MIAMI (Nov. 5, 2016) – Winning 12 of the 13 events, the FIU swimming and diving team (6-1) defeated the North Florida Osprey, 168-85, on Saturday afternoon from the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center.
In dominant fashion, the Panthers collected their sixth-straight win and improved to 3-0 at home this season.
FIU opened the afternoon taking the top two spots in the 200 Medley Relay. The team of
Jennifer Alfani,
Taylor Grabenhorst,
Letizia Bertelli and
Naomi Ruele won the event with a time of 1:44.26 followed by the team of
Karin Tomeckova,
Chase Harris,
Ally Mayhew and Jennifer Diest with a time of 1:47.73.
The Panthers placed first, second and third in the 1000 Free as
Megan Bowen registered the top time of 10:36.93.
Rachel Whitaker (10:39.88) and
Oceane Peretti (10:39.97) rounded out the top three finishers.
In the 200 Free,
Skye Carey placed first with a time of 1:52.63, while
Kyna Pereira took second with a time of 1:54.62. FIU won its fourth-straight event as Ruele claimed first place in the 100 Back with a time of 57.03. Alfani placed second scoring a 57.42. Grabenhorst won her first of two individual titles, winning the 100 Breast with a time of 1:06.21. The Orlando, Florida, native also won the 200 Breast posting a 2:25.15.
Ruele claimed the best time in the 100 Free (52.39) followed by Bertelli (52.64). FIU swept the top three spots in both the 50 Free and the 500 Free. Bertelli (24.20), Deist (24.59) and Mayhew (24.94) finished in the top three in the 50 Free, while Pereira (5:07.80), Carey (5:08.72) and Bowen (5:09.43) went one, two and three in the 500 Free. Pereira also claimed the top time in the 200 Back (2:07.11), while Mayhew won the 100 Fly (57.46) and Carey won the 200 IM (2:09.47).
The Panthers closed out the meet winning the 200 Free as Ruele, Alfani, Bertelli and Deist recorded a time of 1:35.59.
FIU will next travel to Louisville, Kentucky, to take part in the Louisville Invitational Nov. 18-20.
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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/.
