Day three of the 2020 CCSA Championship proved to be one of the strongest for FGCU swimming & diving (8-8-1, 4-1 CCSA), as 21 Eagles qualified for scoring finals. The team finished the day still in second place with 889 points, behind first-place Liberty (1,023) and ahead of third-place UIW (664.5).
Due to a scoring issue, full results were not released upon completion of Friday's events at the Jones Aquatic Center. Further information, including FGCU's times and scoring finishes, will be released upon completion of the CCSA's review.
Both junior Petra Halmai and freshman Julia Rodriguez earned top finishes during the day's competition, as Halmai took home the 100 Breast and Rodriguez claimed the 100 Fly.
"What a fantastic day for our team," head coach Dave Rollins said. "Petra (Halmai) setting a CCSA and school record in the 100 Breast and Julia (Rodriguez) winning her first-ever CCSA title in the 100 Fly were both huge swims. Seven out of our 21 scoring opportunities today were done by athletes whom were on the scoring team a year ago. This is a young team that is coming into its own and it's been awesome to see. The energy can be felt all over the pool deck. It's contagious and I can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring."
Senior Elizabeth Zeiger also medaled during today's events, as she touched the wall second in the 400 IM with a season-best time of 4:20.21.
Additionally, the Eagles were represented on the podium by the 400-yard medley relay entry comprised of freshman Claire McAtee, Halmai, Rodriguez and sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka. The quartet placed second, finshing behind Liberty.
The final day of the CCSA Championship will commence on Saturday, Feb. 22. Finals during the fourth day of competition will include the mile, the 200 Back, the 100 Free, the 200 Breast and the 200 Fly. The meet will close out with the 400 Free Relay. Like the first three days, prelims will begin at 10 a.m. and the final sessions is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.
Standings, Day Three
1. Liberty – 1,023
2. FGCU – 889
3. Incarnate Word – 664.5
4. UNC Asheville – 517
5. Gardner-Webb – 483
6. North Florida – 452
7. Campbell – 413.5
8. Georgia Southern – 328
9. Howard – 223
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FGCU S&D: CCSA Championship Day Two Recap
After wrapping up day two of the 2020 CCSA Championship, the FGCU swimming & diving team (8-8-1, 4-1 CCSA) checks in at second place with 438 points. FGCU ranks between first-place Liberty (581 points) and third-place UIW (394 points).
Thursday's competition was highlighted by sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka , whose NCAA B Cut time and personal best of 22.40 in the 50-yard freestyle won her a gold medal. In addition to becoming the eighth-straight Eagle to win the event, she is FGCU's second CCSA champion at this year's meet, as freshman Reese Wakefield took home yesterday's 3m dive title.
"In the team standings, this day is our weakest," head coach Dave Rollins said. "We will only get stronger as the meet continues. To see our freshmen step up today was amazing. Half our swims today were from our freshman class, swimming best times and scoring big points for the team was awesome. Congratulations to Liz (Zeiger) on placing third in the IM, setting a new best time and moving into ninth in school history. Tori (Czarnecka). Wow. Absolutely amazing. She continues an incredible 50 Free tradition for FGCU, not only taking the win but swimming the third-fastest time in school history. The energy can be felt all over the pool deck. This team is in a great spot heading into tomorrow and we will look to carry the momentum forward."
Day two's final sessions began with the 200 Free relay, which saw the team of freshman Hailey Jerew, Czarnecka, sophomore Meghan Schienvar and freshman Lucija Sulenta pick up a second-place finish. Their time of 1:32.96 was 0.71 seconds faster than the team's seed time, which was bolstered by Jerew's leadoff swim of 23.47, her new personal best.
The 500-yard freestyle was next on the docket following the opening relay. The freshman duo of Hannah VanDress and Michaela Sizemore each qualified for the B final, where they placed 11th and 13th, respectively. Classmate Kaja Reinhardt rounded out the Green and Blue scoring in the long-distance event by winning the C Final, good for 17th place overall.
Senior Elizabeth Zeiger represented FGCU as the team's first individual in an A Final during the second day of competition, as she qualified in the 200 IM. She laid down a personal record (2:01.77) en route to claiming a third place finish in the event. Freshman Anna Hogan also added points, finishing 12th overall.
The final event of the day was the 50 Free, where Czarnecka's performance earned her the top spot on the podium. The Eagles combined for 71 points in that event alone, as a total of four individuals earned spots in scoring finals. Both Jerew and Schienvar earned spots in the B Final, while Sulenta represented the Green and Blue in the C Final.
The CCSA Championship will continue on Friday, Feb. 21 with the 10 a.m. prelim session. Finals, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., will feature the 100 Fly, the 400 IM, the 200 Free, the 100 Breast, the 100 Back, 1 meter dive and the 400 medley relay.
Standings, Day Two
1. Liberty – 581
2. FGCU – 438
3. UIW – 394
4. Gardner-Webb – 280
5. UNC Asheville – 256.5
6. Campbell – 244.5
7. UNF – 218
8. Georgia Southern – 214
9. Howard - 1143
200 Medley Relay
FGCU – 1:32.96
500 Free
11th place – Hannah VanDress – 5:01.09
13th place – Michaela Sizemore – 5:01.34
17th place – Kaja Reinhardt – 5:00.88
200 IM
3rd place – Elizabeth Zeiger – 2:01.77
12th place – Anna Hogan – 2:06.21
50 Free
1st place – Wiktoria Czarnecka – 22.40 (B)
9th place – Hailey Jerew – 23.48
14th place – Meghan Schienvar – 23.84
19th place – Lucija Sulenta – 23.91
Thursday's competition was highlighted by sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka , whose NCAA B Cut time and personal best of 22.40 in the 50-yard freestyle won her a gold medal. In addition to becoming the eighth-straight Eagle to win the event, she is FGCU's second CCSA champion at this year's meet, as freshman Reese Wakefield took home yesterday's 3m dive title.
"In the team standings, this day is our weakest," head coach Dave Rollins said. "We will only get stronger as the meet continues. To see our freshmen step up today was amazing. Half our swims today were from our freshman class, swimming best times and scoring big points for the team was awesome. Congratulations to Liz (Zeiger) on placing third in the IM, setting a new best time and moving into ninth in school history. Tori (Czarnecka). Wow. Absolutely amazing. She continues an incredible 50 Free tradition for FGCU, not only taking the win but swimming the third-fastest time in school history. The energy can be felt all over the pool deck. This team is in a great spot heading into tomorrow and we will look to carry the momentum forward."
Day two's final sessions began with the 200 Free relay, which saw the team of freshman Hailey Jerew, Czarnecka, sophomore Meghan Schienvar and freshman Lucija Sulenta pick up a second-place finish. Their time of 1:32.96 was 0.71 seconds faster than the team's seed time, which was bolstered by Jerew's leadoff swim of 23.47, her new personal best.
The 500-yard freestyle was next on the docket following the opening relay. The freshman duo of Hannah VanDress and Michaela Sizemore each qualified for the B final, where they placed 11th and 13th, respectively. Classmate Kaja Reinhardt rounded out the Green and Blue scoring in the long-distance event by winning the C Final, good for 17th place overall.
Senior Elizabeth Zeiger represented FGCU as the team's first individual in an A Final during the second day of competition, as she qualified in the 200 IM. She laid down a personal record (2:01.77) en route to claiming a third place finish in the event. Freshman Anna Hogan also added points, finishing 12th overall.
The final event of the day was the 50 Free, where Czarnecka's performance earned her the top spot on the podium. The Eagles combined for 71 points in that event alone, as a total of four individuals earned spots in scoring finals. Both Jerew and Schienvar earned spots in the B Final, while Sulenta represented the Green and Blue in the C Final.
The CCSA Championship will continue on Friday, Feb. 21 with the 10 a.m. prelim session. Finals, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., will feature the 100 Fly, the 400 IM, the 200 Free, the 100 Breast, the 100 Back, 1 meter dive and the 400 medley relay.
Standings, Day Two
1. Liberty – 581
2. FGCU – 438
3. UIW – 394
4. Gardner-Webb – 280
5. UNC Asheville – 256.5
6. Campbell – 244.5
7. UNF – 218
8. Georgia Southern – 214
9. Howard - 1143
200 Medley Relay
FGCU – 1:32.96
500 Free
11th place – Hannah VanDress – 5:01.09
13th place – Michaela Sizemore – 5:01.34
17th place – Kaja Reinhardt – 5:00.88
200 IM
3rd place – Elizabeth Zeiger – 2:01.77
12th place – Anna Hogan – 2:06.21
50 Free
1st place – Wiktoria Czarnecka – 22.40 (B)
9th place – Hailey Jerew – 23.48
14th place – Meghan Schienvar – 23.84
19th place – Lucija Sulenta – 23.91
FGCU S&D: CCSA Championship Day One Recap
At the end of the first day of the 2020 CCSA Swimming & Diving Championship, the FGCU swimming & diving team (8-8-1, 4-1 CCSA) sat at the top of the team standings. The Eagles earned 230 points to lead the field, followed by Liberty (223) and UIW (196) to round out the top three.
The 230 points are the most earned by any team in the CCSA on day one of the championship. Liberty's 219 from last year's meet stood as the previous record.
Freshman diver Reese Wakefield became the team's first individual champion of the meet, as she took home the 3m board with a final score of 310.00.
"This was a great first day," head coach Dave Rollins said. "We had a huge move-up in the 800 Free relay and a new season-best in the 200 medley. That was awesome to see. Our divers were also on fire. Congratulations to Reese for winning the title and for Delaney, Alyssa and Beau (Keene) for making the final in their first CCSA Championship. They have been so strong and fantastic teammates all year, so it's great to see hard work pay off. In addition, Natalie (Keffer) finished 11th in that event, adding more points for us."
In the first event of the day, the team of junior Petra Halmai, sophomore Meghan Schienvar, senior Elizabeth Zeiger and freshman Kaja Reinhardt laid down a 7:22.24 in the 800-yard freestyle relay, good for a second-place finish. That time was a 14-second drop from the Eagles' previous best from this season and bested third-place UIW by 1.63 seconds.
Earlier in the day, the diving prelims had seen a league-best four Eagles qualify for the 3m final, as Wakefield and her classmates Delaney Nelson, Alyssa Schmidt and Isabeau Keene all earned their spots in the eight-diver field. The final, which followed the opening relay, saw Nelson finish fifth with a score of 261.15, followed by seventh-place Schmidt (243.40) and eighth-place Keene (240.55) in addition to Wakefield's heroics. In that event alone, FGCU combined for a whopping 102 points.
The 200-yard medley relay was the day's final event. Entering with a seeded time of 1:41.45, the quartet of freshman Lucija Sulenta, Halmai, freshman Julia Rodriguez and sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka swam a 1:40.54, good for second place. While the Liberty Flames did pick up their second relay win of the meet, the victory was not enough to overtake the Eagles for first place.
The CCSA Championships will continue on Thursday, beginning with the 10 a.m. morning prelim session. The afternoon session is slated for a 6 p.m. start and will see the finals for the 200 Free relay, the 500 Free, the 200 IM and the 50 Free.
Standings, Day One
1. FGCU – 230
2. Liberty – 223
3. UIW – 196
4. Georgia Southern – 125
5. Gardner-Webb – 104
6. Howard – 102
7. Campbell – 98
8. UNF – 94
9. UNC Asheville - 57
The 230 points are the most earned by any team in the CCSA on day one of the championship. Liberty's 219 from last year's meet stood as the previous record.
Freshman diver Reese Wakefield became the team's first individual champion of the meet, as she took home the 3m board with a final score of 310.00.
"This was a great first day," head coach Dave Rollins said. "We had a huge move-up in the 800 Free relay and a new season-best in the 200 medley. That was awesome to see. Our divers were also on fire. Congratulations to Reese for winning the title and for Delaney, Alyssa and Beau (Keene) for making the final in their first CCSA Championship. They have been so strong and fantastic teammates all year, so it's great to see hard work pay off. In addition, Natalie (Keffer) finished 11th in that event, adding more points for us."
In the first event of the day, the team of junior Petra Halmai, sophomore Meghan Schienvar, senior Elizabeth Zeiger and freshman Kaja Reinhardt laid down a 7:22.24 in the 800-yard freestyle relay, good for a second-place finish. That time was a 14-second drop from the Eagles' previous best from this season and bested third-place UIW by 1.63 seconds.
Earlier in the day, the diving prelims had seen a league-best four Eagles qualify for the 3m final, as Wakefield and her classmates Delaney Nelson, Alyssa Schmidt and Isabeau Keene all earned their spots in the eight-diver field. The final, which followed the opening relay, saw Nelson finish fifth with a score of 261.15, followed by seventh-place Schmidt (243.40) and eighth-place Keene (240.55) in addition to Wakefield's heroics. In that event alone, FGCU combined for a whopping 102 points.
