Leverenz Repeats With #BIGEASTtrack Weekly Honors
Butler's Johnny Leverenz and Villanova's Nicole Hutchinson impress at season's second outdoor meet.
 
BIG EAST Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Johnny Leverenz, Butler, Junior
For the second week in a row, Leverenz is tabbed the BIG EAST's top track athlete after winning the 800 meters, this time at the Raleigh Relays on Saturday. The junior ran a 1:49.48, narrowly edging East Carolina's Stephano Migliorati (1:49.54). His 800 time currently lists eighth nationally.
 
BIG EAST Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Eric Fellin, Marquette, Junior
Fellin took second place in the javelin at the Joey Haines Invite at SEMO. His personal-best throw of 57.02 meters lists fifth all-time at Marquette and currently lists second in the BIG EAST this season.
 
BIG EAST Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Nicole Hutchinson, Villanova, Junior
Hutchinson collects her second consecutive BIG EAST certificate after winning the 5,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays this weekend. Running the 5K for the first time in her collegiate career, the junior recorded the third-fastest time in the nation this season at 15:46.22. It's the fastest by a Wildcat since 2012.
 
BIG EAST Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Keely Knobbe, Marquette, Junior
Knobbe claimed the top hammer throw mark in the BIG EAST this season with a toss of 52.61 meters (172-07 feet) at the Joey Haines Invite at SEMO on Friday. Her mark was a personal best and the No. 9 distance all-time at Marquette.
 
BIG EAST Notable Performances

• Butler's Allie Vogeler crossed the line in a school-record 59.47 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Raleigh Relays on Saturday. That time was good for fourth in the top section. She currently sits at the No. 34 spot in the NCAA.
• Georgetown's full squad competed for the first time this past weekend and saw a pair of performances that rank in the top 30 of the NCAA in 2018. Michael Crozier recorded a PR of 29:14.68 in the 10K to list tops in the BIG EAST and 27^th nationally, while Margie Cullen finished the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:23.10 for the conference's top clip and the 25^th-best in the NCAA – both competed at the Stanford Invitational as the Hoyas split between Palo Alto, the Raleigh Relays and the Pepsi Florida Relays.
• In their first outdoor meet of the season, the Friars saw impressive performances by Nick Carleo and Catarina Rocha. Carleo ran a time of 3:47.03 to finish seventh at the Raleigh Relays in the 1,500 meters. He also ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x800 meter team with a time of 7:31.62.  Rocha finished fifth in the 5K at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 15:55.86. The time is an eight-second personal best and is the first time she has broken the 16 minute barrier. The time ranks second in the conference, eighth in the East region, and 13th in the NCAA.
• At the Raleigh Relays, Villanova's Casey Comber set a PR in the 5K with the 37^th-fastest time in the NCAA this season of 14:06.90.
• William Roberts led Xavier at the Oliver Nikoloff Open with a program-record 55.06 finish in the 400-meter hurdles.