FIU V. Nova Southeastern
- December 17, 2019
- Miami, Florida
- RESULTS (PDF)
Courtesy: FIU Athletics
MIAMI (Dec.17, 2019) – The FIU swim and dive team captured its fifth victory of the season on Tuesday, as the Panthers took down Nova Southeastern, 134-109.
The Panthers are now 5-3 on the season after defeating the Sharks in the pool this morning.
FIU opened up the morning with a win in the 200 medley relay, as the team of Julia Miranda, Emily Cordovi, Taylor Grabenhorst and Paloma Sanchez took first place with a time of 1:45.58.
In the 200 free, Stephanie Hussey tapped first with a time of 1:54.03 while Eriana Temperino was second with a time of 1:55.74. In the 50 back, Miranda picked up a win when she touched at 26.54 and Michaela Trnkova landed third with her time of 28.21.
Sara Gyertyanffy took first in the 50 breast, with Grabenhorst and Delanie Goll landing the next two spots. The trio had times of 29.49, 30.27 and 30.63, respectively.
Nova picked up their first event victory of the day in the 100 fly, while FIU’s Cordovi landed in third with her swim of 57.89. Sanchez tapped third in the 50 free (25.18) and Alexa Bryant took fifth with her time of 25.38.
In the 100 free, Temperino landed second in the 100 free when she touched at 53.45. Annie Barral and Sanchez both took fourth and fifth in the same event. Miranda went on to win the 100 back (56.61), followed by Trnkova in third place (58.95).
Grabenhorst and Goll took the top two spots in the 100 breast with times of 1:04.75 and 1:07.10, respectively. Hussey landed first in the 500 free with a time of 5:03.04. Followed by a Gyertyanffy second-place finish in the 50 fly (25.78). Gyertyanffy then went on to secure another second-place finish in the 100 IM with her swim of 58.58.
The Panthers ended the action in the lanes with the 200 free relay. Miranda, Cantu, Bryant and Sanchez finished first with a time of 1:37.79.
UP NEXT
The Panthers are back in the pool on Jan. 3rd for the Orange Bowl Classic in Key Largo, Florida.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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Courtesy: Nova Southeastern Athletics
MIAMI, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern women’s swimming team traveled south to Miami on Tuesday morning, coming up just short to NCAA Div. I Florida International University. Over the course of the morning, Sasha Maslova and Jenna Johns each topped the competition twice.
INSIDE THE MEET:
FINAL WOMEN’S SCORES: Florida International Panthers (134), Nova Southeastern Sharks (109)
LOCATION: Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center | Miami, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The 200 medley A-relay team (Cassandra Wright, Caily Friel, Maslova and Johns) finished second in 1:45.78 to kick off the meet.
- To close out the meet, the 200 free relay made up of Hannah Trieschmann, Laurel Fink, Friel and Johns finished second as well in 1:38.70.
TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMERS:
- Maslova’s first win came in the 100 fly, posting a time of 56.46. She went on to win the 50 fly in 25.70.
- Johns scooped up her first first-place finish in the 50 free in 24.18, going on to win the 100 free in 53.04.
- Wright picked up a win in the 100 IM with her time of 58.31. She also came in second in the 50 back and 100 back, posting times of 26.67 and 57.95, respectively.
- Also competing in the 100 fly, Elizabeth Zubero claimed second place in 57.61.
- In the 50 free, Trieschmann earned second place with a time of 24.91.
- In the 200 free, four Sharks finished within 1.5 seconds of each other, grabbing 3rd-6th place. Fink led the group with her time of 1:59.15, with Tyler Fell (1:59.49), Emma Sundstedt (1:59.94) and Liza Buluchevskaya (2:00.89) following close behind.
UP NEXT:
The Sharks will kick off 2020 at the NSU Aquatic Center on Jan. 10 against West Chester. The meet is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m.
SHARKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Follow along with live updates on Twitter by following @NSU_Swim.