Xavier University Athletics
Emily Conners Named BIG EAST Swimmer of the Week
01.16.18 | Swimming
Sophomore swept the freestyle sprints as the Xavier women swept four-team meet at IUPUI
NEW YORK - After taking the top spot in three events in the spring opener for Xavier women's swimming, sophomore Emily Conners earned a second BIG EAST Swimmer of the Week award for the 2017-18 season.
At IUPUI with Ball State and University of Indianapolis, Conners swept the freestyle sprints, helping Xavier's women sweep the four-team meet. The Sunfish Lake, Minn. native set a time of 23.86 in the 50 free to touch the wall first. In the 100 free, Conners used a time of 51.60 to take the top spot.
Conners also swam legs of the first-place winning 400 free relay and second-place finishing 200 medley relay.
Conners' honor is her second of the season and the third of her career. She was named BIG EAST Swimmer of the Week for the opening week of the 2017-18 season, and also earned the honor as a freshman, during the week of Oct. 18, 2016.
Her honor is the third of the season for Xavier, with junior Caroline Gaertner earning Swimmer of the Week for the week of Dec. 6, 2017.
Xavier returns to action next weekend, when the Musketeers travel to Cincinnati on Friday evening to face the Bearcats, as well as Virginia Tech. Events begin at 5:00 p.m. XU closes out the weekend on Sunday at the Butler Invite, with events beginning at noon.
At IUPUI with Ball State and University of Indianapolis, Conners swept the freestyle sprints, helping Xavier's women sweep the four-team meet. The Sunfish Lake, Minn. native set a time of 23.86 in the 50 free to touch the wall first. In the 100 free, Conners used a time of 51.60 to take the top spot.
Conners also swam legs of the first-place winning 400 free relay and second-place finishing 200 medley relay.
Conners' honor is her second of the season and the third of her career. She was named BIG EAST Swimmer of the Week for the opening week of the 2017-18 season, and also earned the honor as a freshman, during the week of Oct. 18, 2016.
Her honor is the third of the season for Xavier, with junior Caroline Gaertner earning Swimmer of the Week for the week of Dec. 6, 2017.
Xavier returns to action next weekend, when the Musketeers travel to Cincinnati on Friday evening to face the Bearcats, as well as Virginia Tech. Events begin at 5:00 p.m. XU closes out the weekend on Sunday at the Butler Invite, with events beginning at noon.
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