BIRMINGHAM, ALA (Feb. 20, 2022) - Arielle Ho placed fourth in the high jump, Daira Deicmane sixth in the 800 finals, and FIU wrapped up it's Conference USA Indoor Championships run with an eighth-place finish in Birmingham on Sunday. 

Ho's mark of 1.72m was a personal best and just .06m away from a podium spot. Deicmane, who recently set an indoor school record in the 800, ran 2:12 for the sixth place mark. 

Sophomore Bessline Verneau narrowly missed scoring in the shot put, finishing in ninth with a mark of 12.92m. 

The Panthers conclude the championships with a school record and silver medal in the pentathlon from Fabiola Declet, a new DMR school record (Lisa Adjouadi, Kaylen Clark, Leonarda Farkas, and Andrea Loizidou), a bronze from Kristin Lubeskie in the pole vault, and a FIU freshman record from Michaelle Valentin in the weight throw.  

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