MIAMI (Jan. 29, 2016) – The FIU swimming and diving team (7-4) will host the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, Jan. 30 for the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center. The meet is set to start at noon.
Admission to Saturday's meet is free to the public.
Prior to the meet, the Panthers will honor
Valerie Inghels,
Jessica Piper and
Becky Wilde, who will be taking part in their final home competition at FIU.
The Panthers have won seven dual meets this season, including wins over Conference USA foes Rice (133-90) and Florida Atlantic (138-62), as well as, ranked opponents Kansas (No. 44) (150.50-148.50) and Miami (No. 24) (122-83).
On the year, FIU has claimed 10 C-USA weekly awards (Swimmer and Diver of the Week), while sweeping the weekly awards four times. Sophomores
Rebecca Quesnel and
Kyna Pereira are the league's only four-time winner this season. Pereira is the reigning C-USA Swimmer of the Week after a pair of first-place finishes in both the 500 and 1000 free at FGCU last weekend.
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/.