The 200-yard medley relay was the day's final event. Entering with a seeded time of 1:41.45, the quartet of freshman Lucija Sulenta, Halmai, freshman Julia Rodriguez and sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka swam a 1:40.54, good for second place. While the Liberty Flames did pick up their second relay win of the meet, the victory was not enough to overtake the Eagles for first place.
The CCSA Championships will continue on Thursday, beginning with the 10 a.m. morning prelim session. The afternoon session is slated for a 6 p.m. start and will see the finals for the 200 Free relay, the 500 Free, the 200 IM and the 50 Free.
Standings, Day One
1. FGCU – 230
2. Liberty – 223
3. UIW – 196
4. Georgia Southern – 125
5. Gardner-Webb – 104
6. Howard – 102
7. Campbell – 98
8. UNF – 94
9. UNC Asheville - 57
FGCU S&D vs Stony Brook Recap
The FGCU swimming & diving team earned over a 100-point margin of victory in its dual against Stony Brook on Saturday afternoon at the FGCU Aquatics Complex. The Eagles (8-5-1, 4-1 CCSA) defeated the SeaWolves by a score of 178-65 through 13 events.
Senior Cassidy Fry and freshman Julia Rodriguez were the highest-scoring individual swimmers of the day, combining for 31 total points. Fry earned first-place finishes in both the 100- and 50-yard freestyle events, while Rodriguez touched the wall first in the 500 Free and placed second in the 200 IM.
The Eagles were also boosted by another strong performance by freshman diver Reese Wakefield, who swept the 1m and 3m boards for the second-straight week. Wakefield outscored opponents by almost a combined total of 50 points through both events.
"It was a great day," head coach Dave Rollins said. "Some of the athletes got another shot at the events they competed in a week ago, but most of them had the chance to swim something completely different. When it comes to swimming different events, you never know what to expect, but they did a great job. The support is always there and they're always cheering each other on. It's great that we have the strength to be flexible in our lineup. For instance, Julia (Rodriguez) swam the 500 Free, which is not necessarily in her wheel house, but for she came out and won the event which was really neat."
Including Fry and Rodriguez, seven different Eagles earned first-place finishes in the meet against Stony Brook (4-5, 0-1 America East). Both senior Elizabeth White and freshman Claire McAtee tallied 12 points apiece, as they each contributed first and third-place finishes. White won the 100 Breast and finished third in the mile, while McAtee claimed the 100 Back and finished third in the 50 Free.
Freshman Hannah VanDress, sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka and junior Petra Halmai added top finishes for the Green and Blue, as well. VanDress finished first in the mile, Czarnecka won the 100 Fly and Halmai was triumphant in the 200 Free.
In addition to individual success, the Eagles picked up a pair of wins in both relay events. The team of freshman Lucija Sulenta, Halmai, Rodriguez and freshman Kaja Reinhardt won the 400-yard medley relay by over six seconds to open up the meet. The group of sophomore Joely Merriman, Sulenta, Czarnecka and Halmai finished the day with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Of today's 13 events, the Eagles finished first in all but the 200 IM, where Stony Brook's Reagan McDonald edged Rodriguez by just 0.01 seconds.
The meet against the SeaWolves marked the second-to-last time that the Green and Blue will compete at the FGCU Aquatics Complex this season. The team's last home meet will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25 and will feature a matchup against the FIU Panthers. Prior to the competition, Rollins and his staff will honor the six members of this year's graduating class.
Before the meet against the Panthers, the Eagles are set to hit the road for back-to-back clashes with FAU (Jan. 17) and Miami (Jan. 18). Competition against the Owls is slated for a 5 p.m. start time at the FAU Aquatic Center. The following day, FGCU will face off against the Hurricanes at Noon at the Norman Whitten Pool.
Senior Cassidy Fry and freshman Julia Rodriguez were the highest-scoring individual swimmers of the day, combining for 31 total points. Fry earned first-place finishes in both the 100- and 50-yard freestyle events, while Rodriguez touched the wall first in the 500 Free and placed second in the 200 IM.
The Eagles were also boosted by another strong performance by freshman diver Reese Wakefield, who swept the 1m and 3m boards for the second-straight week. Wakefield outscored opponents by almost a combined total of 50 points through both events.
"It was a great day," head coach Dave Rollins said. "Some of the athletes got another shot at the events they competed in a week ago, but most of them had the chance to swim something completely different. When it comes to swimming different events, you never know what to expect, but they did a great job. The support is always there and they're always cheering each other on. It's great that we have the strength to be flexible in our lineup. For instance, Julia (Rodriguez) swam the 500 Free, which is not necessarily in her wheel house, but for she came out and won the event which was really neat."
Including Fry and Rodriguez, seven different Eagles earned first-place finishes in the meet against Stony Brook (4-5, 0-1 America East). Both senior Elizabeth White and freshman Claire McAtee tallied 12 points apiece, as they each contributed first and third-place finishes. White won the 100 Breast and finished third in the mile, while McAtee claimed the 100 Back and finished third in the 50 Free.
Freshman Hannah VanDress, sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka and junior Petra Halmai added top finishes for the Green and Blue, as well. VanDress finished first in the mile, Czarnecka won the 100 Fly and Halmai was triumphant in the 200 Free.
In addition to individual success, the Eagles picked up a pair of wins in both relay events. The team of freshman Lucija Sulenta, Halmai, Rodriguez and freshman Kaja Reinhardt won the 400-yard medley relay by over six seconds to open up the meet. The group of sophomore Joely Merriman, Sulenta, Czarnecka and Halmai finished the day with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Of today's 13 events, the Eagles finished first in all but the 200 IM, where Stony Brook's Reagan McDonald edged Rodriguez by just 0.01 seconds.
The meet against the SeaWolves marked the second-to-last time that the Green and Blue will compete at the FGCU Aquatics Complex this season. The team's last home meet will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25 and will feature a matchup against the FIU Panthers. Prior to the competition, Rollins and his staff will honor the six members of this year's graduating class.
Before the meet against the Panthers, the Eagles are set to hit the road for back-to-back clashes with FAU (Jan. 17) and Miami (Jan. 18). Competition against the Owls is slated for a 5 p.m. start time at the FAU Aquatic Center. The following day, FGCU will face off against the Hurricanes at Noon at the Norman Whitten Pool.
FGCU S&D vs Liberty/Illinois State/Tulane Recap
In its first meet of 2020, the FGCU swimming & diving team (7-5-1, 4-1 CCSA) finished with a 1-1-1 mark against Illinois State, Tulane and Liberty on Saturday at the FGCU Aquatics Complex. The Eagles downed the Red Birds 183-35, earned a 112-112 draw against Tulane and were defeated by CCSA rival Liberty by a score of 131-93.
"There were a lot of good things that happened today and it was great to see Joely (Merriman) get a chance to compete for the first time for us," head coach Dave Rollins said. "The girls were really tough today. Petra (Halmai) was as competitive as she has been throughout the whole season and it's always fun watching her compete. I never know what to expect coming off the holidays, but it was great to see everyone back and racing again. We have plenty of time before CCSAs when we will see Liberty again."
In the first event of the afternoon, the Green and Blue quartet of freshman Julia Rodriguez, junior Petra Halmai, senior Cassidy Fry and sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka earned a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The team beat out third-place Tulane (1-5, 0-0 American) by almost a full second.
Halmai then found individual success in the 400 IM, as she picked up a second-place finish. She also earned crucial points for the Eagles in the 100-yard butterfly (second place) and the 100 Breast (second place).
Czarnecka earned the team's only first-place finish of the day in a swimming event as she took home the 50 Free. She bested Liberty (7-2, 3-0 CCSA) senior Colleen Donlin by a little over 0.3 seconds en route to the win. The sophomore also scored points for FGCU in the 100 Free, where her time of 53.35 was good for a fourth-place finish.
The team also picked up early points in the 3m dive, as a trio of Eagle freshmen scored in the event. Reese Wakefield earned her fourth title on the 3m board with a score of 264.00. Delaney Nelson and Isabeau Keene rounded out the scoring with third and fourth place finishes to add 13 points to the team's total.
While Halmai paced the Eagles in the 100 Fly, she was followed closely by Fry and Rodriguez who finished third and fourth, respectively. Rodriguez earned her highest individual finish of the day in the 100-yard backstroke, where she touched the wall second.
Seniors Elizabeth White and Emily Glinecke finished within 0.3 seconds of each other in the 100 Breast. White's time of 1:07.09 earned her a fifth-place finish. She and Halmai combined for five points, while Glinecke finished just outside of the scoring cut-off in sixth place.
In the last swimming event of the day, the team of Czarnecka, Fry, sophomore Joely Merriman and freshman Kaja Reinhardt finished fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay. While Liberty had secured its win over FGCU at this point, Tulane only held a slight edge over the home team. Merriman made her debut after transferring from Arizona State.
The final score of the meet was determined by the 1m diving event. Luckily for the Eagles, the trio of Wakefield, Nelson and Keene delivered and finished first, third and fourth like they did on the 3m board. Wakefield's win in the final event was the third of her rookie campaign.
"The divers continued to do a phenomenal job," Rollins commented. "It's been a long time since we've had such a strong group of divers. To have them perform as well as they did was exciting to see and they kept us in it against Tulane."
Though the Eagles did drop their first conference match of the season by falling to Liberty, the team was able to close in on the Tulane squad that finished fourth at the Phill Hansel Invitational. At that invite, the Green Wave outscored FGCU by 162 points. FGCU also earned its largest margin of victory of the 2019-20 season, besting Illinois State (1-2, 0-1 Valley) by 148 points.
Up Next:
FGCU will remain at the Nest and prepare to host Stony Brook (4-4, 0-1 America East) in an 11 a.m. meet on Saturday, Jan. 11. The competition against the SeaWolves will be held on Staff Appreciation Day at the FGCU Aquatics Complex and fans are encouraged to participate in a white out.
"There were a lot of good things that happened today and it was great to see Joely (Merriman) get a chance to compete for the first time for us," head coach Dave Rollins said. "The girls were really tough today. Petra (Halmai) was as competitive as she has been throughout the whole season and it's always fun watching her compete. I never know what to expect coming off the holidays, but it was great to see everyone back and racing again. We have plenty of time before CCSAs when we will see Liberty again."
In the first event of the afternoon, the Green and Blue quartet of freshman Julia Rodriguez, junior Petra Halmai, senior Cassidy Fry and sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka earned a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The team beat out third-place Tulane (1-5, 0-0 American) by almost a full second.
Halmai then found individual success in the 400 IM, as she picked up a second-place finish. She also earned crucial points for the Eagles in the 100-yard butterfly (second place) and the 100 Breast (second place).
Czarnecka earned the team's only first-place finish of the day in a swimming event as she took home the 50 Free. She bested Liberty (7-2, 3-0 CCSA) senior Colleen Donlin by a little over 0.3 seconds en route to the win. The sophomore also scored points for FGCU in the 100 Free, where her time of 53.35 was good for a fourth-place finish.
The team also picked up early points in the 3m dive, as a trio of Eagle freshmen scored in the event. Reese Wakefield earned her fourth title on the 3m board with a score of 264.00. Delaney Nelson and Isabeau Keene rounded out the scoring with third and fourth place finishes to add 13 points to the team's total.
While Halmai paced the Eagles in the 100 Fly, she was followed closely by Fry and Rodriguez who finished third and fourth, respectively. Rodriguez earned her highest individual finish of the day in the 100-yard backstroke, where she touched the wall second.
Seniors Elizabeth White and Emily Glinecke finished within 0.3 seconds of each other in the 100 Breast. White's time of 1:07.09 earned her a fifth-place finish. She and Halmai combined for five points, while Glinecke finished just outside of the scoring cut-off in sixth place.
In the last swimming event of the day, the team of Czarnecka, Fry, sophomore Joely Merriman and freshman Kaja Reinhardt finished fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay. While Liberty had secured its win over FGCU at this point, Tulane only held a slight edge over the home team. Merriman made her debut after transferring from Arizona State.
The final score of the meet was determined by the 1m diving event. Luckily for the Eagles, the trio of Wakefield, Nelson and Keene delivered and finished first, third and fourth like they did on the 3m board. Wakefield's win in the final event was the third of her rookie campaign.
"The divers continued to do a phenomenal job," Rollins commented. "It's been a long time since we've had such a strong group of divers. To have them perform as well as they did was exciting to see and they kept us in it against Tulane."
Though the Eagles did drop their first conference match of the season by falling to Liberty, the team was able to close in on the Tulane squad that finished fourth at the Phill Hansel Invitational. At that invite, the Green Wave outscored FGCU by 162 points. FGCU also earned its largest margin of victory of the 2019-20 season, besting Illinois State (1-2, 0-1 Valley) by 148 points.
Up Next:
FGCU will remain at the Nest and prepare to host Stony Brook (4-4, 0-1 America East) in an 11 a.m. meet on Saturday, Jan. 11. The competition against the SeaWolves will be held on Staff Appreciation Day at the FGCU Aquatics Complex and fans are encouraged to participate in a white out.
