UConn earns Big East Presidents Award for excellence beyond athletics [Video]

STORRS, Conn. — The Big East Conference has distinguished UConn’s student-athletes for success they’ve found beyond the field, court, rink, track or swimming pool.

On Friday, UConn received the Big East’s Presidents’ Award for the 2023-2024. The honor is given to the conference member that has excelled at the highest levels in academics, athletics and citizenship.

Created by the league’s presidents in 2015, the award represents community impact. The recipient is chosen by a selection committee of athletic and academic administrators from each Big East school.

According to a release from the UConn Division of Athletics, each university or college affiliated with the Big East provided the selection committee with a long list highlighting its accomplishments in each area.

Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman said Big East Schools have long combined athletic and academic success with involvement in their …