GREENSBORO, N.C. – After advancing to three final events at the 2015 NCAA Championships, the FGCU swimming & diving team (10-2, 3-0 CCSA) finished the prestigious meet at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in a mid-major best 26th place on Saturday, Mar., 21.

FGCU did not reach a final event on day three of the meet. However, the Eagles accumulated 37.5 points during the fastest meet in the world of collegiate swimming which is the most ever in program history, surpassing their total of 22 points at last year's meet.

The Eagles kicked the final day off with the 200-yard backstroke preliminaries which saw Kira Toussaint (Amstelveen, Netherlands/Keizer Karel College) finish in 32nd place with a season-best time of 1:54.32. Emma Svensson (Upsala, Sweden/Celsiusskolan) then narrowly missed going to the finals for the 100-yard freestyle touching in with a time of 48.69 in the prelims.

Katie Armitage (Bushey, United Kingdom/Queens School Bushey) then took the pool for the 200-yard breaststroke preliminaries and finished in 39th, touching the pads in a time of 2:17.92. Rounding out the day for the Eagles was the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Sara Hamilton (Stonehaven, Scotland/Mackie Academy), Armitage, Toussaint and Svennsson. The relay team finished the preliminary event in 28th place with a time of 3:19.85.

"We had a few good swims but just missed finals today," said head coach Neal Studd.  "It was a good day just not quite as great as we have been having.  What a tremendous year, and we significantly moved the program forward another huge step.  I'm so proud of my girls, staff and everyone that has helped us achieve these new heights for the program."

After Svensson touched in 22.12 seconds to place 12th for the second-straight NCAA Championship which gave the Eagles 4.5 points after day one, the Green and Blue added 33 points on day two for a total of 37.5 points.

The Eagles kicked off the second day with a splash as the 200-yard relay team consisting of Toussaint, Armitage, Svensson and Kristin Julien (San Fernand, Trinidad and Tobago/St. Stephen's College) touched the pads in 1:37.05 which was good for sixth place and FGCU's first-ever relay team to reach the final event at the NCAA Championships. In Friday night's final, the team picked up 22 points for the Green and Blue when it finished in eighth place with a time of 1:37.55.

Toussaint continued her excellent form in the 100-yard backstroke when she finished eighth in the prelims with a time 51.73 to qualify her for the second day's 'A' final. In the final, Toussaint finished eighth once again with a time of 52.92 to give the Eagles another 11 points.
 
A look at the results shows how incredible FGCU's performance at this year's event was as it finished ahead of notorious powerhouse programs Virginia Tech (36), Alabama (31), Purdue (29), SMU (27), Miami (Ohio) (24) and LSU (15).

ESPNU will air a two-hour broadcast via tape delay of the championships at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Mar. 31.  Live results for the championships will be available on www.NCAA.com.

For complete coverage of FGCU women's swimming and diving at the 2015 NCAA Championships, follow us on Twitter @FGCU_WSWIM and visit www.FGCUAthletics.com where full recaps and results will be available at the end of the meet.

FGCU is led by Neal Studd, who has garnered five CCSA Coach of the Year awards, won six CCSA Championships (2009-13, 2015) and guided the Eagles to a 28-1 CCSA all-time record since FGCU started its program in 2007. In just four years of postseason eligibility, Studd has coached NCAA Championship Meet qualifiers and competitors each of the four years, with 2014 yielding the best results to date as the Eagles claimed 32nd place and produced two CSCAA All-America honorees.

FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.
 
FINAL RESULTS
1. California                         513  
2. Georgia                           452
3. Stanford                          363 
4. Texas A&M                     231
5. Virginia                           229 
6. Louisville                        197
7. Texas                             164  
8. Southern California          163
9. Florida                            129 
10. Indiana                         126
11. Tennessee                    125 
12. Minnesota                     118
13. Wisconsin                     103 
14. Missouri                        100
15. Arizona                          99.5 
16. Kentucky                       95
17. NC State                        79 
18. Auburn                           66
19. UNC                              56.5 
20. Penn State                     56
21. Notre Dame                    55 
22. Michigan                        49
23. UCLA                             47 
24. Florida State                   45
25. Miami (Florida)                42 
26. FGCU                            37.5
27. Virginia Tech                  36 
28. Denver                           33
29. Alabama                         31 
30. Purdue                            29
31. So. Methodist                  27 
32. Miami (Ohio)                   24
33. Nevada                           16
34. LSU                                15
34. Arizona St                       15 
36. Oregon State                   12
36. Illinois State                    12 
38. Iowa                               10
39. San Diego State               9 
40. Ohio State                       5
41. Kansas                            4 
41. Hawaii (W)                       4
43. Umbc (W)                        2.5 
44. Arkansas                         2
44. Pittsburgh                        2 
46. Cincinnati                        1