FGCU S&D vs Liberty/Illinois State/Tulane Preview
After a much needed holiday break, the FGCU swimming and diving team (6-4, 4-0 CCSA) return to action for the start of 2020 at the FGCU Swimming Complex Saturday, January 4 at noon. The Eagles will welcome CCSA foe Liberty (6-2, 2-0 CCSA), Illinois State (1-1, 0-1 Valley) and Tulane (0-5) for the matchup. The competition will be scored as separate dual meets, meaning that each team will be scored individually against the other three opposing teams. In addition to the three aforementioned squads, Division III national champion Denison will be sending its divers to participate in the meet, but as non-scoring competitors.
Last Time Out:
The Eagles closed out 2019 in Houston as they competed in the Phill Hansel Invitational where they finished ninth out of 13 teams.
In the swimming portion, it was junior Petra Halmai that took over the Invitational as she set two records in the 200 breastroke on day three of the invitational finishing with a time of 2:10.86. This broke the previous school record, held by her (2:11.21) and as a new CCSA Conference record. As a result, Halmai was named CCSA Swimmer of the Week.
Over the course of the three-day invitational, Halmai qualified for the A Finals in four different individual events. In addition to her second-place finish in the 200 Breast, Halmai achieved the same feat in the 200-yard butterfly after swimming a 1:59.49. While her individual finishes in the 200 Breast and 200 Fly events highlighted her performances, she also made it to the A Finals in both the 200 IM and the 100 Breast. Swimming against a highly-competitive field, she finished sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.12) and seventh in the 200 IM (2:01.20). Halmai also swam on three of FGCU's relays throughout the invitational. She helped lead the 200-yard medley relay team to a third-place finish, swimming a 27.92-second split in the breaststroke. Her 1:53.78 split in the 800 Free Relay helped team to secure an eighth-place finish and she swam a 1:00.18 split in the 400 Medley Relay, despite her group's entry being disqualified.
"The conference saw a lot of impressive performances from many schools over the weekend, so for Petra to receive this honor is something special," head coach Dave Rollins said. "She has been dialed in on another level this year and is seeing her hard work pay off in a big way. Setting a school and conference record is a special achievement. Congratulations to Petra."
Meanwhile, the Eagles also had strong performances from freshmen Michaela Sizemore and classmate Hannah VanDress in the 1650-yard freestyle.
Freshman Reese Wakefield has also been racking up CCSA weekly honors, as she has been tabbed Diver of the Week four times in her rookie campaign. That number of selections matches the CCSA freshman record. So far, Wakefield has won three titles in the 3m event and two on the 1m board.
Additional Blue and Green Blood:
The Eagles were able to land two newcomers for the 2020 spring semester: Alina Haseloff and Joely Merriman.
Alina Haseloff:
A native of Berlin, Germany, Haseloff joins FGCU as a freshman on the team swimming freestyle. Haseloff has earned top 10 finishes in the Berlin Short Distance Championship and Gothaer Versicherungen Cup.
Joley Merriman:
Merriman joins FGCU as a sophomore with three years of eligibility remaining after spending her freshman year and half of her sophomore year at Arizona State where she swims backstroke and freestyle.
Scouting Liberty:
The Flames are coming off of finishing sixth out of nine teams in their hosted TYR '85 Invite while seeing five swimmers compete in the Toyota US Open in Atlanta.
Junior Payton Keiner finished in first place in the 200 yard backstroke, lowering her season best by over five seconds and winning in NCAA B cut time of 1:53.75. In fact, the three-time CCSA Champion leads the conference in both the 100 back (54.71) and 200 back (1:53.75).
Redshirt junior Mikayla Herich finished second in the 1,650 freestyle in 16:51.74, which was the fastest in the event by any CCSA swimmer so far this season.
Scouting Illinois State:
This weekend's meet will mark just the fifth time that the Redbirds have competed during its 2019-20 slate. The Red Birds opened up their season with a decisive, 182-97 victory over Butler. After some competition against in-state foes Illinois and Southern Illinois, the team fell 181-119 in a meet against conference opponent Indiana State. The Red Birds wrapped up 2019 by finishing sixth at the Purdue Invite.
Junior Caroline Lecoeur has received Missouri Valley Conference Diver of the Week honors three times throughout this season. She has turned in multiple NCAA Diving Zone qualifying performances, as well as broken the school record on the 3m board.
Scouting Tulane:
The Green Wave travels to Fort Myers in search of its first dual win of the 2019-20 season. Despite a rocky start to its dual meet slate, the Green Wave finished 2019 strong by earning a fourth-place finish at the Phill Hansel Invitational. At that same meet, the Eagles finished ninth.
Senior Olivia Johnson has had one of the team's strongest individual seasons, as she has clocked two qualifying standards for the 2020 Olympic Trials. Most recently, she swam a 2:16.99 in the 200 IM at the Toyota U.S. Open (Dec. 5).
Scouting Denison:
As noted, Denison (2-2, 1-0 NCAC) is an NCAA DIII team and represent the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) and are known as the Big Red. The Big Red last competed in their hosted Denison Invitational where they finished in second place behind Eastern Michigan (NCAA DI). As far as their 2-2 record, the two wins were against Xavier University (154-107) and NCAC conference rival Kenyon (195-105) while the two losses were to Ohio State (80.5-214.5) and Cincinnati (73.5-226.5).
Series History:
This will be the first time FGCU faces Illinois State, Tulane and Denison, FGCU remains 5-1 against the Lady Flames.
The Eagles closed out 2019 in Houston as they competed in the Phill Hansel Invitational where they finished ninth out of 13 teams.
In the swimming portion, it was junior Petra Halmai that took over the Invitational as she set two records in the 200 breastroke on day three of the invitational finishing with a time of 2:10.86. This broke the previous school record, held by her (2:11.21) and as a new CCSA Conference record. As a result, Halmai was named CCSA Swimmer of the Week.
Over the course of the three-day invitational, Halmai qualified for the A Finals in four different individual events. In addition to her second-place finish in the 200 Breast, Halmai achieved the same feat in the 200-yard butterfly after swimming a 1:59.49. While her individual finishes in the 200 Breast and 200 Fly events highlighted her performances, she also made it to the A Finals in both the 200 IM and the 100 Breast. Swimming against a highly-competitive field, she finished sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.12) and seventh in the 200 IM (2:01.20). Halmai also swam on three of FGCU's relays throughout the invitational. She helped lead the 200-yard medley relay team to a third-place finish, swimming a 27.92-second split in the breaststroke. Her 1:53.78 split in the 800 Free Relay helped team to secure an eighth-place finish and she swam a 1:00.18 split in the 400 Medley Relay, despite her group's entry being disqualified.
"The conference saw a lot of impressive performances from many schools over the weekend, so for Petra to receive this honor is something special," head coach Dave Rollins said. "She has been dialed in on another level this year and is seeing her hard work pay off in a big way. Setting a school and conference record is a special achievement. Congratulations to Petra."
Meanwhile, the Eagles also had strong performances from freshmen Michaela Sizemore and classmate Hannah VanDress in the 1650-yard freestyle.
Freshman Reese Wakefield has also been racking up CCSA weekly honors, as she has been tabbed Diver of the Week four times in her rookie campaign. That number of selections matches the CCSA freshman record. So far, Wakefield has won three titles in the 3m event and two on the 1m board.
Additional Blue and Green Blood:
The Eagles were able to land two newcomers for the 2020 spring semester: Alina Haseloff and Joely Merriman.
Alina Haseloff:
A native of Berlin, Germany, Haseloff joins FGCU as a freshman on the team swimming freestyle. Haseloff has earned top 10 finishes in the Berlin Short Distance Championship and Gothaer Versicherungen Cup.
Joley Merriman:
Merriman joins FGCU as a sophomore with three years of eligibility remaining after spending her freshman year and half of her sophomore year at Arizona State where she swims backstroke and freestyle.
Scouting Liberty:
The Flames are coming off of finishing sixth out of nine teams in their hosted TYR '85 Invite while seeing five swimmers compete in the Toyota US Open in Atlanta.
Junior Payton Keiner finished in first place in the 200 yard backstroke, lowering her season best by over five seconds and winning in NCAA B cut time of 1:53.75. In fact, the three-time CCSA Champion leads the conference in both the 100 back (54.71) and 200 back (1:53.75).
Redshirt junior Mikayla Herich finished second in the 1,650 freestyle in 16:51.74, which was the fastest in the event by any CCSA swimmer so far this season.
Scouting Illinois State:
This weekend's meet will mark just the fifth time that the Redbirds have competed during its 2019-20 slate. The Red Birds opened up their season with a decisive, 182-97 victory over Butler. After some competition against in-state foes Illinois and Southern Illinois, the team fell 181-119 in a meet against conference opponent Indiana State. The Red Birds wrapped up 2019 by finishing sixth at the Purdue Invite.
Junior Caroline Lecoeur has received Missouri Valley Conference Diver of the Week honors three times throughout this season. She has turned in multiple NCAA Diving Zone qualifying performances, as well as broken the school record on the 3m board.
Scouting Tulane:
The Green Wave travels to Fort Myers in search of its first dual win of the 2019-20 season. Despite a rocky start to its dual meet slate, the Green Wave finished 2019 strong by earning a fourth-place finish at the Phill Hansel Invitational. At that same meet, the Eagles finished ninth.
Senior Olivia Johnson has had one of the team's strongest individual seasons, as she has clocked two qualifying standards for the 2020 Olympic Trials. Most recently, she swam a 2:16.99 in the 200 IM at the Toyota U.S. Open (Dec. 5).
Scouting Denison:
As noted, Denison (2-2, 1-0 NCAC) is an NCAA DIII team and represent the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) and are known as the Big Red. The Big Red last competed in their hosted Denison Invitational where they finished in second place behind Eastern Michigan (NCAA DI). As far as their 2-2 record, the two wins were against Xavier University (154-107) and NCAC conference rival Kenyon (195-105) while the two losses were to Ohio State (80.5-214.5) and Cincinnati (73.5-226.5).
Series History:
This will be the first time FGCU faces Illinois State, Tulane and Denison, FGCU remains 5-1 against the Lady Flames.
FGCU S&D: Phill Hansel Invitational Day Three Recap
After the final day of competition at the Phill Hansel Invitational, FGCU swimming & diving (6-4, 4-0 CCSA) earned a ninth-place finish among the 13-team field. Day three of the invitational was highlighted by junior Petra Halmai's record-setting performance in the 200 Breast; Halmai's time of 2:10.86 eclipsed the previous school record, held by her, of 2:11.21. That time also stands as a new CCSA Conference record.
"What an incredible final session for our team," head coach Dave Rollins said. "Petra setting the school record in the 200 Breast was a big surprise, as she has her Olympic qualifying meet in a couple of weeks. Ultimately, the relay DQ and our lack of platform experience cost us in the team standings. However, the team did an incredible job competing and walking away with new season and lifetime bests. We are starting to see the potential of our program and are setting up well for CCSAs."
In addition to Halmai's heroics, the Eagles were represented by seven different athletes in today's finals.
Freshman Michaela Sizemore and classmate Hannah VanDress tallied a combined 20 points in the 1650-yard freestyle, finishing within one second of each other at 16th and 17th, respectively. Sizemore's 17:19.86 was good for a season-best.
In the 200 Back finals, FGCU was also represented by a pair of Eagles, as senior Elizabeth Zeiger and freshman Julia Rodriguez collected points for the team. Zeiger earned a 15th-place finish, while Rodriguez swam a season-best 2:03.73 en route to finishing 21st.
Sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka built on the strong performances she has posted throughout the invite, claiming fifth in the 100 Free. Earlier in the day, she notched a personal best in the prelims after swimming a 50.01. She was just 0.02 second off of that pace in the final.
The 200 Breast event saw a trio of Eagles qualify for the finals. Halmai's record-setting performance was good for second place overall, while freshman Anna Hogan and senior Elizabeth White finished 21st and 23rd, respectively.
Halmia and Rodriguez scored the final points of the invitational for the Green and Blue, as the pair combined for 39 points in the 200 Fly. Halmai earned another second-place finish after swimming a 1:59.35 in the final. Rodriguez' 2:07.69 was good for 16th.
Excluding the teams that brought just diving, the Eagles would have earned a sixth-place finish among the highly-competitive 13-team field. The Houston Cougars, who hosted the invitational, finished the weekend atop the final team standings.
Team Standings:
1. Houston – 1,737 points
2. Rice – 1,144 points
3. Washington State – 913 points
4. Tulane – 716 points
5. University of Nevada – 699 points
6. UC Davis – 621 points
7. Colorado State – 614 points
8. Air Force – 568 points
9. FGCU – 554 points
10. Northern Colorado – 403 points
11. North Texas – 81 points
12. New Mexico – 8 points
13. University of Nebraska Omaha – 2 points
Up Next:
The Phill Hansel Invitational concluded the 2019 competition slate for the Eagles, who will have a break before returning to action on Saturday, Jan. 4. That day, FGCU is set to host Tulane, Illinois State and conference rival Liberty in a noon meet at the FGCU Aquatics Complex.
