As recently as last week, Panthers point guard Jerica Coley listed her two state high school championship tennis titles as her biggest sports accomplishment to date. By season’s end, the sophomore may be forced to reassess her biggest athletic feat. With only seven games left in the regular season, the [...]
What can FIU learn from the Penn State sex abuse case?
01/31/2012 By 6 Comments
President Emeritus Modesto A. Maidique led the university community in a discussion about leadership, values and ethical issues raised by the Penn State scandal “This is a case of a distorted culture that has wrapped itself around a football team,” said President Emeritus Modesto A. Maidique at an FIU teach-in [...]
FIU to name weight room for healthcare provider
12/16/2011 By
FIU’s Athletics weight room will be named for Doctors Hospital Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. Doctors Hospital, part of Baptist Health South Florida, is the official sports medicine provider of FIU Athletics. “This is the latest in a deepening relationship between Baptist Health and FIU,” said FIU Executive Director [...]
Last football home game dedicated to veterans
11/09/2011 By
Football’s final home game Nov. 12 against FAU
11/09/2011 By
FIU hosts Florida Atlantic in the 2011 Shula Bowl Saturday, Nov. 12, at Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium. The annual football game between in-state rivals is the last home game of the season, as well as the last home game for wide receiver T.Y. Hilton and quarterback Wes Carroll with the [...]
Football watch party Oct. 18 at Cadillac Ranch
10/17/2011 By
Join the official watch party for FIU’s football game at Arkansas State Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Cadillac Ranch – Kendall. Roary, the Golden Dazzlers, the Cheerleaders and FIU football announcer Mike Baiamonte will be cheering on the Panthers beginning at 7 p.m. The Cadillac Ranch – Kendall, located at 11735 [...]
Football Central: Your guide to the 2011 season
08/26/2011 By
Join the fun at the home opener Thursday, Sept. 1 FIU Football’s 10th season opens Thursday, Sept. 1, with the Panthers ready to defend their Sun Belt Conference Championship and build on last year’s historic success. The 7 p.m. match-up brings the North Texas Mean Green to FIU Stadium in [...]
Support FIU Athletics, win prizes
08/26/2011 By
Panthers fan Lavarr Farmer had plenty to cheer about last season. Farmer, a sophomore biology major, witnessed the historic FIU football season where the Panthers won six of their eight Sun Belt Conference games, clinched their first conference crown and their first-ever bowl berth. Actually, he saw a lot of [...]
Trick shots video showcases Panther prowess
08/24/2011 By
FIU student-athletes showed serious skills at Freshmen Convocation Aug. 21. Freshmen were treated to a video of tricks by basketball player DeJuan Wright; quarterback Wes Carroll; women’s soccer players Nicole DiPerna, Ashleigh Shim and Marie Egan; men’s soccer players Lucas Di Croce and Christopher Graces; volleyball players Marija Prsa, Natalia [...]
Rosa, Puerto Rico qualify for 2012 World Grand Prix
07/11/2011 By
Former Panther volleyball standout Yarimar Rosa helped the Puerto Rican National Team qualify for the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix over the weekend, as the her squad went 2-0 in its final two matches of the 2011 Pan Am Games to take fifth place. Puerto Rico, competing in Pool B, opened [...]
