After posting the best time in Conference USA this year in the 1650 Freestyle, Marshall sophomore Angelica di Marzio earns C-USA Co-Swimmer of the Week honors, sharing with FIU junior Naomi Ruele, who won three events and anchored the 400 free relay for the Panthers.  FIU freshman Rachel Foord earned first place finishes in two-of-three matches to earn the C-USA Diver of the Week award for the second week in a row.
 
SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
Naomi Ruele, FIU, Jr., Fort Bend, Texas
Junior swimmer Naomi Ruele won all three individual events and swam a leg of four winning relay events as FIU defeated Illinois by nearly 100 points in a two-day home meet last weekend. Among her accomplishments, she swam the anchor leg for FIU in the 400 Free Relay to end the Friday session, the fastest time by a Conference USA squad this season. She is coming off of qualifying for three relay events for FIU in the NCAA Championships last season.  
 
Angelica di Marzio, Marshall, So., Fort Bend, Texas
Marshall sophomore Angelica di Marzio earns her first C-USA Swimmer of the Week award following a first place finish last week at a dual meet with Cleveland State and Wisconsin-Green Bay.  She won the 1650 Freestyle in a season best time of 17:14.48, which now ranks as the best time in Conference USA. 
 
DIVER OF THE WEEK
Rachel Foord, FIU, Fr., Melbourne, Australia
FIU freshman Rachel Foord takes home Diver of the Week honors for the second straight week.  She took first in the 3-meter diving event (283.12) in the second day of the two-day home dual meet with Illinois at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center over the weekend. On Friday’s opening session, the freshman was second (273.67) to senior teammate Rebecca Quesnel by finishing less than three points behind her (276.52) to start Friday’s portion. The reigning C-USA Diver of the Week holds the top score in the conference in the 3-meter event to this point of the season, and the second-best time to Quesnel in the 1-meter springboard.
 
2017 SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK
O11 – Lauren Rhodes, Rice; Oct. 18 – Ashley Brem, Old Dominion; Oct. 25 – Alicia Caldwell, Rice; Nov. 1 – Kaitlyn Swinney, Rice; Nov. 8 – Naomi Ruele, FIU and Angelica di Marzio, Marshall.
 
2017 DIVERS OF THE WEEK
O11 – Rebecca Quesnel, FIU; Oct. 18 – None; Oct. 25 – Meghan Miller, North Texas; Nov. 1 – Rachel Foord, FIU; Nov. 8 - Rachel Foord, FIU
 
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