NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Villanova men's swimming and diving team tabbed their first BIG EAST weekly honor of the 2018-19 season. For the week of Jan. 23, junior diver Michael Perra was named Male Athlete of the Week.

Perra's performance against La Salle is what secured his weekly honor. He swept first place in both the 1- and 3-meter diving events against the Explorers. His score of 310.42 earned him the top spot in the 1-meter dive and marked his best finish of the season. This score was also over 40 points better than the second-place finisher and places him 33 points higher than the next best scorer in the BIG EAST so far this season. In the 3-meter event, he scored a 300.45 and currently holds the top mark on the high board in the conference this season.

Perra and the rest of the Wildcats will compete again this Saturday, Jan. 26 at 12 p.m. when they face the UConn Huskies in Storrs, Conn.