University of Connecticut Athletics
Patricia Mroczkowski Wins BIG EAST Weekly Award
3/23/2022 3:39:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
STORRS, Conn. - UConn junior Patricia Mroczkowski (Berlin, Conn.) was named the BIG EAST Female Field Athlete of the week in the first outdoor awards handed out this spring. Freshman Kasey Savage (Tolland, Conn.) was named the BIG EAST Field Athlete of the Week on the men's side.
Mroczkowski got off to a strong start to the outdoor season at the UCF Black & Gold Invite, taking second place in the high jump at 1.72 meters. It currently leads the BIG EAST and lists 19th nationally.
Savage was eighth in the high jump clearing a height of 1.97 meters, setting a PR. Savage came back in the triple jump and took sixth place with a leap of 14.58 meters, a personal best outdoors. He currently leads the BIG EAST in triple jump and lists second behind teammate Daniel Claxton in the high jump. His high jump and triple jump marks both rank 68th nationally.
