Meet Results
FIU 148, Georgia Southern 94
Records: FIU 5-3, Georgia Southern 2-5
Thursday, December 14 | 4 p.m. | North Miami, Fla. | Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center

The Basics

-        FIU finished first in all 13 events and defeated Georgia Southern 148-94 in its final dual meet of the semester on Thursday afternoon at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center. The FIU record improves to 5-3 in dual meets this season. Georgia Southern is 2-5 on the year.

-        FIU defeated GSU 145-117 earlier this year in Jacksonville.

-        In the 1-meter springboard diving event, redshirt sophomore Brittany Haskell (London, Ontario, Canada) set a new Conference USA high mark with a 301.35, three-tenths of a point off previous her career high. It was her first score to surpass the NCAA Zone-qualifying standard this season.

-        FIU freshman diver Rachel Foord (Melbourne, Australia) won the 3-meter springboard with a 312.90 performance. Foord's 298.72 in the 1-meter springboard was a new season-best score for her in that event and second only to Haskell so far this season by a C-USA diver. Both scores eclipsed the NCAA Zone standard at each height.

-        The Panthers swimmers won all seven individual and both relay events in the meet.

-        FIU senior Letizia Bertelli (Cremona, Italy) won two individual events, with a 1:53.47 in the 200 Free and 51.79 in the 100 Free.

-        In between those freestyle events, freshman Sara Gyertyanffy (Desenzano, Italy) won the 50 Free (24.35) and the 100 Fly (56.24).

-        The other individual winners, by event, with time…

o   Senior Kyna Pereira (Umkomaas, South Africa) – 1000 Free, 10:29.24

o   Sophomore Megan Bowen (Tavistock, England) – 200 IM, 2:08.64

o   Junior Naomi Ruele (Gaborone, Botswana) – 100 Back, 58.14

o   Sophomore Rachel Whitaker (Princeton, Massachusetts) – 500 Free, 5:11.03

o   Redshirt soph. Nicole Hunnewell (Miami, Florida / Coral Reef HS) – 100 Breast, 1:05.85

-        The FIU relay team of Bertelli, Bowen, freshman Stephanie Hussey (Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada) and Pereira swam a time of 1:38.48 in the 200 Free.

-        To start the day, the 200 Medley relay squad of Ruele, Gyertyanffy, senior Ally Mayhew (Dayton, Ohio) and senior Skye Carey (Satellite Beach, Florida / Satellite HS) touched first, at 1:45.78.

Next Up
FIU gets a little time off for the holiday break before competing again in the Orange Bowl Swim Classic, in Key Largo, Florida. The event will take place on January 3.  

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