Watson-Riggins: FIU’s gravity-defying star takes one final jump for the Panthers
Carla Mendez | Contributing Writer Queshun Watson-Riggins stares down the track knowing that this next jump might be the one. Thousands of hours of practice…
Carla Mendez | Contributing Writer Queshun Watson-Riggins stares down the track knowing that this next jump might be the one. Thousands of hours of practice…
Dalton Tevlin/Sports Director Conference USA has officially announced that all spring sports seasons will come to an end in an effort to combat the spreading…
The Panthers took part in the Mt. SAC Relays, the Cal State LA Twilight Open in Los Angeles and the Beach Invitational in Long Beach. During their trip, the Panthers finished in the top three while recording two school records.
“Overall I’m satisfied coming out,” said Myrtil of his track debut. “[I’ve been running] for three years, and did what I set out to do and got the job done.”
“Even though a lot of us did well today, we expect their performances to get better and better throughout the season.”
Despite University Texas of El Paso winning overall on the women’s and Western Kentucky University winning it all on the men’s side, five athletes for FIU finished in the top three and earning two bronze medals and three silver medals on Thursday after team finished in ninth overall.
Smith broke FIU’s long jump record his first attempt at the C-USA Championships. A record that belonged to Kevone Fair and had stood since 2000.
Aubrey Smith is ready to jump into the pages of FIU’s track & field record books. But it has been no ordinary journey for the fifth year senior to reach this point.
FIU took the first of three games on the season against Bethune-Cookman as Logan Dodds got his first victory of the season going six innings and allowing one run on five hits and seven strikeouts.
On National Signing Day, some highly touted recruits weigh their options up until the very last second. Most never seem certain on where they want to go until they are forced to make a decision. But who can blame them, after all, they are only 18 years old.