NEW YORK – Xavier’s Emily Conners and Jon Bernard collect the inaugural BIG EAST swimming and diving awards of the 2019-20 season. This week includes performances from the past two weekends as teams across the country begin their seasons. Butler, Providence, Seton Hall, and Xaiver have competed at least once, while Georgetown and Villanova will kick off competition on Oct. 10 and Oct. 12, respectively
BIG EAST Women’s Athlete of the Week
Emily Conners, Xavier, Sr., Free (Sunfish Lake, Minn.)
Conners continues led the Musketeers in freestyle sprints, claiming a pair of event wins in the 50 free and 100 free in the season opening Butler Double Duals.