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DID YOU KNOW? • FGCU has won a combined 85 conference regular season and tournament titles IN ONLY 14 YEARS in Division I as a member of the ASUN Conference & Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (women’s swimming & diving) • In just 9 YEARS of DI postseason eligibility, FGCU has sent 27 TEAMS to the NCAA Tournament, while men’s golf (2012, 2013, 2015), swimming (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021) and men’s tennis (2014) have had an individual(s) participate in their respective NCAA Championship, bringing THE TOTAL NCAA APPEARANCES FOR FGCU TO 39. • FGCU has witnessed seven programs earn NCAA Tournament victories in their DI eras: Baseball (2017), Men’s Basketball (2013/2016), Women’s Basketball (2015/2018), Men’s Soccer (2016), Women’s Soccer (2015), Softball (2012), Volleyball (2018) and Swimming & Diving having at least one NCAA Championships qualifier (2012-18, 2020). • FGCU ranked 19th in Division I overall winning percentage (.644) and No. 1 among the I-AAA grouping (the 100 D-I institutions which do not sponsor football) from 2015-20. • In 2020-21, FGCU student-athletes hailed from 34 COUNTRIES, 29 STATES & ALL SIX HABITABLE CONTINENTS. • The Eagles had SEVEN STUDENT-ATHLETES SIGN PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS IN 2016, including Whitney Knight (WNBA, Los Angeles Sparks), Rodrigo Saravia (MLS, Columbus Crew SC), Aaron Guillen (MLS, FC Dallas) and Jake Noll (MLB, Washington Nationals). CHRIS SALE • FGCU has produced FIVE MLB PLAYERS: Chris Sale (Boston Red Sox, current/ Chicago • 2018 World Series White Sox), Richard Bleier (Miami Marlins, current/ Baltimore Orioles), Jacob Barnes (Los Angeles Angels, current), Casey Coleman (Chicago Cubs/Kansas City Royals) and Jake Noll Champion (Washington Nationals, current). • 2010 Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year • Former 2018 ASUN Player of the Year Brandon Goodwin is currently in his second season with his hometown Atlanta Hawks after beginning his NBA career with the Denver Nuggets. • 13th overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft • FGCU’s student-athlete population earned a RECORD TERM GPA OF 3.50 for the Fall 2020 semester, while they have surpassed that of the overall FGCU student body for 23-consecutive • 7x American League All-Star semesters (cumulative 3.34 to 3.01 in 2019-20). • 2013 All-Star Game-Winning Pitcher; 2016, 2017, 2018 • Seven programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sports (most recently No. 21 for the 2020-21 women’s basketball program) and FGCU has also produced Starting Pitcher 13 ALL-AMERICANS in the Division I era. • In 2014-15, FGCU WON NINE CHAMPIONSHIPS, and behind an All-American relay team the swimming team FINISHED 26TH IN THE NATION at the NCAA Championships. • In 2013-14, a pair of ALL-AMERICAN SWIMMERS (Emma Svensson and Kira Toussaint) helped FGCU finish 32nd in the nation at the NCAA Championship. Jordi Vives represented FGCU at the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship for the FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY and reached the Round of 32. • The FGCU men’s basketball team became the ONLY NO. 15 SEED IN NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY to advance to the SWEET SIXTEEN. Dunk City became the Cinderella of the 2013 dance, as the high-flying Eagles defeated No. 2 seed Georgetown and No. 7 seed San Diego State. FGCU WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS BASEBALL: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017^, 2019 MEN’S BASKETBALL: 2013^, 2014, 2016^, 2017*, 2018 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: 2009, 2011, 2012*, 2013, 2014*, 2015*, 2016, 2017^, 2018*, 2019*, 2020*, 2021* MEN’S SOCCER: 2010, 2011*, 2012*, 2013, 2014*, 2015, 2016^, 2018 WOMEN’S SOCCER: 2010, 2011*, 2012*, 2013, 2014*, 2015*, 2016*, 2017*, 2019 BROOKE SWEAT SOFTBALL: 2008, 2012*, 2016 • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team MEN’S TENNIS: 2015*, 2016, 2017^, 2019* • Two-Time AVP Defensive WOMEN’S TENNIS: 2017, 2018 VOLLEYBALL: 2007, 2008, 2012, 2018*, 2019 Player of the Year SWIMMING & DIVING: 2009^, 2010^, 2011^, 2012^, 2013^, 2015^, 2016^, 2017^, 2018^, 2021^ • All-Time leader in kills at * Denotes ASUN Regular Season & Tournament Championship ^ Conference Tournament Title FGCU (2008 graduate) No asterisk denotes just Regular Season Championship .