MIAMI, Fla. - FGCU Swimming and Diving opened its season with a fifth-place finish at the TYR Fall Classic, scoring 984 points at the meet hosted by FIU at the Doral Aquatic Center on Oct. 2-3. Alexandra Andueza won both diving events, and the Eagles had six runner-up or third-place finishes in A finals.
 
East Carolina was victorious at the meet with 1,174 points. FIU (1,060.5), Florida Atlantic (1,047) and Tulane (1,018.5) placed second through fourth, and FGCU finished ahead of Keiser (854) and St. Thomas (727).
 
"First meet of the year, we learned a lot about ourselves," said head coach Dave Rollins. "There were some really strong performances, which is exciting given how challenging our training is at the moment. However, looking at this from a zoomed-out perspective, there is a lot of opportunity for improvement as we get into more serious competition."
 
Andueza led the Eagles off the boards. She won the 3-meter with 289.15 points and the 1-meter with 259.65. Kaylin Olson took second in the 1-meter B final (212.65) and third in the 3-meter B final (210.00). Bella Pfeil scored 221.50 to finish second in the 1-meter C final.
 
In the pool, Jasmin Kroll scored in four events. She was runner-up in the 50 freestyle (23.40) and the 200 freestyle (1:51.87) and third in the 100 freestyle (52.04). She also placed third in the 500 freestyle B final (5:09.69).
 
Izzy Ackley swam 55.55 for second in the 100 backstroke and added a fifth-place finish in the 200 backstroke (2:06.05). Charlotte Driesse won the 200 freestyle B final in 1:52.62. She also finished fourth in the 500 freestyle (5:08.57) and fifth in the 200 IM (2:11.37).
 
The 200 medley relay gave FGCU its best relay result, a third-place finish in 1:44.44. All four of the Eagles' A relays scored in the top five.
 
Aislyn Barnett finished fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:23.98) and fifth in the 400 IM (4:36.93). Nori Hetyei was fourth in the 200 butterfly (2:10.24). Olivia Bates placed third in the 400 IM B final (4:32.80) and second in the 500 freestyle C final (5:15.07). In the 50 freestyle C final, Sydney Ringwald took third (24.56) and Audrey Sambrook was fifth (24.88).
 
The Eagles host Keiser in a dual meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the FGCU Aquatics Complex.
 
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