"What an incredible final session for our team," head coach Dave Rollins said. "Petra setting the school record in the 200 Breast was a big surprise, as she has her Olympic qualifying meet in a couple of weeks. Ultimately, the relay DQ and our lack of platform experience cost us in the team standings. However, the team did an incredible job competing and walking away with new season and lifetime bests. We are starting to see the potential of our program and are setting up well for CCSAs."
In addition to Halmai's heroics, the Eagles were represented by seven different athletes in today's finals.
Freshman Michaela Sizemore and classmate Hannah VanDress tallied a combined 20 points in the 1650-yard freestyle, finishing within one second of each other at 16th and 17th, respectively. Sizemore's 17:19.86 was good for a season-best.
In the 200 Back finals, FGCU was also represented by a pair of Eagles, as senior Elizabeth Zeiger and freshman Julia Rodriguez collected points for the team. Zeiger earned a 15th-place finish, while Rodriguez swam a season-best 2:03.73 en route to finishing 21st.
Sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka built on the strong performances she has posted throughout the invite, claiming fifth in the 100 Free. Earlier in the day, she notched a personal best in the prelims after swimming a 50.01. She was just 0.02 second off of that pace in the final.
The 200 Breast event saw a trio of Eagles qualify for the finals. Halmai's record-setting performance was good for second place overall, while freshman Anna Hogan and senior Elizabeth White finished 21st and 23rd, respectively.
Halmia and Rodriguez scored the final points of the invitational for the Green and Blue, as the pair combined for 39 points in the 200 Fly. Halmai earned another second-place finish after swimming a 1:59.35 in the final. Rodriguez' 2:07.69 was good for 16th.
Excluding the teams that brought just diving, the Eagles would have earned a sixth-place finish among the highly-competitive 13-team field. The Houston Cougars, who hosted the invitational, finished the weekend atop the final team standings.
Team Standings:
1. Houston – 1,737 points
2. Rice – 1,144 points
3. Washington State – 913 points
4. Tulane – 716 points
5. University of Nevada – 699 points
6. UC Davis – 621 points
7. Colorado State – 614 points
8. Air Force – 568 points
9. FGCU – 554 points
10. Northern Colorado – 403 points
11. North Texas – 81 points
12. New Mexico – 8 points
13. University of Nebraska Omaha – 2 points
Up Next:
The Phill Hansel Invitational concluded the 2019 competition slate for the Eagles, who will have a break before returning to action on Saturday, Jan. 4. That day, FGCU is set to host Tulane, Illinois State and conference rival Liberty in a noon meet at the FGCU Aquatics Complex.
FGCU S&D: Phill Hansel Invitational Day Two Recap
On the second day of the Phill Hansel Invitational, the FGCU swimming & diving team (6-4, 4-0 CCSA) was represented in the finals by seven different individuals. Day two of the competition at Houston's CRCW Natatorium featured the 200 Medley Relay, the 400 IM, the 100 Fly, the 200 Free, the 100 Breast, the 3m dive and the 800 Free Relay events.
"After a bit of a flat morning, we bounced back and had a great evening session," head coach Dave Rollins said. "The athletes continued to race and dive tough. It was great to see so many new season and lifetime bests today, thanks to being able to take advantage of the finals format. Come Februrary, we will need to be better in the mornings, but with our young team we see the talent is there, we will just continue to gain these valuable experiences."
In the first final of the day, the Eagles picked up a third-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay event. The quartet of freshman Lucija Sulenta, junior Petra Halmai, freshman Julia Rodriguez and sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka posted a time of 1:41.45 en route to earning a podium finish.
Senior Elizabeth Zeiger highlighted the individual finishes in today's competition, as she swam a season-best 4:18.07 in the 400 IM, good for a third-place finish.
In the 100-yard butterfly, FGCU was well-represented in the finals, as senior Cassidy Fry, Czarnecka and senior Madison Jean combined for 42 points. Fry, who was the only one to earn a spot in the A Final, finished sixth, while Czarnecka came in 11th and Jean rounded out the scoring at 23rd.
Junior Petra Halmai was the final Green and Blue swimmer to score for the Eagles after earning a spot in the A Final for the 100 Breast. Halmai, who has already swam numerous nationally-ranked times this season, laid down a season-best and NCAA B Cut time of 1:01.12 in the event en route to earning a sixth-place finish.
On the boards, both freshmen Reese Wakefield and Delaney Nelson collected points for the Eagles for the second-straight day. Yesterday, the duo tallied key points for FGCU in the 1m event and the pair continued the streak in today's 3m event. Wakefield picked up a sixth-place finish with a score of 274.10, while Nelson's 232.80 points were good for 17th.
At the end of the second day of competition, the Eagles currently check in at 8th among the 13-team field. The team sits just one point behind seventh-place Colorado State University with seven scoring events left.
Up Next:
The Phill Hansel Invitational is set to wrap up tomorrow at the CRWC Natatorium. The final day of competition will begin at 10 a.m. with the prelims and end with the 3 p.m. finals. Tomorrow's slate includes the 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 1650 Free, Platform Diving and the 400 Free Relay. It will be the final competition day of 2019 for the Eagles, who will return to action at the FGCU Aquatics Complex on Saturday, Jan. 4. The team is set to host Tulane, Illinois State and conference rival Liberty at the Nest that day for a noon meet.
Team Standings
1. Houston - 1,187 points
2. Rice - 742 points
3. Washington State - 624 points
4. Tulane - 500 points
5. University of Nevada - 471 points
6. UC Davis - 423 points
7. Colorado State - 373 points
8. FGCU - 372 points
9. Air Force - 365 points
10. Northern Colorado - 290 points
11. North Texas - 249 points
T-12. University of Nebraska, Omaha - 2 points
T-12. New Mexico State - 2 points
"After a bit of a flat morning, we bounced back and had a great evening session," head coach Dave Rollins said. "The athletes continued to race and dive tough. It was great to see so many new season and lifetime bests today, thanks to being able to take advantage of the finals format. Come Februrary, we will need to be better in the mornings, but with our young team we see the talent is there, we will just continue to gain these valuable experiences."
In the first final of the day, the Eagles picked up a third-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay event. The quartet of freshman Lucija Sulenta, junior Petra Halmai, freshman Julia Rodriguez and sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka posted a time of 1:41.45 en route to earning a podium finish.
Senior Elizabeth Zeiger highlighted the individual finishes in today's competition, as she swam a season-best 4:18.07 in the 400 IM, good for a third-place finish.
In the 100-yard butterfly, FGCU was well-represented in the finals, as senior Cassidy Fry, Czarnecka and senior Madison Jean combined for 42 points. Fry, who was the only one to earn a spot in the A Final, finished sixth, while Czarnecka came in 11th and Jean rounded out the scoring at 23rd.
Junior Petra Halmai was the final Green and Blue swimmer to score for the Eagles after earning a spot in the A Final for the 100 Breast. Halmai, who has already swam numerous nationally-ranked times this season, laid down a season-best and NCAA B Cut time of 1:01.12 in the event en route to earning a sixth-place finish.
On the boards, both freshmen Reese Wakefield and Delaney Nelson collected points for the Eagles for the second-straight day. Yesterday, the duo tallied key points for FGCU in the 1m event and the pair continued the streak in today's 3m event. Wakefield picked up a sixth-place finish with a score of 274.10, while Nelson's 232.80 points were good for 17th.
At the end of the second day of competition, the Eagles currently check in at 8th among the 13-team field. The team sits just one point behind seventh-place Colorado State University with seven scoring events left.
Up Next:
The Phill Hansel Invitational is set to wrap up tomorrow at the CRWC Natatorium. The final day of competition will begin at 10 a.m. with the prelims and end with the 3 p.m. finals. Tomorrow's slate includes the 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 1650 Free, Platform Diving and the 400 Free Relay. It will be the final competition day of 2019 for the Eagles, who will return to action at the FGCU Aquatics Complex on Saturday, Jan. 4. The team is set to host Tulane, Illinois State and conference rival Liberty at the Nest that day for a noon meet.
Team Standings
1. Houston - 1,187 points
2. Rice - 742 points
3. Washington State - 624 points
4. Tulane - 500 points
5. University of Nevada - 471 points
6. UC Davis - 423 points
7. Colorado State - 373 points
8. FGCU - 372 points
9. Air Force - 365 points
10. Northern Colorado - 290 points
11. North Texas - 249 points
T-12. University of Nebraska, Omaha - 2 points
T-12. New Mexico State - 2 points
FGCU S&D: Phill Hansel Invitational Day One Recap
The FGCU swimming & diving team (6-4, 4-0 CCSA) opened up Houston's Phill Hansel Invitational with a successful day of competition on Thursday at the CRWC Natatorium. The first day of the invitational, which is set to run from Thursday, Nov. 21 through Saturday, Nov. 23, featured the 200 Free Relay, the 500 Free, the 200 IM, the 50 Free, the 1m dive and the 400 Medley Relay.
"I'm really excited about how the team performed today," head coach Dave Rollins said. "It's important for our young team to get the experience of a collegiate championship meet and they are doing great. It's always important to think about the team race, but ultimately the experience we are ggaining from swimming this weekend will serve us well come CCSAs."
The prelims for the 10-meet invite, which began at 10 a.m., saw six Eagles qualify for finals. Freshmen Reese Wakefield and Delaney Nelson each made it through on the 1m board, sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka secured a spot in the A Final in the 50 Free and the trio of junior Petra Halmai, senior Elizabeth Zeiger and freshman Anna Hogan earned spots in the finals for the 200 IM.
Czarnecka had the highest individual finish of the day for the Green and Blue, touching the wall fourth in the 50 Free final. After swimming a personal best earlier today in the prelims, she outdid herself once again in the finals, posting a time of 22.94. That time is good for eighth all-time in the FGCU record book.
The Eagles were represented by three athletes in the 200 IM, as Halmai, Zeiger and Hogan all punched their tickets to the A, B and C finals. Halmai collected 23 points after finishing seventh in the A final, Zeiger added 13 points by finishing 14th overall and Hogan rounded out the scoring with four points after a 21st-place finish. Halmai's time of 2:01.68 is good for fifth-all time in program history, while Zeiger's 2:02.45 checks in at 10th.
On the 1m board, Wakefield and Nelson combined for 31 points. Wakefield's 249.35 points were good for a sixth-place finish, while Nelson came in 18th after earning 225.60 points.
In addition to the high individual finishes, the Eagles had a strong showing in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Czarnecka, freshman Hailey Jerew, senior Cassidy Fry and senior Madison Jean edged a UC Davis quartet by 0.02 seconds to finish fourth overall.
"Congratulations to Petra, Tori (Czarnecka) and Liz (Zeiger) on earning new all-time top 10 times," Rollins said. "We have a very rich history, so those don't come easy. Reese continues to be a dominant diver and Delaney came up huge making her first final. We had a fantastic first day and I can't wait to get everyone going tomorrow."
Up Next:
The Eagles will be back in action at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning to compete in the prelims for the 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast and 100 Back events. Tomorrow's competition will also feature the 3m dive, the 200 Medley Relay and the 800 Free Relay.
"I'm really excited about how the team performed today," head coach Dave Rollins said. "It's important for our young team to get the experience of a collegiate championship meet and they are doing great. It's always important to think about the team race, but ultimately the experience we are ggaining from swimming this weekend will serve us well come CCSAs."
The prelims for the 10-meet invite, which began at 10 a.m., saw six Eagles qualify for finals. Freshmen Reese Wakefield and Delaney Nelson each made it through on the 1m board, sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka secured a spot in the A Final in the 50 Free and the trio of junior Petra Halmai, senior Elizabeth Zeiger and freshman Anna Hogan earned spots in the finals for the 200 IM.
Czarnecka had the highest individual finish of the day for the Green and Blue, touching the wall fourth in the 50 Free final. After swimming a personal best earlier today in the prelims, she outdid herself once again in the finals, posting a time of 22.94. That time is good for eighth all-time in the FGCU record book.
The Eagles were represented by three athletes in the 200 IM, as Halmai, Zeiger and Hogan all punched their tickets to the A, B and C finals. Halmai collected 23 points after finishing seventh in the A final, Zeiger added 13 points by finishing 14th overall and Hogan rounded out the scoring with four points after a 21st-place finish. Halmai's time of 2:01.68 is good for fifth-all time in program history, while Zeiger's 2:02.45 checks in at 10th.
On the 1m board, Wakefield and Nelson combined for 31 points. Wakefield's 249.35 points were good for a sixth-place finish, while Nelson came in 18th after earning 225.60 points.
In addition to the high individual finishes, the Eagles had a strong showing in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Czarnecka, freshman Hailey Jerew, senior Cassidy Fry and senior Madison Jean edged a UC Davis quartet by 0.02 seconds to finish fourth overall.
