IRVING, Texas (Feb. 7, 2017) – FIU's Rebecca Quesnel has been named the Conference USA Diver of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
 
Quesnel recorded her best scores of the season in both the 1-meter and platform programs to help FIU down Conference USA foe Florida Atlantic, 185-106, this past week. With the win, FIU improved to 10-3 in dual meets this season, while picking up the team's seventh win at home.
 
Quesnel posted a 307.42 in the 1-meter for the second-highest score of her career in the event. She holds the school record in the 1-meter with a 308.85. The score was also her seventh mark good enough to qualify for NCAA Zone Diving this season.
 
The Burlington, Ontario, native registered a school-record 325.35 in the platform, besting her previous record of 299.80 set at the 2016 C-USA Swimming and Diving Championships. The score was also good enough to qualify for NCAA Zone Diving.
 
With her performances this past week, Quesnel owns the top score in all three events in the conference this season (307.42 – 1-meter; 301.65 – 3-meter; 325.35 – platform).
 
The award is the 17th of Quesnel's career.
 
The Panthers will now turn their attention to the Conference USA Swimming and Diving Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. The back-to-back league champs will look for their third-straight crown beginning Feb. 22.
 
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