NEW YORK – Georgetown sophomore Phoebe Slaughter and Seton Hall junior Josh Tosoni collect the initial BIG EAST swimming and diving awards of the season. This week includes performances from the past two weekends as teams across the country begin their seasons. All BIG EAST schools have competed at least once, except Villanova which will kick off competition on Oct. 13.
BIG EAST Women’s Athlete of the Week
Phoebe Slaughter, Georgetown, So., Free/IM (Darien, Conn.)
Slaughter won a team-high three individual events against Davidson. She touched first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08.20. That time puts her second in the league. In the 200-yard breaststroke, she was clocked at 2:26.53, which is third-best in the conference so far. Her time in the 200-yard individual medley is the fastest in the BIG EAST at 2:09.53.
BIG EAST Men’s Athlete of the Week
Josh Tosoni, Seton Hall, Jr., Breast/Free (Arnold, Md.)
Tosoni was victorious in both events over the weekend while setting pool records in each at Rider. In the 100-yard breaststroke, he touched the wall first in a record-setting time of 57.45. With a time of 2:06.21, Tosoni broke another record in the 200-yard breaststroke, which puts him in the top-50 in the country this season. Both times are the fastest in the league so far.
Notable Performances
Drew Carbone, Georgetown, So., Back/IM (Chelmsford, Mass.)
Carbone was victorious in a team-high three individual events and a relay against Davidson. He was first to the wall in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke, as well as the 200-yard IM, coming in at 51.07, 1:52.30 and 1:55.81, respectively. He was also on the winning 200-yard freestyle relay, which clocked in at 1:26.77. All of his times are the best so far in the BIG EAST.
Emma Kauffeld, Xavier, So., Free/IM (Wilton, Conn.)
Kauffeld recorded two wins at the Butler Double Duals on Sept. 30 in the 500-yard freestyle (5:11.91) and the 1000-yard freestyle (10:37.50). She then went on to capture a second in the 500-yard freestyle at Louisville over the weekend in 5:13.43, along with a third in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:42.41.
#BIGEASTswim Results
Butler hosted the Butler Double Duals to start the season on Sept. 30, which also featured BIG EAST rival Xavier. On the women’s side, the Bulldogs went 1-3, while the Musketeers went 4-0. The Xavier men went 2-1.
Georgetown men and women each picked up wins over the weekend at home against Davidson. The women defeated the Wildcats 195-94, while the men won 167-122.
Providence competed in the New England Catholic Invite hosted by Boston College, which also featured Fairfield and Holy Cross with both men’s and women’s teams. Assumption, Merrimack and St. Francis competed with just their women’s squads. The Friar women finished fourth and the men placed second as a team.
Seton Hall opened the season at Rider, where the Pirate women defeated the Broncs 170-126. The men fell in a close meet 163-137.
Xavier went on the road to Louisville, whose women’s team finished in the top-5 at the NCAA Championships last season and men were in the top-10. The Musketeer women fell 185-73, while the men were defeated 172.5-81.5.