Categories | Athletics

Eagles win 2 all-sports trophies and top women’s athlete in ASUN awards

May 30, 2025 0

Florida Gulf Coast University claimed top honors in the Atlantic Sun Conference’s annual all-sports awards, winning the Bill Bibb Trophy and the Sherman Day...

Coaching with compassion: Deiros looks back on 24 years at FGCU

May 22, 2025 0

To understand the impact Dave Deiros had in 24 years as Florida Gulf Coast University’s head softball coach, you have to go beyond the numbers...

Women’s golfer earns spot in NCAA Championship tourney

May 13, 2025 0

An eagle propelled an Eagle student-athlete to new heights as junior Lousiane Gauthier became the first Florida Gulf Coast University golfer to qualify for the...

FGCU ‘feels like family’ to new women’s head basketball coach

April 29, 2025 0

Whenever Raina Harmon considered moving on from her assistant coaching job at the University of Iowa, she compared other schools...

Iowa’s Harmon to lead FGCU women’s basketball into new era

April 4, 2025 0

The championship legacy of Florida Gulf Coast University women’s basketball is secured with Raina Harmon from the University of Iowa signing on as head coach. “It’s...

Lyles excited about playing ‘best of the best’ as FGCU women enter 11th NCAA tourney

March 20, 2025 0

This isn’t Chelsea Lyles’ first rodeo. She has been on the bench as an assistant coach, recruiting coordinator or associate...

4th sibling to graduate from FGCU savors academic and athletic career

February 6, 2025 0

It’s all so fresh for Shelby Kent right now. Her consciousness is flooded with indelible memories of four years at...

FGCU celebrates 5 Athletics Hall of Fame inductees Feb. 1

January 28, 2025 0

Five iconic individuals who have written their place in Florida Gulf Coast University history will be inducted Feb. 1 into...

Deiros retiring from coaching FGCU softball 24 years after founding program

January 17, 2025 0

Florida Gulf Coast University head softball coach Dave Deiros announced Jan. 16 he will retire from coaching at the conclusion...

New head coach appointed for FGCU’s highly successful volleyball team

January 9, 2025 0

Thais Baziquetto-Allen has been named the new head coach for Florida Gulf Coast University’s volleyball program . “I am thrilled to announce...

Humanitarian mission to Peru part of basketball player’s journey to FGCU

December 12, 2024 0

Some students take a circuitous route before they begin their college journey at Florida Gulf Coast University. For Michael Duax,...