"Congratulations to Petra, Tori (Czarnecka) and Liz (Zeiger) on earning new all-time top 10 times," Rollins said. "We have a very rich history, so those don't come easy. Reese continues to be a dominant diver and Delaney came up huge making her first final. We had a fantastic first day and I can't wait to get everyone going tomorrow."
Up Next:
The Eagles will be back in action at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning to compete in the prelims for the 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast and 100 Back events. Tomorrow's competition will also feature the 3m dive, the 200 Medley Relay and the 800 Free Relay.
FGCU S&D: Phil Hansel Invitational Preview
The FGCU swimming & diving team (6-4, 4-0 CCSA) is set to compete at the University of Houston's Phill Hansel Invitational at the end of this week, marking the team's final meet of its fall slate. The three-day invite will begin on Thursday, Nov. 21 and run through Saturday, Nov. 23. Prelims are set for 10 a.m. all three days, while finals will be held at 6 p.m. both Thursday and Friday and then at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
The Green and Blue:
FGCU has remained among the top schools in CollegeSwimming.com's mid-major rankings throughout the season, most recently checking in at seventh. In the site's national rankings, the Eagles are featured at the 43rd spot.
In its most recent outing, FGCU posted a 1-4 mark over the course of a two-day, Midwestern road trip (Nov. 8-9). The circuit featured a high-intensity meet between rivals Oakland and Eastern Michigan, as well as competition against Marshall and Toledo.
Junior Petra Halmai has led the Eagles in the pool this season and has posted multiple nationally-ranked times. Her 2:11.36 time in the 200 Breast checks in at sixth and she ranks 16th in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:01.18. Halma also shows up in the national rankings in the 400 IM, where her time of 4:17.22 is good for 21st.
On the boards, freshman Reese Wakefield has dominated the competition in her first season wearing the Green and Blue. The rookie recently received her fourth CCSA Diver of the Week honor, matching the league's freshman record. Wakefield has yet to be defeated in the 3m event and has already qualified for zones on both the 1m and 3m boards.
This weekend's competition will mark the Eagles' last of 2019. The team will resume action at the FGCU Aquatics Complex on Saturday, Jan. 4, as the team is set to host Illinois State, Tulane and CCSA rival Liberty.
Phill Hansel Invitational:
In addition to the Eagles, 12 teams will be represented in the competitive field featured at the invitational: University of Nevada, UC Davis, Rice University, Air Force, Tulane, Colorado State University, University of Northern Colorado, Washington State, North Texas (diving only), Nebraska Omaha (diving only) and University of New Mexico.
FGCU and Houston have already squared off once this season, when the Cougars traveled to Fort Myers for a two-day meet (Nov. 1-2). Despite multiple Eagles swimming personal bests over the course of the meet, Houston ultimately claimed a 204-142 victory. In the most recent CCSA coaches' poll, the Cougars received a No. 21 national ranking. In addition to the national attention, CollegeSwimming.com has tabbed Houston second among all mid-major programs.
Schedule of Events
Thursday:
200 Free Relay
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
400 Medley Relay
Friday:
200 Medley Relay
400 IM
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
800 Freestyle Relay
Saturday:
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
400 Freestyle Relay
The Green and Blue:
FGCU has remained among the top schools in CollegeSwimming.com's mid-major rankings throughout the season, most recently checking in at seventh. In the site's national rankings, the Eagles are featured at the 43rd spot.
In its most recent outing, FGCU posted a 1-4 mark over the course of a two-day, Midwestern road trip (Nov. 8-9). The circuit featured a high-intensity meet between rivals Oakland and Eastern Michigan, as well as competition against Marshall and Toledo.
Junior Petra Halmai has led the Eagles in the pool this season and has posted multiple nationally-ranked times. Her 2:11.36 time in the 200 Breast checks in at sixth and she ranks 16th in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:01.18. Halma also shows up in the national rankings in the 400 IM, where her time of 4:17.22 is good for 21st.
On the boards, freshman Reese Wakefield has dominated the competition in her first season wearing the Green and Blue. The rookie recently received her fourth CCSA Diver of the Week honor, matching the league's freshman record. Wakefield has yet to be defeated in the 3m event and has already qualified for zones on both the 1m and 3m boards.
This weekend's competition will mark the Eagles' last of 2019. The team will resume action at the FGCU Aquatics Complex on Saturday, Jan. 4, as the team is set to host Illinois State, Tulane and CCSA rival Liberty.
Phill Hansel Invitational:
In addition to the Eagles, 12 teams will be represented in the competitive field featured at the invitational: University of Nevada, UC Davis, Rice University, Air Force, Tulane, Colorado State University, University of Northern Colorado, Washington State, North Texas (diving only), Nebraska Omaha (diving only) and University of New Mexico.
FGCU and Houston have already squared off once this season, when the Cougars traveled to Fort Myers for a two-day meet (Nov. 1-2). Despite multiple Eagles swimming personal bests over the course of the meet, Houston ultimately claimed a 204-142 victory. In the most recent CCSA coaches' poll, the Cougars received a No. 21 national ranking. In addition to the national attention, CollegeSwimming.com has tabbed Houston second among all mid-major programs.
Schedule of Events
Thursday:
200 Free Relay
500 Freestyle
200 IM
50 Freestyle
400 Medley Relay
Friday:
200 Medley Relay
400 IM
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
800 Freestyle Relay
Saturday:
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
400 Freestyle Relay
FGCU S&D @ Marshall, Oakland Recap
The FGCU swimming & diving team (5-3, 4-0 CCSA) fell to Oakland (7-1, 2-0 Horizon) and host Eastern Michigan (3-1, 2-0 MAC) at the end of its Midwestern road trip Saturday afternoon. This was the second meet in as many days for the Eagles, who took part in the big Oakland-EMU rivalry meet. Despite the slight skid, FGCU is still ranked 40th overall and fifth among mid-majors by CollegeSwimming.com.
"We learned a lot as a team the past two days," head coach Dave Rollins said. "With a young team, we needed to experience flying, competing in back-to-back days and learn how to take care of ourselves. The team is in great spirits and ready to take on the next phase of the season."
Junior Petra Halmai, who has posted multiple nationally-ranked times this season, secured the Eagles' first points of the meet in the 100 Breast. She was edged by Oakland's Sydney McDowell by about half a second, but held off third-place Elli Machado of EMU by .19 seconds.
Sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka followed up two events later with a third-place finish in the 50 Free. She was closely tailed by freshman Hailey Jerew, as the duo combined for a total of five points for the Eagles.
On the 3m board, freshman Reese Wakefield (Guelph, Ontario, Canada/Bishop Macdonelle CHS) continued to flex the dominance she has shown through the start of her rookie campaign by taking home first place by almost a full, 20-point margin. Classmate Delaney Nelson (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) also tallied points in the event by finishing fourth.
Czarnecka (Lublin, Poland/Liceum nr 10 w Lublinie) added more points for FGCU through the middle of the meet, contributing a third-place finish in the 100 Free. She and EMU's Amelia Grant-Armstrong tied for third place while Oakland took the top two spots. Halmai (Dombovar, Hungary/Lanczos Komel Secondari Grammar School) also garnered points in the middle of the meet, touching the wall third in the 200 Breast.
Senior Cassidy Fry was the last to earn a podium finish for the Eagles, as she took home second place in the 100 Fly. Fry's (Oakwood, Ohio/Oakwood HS) race was tightly contested, as the top three finishes were all posted within a half second of one another.
In the final event of the meet, FGCU posted a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The quartet of Czarnecka, freshman Lucija Sulenta (Zagreb, Croatia/Gimnazija I ekonomska skola Benedikta Kotruljevica), Jerew (Miami, Fla./Cutler Bay Senior HS) and Fry pulled away from an Eastern Michigan entry and secured a two-second margin over the fifth-place opponent.
Though the team is on its way back to Fort Myers, the Eagles are still awaiting official results from Friday night's meet against Marshall and host Toledo. The scoring from the meet is under review and, therefore, results have yet to be announced.
Up Next
FGCU will continue its road swing by heading to Houston for the Cougars' Phil Hansel Invitational. The Invite will take course from Nov. 20-23 at the CRWC Natatorium and will be the final competition of 2019 for the Eagles.
"We learned a lot as a team the past two days," head coach Dave Rollins said. "With a young team, we needed to experience flying, competing in back-to-back days and learn how to take care of ourselves. The team is in great spirits and ready to take on the next phase of the season."
Junior Petra Halmai, who has posted multiple nationally-ranked times this season, secured the Eagles' first points of the meet in the 100 Breast. She was edged by Oakland's Sydney McDowell by about half a second, but held off third-place Elli Machado of EMU by .19 seconds.
Sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka followed up two events later with a third-place finish in the 50 Free. She was closely tailed by freshman Hailey Jerew, as the duo combined for a total of five points for the Eagles.
On the 3m board, freshman Reese Wakefield (Guelph, Ontario, Canada/Bishop Macdonelle CHS) continued to flex the dominance she has shown through the start of her rookie campaign by taking home first place by almost a full, 20-point margin. Classmate Delaney Nelson (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) also tallied points in the event by finishing fourth.
Czarnecka (Lublin, Poland/Liceum nr 10 w Lublinie) added more points for FGCU through the middle of the meet, contributing a third-place finish in the 100 Free. She and EMU's Amelia Grant-Armstrong tied for third place while Oakland took the top two spots. Halmai (Dombovar, Hungary/Lanczos Komel Secondari Grammar School) also garnered points in the middle of the meet, touching the wall third in the 200 Breast.
Senior Cassidy Fry was the last to earn a podium finish for the Eagles, as she took home second place in the 100 Fly. Fry's (Oakwood, Ohio/Oakwood HS) race was tightly contested, as the top three finishes were all posted within a half second of one another.
In the final event of the meet, FGCU posted a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The quartet of Czarnecka, freshman Lucija Sulenta (Zagreb, Croatia/Gimnazija I ekonomska skola Benedikta Kotruljevica), Jerew (Miami, Fla./Cutler Bay Senior HS) and Fry pulled away from an Eastern Michigan entry and secured a two-second margin over the fifth-place opponent.
Though the team is on its way back to Fort Myers, the Eagles are still awaiting official results from Friday night's meet against Marshall and host Toledo. The scoring from the meet is under review and, therefore, results have yet to be announced.
Up Next
FGCU will continue its road swing by heading to Houston for the Cougars' Phil Hansel Invitational. The Invite will take course from Nov. 20-23 at the CRWC Natatorium and will be the final competition of 2019 for the Eagles.
FGCU S&D vs Houston Recap
The FGCU swimming & diving team (5-1, 4-0 CCSA) dropped its first dual match of the season to Houston (4-0, 2-0 American) by a score of 204-142 Saturday afternoon at the FGCU Aquatics Complex. Over the span of the two-day meet, the Eagles picked up four first-place finishes and earned spots on the podium in all but two events.
"First of all, hats off to Houston," head coach Dave Rollins said. "They are a well-coached program and it's great for us to compete with them. We showed our youth this weekend, making small mistakes. We definitely have areas in which we can improve, but overall I am very encouraged with how we performed over the two days."
The quartet of freshman Lucija Sulenta, junior Petra Halmai, senior Cassidy Fry and sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka was the first to bring home points for the Eagles in day 2 of the meet against Houston, notching a second-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay.
In the following event, the 500 Free, freshman Kaja Reinhardt swam a personal best (5:01.11) en route to posting a third-place finish. Classmate Hannah VanDress also tacked on points in the event and recorded a season-best time of 5:05.83.
Halmai, senior Elizabeth White and freshman Anna Hogan picked up important points for the Eagles in the 200 Breast, taking home spots two through four in the event. Fry, Czarnecka and freshman Julia Rodriguez followed up with the same order of finishes in the 100 Fly.
Freshman Reese Wakefield, who won the 3M dive during yesterday's competition, tallied 270.08 points on the 1M board to finish second in the event. Wakefield, who is in her first collegiate season, has yet to finish lower than second place and has already qualified for NCAA Zones in both the 1M and 3M events.
In the final individual race of the day, Halmai, senior Liz Zeiger and Hogan combined for nine points in the 200 IM. Zeigerwas just 0.07 seconds off a personal best in the event.
Czarnecka, freshman Hailey Jerew, Sulenta and Reinhardt earned the Eagles' final points of the day, as the group posted a second-place finish in a tightly-contested 200-yard freestyle relay. The Green and Blue quartet edged a Houston entry by just 0.09 seconds to earn the final four points for FGCU.
Up Next:
The Eagles will hit the road for a pair of meets in Ohio and Michigan. On Friday, Nov. 8, FGCU will swim against Marshall and host Toledo in a 6 p.m. meet that will be streamed on ESPN +. The following day, the Green and Blue will head to Ypsilanti, Mich. to compete against Oakland and host Eastern Michigan in a 1 p.m. meet.
