BIG EAST Female Athlete of the Week
Sydney Perkins, Jr., UConn
Perkins earned a pair of individual victories as UConn defeated conference rival Villanova, 174-126, on Saturday. The junior delivered the fastest BIG EAST performances of the season in both the 100 breast (1:03.05) and 200 breast (2:17.60) while also contributing to a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:43.13), swimming the second leg in 28.54.

BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week
Connor Lathrop, Gr., Xavier
Lathrop led the Musketeer men in points at the Akron Zips Classic, beginning with a 4:36.12 mark in the 500 free, good for the second fastest time in the BIG EAST this season. On the second day of competition, the graduate student registered the fastest conference mark of the year in the 200 back, finishing 8^th in 1:48.94. Additionally, Lathrop delivered the third and fourth fastest league finishes in the 400 IM (3:59.61) and 100 back (50.54), respectively.  He also swam the leadoff leg of the 800 free relay for the Musketeer A-team, clocking the fastest 200 split of the year (1:40.61).