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FIU’s football team got everyone’s attention last season with its first championship and bowl win. Now they are hungry for more By Pete Pelegrin ’96 Walk into the FIU football offices and you are greeted by the sparkling gold 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Champions trophy and the 2010 Sun Belt [...]
Four nationally televised games will highlight the 2011 FIU football schedule as the Panthers set out to defend their Sun Belt Conference Championship. “This year’s schedule will be a good test for FIU,” Athletic Director Pete Garcia said. “The team is coming off its most successful season and this schedule [...]
Reschedule of Garrett Wittels celebration The ESPYs watch party scheduled for this evening at Chili’s will be rescheduled to a time when Garrett Wittels is back on campus. Garrett is spending the summer in Alaska playing with the Peninsula Oilers. Wittels, who is on a 56-game hitting streak, second all-time [...]
He’s the talk of baseball. The talk of the town, really. Garrett Wittels’ 56-game hitting streak, second all-time in Division I baseball, has electrified the FIU community, South Florida and baseball fans – all rooting for him to make history. ESPN took note and named Wittels one of four ESPY [...]
FIU All-American infielder Garrett Wittels has been selected as an ESPY nominee in the Best Male College Athlete category. Wittels finished the 2010 season with a 56-game hitting streak, second all-time in Division I baseball to Robin Ventura who hit safely in 58-straight games in 1987. Wittels’ hitting streak has [...]
