MIAMI (February 20, 2018) – FIU swimming and diving standouts
Letizia Bertelli (Cremona, Italy) and
Rebecca Quesnel (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) have been named to the six-member 2018 In-Touch Credit Union Conference USA All-Academic Team, as announced by the league office on Feb. 20. Bertelli is a repeat selection from 2017.
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Bertelli, a two-time C-USA Commissioner's Medal recipient, has earned a 3.82 GPA while studying international business. The senior swam in all 13 of FIU's meets this season and notched four first-place finishes, including against Miami twice (50 Free and 100 Free), Tulane and Georgia Southern. Bertelli set a career-best time in the 100 Back this season. The 2017 Conference USA Swimmer of the Year, she competed in five events at the NCAA Championships in 2017.
Quesnel has twice been named to the C-USA Honor Roll (2016 and 2017). She maintains a 3.73 GP while majoring in Criminal Justice. Quesnel is a two-time Diver of the Week this season and has posted three first-place finishes, including Miami and Illinois. She was a First-Team All-American, a Bronze Medalist in Platform at NCAA Championships, and the C-USA Diver of the Year in 2017.
FIU begins its quest for its fourth-straight Conference USA title when the Panthers take to the pool for the C-USA Championships, Feb. 21-24, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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