"First of all, hats off to Houston," head coach Dave Rollins said. "They are a well-coached program and it's great for us to compete with them. We showed our youth this weekend, making small mistakes. We definitely have areas in which we can improve, but overall I am very encouraged with how we performed over the two days."
The quartet of freshman Lucija Sulenta, junior Petra Halmai, senior Cassidy Fry and sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka was the first to bring home points for the Eagles in day 2 of the meet against Houston, notching a second-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay.
In the following event, the 500 Free, freshman Kaja Reinhardt swam a personal best (5:01.11) en route to posting a third-place finish. Classmate Hannah VanDress also tacked on points in the event and recorded a season-best time of 5:05.83.
Halmai, senior Elizabeth White and freshman Anna Hogan picked up important points for the Eagles in the 200 Breast, taking home spots two through four in the event. Fry, Czarnecka and freshman Julia Rodriguez followed up with the same order of finishes in the 100 Fly.
Freshman Reese Wakefield, who won the 3M dive during yesterday's competition, tallied 270.08 points on the 1M board to finish second in the event. Wakefield, who is in her first collegiate season, has yet to finish lower than second place and has already qualified for NCAA Zones in both the 1M and 3M events.
In the final individual race of the day, Halmai, senior Liz Zeiger and Hogan combined for nine points in the 200 IM. Zeigerwas just 0.07 seconds off a personal best in the event.
Czarnecka, freshman Hailey Jerew, Sulenta and Reinhardt earned the Eagles' final points of the day, as the group posted a second-place finish in a tightly-contested 200-yard freestyle relay. The Green and Blue quartet edged a Houston entry by just 0.09 seconds to earn the final four points for FGCU.
Up Next:
The Eagles will hit the road for a pair of meets in Ohio and Michigan. On Friday, Nov. 8, FGCU will swim against Marshall and host Toledo in a 6 p.m. meet that will be streamed on ESPN +. The following day, the Green and Blue will head to Ypsilanti, Mich. to compete against Oakland and host Eastern Michigan in a 1 p.m. meet.
FGCU S&D vs Houston Preview
Fresh off its first dual win over an SEC opponent, the FGCU swimming & diving team (5-0, 4-0 CCSA) will remain at the FGCU Aquatics Complex to host the University of Houston (3-0, 2-0 American) in a two-day meet from Friday, Nov. 1 through Saturday, Nov. 2. The first leg of the meet is set to begin on Friday at 4 p.m. and will feature a Halloween costume contest for fans in attendance. On Saturday, the teams will re-convene at the Nest at 11:30 a.m. to wrap up the events.
The Green and Blue:
The Eagles swept this week's CCSA awards, as it was announced on Tuesday afternoon that junior Petra Halmai and freshman Reese Wakefield were named swimmer and diver of the week, respectively. Halmai picked up three individual first-place finishes during the team's meet against the Commodores, while Wakefield swept both the 1m and 3m boards for her second-straight outing.
Halmai laid down pair of times that rank among the country's best; her time in the 200 Breast (2:11.36) checks in at fifth in the nation and her 100 Breast (1:01.18) performance ranks 12th. Wakefield posted an NCAA Zone score in the 1m dive, tallying up 270.86 points.
In the meet against Vanderbilt, the Green and Blue earned first-place finishes in 10 of the 16 events en route to claiming the team's final 172-121 victory. The triumph extended the team's start to the season to a 5-0 run, marking the best the program has done since 2015-16. That year, FGCU went 7-0 before dropping its first dual meet.
This weekend's meet will be the Eagles' last at the Nest this semester. The Green and Blue will hit the road to take on competition in Ohio and Michigan before heading to Texas to compete in the Cougars' Phil Hansel Invitational.
The Cougars:
Houston will travel to Fort Myers looking to continue its unbeaten streak in dual meets. The Cougars opened their season with a victory over CCSA member Incarnate Word 204-158 (Sept. 27). Since then, Houston has picked up wins over Tulane (Oct. 3) and SMU (Oct. 23).
Senior Peyton Kondis returns to this year's team after representing the Cougars at last season's NCAA Championships. She has earned a spot in the postseason meet for the past two consecutive years. In addition to Kondis, Houston was represented by a trio of divers that competed at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships. Senior Lauren Burrell, sophomore Katie Deininger and sophomore Makayla Waller all competed for the team.
Similar to the FGCU, Houston has dominated its conference over the years. The Cougars have won three-straight titles in the American and have finished in the top three in four of the past six seasons. This year, Houston has already defeated conference rival SMU by a score of 190-104.
The Green and Blue:
The Eagles swept this week's CCSA awards, as it was announced on Tuesday afternoon that junior Petra Halmai and freshman Reese Wakefield were named swimmer and diver of the week, respectively. Halmai picked up three individual first-place finishes during the team's meet against the Commodores, while Wakefield swept both the 1m and 3m boards for her second-straight outing.
Halmai laid down pair of times that rank among the country's best; her time in the 200 Breast (2:11.36) checks in at fifth in the nation and her 100 Breast (1:01.18) performance ranks 12th. Wakefield posted an NCAA Zone score in the 1m dive, tallying up 270.86 points.
In the meet against Vanderbilt, the Green and Blue earned first-place finishes in 10 of the 16 events en route to claiming the team's final 172-121 victory. The triumph extended the team's start to the season to a 5-0 run, marking the best the program has done since 2015-16. That year, FGCU went 7-0 before dropping its first dual meet.
This weekend's meet will be the Eagles' last at the Nest this semester. The Green and Blue will hit the road to take on competition in Ohio and Michigan before heading to Texas to compete in the Cougars' Phil Hansel Invitational.
The Cougars:
Houston will travel to Fort Myers looking to continue its unbeaten streak in dual meets. The Cougars opened their season with a victory over CCSA member Incarnate Word 204-158 (Sept. 27). Since then, Houston has picked up wins over Tulane (Oct. 3) and SMU (Oct. 23).
Senior Peyton Kondis returns to this year's team after representing the Cougars at last season's NCAA Championships. She has earned a spot in the postseason meet for the past two consecutive years. In addition to Kondis, Houston was represented by a trio of divers that competed at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships. Senior Lauren Burrell, sophomore Katie Deininger and sophomore Makayla Waller all competed for the team.
Similar to the FGCU, Houston has dominated its conference over the years. The Cougars have won three-straight titles in the American and have finished in the top three in four of the past six seasons. This year, Houston has already defeated conference rival SMU by a score of 190-104.
FGCU S&D vs Vanderbilt Recap
The FGCU swimming and diving team (5-0, 4-0 CCSA) continued its hot start to the 2019-20 season, earning a decisive 172-121 victory over Vanderbilt (1-3, 0-1 SEC) Friday night at the FGCU Aquatics Complex. The win marked the program's first over an SEC opponent in a dual meet and the 20th win against a Power 5 school and are 20-22 overall.
"It was a great day," head coach Dave Rollins said. "Before we got started, I told the team that I wanted us to win every aspect of the meet, including team support, warming down, their turns, their breakouts and their finishes. They did a really good job of that. There are some areas that we can improve, but to see how fast some of those girls were swimming this early in the season is really exciting."
Over the course of the meet's 16 events, the Eagles picked up 10 first-place finishes. Junior Petra Halmai led the way, taking home three individual events and contributing to a Green and Blue relay win.
FGCU opened up the competition with a win in the 200-yard medley relay. Freshman Lucija Sulenta, Halmai, senior Cassidy Fry and sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka finished 0.26 seconds before a Vanderbilt quartet to garner the team's first points of the day.
Freshman Kaja Reinhardt was the next big winner for the Eagles, touching the wall first in the 200 Free. Classmate Anna Hogan also contributed points in the race as FGCU jumped out to a 29-25 lead.
Halmai earned her first individual victory of the meet in the 100-yard breaststroke. Her time of 1:01.18 currently stands as the 11th-fastest time in the country. She also laid down a nationally-ranked time in the 200 Breast; her mark of 2:11.36 checks in at fourth in the collegiate standings, behind only Power-5 opponents. That time is .15 seconds off of her personal best, which stands as the school record.
FGCU picked up crucial points in the middle of the meet as the team posted a four-event stretch of top finishes. The streak began in the 200 Fly, which featured an Eagle sweep via the efforts of Halmai, freshman Julia Rodriguez and Fry. Czarnecka and freshman Hailey Jerew continued the scoring with a one-two finish in the 50-yard freestyle, which was followed up by rookie Reese Wakefield's win in the 3M dive. Czarnecka capped off the run with another individual triumph in the 100 Free. She was followed by Reinhardt and Jerew .
Wakefield continued to pick up wins in her rookie campaign as she won the 1M board to sweep both diving events. She outscored her opponents by a combined 33.67 points and has so far won every diving event that she has competed in as an Eagle.
In the final event of the day, it was the Eagles who touched the wall first in the 400-yard freestyle relay by a thrilling, 0.04-second margin. Reinhardt, Czarnecka, Sulenta and Jerew provided the Green and Blue's last points of the meet as the quartet edged the second-place Commodores with a time of 3:27.07.
In addition to the excitement of the victory, multiple FGCU swimmers notched new lifetime bests. Jerew took about a second and a half off of her previous mark in the 100 Free in just her third collegiate meet. Senior Elizabeth White swam a 2:18.85 in the 200 Breast, almost half a second faster than her previous best.
With the win, the Eagles continue the start of the season with their best mark since 2015-16. That year, FGCU began its campaign with a 7-0 mark in dual meets.
Up Next:
FGCU will remain at the Nest to host Houston (3-0, 2-0 American) in a two-day meet beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. The teams will resume the action at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. On Friday, fans are invited to participate in a Halloween costume contest. The Cougars were represented at last year's NCAA Championship by multiple student-athletes across different events.
"It was a great day," head coach Dave Rollins said. "Before we got started, I told the team that I wanted us to win every aspect of the meet, including team support, warming down, their turns, their breakouts and their finishes. They did a really good job of that. There are some areas that we can improve, but to see how fast some of those girls were swimming this early in the season is really exciting."
Over the course of the meet's 16 events, the Eagles picked up 10 first-place finishes. Junior Petra Halmai led the way, taking home three individual events and contributing to a Green and Blue relay win.
FGCU opened up the competition with a win in the 200-yard medley relay. Freshman Lucija Sulenta, Halmai, senior Cassidy Fry and sophomore Wiktoria Czarnecka finished 0.26 seconds before a Vanderbilt quartet to garner the team's first points of the day.
Freshman Kaja Reinhardt was the next big winner for the Eagles, touching the wall first in the 200 Free. Classmate Anna Hogan also contributed points in the race as FGCU jumped out to a 29-25 lead.
Halmai earned her first individual victory of the meet in the 100-yard breaststroke. Her time of 1:01.18 currently stands as the 11th-fastest time in the country. She also laid down a nationally-ranked time in the 200 Breast; her mark of 2:11.36 checks in at fourth in the collegiate standings, behind only Power-5 opponents. That time is .15 seconds off of her personal best, which stands as the school record.
FGCU picked up crucial points in the middle of the meet as the team posted a four-event stretch of top finishes. The streak began in the 200 Fly, which featured an Eagle sweep via the efforts of Halmai, freshman Julia Rodriguez and Fry. Czarnecka and freshman Hailey Jerew continued the scoring with a one-two finish in the 50-yard freestyle, which was followed up by rookie Reese Wakefield's win in the 3M dive. Czarnecka capped off the run with another individual triumph in the 100 Free. She was followed by Reinhardt and Jerew .
Wakefield continued to pick up wins in her rookie campaign as she won the 1M board to sweep both diving events. She outscored her opponents by a combined 33.67 points and has so far won every diving event that she has competed in as an Eagle.
In the final event of the day, it was the Eagles who touched the wall first in the 400-yard freestyle relay by a thrilling, 0.04-second margin. Reinhardt, Czarnecka, Sulenta and Jerew provided the Green and Blue's last points of the meet as the quartet edged the second-place Commodores with a time of 3:27.07.
In addition to the excitement of the victory, multiple FGCU swimmers notched new lifetime bests. Jerew took about a second and a half off of her previous mark in the 100 Free in just her third collegiate meet. Senior Elizabeth White swam a 2:18.85 in the 200 Breast, almost half a second faster than her previous best.
With the win, the Eagles continue the start of the season with their best mark since 2015-16. That year, FGCU began its campaign with a 7-0 mark in dual meets.
Up Next:
FGCU will remain at the Nest to host Houston (3-0, 2-0 American) in a two-day meet beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. The teams will resume the action at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. On Friday, fans are invited to participate in a Halloween costume contest. The Cougars were represented at last year's NCAA Championship by multiple student-athletes across different events.
