Summit Points provides a weekly look at news and notes from around The Summit League and its 10 league members. Check thesummitleague.org each Friday for an updated notebook of league.
BASEBALL TOURNAMENT IN FULL SWING
The Summit League Baseball Championship is in day two in Tulsa, Okla., with the championship game scheduled for Saturday. Click here to follow all the action through the official tournament webpage.
SUMMIT LEAGUE SENDS 50 TO NCAA TRACK & FIELD PRELIMINARY ROUND
A total of 50 Summit League athletes will compete in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Preliminary Round this weekend in an attempt to reach the NCAA Championships. Click here to see who is competing and where as well as links to the NCAA's competition schedules and results.
NDSU's CHMIELEWSKI NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
North Dakota State's Melissa Chmielewski, the 2010 Summit League Softball Player of the Year, was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® University Division first team this week. To read the entire release from NDSU, click here.
MORE NATIONAL HONORS FOR NDSU
North Dakota State women's golfer Amy Anderson received honorable mention All-America honors by the National Golf Coaches Association. To read NDSU's release, click here.
BASEBALL DUO NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TEAM
North Dakota State's Zach Wentz and South Dakota State's John Lee were named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American baseball team. Lee was a first team selection while Wentz was named to the second team. Click here to read more.
LEAGUE BASEBALL HONORS ANNOUNCED
The 2010 Summit League baseball all-league teams and individual awards were announced Thursday. Click here to read the rundown of accolades.
UMKC'S BOYER FEATURED
UMKC track standout Anthony Boyer was featured in the Kansas City Star this week. The senior hurdler was involved in a serious auto accident in 2007 and is now setting records on the track. To read the entire article, click here.
ORAL ROBERTS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM RETURNS FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The Oral Roberts women's basketball team recently returned from a 10-day trip to the Dominican Republic. Click here to read a Q&A with head coach Jerry Finkbeiner and to learn more about the trip.
OAKLAND MEN'S SOCCER TEAM PARTICIPATES IN FUND-RAISER FOR YOUNG CANCER PATIENT
The Oakland University men's soccer team continued its outreach program in the community as they spent the day at Let's Kick it for Jonah fundraiser on Saturday at Davis Junior High School in Sterling Heights, Mich. To read the story and view the photo gallery, click here.
WESTERN ILLINOIS CAPS SUCCESSFUL SEASON OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
Western Illinois' athletic teams raised nearly $15,000 while logging 2,950 hours of community service during the 2009-10 academic year. To learn more about the work of the Fighting Leathernecks, click here.
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