MIAMI (November 15, 2017) -- FIU swimming and diving finishes the semester's calendar of events in its most prestigious meet of the fall, the Purdue Invitational. The three-day meet begins Thursday at the Burke Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Indiana.
In addition to FIU, which is ranked No. 5 in this week's College Swimming.com's Division I Mid-Major poll, the meet features No. 8 Indiana, No. 14 Florida, and the host No. 20 Boilermakers, along with Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Virginia Tech, and divers from Indiana State and North Carolina.
The elite field features nine swimmers and four divers with Olympic experience, including FIU's Naomi Ruele (Gaborone, Botswana), and 80 swimmers and divers from other nations representing their schools at the meet.