LOUISVILLE (Nov. 19 2016) – The FIU swimming and diving team continued its push for a first place finish in the 2016 Louisville Invitational sitting less than 500 points from first place Louisville following Saturday's competition from the Ralph Wright Natatorium.
Junior
Kyna Pereira was 0.07 seconds off of her personal record in the in the 200 free as part of the 800 Free Relay. The native of Umkomaas, South Africa, notched an NCAA Standard B mark of 1:46.53.
FIU's divers continued their dominance, as the Panthers took the top three spots in the 3-meter program.
Rebecca Quesnel posted a score of 293.70 in the 1-meter program.
Brooke Bouchard recorded a 274.50 and
Brittany Haskell notched a score of 266.07.
Senior
Jennifer Alfani notched an NCAA B standard time on the day with a time of 55.04. Alfani finished with a sixth-place finish.
Naomi Ruele notched another NCAA B Standard in the 100 back while
Letizia Bertelli and
Jennifer Deist notched the NCAA B standard in the 100 fly.
The third and final day of the Louisville Invitational will take place on Sunday, Nov. 20.
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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/.
