BIG EAST Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Casey Comber, Villanova, Graduate Student
Comber recorded the fourth-fastest time in Division I this season in the 1,500 meters at the Joe Walker Invite, coming within 0.26 seconds of meeting the Olympic Trials qualifying standard. Comber lowered his personal best from earlier this season by nearly two seconds and recorded the fifth-fastest time in school history. He was one of six BIG EAST runners (Villanova, Georgetown) who competed in the 1500 meters at the Joe Walker Invite.
BIG EAST Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Michael Jeffers, UConn, Junior
At the UConn Dog Fight meet, Jeffers recorded a personal best in the javelin with the top throw in the BIG EAST this year at 64.