MIAMI (Nov. 17, 2022) – Swimming and Diving scored 133 total points and held on to fourth place after the second day of competition at the Purdue Invitational, Thursday night. It was a complete team effort with 11 different swimmers scoring points on the day and seven top five finishes.
 
The relay teams put on a repeat performance scoring another 60 crucial points on fifth and third place finishes in the 200-medley and 800-free relays, respectively.
 
Nicole Frank, Christie Chue and Harliai Curthoys-Davies all earned team-high fourth place finishes, netting the Panthers 45 points.
 
The team of Kelsie Campbell, Chue, Kasia Kolosziej and Jessica Shpilko kicked the eveing session off by posting a 1:40.89 to take fifth in the 200-medley relay.
 
The Panthers placed three in the top ten in the 400-individual medley with Frank (4:16.85) taking fourth, Mia Zahab (4:18.80) placing fifth, and Ellie Maradyn (4:19.09) finishing in sixth.
 
FIU would earn two more top five finishes in the individual races before the second break. Curthoys-Davies (1:00.44) finished fourth in the 200-free and Chue (1:48.26) took fourth in the 100-breast.
 
In the 1-meter dive, two Panthers scored points. Graduate student Maha Gouda recorded a team-high score of 262.4, good for sixth.
 
FIU closed the night out with a strong performance in the 800-free relay. Chue, Curthoys-Davies, Lamija Medosevic and Zahab recorded a 7:19.03 to take third place and 34 points.
 
UP NEXT
FIU is back in the pool Friday, November 18 for day three of the Purdue Invitational. The final day of competition begins at 10:00 a.m. with the finals starting at 4 p.m.
 
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