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First runner to make NCAA Nationals races into FGCU history

November 20, 2025 0

When Ozia Trujillo first picked up running, she didn’t picture championship medals or broken records. In fact, she didn’t picture...

New leadership, new tourney on tap for FGCU hoops

October 28, 2025 0

Florida Gulf Coast University’s 2025-26 men’s and women’s basketball seasons tip off in early November, bringing a marquee women’s matchup with the...

Technology helps golf management students up their game

October 16, 2025 0

When an institution is one of only 16 in the country with a PGA‑accredited golf management program — and the only one in Florida...

From stealing bases to studying forensics, softball star sets the pace

August 7, 2025 0

Choosing a university can be a winding and difficult journey. For Florida Gulf Coast University softball standout Olivia “Oli” Black, the confluence of her passions...

Cincinnati Reds pick Eagle pitcher in MLB draft

July 16, 2025 0

A Florida Gulf Coast University pitcher has been selected in the Major League Baseball draft for a third consecutive year. The Cincinnati Reds picked...

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...