HOUSTON, Tx. - The Florida Gulf Coast University swimming and diving team closed out competition at Houston's Phill Hansel Invitational on Friday night. After solid showings from the Eagles, the team placed fifth out of the eleven. The Eagles had ten new entries to the school's top ten times/scores list.
LEADER THROUGH DAY TWO: Houston
DAY TWO STANDINGS (TOP 5): 1. Houston (1463 Points), 2. Rice (1185 Points), 3. Air Force (886 Points), 4. Nevada (828 Points),
5. FGCU (750 Points)
LOCATION: CRWC Natatorium (Houston, Tx.)
DAY THREE RESULTS
- Aislyn Barnett secured fifth in the 1650 free with a time of 16:40.74, which gives her the third best time in school history. Her 1000 free time of 10:04.74 is also the third best in school history.
- In the B-Final of the 200 back, Izzy Ackley placed first (ninth overall) with a time of 1:57.34. Jordan Durocher finished sixth (14th overall) with a time of 2:01.17.
- With a time of 50.12, Leah Gentry-Tuney took sixth in the 100 free. Her prelim time of 49.71 is the ninth best in school history. In the B-Final, Libby Russum took first (ninth overall) with a time of 49.85.
- Barnett captured second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:11.38, which is the second best time in program history. In the C-Final, Allisan Bendall took third (19th overall) with a time of 2:17.63.
- In the B-Final of the 200 fly, Nori Hetyei placed second (10th overall) with a time of 2:00.48, which is the sixth best in program history. In the C-Final, Olivia Vecchio placed eighth (24th overall) with a time of 2:07.74.
- The group of Gentry-Tuney, Mia Burke, Russum, and Nadia Helm secured seventh in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:22.22.
- In the platform dive, Alexandra Andueza placed seventh with a score of 215.80.
Head Coach
Dave Rollins - "Overall we had a very solid week of competing against bigger programs. Getting the exposure and experience sets us up very well for the ASUN Championships in February as well as NCAAs in March. Placing new names into our top 10 list is extremely encouraging for the first half of the season. We are ready to get back to work. It's all gas and no breaks from here on out!"
It's New Year's Eve in the nest! The Eagles will go up against SMU and Delaware on Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. from the FGCU Aquatics Complex.
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