NORTH MIAMI, Florida (January 19, 2018) -- FIU Swimming and Diving will close out the home portion of the 2017-18 schedule by celebrating Senior Day on Saturday, when the Panthers compete against Nova Southeastern. The pre-meet honoring of the nine seniors begins at 11:30, with swimming to follow.
 
The Panthers will send out a senior class that is attempting to win a Conference USA Championship in all four years of competition.
 
The senior class, along with a career highlight…

• Letizia Bertelli (Cremona, Italy) – 2017 Conference USA Swimmer of the Year
• Skye Carey (Satellite Beach, Florida) – 800 Free Relay Record / Team Captain
• Laura Coronado (Fairfax, Virginia) – NCAA Zone Qualifier on Platform
• Natalia Coronado (Fairfax, Virginia) – Fourth in the Platform at the 2016 C-USA Championships
• Chase Harris (Jupiter, Florida) – Won Gold in the 2016 C-USA Championships in the 200 and 400 Relays
• Maria Lopez (Hialeah Gardens, Florida) – 2016-17 Team Captain
• Ally Mayhew (Dayton, Ohio) – C-USA Spirit of Service & Team Spirit Award winner
• Kyna Pereira (Umkomass, South Africa) – Hold FIU Records in 200, 500, 1,000, 1,650 Free and 800 Free Relays
• Rebecca Quesnel (Burlington, Ontario) – All-American, Won Bronze Medal in Platform at 2017 NCAA Championships

"This is a special senior group," said FIU Head Coach Randy Horner. "When they came to campus four years ago, we had a goal to win our first Conference USA Championship. Now, they have the opportunity to go for a four-year sweep next month."
 
FIU sports a 6-3 record in dual meets this season and is ranked eighth in mid-major poll by CollegeSwimming.com this week.
 
The Panthers will go on the road for the next two Saturdays before final preparations for the C-USA Championship meet, which takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, from February 21-24

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