KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – (Feb. 19, 2020) – The Florida Atlantic University men’s swimming and diving team got the weekend started on a high note at the 2020 Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Swimming & Diving Championships. FAU currently sits in second place with 110 points, just nine shy behind first-place Incarnate Word.
Quick Hits:
- The 200 medley relay team was the first of two relay races that took place on the first night. Kyle Douglas, Quinn LaCoursiere, Skyler Hamilton and Jack Neeley captured fifth place (1:31.85)
- Logan Downey brought home the hardware in the 1-meter with a first-place finish. His score of 381.55 also marked a new lifetime best for the junior. Charlie Greene followed in fourth with a huge lifetime best (258.15) followed by Michael Cannatelli in sixth place (213.15)
- The 800 free relay squad of Rateb Hussein, Connor Smoak, Clay Riemenschneider and Josh Fountain ended the night on a high note with a silver finish (6:33.45). Fountain anchored the event and tallied a 1:36.93 split to help his team secure a podium finish
- In the 100 IM time trial, Douglas recorded a lifetime best time of 51.41, which marks a new FAU school and freshman record
Personal Best Times/Scores:
- Douglas – 100 IM TT (51.41)
- Downey – 1-meter (381.55)
- Greene – 1-meter (258.15)
Thursday Schedule:
Starting at 10 a.m. (prelims)
- 500 Free
- 200 IM
- 50 Free
- 200 Free Relay (B heat only)
Starting at 6 p.m. (finals)
- 200 Free Relay
- 500 Free
- 200 IM
- 50 Free
Up Next:
The men’s team will be back at it tomorrow for day two of the CCSA Championships. Prelims will commence at 10 a.m. and finals will get rolling at 6 p.m. For complete coverage from the championships and other FAU swimming and diving news, follow along on Twitter (@FAUSwimDive), Instagram (@FAUSwimDive) and Facebook.
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics:
FAU Athletics is comprised of 21 intercollegiate teams involving 450 student-athletes that compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball, beach volleyball, cheer and dance. The Owls are a NCAA Division I-A (FBS) institution and compete in Conference USA and the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) (beach volleyball, men’s swimming). The Owls have been playing football since 2001 and are a perfect 4-0 in bowl games, the most recent being a 52-28 victory over SMU in the 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl. The dance team finished its 2014 season No. 8, nationally. FAU cheer won a national championship in 2016.
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of critical areas that form the basis of its strategic plan: Healthy aging, biotech, coastal and marine issues, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, informatics, lifespan and the environment. These areas provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU’s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
