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2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster

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Emma Hixenbaugh

  • Position Back/Free
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.

Biography

As a Senior (2023-24)
Started her season at the Magnus Invitational with a season best in the 50 back (26.62) … Owns 10th fastest 100 IM time (58.77) in program history … Posted times in the 100 back and 200 back of 57.15 and 2:04.43 against Miami and Colorado State … Turned in times in the 50 free (25.59) and 200 back (2:08.17) against UNF … Placed third in the 100 back (59.53) against Georgia Southern … Touched the wall in the 100 back (1:01.22) and 200 back (2:09.89) against FIU … Made the A-Final of the 200 back (1:59.32) at the ASUN Championships

As a Junior (2022-23)
Won the 100 back at Bellarmine with a time of 58.14 … Claimed the title in the 200 back at Bellarmine in 2:05.61 … Part of the fifth-place 200-free relay team at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 1:33.85 … Took 18th in the 50 free at the Gamecock Invitational with a mark of 24.21 … Placed sixth in the 100 back at the Gamecock Invitational in 55.73 … Part of the seventh-place 800 relay team at the Gamecock Invitational after touching the wall in 7:38.22 … Finished sixth in the 200 back at the Gamecock Invitational in 1:59.68 … Her mark in the prelims of 1:58.90 was the ninth fastest in school history … Part of the fourth-place 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:50.00 at against UNC Asheville … Finished third in 59.81 in the 100 back against UNC Asheville … Part of the third-place 200 medley relay team against Eastern Michigan with a time of 1:49.40 … Won the 100 back against Eastern Michigan in 58.32 … Won the 200 back against EMU with a time of 2:05.74 … Took fourth in the 200 back against EMU with a time of 2:14.42 … Placed fourth in the 100 back at the Miami Tri-Meet in 58.08 … Was second in the 200 back at the Miami Tri-Meet with a time of 2:05.37 … Finished third in the 100 back against FIU with a time of 57.74 … Was second in the 200 breast against FIU with a mark of 2:05.58 … Part of the third-place 400 free relay team against FIU with a mark of 3:36.23 … Part of the second-place 200 medley relay team against UNF with a time of 1:46.73 … Took third against UNF in the 50 free after touching the wall in 24:07 … Placed 19th at the CCSA Championship in the 200 free with a time of 1:51.91 … Finished 12th  in the 100 back at the CCSA Championship with a time of 55.31.

As a Sophomore (2021-22)
Finished 6th in the 200 back (2:00.93) and 7th in the 100 back (55.74) at the CCSA Championships, both personal-best times..  Her 200 back time of 1:59.73 in the prelims at the CCSAs moved her into 9th all-time in FGCU history...  Won the 200 free (1:52.61) against UNF (Feb. 4-5) while finishing second in the 50 free (24:05)...  Touched second in both the 100 back (58.86) and 200 back (2:06.68) against Miami (Jan. 12)... Won the 100 back (2:01.22) as well as the 200 and 400 free relays, swimming the second leg in both, at the Eagle Invitational (Nov. 18-20)...  Also finished third in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 back at the Eagle Invitational...  Touched second in the 200 back and sixth in the 50 free against FIU (Nov. 6)...  Placed second in the 200 back and fifth in the 100 back against Vanderbilt (Oct. 16)...  Finished fourth in the 100 back, fifth in the 50 back, and sixth in the 100 IM at the UNF Invitational (Sept. 25)

As a Freshman (2020-21)
Finished ninth in the 100y back at the CCSA Championships...  Also swam in the 50y free and 200y back at the CCSAs...  Swept the 100y and 200y backstroke while also being part of the winning 4x200 free relay and 4x200 medley relay teams against North Florida...  Placed second in the 200y back against FIU...  Had top-ten finishes in the 100y and 200y back at the Eagle Invitational.

High School
Attended Ballard High School, where she was the valedictorian … Member of the Beta Club … AP Honors student … KHSAA Academic All-State selection … Won the engineering department’s senior award … Earned USA Swimming Academic All-American honors … Swam with the Cardinal Aquatics Club under coach Chip Augustus … Qualified for junior nationals in two events and placed second in a relay at junior nationals.
 
Personal
Daughter of Terri and Steve Hixenbaugh … Has three siblings: Audrey, Erin and Ellie … Chose FGCU because of the team and the campus … Would most like to meet Emma Watson … Her older sister Audrey swam at Bellarmine University and her sister Erin swims at Tampa University … Majoring in biomedical engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Back/Free
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Back/Free
  • 2022-23Junior

    Back/Free
  • 2023-24Senior

    Back/Free