NEW YORK – Former Creighton men's soccer player Sven Koenig claimed the 2018-19 BIG EAST Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, Presented by Sunkist. Koenig will receive a $4,000 scholarship, which may be applied to graduate or professional studies. He is the first male honoree from Creighton. The selection was made by the Conference's Academic Affairs Committee and was announced by the BIG EAST on Wednesday.
The Conference also announced the male winners of the 2018-19 BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarships, Presented by Sunkist. Each institutional winner receives $2,000 toward graduate studies.
Two of the men's institutional winners were from men's soccer teams.