FGCU S&D vs Vanderbilt Preview
The FGCU swimming & diving team (4-0, 4-0 CCSA) is preparing for its home opener, as the team is set to host Vanderbilt (1-2, 0-1 SEC) in a 4 p.m. meet on Friday, Oct. 25 at the FGCU Aquatics Complex. During the meet, the Eagles will be honoring Cancer Awareness Night and fans are invited to participate in a pink out. "Together, we are stronger than cancer" shirts will be on sale for $15.
After the meet, attendees are encouraged to head over to Alico Arena for Dunk City After Dark, the annual FGCU Hoops kickoff event. Doors open at 6 p.m. and fans can click here for more information.
Last Time Out:
The Eagles had a few weeks off after opening the season with a pair of meets on the road in Jacksonville, Fla. and Statesboro, Ga. against CCSA opponents. The Eagles swept both UNF (185-76) and Campbell (133-128) on Friday, Oct. 4 and then carried the momentum through the following day as the team cruised past Georgia Southern (172-70) and Campbell (146-94).
The team's 4-0 mark is the best record at the start of a season since 2015.
After capturing both the 1M and 3M titles in her collegiate debut, freshman Reese Wakefield took home the Green and Blue's first weekly honor of the season, earning CCSA Diver of the Week (Oct. 7). FGCU received Diver of the Week honors five times throughout last season.
Junior Petra Halmai led the swimmers over the course of the Eagles' opening weekend, picking up four first-place finishes in individual events, as well as contributing to a relay win. She currently leads the CCSA with times in both the 200 fly (2:04.79) and the 200 breast (2:20.06).
In addition to the excitement of earning back-to-back sweeps, multiple FGCU rookies picked up first-place individual finishes in their collegiate debuts. Hannah VanDress took home the 1000-yard freestyle in both meets, while Kaja Reinhardt won the 500 Free in the meet against Campbell and UNF.
Scouting Vanderbilt:
Friday's tilt will mark the first time the Eagles and the Commodores have faced off in a dual meet.
Vanderbilt dropped its season-opener against conference foe Alabama (Oct. 5) by a score of 146-105. The Commodores won four of the meet's 16 events, three of which were individual events. The team also took home the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Vanderbilt was able to pick up its first win of the season during a tri-meet on the road in Michigan (Oct. 11). The Commodores downed Milwaukee by a decisive score of 207-81 before falling to host Oakland 176-118.
Sophomore Lizzy Colwell has picked up three first-place finishes so far this season, the most of any Commodore. Classmate Tonner Debeer has also contributed significant points to the team, tallying a pair of first-place finishes.
Last season, Vanderbilt finished the 2018-19 season at the SEC Championships, where the team finished in 12th place (153 points). The Commodores do not have a diving team and their roster is fairly evenly split between classes.
FGCU S&D vs Power 5:
FGCU holds a 19-22 record against Power 5 Conference teams with a 13-13 record against the ACC, and are looking for their first win a SEC team as they are 0-5.
After the meet, attendees are encouraged to head over to Alico Arena for Dunk City After Dark, the annual FGCU Hoops kickoff event. Doors open at 6 p.m. and fans can click here for more information.
Last Time Out:
The Eagles had a few weeks off after opening the season with a pair of meets on the road in Jacksonville, Fla. and Statesboro, Ga. against CCSA opponents. The Eagles swept both UNF (185-76) and Campbell (133-128) on Friday, Oct. 4 and then carried the momentum through the following day as the team cruised past Georgia Southern (172-70) and Campbell (146-94).
The team's 4-0 mark is the best record at the start of a season since 2015.
After capturing both the 1M and 3M titles in her collegiate debut, freshman Reese Wakefield took home the Green and Blue's first weekly honor of the season, earning CCSA Diver of the Week (Oct. 7). FGCU received Diver of the Week honors five times throughout last season.
Junior Petra Halmai led the swimmers over the course of the Eagles' opening weekend, picking up four first-place finishes in individual events, as well as contributing to a relay win. She currently leads the CCSA with times in both the 200 fly (2:04.79) and the 200 breast (2:20.06).
In addition to the excitement of earning back-to-back sweeps, multiple FGCU rookies picked up first-place individual finishes in their collegiate debuts. Hannah VanDress took home the 1000-yard freestyle in both meets, while Kaja Reinhardt won the 500 Free in the meet against Campbell and UNF.
Scouting Vanderbilt:
Friday's tilt will mark the first time the Eagles and the Commodores have faced off in a dual meet.
Vanderbilt dropped its season-opener against conference foe Alabama (Oct. 5) by a score of 146-105. The Commodores won four of the meet's 16 events, three of which were individual events. The team also took home the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Vanderbilt was able to pick up its first win of the season during a tri-meet on the road in Michigan (Oct. 11). The Commodores downed Milwaukee by a decisive score of 207-81 before falling to host Oakland 176-118.
Sophomore Lizzy Colwell has picked up three first-place finishes so far this season, the most of any Commodore. Classmate Tonner Debeer has also contributed significant points to the team, tallying a pair of first-place finishes.
Last season, Vanderbilt finished the 2018-19 season at the SEC Championships, where the team finished in 12th place (153 points). The Commodores do not have a diving team and their roster is fairly evenly split between classes.
FGCU S&D vs Power 5:
FGCU holds a 19-22 record against Power 5 Conference teams with a 13-13 record against the ACC, and are looking for their first win a SEC team as they are 0-5.
FGCU S&D @ Campbell/Georgia Southern Recap
For the first time since 2015, the FGCU swimming & diving team (4-0, 4-0 CCSA) has started off its season 4-0 after picking up a pair of victories over Campbell (2-2, 2-2 CCSA) (146-94) and host Georgia Southern (0-5, 0-2 CCSA) (172-70) Saturday afternoon at the Recreation Activity Center in Statesboro, Georgia.
"The team had a very solid day," said head coach Dave Rollins. "After shaking off some nerves of their first meet, it was great to see the team rise to the occasion of competing on back-to-back days. In addition to the strong swims in the pool, getting to see our freshmen divers compete for the first time brings a great sense of excitement to the season. Congratulations to Reese on winning both boards in her first collegiate meet. Now, we have three weeks before we welcome Vanderbilt to the Nest and we will be ready."
The Eagles got off to a hot start, grabbing first-place finishes in the opening two events of the meet. The team of freshman Lucija Sulenta, junior Petra Halmai, senior Cassidy Fry and freshman Hailey Jerew edged out Campbell by 0.50 seconds to take the 200-yard medley relay. Freshman Hannah VanDress followed up with her second victory in the 1000-yard freestyle in as many days.
Senior Liz Zeiger and Fry earned back-to-back wins in the 200 IM and the 100 Fly, respectively, to continue the momentum for FGCU. Zeiger also tacked on a win in the 500-yard freestyle, dominating the field by a full six seconds.
In their debut for the Green and Blue, freshmen Reese Wakefield and Delaney Nelson took the top two spots in both the 3M and 1M diving events. Wakefield won both titles, while Nelson was the runner-up. Senior Gretchen Mossburg of Georgia Southern finished third in both events. Along with Wakefield and Nelson, freshmen Isabeau Keene and Alyssa Schmidt also made their debuts.
The Eagles continued to pick up wins, as the team swept the 100-yard breaststroke. Halmai touched the wall first and was followed by seniors Elizabeth White and Emily Glinecke.
Overall, FGCU finished first in eight of the meet's 13 events.
Up Next:
The Eagles will have a few weeks off in preparation for their home opener against Vanderbilt (0-1) on Friday, Oct. 25. The meet at the FGCU Aquatics Complex is set for a 4 p.m. start time and will be a pink out, as the team will be hosting Cancer Awareness Night.
"The team had a very solid day," said head coach Dave Rollins. "After shaking off some nerves of their first meet, it was great to see the team rise to the occasion of competing on back-to-back days. In addition to the strong swims in the pool, getting to see our freshmen divers compete for the first time brings a great sense of excitement to the season. Congratulations to Reese on winning both boards in her first collegiate meet. Now, we have three weeks before we welcome Vanderbilt to the Nest and we will be ready."
The Eagles got off to a hot start, grabbing first-place finishes in the opening two events of the meet. The team of freshman Lucija Sulenta, junior Petra Halmai, senior Cassidy Fry and freshman Hailey Jerew edged out Campbell by 0.50 seconds to take the 200-yard medley relay. Freshman Hannah VanDress followed up with her second victory in the 1000-yard freestyle in as many days.
Senior Liz Zeiger and Fry earned back-to-back wins in the 200 IM and the 100 Fly, respectively, to continue the momentum for FGCU. Zeiger also tacked on a win in the 500-yard freestyle, dominating the field by a full six seconds.
In their debut for the Green and Blue, freshmen Reese Wakefield and Delaney Nelson took the top two spots in both the 3M and 1M diving events. Wakefield won both titles, while Nelson was the runner-up. Senior Gretchen Mossburg of Georgia Southern finished third in both events. Along with Wakefield and Nelson, freshmen Isabeau Keene and Alyssa Schmidt also made their debuts.
The Eagles continued to pick up wins, as the team swept the 100-yard breaststroke. Halmai touched the wall first and was followed by seniors Elizabeth White and Emily Glinecke.
Overall, FGCU finished first in eight of the meet's 13 events.
Up Next:
The Eagles will have a few weeks off in preparation for their home opener against Vanderbilt (0-1) on Friday, Oct. 25. The meet at the FGCU Aquatics Complex is set for a 4 p.m. start time and will be a pink out, as the team will be hosting Cancer Awareness Night.
FGCU S&D vs UNF/Campbell Recap
The FGCU swimming and diving team (2-0, 2-0 CCSA) picked up a pair of wins on Friday afternoon as the team defeated host UNF (0-2, 0-2 CCSA) and Campbell (1-1, 1-1 CCSA) at the Bolles School. The Eagles downed the Ospreys 185-76 and edged out the Camels 133-128.
"It's no secret that we have a young team, but that's what makes it so exciting," said head coach Dave Rollins. "Bringing these girls together for a road trip against CCSA competition was the perfect way for us to start the year. Plus, getting to see some first-time Eagle wins is always special. We are focused on what we need to do to get better week to week, meet to meet. There are some details that we need to clean up, but that's to be expected early in the season. The most important thing is how they react in the moment and how they mentally respond when faced with a challenge."
"We swam against two good teams in our conference today," said UNF head coach Ian Coffey. "I'm very happy with the way raced. We still have some things to work on, but we have made a lot of progress. I am starting to see our hard work paying off and now we get ready for our meet in two weeks."
The quartet of freshman Lucija Sulenta, junior Petra Halmai, senior Cassidy Fry and freshman Kaja Reinhardt won the first event of the meet, dominating the 400-yard medley relay by almost a full three seconds.
The freshman class had a strong showing in its first official meet for FGCU. Freshman Hannah VanDress won the 1000-yard freestyle by seven seconds, laying down her second-fastest split time in the final 50 yards. Sulenta was 0.68 seconds off the winning time in the 100 Back and freshman Anna Hogan finished in the top three of the 100-yard breaststroke. The top three times in Hogan's race were separated by just 0.43 seconds. Reinhardt also added points, taking home first place in the 500 Free.
"Congratulations to Lucy, Kaja and Hannah on earning their first-ever wins as Eagles," said Rollins. "It's something I'm sure they will always remember. It was especially exciting to see Kaja win, as she had never swam the 500-yard freestyle and she was extremely consistent."
Halmai and senior Elizabeth White also claimed a pair of first-place finishes in the opening events of the meet. Halmai won the 200 Fly, while White came out on top of the tightly-contested 100 Breast event.
Through the first seven events, the Eagles held an 89.5-40.5 point advantage over UNF and a 66-64 point edge over Campbell.
Down the stretch, FGCU continued to pick up victories that provided vital points to the team. Fry claimed the 100 Fly and classmate Elizabeth Zeiger earned a first-place finish in the 200 IM, followed by runner-up Hogan.
The Eagles swept the 200 Breast, as Halmai picked up her second individual win of the meet, while White and Hogan rounded out the top three. In the final event of the day, the team of freshman Hailey Jerew, Reinhardt, Sulenta and Fry finished second in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Sulenta, Reinhardt, VanDress, Hogan and Jerew all made their FGCU debuts along with Claire McAtee, Julia Rodriguez, Jackie Greeves and Michaela Sizemore.
Up Next:
The team will be back in action tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 5) to take on CCSA foes Campbell and Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga. at the Recreation Activity Center. The meet is set for a Noon start time.
"It's no secret that we have a young team, but that's what makes it so exciting," said head coach Dave Rollins. "Bringing these girls together for a road trip against CCSA competition was the perfect way for us to start the year. Plus, getting to see some first-time Eagle wins is always special. We are focused on what we need to do to get better week to week, meet to meet. There are some details that we need to clean up, but that's to be expected early in the season. The most important thing is how they react in the moment and how they mentally respond when faced with a challenge."
"We swam against two good teams in our conference today," said UNF head coach Ian Coffey. "I'm very happy with the way raced. We still have some things to work on, but we have made a lot of progress. I am starting to see our hard work paying off and now we get ready for our meet in two weeks."
