BOCA RATON, Fla. – The No. 29 FGCU swimming and diving team will hit the road for the first time this spring as they head to Boca Raton, Fla., for a double-dual meet with in-state rivals Miami and FAU on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the FAU Aquatics Center.
 
The Green and Blue were originally scheduled for a dual meet versus Miami on Friday, but a malfunction with the Hurricanes' pool caused a change of schedule. Saturday's double-dual meet will now take the place of FGCU's originally-scheduled season finale at FAU on Friday, Jan. 29.
 
"There was a slight bump in the road, but we're looking forward to another test against two very good teams," said FGCU head coach Neal Studd. "We've been looking good overall, so I'm excited to see what we can do."
 
FGCU is set to compete for the third-straight weekend to start the New Year, coming off a 2-1 finish at the most recent quad meet against No. 17 N.C. State, CCSA-foe Liberty and Central Connecticut State. The Eagles fell short against the Wolfpack (169-139) but earned a pair of wins against the Flames (240-67) and Blue Devils (255-52). First-place finishers for FGCU from the meet include:
 
100 Back: 54.83 (Elise Haan)
100 Breast: 1:01.27 (Katie Armitage)
200 Breast: 2:14.90 (Katie Armitage)
3M Diving: 274.20 (Ashley Wright)
200 IM: 2:05.29 (Barbara Caraballo)
400 Free Relay: 3:23.84 (Latham/Armitage/Hamilton/Haan)
 
FGCU is now 9-1 in dual meets this season and finished in the top-four at three invitational meets including the All Florida Invite, FGCU Classic and Georgia Tech Invite. Four of the Green and Blue's dual-meet wins have come against nationally-ranked opponents in No. 37 Notre Dame (158-104), then-No. 35 Boise State (159-140), then-No. 44 Utah (165-135) and then-No. 31 FSU (220.5-132.5). After placing third at the Georgia Tech Invite and clocking five school-record times from Nov. 19-21, the team achieved its highest ranking in program history as CollegeSwimming.com tabbed the Eagles No. 19 in the country.
 
SCOUTING MIAMI
The Hurricanes are currently 5-3 in the 2015-16 season. Earlier in the season, they traveled to Columbus, Ohio, for the Ohio State Invitational and tallied 361 points to finish fifth behind Florida, Ohio State, Kentucky and Washington. The Green and Blue had a chance to face the Hurricanes earlier this season at the All Florida Invite hosted by Florida. FGCU placed fourth with 578.5 points and finished one place ahead of Miami, who placed fifth with 509 points. Most recently, the Hurricanes notched a pair of wins at a double-dual meet over Rutgers (180.5-118.5) and Kansas (178-120).
 
The Eagles are 5-1 all-time versus Miami, including a 195-104 victory in Fort Myers last season. Additional dual-meet results against the Hurricanes are as follows:
 
2009-10: W, 195-99
2010-11: L, 174-126
2011-12: W, 151-148
2012-13: W, 130-113
2013-14: W, 175-123
2014-15: W, 195-104
 
SCOUTING FAU
FAU is 2-2 in dual meets this season with wins against Florida Tech and Indian River and a pair of losses versus Cincinnati and Georgia Tech. Earlier this season, the Owls and Eagles met at the Georgia Tech Invite, where FGCU finished third with 850 points and FAU placed eighth with 229.5 points. Most recently, the Owls tallied 247 points to finish fifth behind Purdue, FIU, Duquesne and Indian River at the FIU Invite on Sunday, Jan. 3.
 
FGCU currently holds an 8-0 advantage against FAU in dual meets, including a 160-83 margin of victory in Fort Myers a season ago. Additional dual-meet results against the Owls are as follows:
 
2009-10: W, 211-89
                   W, 180-112
2010-11: W, 170-114
                   W, 182-59
2011-12: W, 179-119
2012-13: W, 146-92
2013-14: W, 161-135
2014-15: W, 160-83
 
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (FGCU SEASON-BEST TIMES)
200 Medley Relay: 1:38.90 (Haan/Armitage/Wong/Latham)
200 Free: 1:47.25 (Elise Haan)
100 Back: 52.32 (Elise Haan)
100 Breast: 1:01.27 (Katie Armitage)
200 Fly: 1:59.60 Christina Kaas Elmgreen)
50 Free: 22.32 (Katie Latham)
1m Diving: 280.20 (Ashley Wright)
100 Free: 49.82 (Elise Haan)
200 Back: 1:56.43 (Elise Haan)
200 Breast: 2:14.90 (Katie Armitage)
500 Free: 4:47.43 (Lani Cabrera)
100 Fly: 54.65 (Yee Ching Wong)
3m Diving: 276.75 (Ashley Wright)
200 IM: 2:00.53 (Barbara Caraballo)
400 Free Relay: 3:20.10 (Hamilton/Caraballo/Latham/Haan)
 
UP NEXT
After Saturday's meet with the Hurricanes and Owls, the Green and Blue will host FIU at home on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. at the FGCU Aquatics Center. Prior to the meet, FGCU's five senior swimmers will be honored during Senior Day festivities.
 
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HEAD COACH NEAL STUDD
Neal Studd has garnered five CCSA Coach of the Year awards, won six CCSA Championships (2009-13, 2015) and guided the Eagles to a 32-1 (.970) 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 2015 yielding the best results to date as the Eagles finished a mid-major best 26th and produced four CSCAA All-America honorees.
 
SUPPORT THE CAUSE
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.