VILLANOVA, Pa. – Sophomores Anna Kilponen and Hugh Boris were awarded the Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week awards, the BIG EAST announced Wednesday afternoon. Kilponen won the Female Athlete of Week and Boris the Male Athlete of the Week after their performances against Georgetown.
 
Kilponen won all three of her events to help defeat Georgetown, breaking two pool records along the way. Kilponen led a Villanova sweep in the 100 Fly, swimming a pool record 54.08. She also won the 200 Fly, doing so with a personal best time. Kilponen swam 1:59.87, lowering her best by one one-hundredths of a second. Her times for both events are currently the best in the BIG EAST. She was on Villanova's pool record-setting 400 Medley Relay team as well, swimming the butterfly leg in 53.01. This is the first weekly award of her career.
 
Boris had a pair of victories in the breaststroke events against Georgetown. He won the 200 Breast in 2:01.65 and the 100 Breast in 55.48. His 100 Breast time was the eighth best race in school history, tying his BIG EAST Championships preliminary race. He currently leads the BIG EAST in both events. He also swam the breaststroke leg of Villanova's second-place 400 Medley Relay team, swimming 55.02. This is the second weekly award of his career, as he won the award on Oct. 16 last season.
 
Kilponen next competes against Penn on Nov. 4, and Boris next sees action on Nov. 4 at Penn State.