IRVING, Texas (Jan. 10, 2017) – FIU's
Brittany Haskell has been named the Conference USA Diver of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
Haskell took first place in the 1-meter and second in the 3-meter programs as the Panthers took first in the FIU Sprint Invitational on Friday, Jan. 6.
The native of London, Ontario, scored a career-best mark of 301.65 in the 1-meter program for the top spot in the meet. Her score was also a season-best among all C-USA divers. Haskell followed that with a second-place finish in the 3-meter program (265.05). Haskell and the FIU diving corps swept both events, taking the top three spots in each during the invitational.
The award is the first of Haskell's career.
The Panthers will host the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on Saturday, Jan. 28. The meet will begin at 12:00 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/.
