Meet Details
FIU Scores 270 Points to Lead by 31 After Day One of FIU Fall Classic
Friday, October 6 | 7 p.m. | Miami | Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center

The Basics

-        FIU dominated the opening day of the FIU Fall Classic, scoring 270 of a possible 283 points at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center Friday. The classic concludes Saturday.

-        In the classic format, teams are limited to nine total swimmers and two divers, with each swimmer allowed to swim no more than two individual events of their three. Each event swims an "A" and "B" race, with championship scoring (20 to 12 for "A" and 9 to 2 in the "B" race) for each. There is no qualifying, swimmers are assigned either the "A" or "B" race. The two divers are assigned an "A" or "B" program.

-        FIU took the maximum of 80 relay points by winning both the 400 Medley (3:47.78) and the 200 Free relays (1:35.46) at the start and end of swimming portion of the schedule.

-        The Panthers finished first or second in every "A" and "B" individual race on the day.

-        In the 3-meter springboard, senior Rebecca Quesnel (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) won the "B" diving program with a 264.35 score.

-        FIU winning individual results… Stephanie Hussey (Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada) – 4:24.80 in the 400 IM, Sara Gyertyanffy (Desenzano, Italy) – 56.28 in the 100 Fly, Taylor Grabenhorst (Orlando, Florida) – 1:04.78 in the 100 Back and Naomi Ruele (Gaborone, Botswana) – 55.90 in the 100 Back.

From the Pool Deck
"Our goal this meet is to execute our races and compete," said FIU Head Coach Randy Horner. "I would say we achieved that goal. We raced well and the ladies are creating their team character. Coming back strong tomorrow is our next challenge."

Team Scores
            1) FIU – 270       2) Buffalo – 239         3) Grand Canyon – 220          4) George Washington – 182
                      5) TCU – 177           6) Army West Point – 174          7) Florida Atlantic – 167

Next Up
The final day of the classic is scheduled for Saturday, starting at 11 a.m.

About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in eight different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including Lime Court at FIU Arena and Riccardo Silva Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity" and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine's "America's Best Employers" list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. 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 with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU's Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute.  FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.