IRVING, Texas (Dec. 20, 2016) – FIU's
Rebecca Quesnel has been named the Conference USA Diver of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
Quesnel won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving programs versus Georgia Southern as FIU picked up its seventh-straight dual victory on Thursday, Dec. 15. FIU downed Georgia State, 218-138, to improve to 4-0 at home this season.
Quesnel posted season-high scores of 296.25 (1-meter) and 301.65 (3-meter) versus the Eagles; both were NCAA Diving Zone B qualifying marks. The first place finish in the 1-meter was the third of the season for the Burlington, Ontario, native, while her victory in the 3-meter was fourth of the year. Both scores are the top scores in C-USA this season.
Quesnel led a diving corps that swept both programs, outscoring the Eagles, 36-8.
The award is the 15th of Quesnel's career.
FIU will next host a tri-meet versus Yale and Cornell on Thursday, Dec. 29. The event is slated to begin at 5:00 p.m. from the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center.
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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/.
