
Cronin won four individual events to help lead the Pioneers to a pair of dual victories against Colorado State and Colorado Mesa last week. The Denver senior earned her first Summit League Swimmer of the Week honor after sweeping the 100 fly and 200 fly events over the weekend. Cronin's altitude adjusted time of 59.42 in the 100 fly and 2:02.43 in the 200 fly both rank 30th in the country (as of 10/14).
 
Walker won the 3-meter dive in the Pioneers dual win over Colorado Mesa on Saturday, a day after finishing second overall against Colorado State. The Denver senior's award in the fourth weekly award of her collegiate career.
 
Sanes won all four events he swam in a dual against Colorado Mesa, including a sweep of the two breaststroke events. The Denver junior's altitude adjusted time of 2:01.38 in the 200 breast ranks 12th in the country (as of 10/14). This week's award is the second of Sanes' career.
 
UP NEXT:. Denver's men will be back in action Saturday against Air Force at 1 p.m. MT at El Pomar Natatorium. The Pioneers will honor their seniors before the meet on Saturday. This weekend, the Denver women head to Miami for the 2019 Dual-A-Pool-Ooza. The three-dual weekend will begin on Friday at 3 p.m. MT.  
 
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Players Mentioned

Kylie Cronin

Kylie Cronin

Butterfly
5' 5"
Junior
Sammy Walker

Sammy Walker

Dive
5' 3"
Junior
Adriel Sanes

Adriel Sanes

Breaststroke/IM
6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kylie Cronin

Kylie Cronin

5' 5"
Junior
Butterfly
Sammy Walker

Sammy Walker

5' 3"
Junior
Dive
Adriel Sanes

Adriel Sanes

6' 3"
Sophomore
Breaststroke/IM