Mavericks, Coyotes seize Kwik Star #SummitSD weekly awards

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Omaha’s Brooke Robbins and the South Dakota trio of Nick Rounds, Charlie Matthews, and Gabbie Ahrendt have been named the most recent Summit League Kwik Star Swimming and Diving Peak Performers of the Week, league officers introduced Tuesday. Rounds and Matthews garnered the boys’s swimmer and diver awards, respectively, whereas Ahrendt and Robbins earned the ladies’s swimmer and diver honors, respectively.

Rounds delivered a stellar weekend for the Yotes, inserting first in seven occasions. The sophomore claimed victories within the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 medley relay within the Omaha twin, then adopted up with first-place finishes within the 50 free, 100 fly, 200 medley relay, and 200 free relay towards South Dakota State. Teammate Matthews added a pair of first-place finishes, successful the 1-meter dive towards Omaha with a rating of 306.68 (private greatest, NCAA Zone qualifying mark) and taking first within the 3-meter dive vs. SDSU.

On the ladies’s facet, Ahrendt paced USD with a first-place end within the 100 fly (57.53) towards Omaha, then adopted with wins within the 100 fly, 100 free, and 200 medley relay vs. South Dakota State. Omaha’s Robbins posted a successful rating of 255.30 within the 3-meter dive towards USD and added a runner-up end within the 1-meter with a rating of 243.10.

 

MEN’S PEAK SWIMMER OF THE WEEK

Nick Rounds, South Dakota

So. | Free/Back | West Des Moines, Iowa

• Won three of 4 races within the twin vs. Omaha, together with victories within the 50 free, 100 free, and the 200 medley relay
• Swept his occasions vs. SDSU, successful the 50 free, 100 fly, 200 medley relay, and 200 free relay
• Collected his sixth profession weekly award and fourth this season

Also nominated: Alexander Sadowski (Eastern Illinois), Brady Wainionpaa (Omaha), Cody Vertin (South Dakota State).
 
MEN’S PEAK DIVER OF THE WEEK
Charlie Matthews, South Dakota

Jr. | Dive | Overland Park, Kan.

• Placed first within the 1M in a twin vs. Omaha with a rating of 306.68, a private greatest and NCAA zone qualifying rating 
• Collected first within the 3M in a twin vs SDSU with a rating of 277.70
• Collected his third profession weekly award

Also nominated: Owen Kipp (Omaha), Roman Billings (South Dakota State).

WOMEN’S PEAK SWIMMER OF THE WEEK

Gabbie Ahrendt, South Dakota

Jr. | Free | Sioux Falls, S.D.

• Earned first place within the 100 fly with a time of 57.53 towards Omaha
• Topped the rostrum within the 100 fly, 100 free, and 200 medley relay on the SDSU twin meet
• Collected her second profession weekly award

Also nominated: Anna Mueller (Eastern Illinois), Addisyn Storms (Omaha), Gigi Hioki (South Dakota State).
 
WOMEN’S PEAK DIVER OF THE WEEK
Brooke Robbins, Omaha

Jr. | Dive | Kansas City, Mo.

• Won the 3-meter dive within the USD twin with a rating of 255.30
• Finished in second within the 1-meter dive with a rating of 243.10
• Collected her first profession weekly award

Also nominated: Mady Schmidt (South Dakota), Lily Davis (South Dakota State).

2025-26 Swimming & Diving Peak Performers of the Week

Oct. 7

MS: Hamish McLellan, Denver

MD: Trip Gregory, Denver

WS: Addisyn Storms, Omaha

WD: Kaitlin Calvery, Denver

 

Oct. 14

MS: David Bosch, South Dakota State

MD: Owen Kipp, Omaha

WS: Gigi Hioki, South Dakota State

WD: Ava Johnson, Omaha

 

Oct. 21

MS: Hamish McLellan, Denver

MD: Colin Breuer, Denver

WS: Ellie Undem, St. Thomas

WD: Savanna Berry, Denver

 

Oct. 28

MS: Jerrin Dale, Southern Indiana

MD: Lane Pollock, Southern Indiana

WS: Samantha Synsvoll, Denver

WD: Savanna Berry, Denver       

 

Nov. 4

MS: Nick Rounds, South Dakota

MD: Nathan Frette, Omaha

WS: Julia Saxman, Denver

WD: Bella Price, Omaha

 

Nov. 18

MS: Brady Wainionpaa, Omaha

MD: N/A

WS: Julia Thomas, Omaha

WD: N/A

 

Nov. 25

MS: Nick Rounds, South Dakota

MD: Maddox Mork, South Dakota

WS: Emily DiProspero, South Dakota

WD: Maya Kelly, St. Thomas

 

Dec. 9

MS: Hamish McLellan, Denver

MD: N/A

WS: Julia Saxman, Denver

WD: N/A

 

Jan. 6

MS: Nick Rounds, South Dakota

MD: Dakotah Parker, Denver

WS: Brooke Gothard, St. Thomas

WD: Savanna Berry, Denver

 

Jan. 13

MS: Gabe Jones, Denver

MD: Trip Gregory, Denver

WS: Samantha Synsvoll, Denver              

WD: Savanna Berry, Denver

 

Jan. 20

MS: Stefan Varga, Omaha

MD: Colin Breuer, Denver

WS: Sabrina Rachjaibun, Denver

WD: Savanna Berry, Denver

 

Jan. 27

MS: Nick Rounds, South Dakota

MD: Charlie Matthews, South Dakota

WS: Gabbie Ahrendt, South Dakota

WD: Brooke Robbins, Omaha

 

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