Florida International Extends Contract of Head Coach Randy Horner

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MIAMI (Oct. 31, 2016) – FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia announced on Monday the contract extension of FIU Swimming and Diving Coach Randy Horner through 2020.  Horner has been at the helm of FIU Swimming and Diving since 2010.

“Randy Horner has done a tremendous job leading our swimming and diving program,” Garcia said. “What our student-athletes have accomplished in the pool, in the classroom and in the community, is outstanding. We are thrilled that FIU swimming and diving will continue to be under the guidance of Coach Horner.”

“It’s nice to feel appreciated and wanted,” Horner said. “Pete and Julie (Berg – Senior Associate AD/SWA) have shown me their commitment to the traditions we started here at FIU by extending my contract once again.  I could not be happier.”

Horner guided FIU to its second-straight conference title this past season, scoring the second-most points in Conference USA Championship history. The Panthers claimed 15 of the 21 total titles during the four-day championships en route to a 954-point result – the most-decisive victory in C-USA Championships history.

In all, FIU won 28 medals, including 15 gold, while setting seven school records as Horner was named the C-USA Coach of the Year – his third such award in the last six years.

The squad also earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team honors in both the fall and spring. FIU has been named a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team for the seven-straight semesters and 11th overall since Horner took the program’s reigns in 2010-11. During the spring, FIU recorded a 3.42 team GPA – swimming and diving’s highest semester GPA under Horner.

This past summer, Horner also served as Olympic swim coach for Botswana, coaching FIU’s Naomi Ruele and Nova Southeastern’s David Van Der Colff.

Entering his seventh season at FIU, Horner has had four conference swimmers of the year, five conference divers of the year and the Panthers have won 40 gold medals in conference championship competition.

Press release courtesy of Florida International University.

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