Kauth Named BIG EAST Swimmer of the Week

NEW YORK - Freshman Tyler Kauth (Wall, N.J.) of the Seton Hall men's swimming team has been named the BIG EAST Swimmer of the Week, announced Tuesday by the league office.

Kauth won the 100 back in 51.90 and 200 back in 1:51.50 to help lead the Pirates to a 235-115 victory over Georgetown and a 217-129 triumph over Villanova at the Rutgers Quad Meet this weekend.

The New Jersey native also swam the first leg for the winning 200 medley relay squad that completed the race in 1:33.59 and was the leadoff man for the 400 medley relay team that won in 3:26.16.

He currently holds the best conference time in the 200 back (1:50.98), and ranks second in the 100 back with a time of 51.90 – just 0.27 behind the leader.

With its two wins this weekend, Seton Hall improves to 8-1, 4-0 BIG EAST. Looking ahead, the Pirates will travel to Fairfax, Va. to compete in the Patriot Invitational hosted by George Mason on Nov. 17-19.

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