MIAMI (Oct. 19, 2016) – Following the FIU swimming and diving teams 3-0 sweep at last weekend's Dual-A-Palooza, the Panthers jumped up to No. 27 in the collegeswimming.com national poll as well as No. 5 in the outlet's mid-major poll this week.
FIU was perfect on the weekend during the event in Houston, Texas. The Panthers topped Tulane, 142-82, defeated C-USA foe Rice, 104-98, and downed Denver, 119.50-85.50, for the weekend sweep. Denver is currently ranked No. 22 in the latest poll and is listed as the top mid-major team in the nation. Rice sits at No. 24 nationally, and is No. 2 in the mid-major poll, while Tulane ranks 34
th in the nation and is ninth among mid-major programs.
FIU will next host the FIU Tri-Meet featuring Nova Southeastern and Indian River State on Friday, Oct. 21. The meet is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. from the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center.
Fans are encouraged to follow the Panthers on Twitter (@FIUSwimDive) and become a fan on Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUSwimmingAndDiving) for all the latest Swimming and Diving news. Follow all of FIU's 18 athletic teams on Twitter (@FIUAthletics), Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUSports), YouTube (FIUPanthers), and Instagram (FIUathletics).
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
