FIU graduate diver Rebecca Quesenel awarded USA Postgraduate Scholarship grant
Sports
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Recent Florida International University graduate and diver Rebecca Quesenel is one of 14 recipients of the Conference USA Jim Castaneda Postgraduate Scholarship Award, the league announced last week.
Quesnel is a three-time C-USA Diver of the Year and First Team All-American, now ready to obtain her master's in architecture. She owned a 3.73 GPA in criminal justice with a minor in art. She was named FIU’s Athlete of the Year twice and became the Panthers' swimming and diving team captain during the 2017-18 season.
In the pool, Quesnel was named Diver of the Meet at the 2018 Conference USA Swimming & Diving Championships for the second time in three years after taking gold in 1-Meter and Platform, while finishing second in the 3-Meter. She earned C-USA Diver of the Week three times during the season and was named to the In-Touch Credit Union C-USA All-Academic Team.