The quartet of freshman Lucija Sulenta, junior Petra Halmai, senior Cassidy Fry and freshman Kaja Reinhardt won the first event of the meet, dominating the 400-yard medley relay by almost a full three seconds.
The freshman class had a strong showing in its first official meet for FGCU. Freshman Hannah VanDress won the 1000-yard freestyle by seven seconds, laying down her second-fastest split time in the final 50 yards. Sulenta was 0.68 seconds off the winning time in the 100 Back and freshman Anna Hogan finished in the top three of the 100-yard breaststroke. The top three times in Hogan's race were separated by just 0.43 seconds. Reinhardt also added points, taking home first place in the 500 Free.
"Congratulations to Lucy, Kaja and Hannah on earning their first-ever wins as Eagles," said Rollins. "It's something I'm sure they will always remember. It was especially exciting to see Kaja win, as she had never swam the 500-yard freestyle and she was extremely consistent."
Halmai and senior Elizabeth White also claimed a pair of first-place finishes in the opening events of the meet. Halmai won the 200 Fly, while White came out on top of the tightly-contested 100 Breast event.
Through the first seven events, the Eagles held an 89.5-40.5 point advantage over UNF and a 66-64 point edge over Campbell.
Down the stretch, FGCU continued to pick up victories that provided vital points to the team. Fry claimed the 100 Fly and classmate Elizabeth Zeiger earned a first-place finish in the 200 IM, followed by runner-up Hogan.
The Eagles swept the 200 Breast, as Halmai picked up her second individual win of the meet, while White and Hogan rounded out the top three. In the final event of the day, the team of freshman Hailey Jerew, Reinhardt, Sulenta and Fry finished second in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Sulenta, Reinhardt, VanDress, Hogan and Jerew all made their FGCU debuts along with Claire McAtee, Julia Rodriguez, Jackie Greeves and Michaela Sizemore.
Up Next:
The team will be back in action tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 5) to take on CCSA foes Campbell and Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga. at the Recreation Activity Center. The meet is set for a Noon start time.
FGCU Swim and Dive: NCAA Zone Diving Championships
Sophomore diver Megan Wakefield will be competing in her second-straight NCAA Zone Diving Championships that will run from March 11-13 at the James E. Aquatic Center on the campus of Auburn University.
The 3-meter prelims will begin at 4:15 p.m., Monday afternoon with the finals starting at 6 p.m. Prelims for the 1-meter dive will start at noon Tuesday as the finals will commence at 3 p.m. The platform prelims will start at 11 a.m. Wednesday with the finals concluding at 1 p.m. Each final will consist of 18 divers.
"We are very excited to have Megan and coach David Boyko head back to Zones," said head coach Dave Rollins. "After coming off an incredible record-breaking performance at the CCSA Championships, they are ready to line up some great dives and represent the Green and Blue."
Wakefield claimed first in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dive at the aforementioned CCSA Championships. On the 1-meter spring, the Ontario native registered a season-best score of 284 for the title. Meanwhile, on the 3-meter dive, she produced a score of 336.5 – shattering her season-best mark of 293.65 – en route to a new school record.
At the conclusion of the championships, Wakefield was dubbed the Most Outstanding Female Diver of the Meet.
During the regular season, Wakefield was named the CCSA Diver of the Week on three occasions, bumping her career total to five weekly honors.
How to Advance
1-meter – top 9
3-meter – top 8
Platform – top 6
Furthermore, if a diver qualifies in one event, they only have to finish top 12 in the other diving events to also compete for those at NCAA Championships.
The 3-meter prelims will begin at 4:15 p.m., Monday afternoon with the finals starting at 6 p.m. Prelims for the 1-meter dive will start at noon Tuesday as the finals will commence at 3 p.m. The platform prelims will start at 11 a.m. Wednesday with the finals concluding at 1 p.m. Each final will consist of 18 divers.
"We are very excited to have Megan and coach David Boyko head back to Zones," said head coach Dave Rollins. "After coming off an incredible record-breaking performance at the CCSA Championships, they are ready to line up some great dives and represent the Green and Blue."
Wakefield claimed first in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dive at the aforementioned CCSA Championships. On the 1-meter spring, the Ontario native registered a season-best score of 284 for the title. Meanwhile, on the 3-meter dive, she produced a score of 336.5 – shattering her season-best mark of 293.65 – en route to a new school record.
At the conclusion of the championships, Wakefield was dubbed the Most Outstanding Female Diver of the Meet.
During the regular season, Wakefield was named the CCSA Diver of the Week on three occasions, bumping her career total to five weekly honors.
How to Advance
1-meter – top 9
3-meter – top 8
Platform – top 6
Furthermore, if a diver qualifies in one event, they only have to finish top 12 in the other diving events to also compete for those at NCAA Championships.
FGCU S&D: UF Last Chance Meet Preview
Senior Christina Kaas Elmgreen along with sophomore Petra Halmai will be representing the Green and Blue at this weekend's Last Chance Meet at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium on the campus of Florida.
This meet gives swimmers one last opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Prelims begin at 10 a.m. each day. Finals will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Elmgreen will be competing in the 100 fly Friday and the 200 fly Saturday. The senior achieved a 100 fly NCAA 'B' standard time at the Georgia Tech Invite with a swim of 53.60. In that same meet, she collected another 'B' cut in the 200 fly with a mark of 1:58.01. The Denmark native will be attempting to make an NCAA Championships appearance for a third-straight year.
Halmai is coming off two individual titles at the 2019 CCSA Championships. She placed first overall in the 100 breast with a time of 1:00.62 and broke the school and conference record in the 200 breast with a swim of 2:11.21. The Hungary native will be looking for her first NCAA Championships appearance.
Event Standard A Standard B
100 Fly 51.03 53.76
200 Fly 1:53.48 1:59.23
100 Breast 50.99 53.94
200 Breast 2:06.94 2:13.97
This meet gives swimmers one last opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Prelims begin at 10 a.m. each day. Finals will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Elmgreen will be competing in the 100 fly Friday and the 200 fly Saturday. The senior achieved a 100 fly NCAA 'B' standard time at the Georgia Tech Invite with a swim of 53.60. In that same meet, she collected another 'B' cut in the 200 fly with a mark of 1:58.01. The Denmark native will be attempting to make an NCAA Championships appearance for a third-straight year.
Halmai is coming off two individual titles at the 2019 CCSA Championships. She placed first overall in the 100 breast with a time of 1:00.62 and broke the school and conference record in the 200 breast with a swim of 2:11.21. The Hungary native will be looking for her first NCAA Championships appearance.
Event Standard A Standard B
100 Fly 51.03 53.76
200 Fly 1:53.48 1:59.23
100 Breast 50.99 53.94
200 Breast 2:06.94 2:13.97
FGCU S&D: CCSA Championship Day Three Recap
The FGCU swimming and diving team battled through the final events, collecting 542 points on day three of the CCSA Championships as the Eagles remain in second place behind Liberty.
"The team keeps battling which is what you love to see," head coach Dave Rollins said. "Starting the night off with a win is always huge for the team and to be able to carry that momentum throughout the night was incredible. Congratulations to Gracie and Petra on their wins tonight. We continue to accumulate new lifetime bests marks and season times which is incredible given the circumstances. With one more day of racing, it should prove to be just as or if not more exciting than today!"
FGCU shined in the A Final of the 100 fly, scoring a quartet Eagles in the top-8. Senior Gracie Redding captured her second event of the week, placing first with an NCAA 'B' time of 53.12*. Senior Christina Kaas Elmgreen (54.06) and freshman Wiktoria Czarnecka (54.42*) finished third and fourth, respectively, as junior Cassidy Fry (54.93) rounded out the scoring placing eighth.
Junior Madison Jean (55.80*) and senior Kiley Eble (56.60*) finished 11th and 13th, respectively, to score valuable points for FGCU in the B Final.
In the 400 IM A Final, junior Elizabeth Zeiger gave a valiant effort and rallied to take third overall as she touched out with a mark of 4:21.19*.
The Eagles continued to score crucial points, this time in the A Final of the 200 free where they once again placed four swimmers in the top-8. Senior Linda Shaw placed second overall with a swim of 1:48.81* to score 31 points. Shaw has now placed in the top-3 of the 200 free in all her four years as an Eagle.
Meanwhile, senior Antonia Baeren (1:50.53*), sophomore Rebecca Moynihan (1:51.30), and senior Hannah Burdge (1:51.99) finished 6-7-8, respectively, to cap off the scoring.
In the 100 breast, sophomore Petra Halmai claimed FGCU's second overall event win of the night. The Hungary native produced a swim of 1:00.62* to take home the title. Her time was just .34 tenths of a second off from breaking a new school record. Junior Emily Glinecke was the other Eagle to score in the A Final, placing sixth with a time of 1:03.35.
Transitioning into the 100 back finals, senior Doris Eichhorn was edged out of first place by one-tenth of a second as she touched out with a time of 53.96*. Freshman Kellie Fischer was the second Eagle in the A Final, placing seventh (56.54*).
The final event of the night was a nail biter as the Eagles placed second in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Eichhorn, Halmai, Elmgreen, and Moynihan combined for a time of 3:38.29*, just three-tenths of a second shy from first place. In the process, it became the fourth-fastest time in program history, surpassing last year's runner-up team by eight-tenths of a second.
Notables
-Redding and Halmai are now the second-fastest performers in their respective events in school history.
- Czarnecka now sits ninth in program history in the 100 fly.
- Glinecke moved into eighth all-time in program history with her time in the 100 breast.
*Denotes season-best time
Standings
1. Liberty-1,366.5
2. FGCU-1190
3. Incarnate Word-773
4. Georgia Southern-698
5. Campbell-598.5
6. UNC Asheville-571
7. UNF-475
8. Gardner-Webb-464
9. Howard-335
Up Next:
The final day of the CCSA Championships will continue tomorrow with the prelims starting at 10 am and the final events at 6 pm (1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and 400 free relay).
"The team keeps battling which is what you love to see," head coach Dave Rollins said. "Starting the night off with a win is always huge for the team and to be able to carry that momentum throughout the night was incredible. Congratulations to Gracie and Petra on their wins tonight. We continue to accumulate new lifetime bests marks and season times which is incredible given the circumstances. With one more day of racing, it should prove to be just as or if not more exciting than today!"
FGCU shined in the A Final of the 100 fly, scoring a quartet Eagles in the top-8. Senior Gracie Redding captured her second event of the week, placing first with an NCAA 'B' time of 53.12*. Senior Christina Kaas Elmgreen (54.06) and freshman Wiktoria Czarnecka (54.42*) finished third and fourth, respectively, as junior Cassidy Fry (54.93) rounded out the scoring placing eighth.
Junior Madison Jean (55.80*) and senior Kiley Eble (56.60*) finished 11th and 13th, respectively, to score valuable points for FGCU in the B Final.
In the 400 IM A Final, junior Elizabeth Zeiger gave a valiant effort and rallied to take third overall as she touched out with a mark of 4:21.19*.
The Eagles continued to score crucial points, this time in the A Final of the 200 free where they once again placed four swimmers in the top-8. Senior Linda Shaw placed second overall with a swim of 1:48.81* to score 31 points. Shaw has now placed in the top-3 of the 200 free in all her four years as an Eagle.
Meanwhile, senior Antonia Baeren (1:50.53*), sophomore Rebecca Moynihan (1:51.30), and senior Hannah Burdge (1:51.99) finished 6-7-8, respectively, to cap off the scoring.
In the 100 breast, sophomore Petra Halmai claimed FGCU's second overall event win of the night. The Hungary native produced a swim of 1:00.62* to take home the title. Her time was just .34 tenths of a second off from breaking a new school record. Junior Emily Glinecke was the other Eagle to score in the A Final, placing sixth with a time of 1:03.35.
Transitioning into the 100 back finals, senior Doris Eichhorn was edged out of first place by one-tenth of a second as she touched out with a time of 53.96*. Freshman Kellie Fischer was the second Eagle in the A Final, placing seventh (56.54*).
The final event of the night was a nail biter as the Eagles placed second in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Eichhorn, Halmai, Elmgreen, and Moynihan combined for a time of 3:38.29*, just three-tenths of a second shy from first place. In the process, it became the fourth-fastest time in program history, surpassing last year's runner-up team by eight-tenths of a second.
Notables
-Redding and Halmai are now the second-fastest performers in their respective events in school history.
- Czarnecka now sits ninth in program history in the 100 fly.
- Glinecke moved into eighth all-time in program history with her time in the 100 breast.
*Denotes season-best time
Standings
1. Liberty-1,366.5
2. FGCU-1190
3. Incarnate Word-773
4. Georgia Southern-698
5. Campbell-598.5
6. UNC Asheville-571
7. UNF-475
8. Gardner-Webb-464
9. Howard-335
Up Next:
The final day of the CCSA Championships will continue tomorrow with the prelims starting at 10 am and the final events at 6 pm (1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and 400 free relay).
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