2019-20 Florida Southern Men's Swimming News

  • Florida Southern and Sunshine State Conference 2020 Fall Sports Update
    July 18, 2020
    MELBOURNE and LAKELAND, Fla. – Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and with the health, safety, and well-being of student-athletes and all those in our campus communities as our highest priority, the Sunshine State Conference Presidents Council announces the postponement of all scheduled competitions in the fall sports season. This includes men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, and women’s volleyball.
  • Florida Southern Swimming Produces Ten Scholar All-Americans
    July 09, 2020
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Florida Southern College women’s and men’s swimming teams have produced ten total Scholar All-Americans, as recognized by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). Last week, the CSCAA named both FSC programs as Scholar All-America teams.
  • Southern Swimming Programs Named CSCAA Scholar All-America
    July 02, 2020
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Florida Southern College women’s and men’s swimming teams have both earned Scholar All-America status from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
  • 215 Florida Southern Student-Athletes Named to Spring SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll
    June 26, 2020
    MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference has announced that 215 Florida College student-athletes, representing 12 different sports, have been named to the 2020 Sunshine State Conference Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll presented by Barnes & Noble College.
  • Florida Southern College Athletics 2019-20 Academic and MVP Honors Announced
    June 18, 2020
    LAKELAND, Fla. – Florida Southern College Athletics has announced major academic and athletic awards for the 2019-20 school year. The Academic Awards are presented to the junior or senior who has the highest grade point average on the team. The Most Valuable Player Awards were selected by the head coach for each respective program.
  • FSC Athletics Ranked 25th in 2019-20 Helper Helper Final Report
    May 22, 2020
    LAKELAND, Fla. – The Florida Southern College Department of Athletics was recognized for its community service efforts over the 2019-20 academic year, logging 4,313 total hours since July 1, 2019. As a department the Mocs ranked 25th among NCAA Division II schools nationally, and was the highest-ranked Sunshine State Conference member institution.
  • Florida Southern Men's Swimming Produces Five All-Americans
    April 17, 2020
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Florida Southern College men’s swimming program has produced five All-Americans in 2020, as recognized by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). They are Miguel Bernotti, Brandon Dyck, Matias Lopez, Luka Prostran, and Cole Smith.
  • Florida Southern to Participate in "Be the Light" on April 16
    April 15, 2020
    LAKELAND, Fla. – The Florida Southern College Department of Athletics will be joining the national movement “Be the Light” this Thursday, April 16, 2020.
  • All Florida Southern College Athletic Facilities Closed
    March 20, 2020
    LAKELAND, Fla. – Until further notice, all athletic facilities at Florida Southern College are closed. This includes the Jenkins Field House, Gilbert Gymnasium, the Barnett Athletic Complex, Moccasin Field, Chris Bellotto Field, Henley Field, the Ruthven Courts, the Wellness Center and the Hollis Wellness Center Pool, Warden Tennis Courts, and all locker rooms.
  • SSC Cancels All Spring 2020 League Competitions and Championships
    March 13, 2020
    MELBOURNE, Fla. - In alignment with yesterday’s NCAA Board of Governors Resolution, the Sunshine State Conference has canceled all league competitions and championships for the spring 2020 semester, effectively immediately. Member institutions will exercise institutional discretion as to practice and regular-season non-conference competition in all sports for the spring 2020 semester. This decision was unanimously agreed upon by the SSC Presidents Council and SSC Athletic Directors Council with the health, safety, and wellness of our student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and campus communities in mind.
  • NCAA Cancels all Winter and Spring Championships
    March 12, 2020
    LAKELAND – The NCAA has issued a statement regarding all winter and sport championships that will cancel all championships. Hence, the NCAA Men’s Basketball South Region Championship, originally scheduled to be held at the Jenkins Field House at Florida Southern, has been canceled.
  • Southern Men's Swimming Sees Four Earn All-SSC Honors
    February 27, 2020
    MELBOURNE, Fla. – Florida Southern College men’s swimming sees four individuals earn All-Sunshine State Conference honors. The four Mocs include junior Matias Lopez, freshman Luka Prostran, sophomore Cole Smith, and junior Brandon Dyck. Southern totaled four of the eighteen student-athletes who have been selected to the 2019-20 All-SSC Men's Swimming Team. Voting for the team was conducted among the Sunshine State Conference men's swimming coaches.
  • Moccasin Men's Swimming Adds Three More Medals to Secure Third Place at the 2020 SSC Championship Meet
    February 16, 2020
    CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Florida Southern College men’s swimming closed out the 2020 Sunshine State Conference championship meet adding three more medals to the times total. Southern would total 548 points for a third-place finish.
  • Three Moccasins Men's Swimmers Medal on Day Three of the SSC Championship Meet
    February 15, 2020
    CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Florida Southern College men’s swimming saw Luka Prostran, Brandon Dyck, and Miguel Bernotti all medal on the third day of the 2020 Sunshine State Conference championship meet. The four-day meet is taking place at The Long Center in Clearwater, Florida.
  • Men's Swimming Relay Team Takes Third Place on Day Two of SSC Championship Meet
    February 14, 2020
    CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Florida Southern College men’s swimming 400-Medley A relay placed third on the second day of the 2020 Sunshine State Conference championship meet. The four-day meet is taking place at The Long Center in Clearwater, Florida.
  • Smith Places Third in 1,000-Free as Moccasin Men's Swimming Completes SSC Championship Day One in Third Place
    February 13, 2020
    CLEARWATER, Fla. – Cole Smith placed third in the 1,000-free to pace the Florida Southern College men’s swimming team on Day One of the 2020 Sunshine State Conference championship meet. The four-day event is taking place at The Long Center in Clearwater, Florida.
  • Former Florida Southern SID Bill Turnage Passes at Age 72
    January 31, 2020
    LAKELAND, Fla. - The Florida Southern College Department of Athletics is saddened to report the passing of former Sports Information Director Bill Turnage. He passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at his home in Warrensburg, Missouri. He was 72 years old.
  • Florida Southern Swimming Programs Tabbed Scholar All-America Teams by CSCAA
    January 30, 2020
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Florida Southern College women’s and men’s swimming teams were among a record 762 programs from 480 institutions that were recognized as Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for the Fall 2019 semester. Teams were selected on the basis of their Fall 2019 grade point averages and represent 17,685 student-athletes.
  • Mocs Men's Swimming Dominates Indian River, 163-98
    January 24, 2020
    FORT PIERCE, Fla. – The Florida Southern men’s swimming team defeated Indian River State on Friday evening, by a 163-98 score.
  • Women's Athletic Teams Set to Host Cow Chip Bingo
    January 20, 2020
    LAKELAND, Fla. - The Florida Southern College Department of Athletics has brought back an ol' time fundraiser - Cow Chip Bingo. This is the 23rd time the College has run the fundraiser, aimed at providing support specifically for the women's athletic programs.
  • FSC Men's Swimming Bested by No. 6 Nova Southeastern in Final Home Meet of 2019-20
    January 11, 2020
    LAKELAND, FLA. – The 16th-ranked Florida Southern College men's swimming team took on the sixth-ranked Sharks of Nova Southeastern on a day in which it honored its three seniors in a pre-meet ceremony. The Sharks were victorious 160-101 on Saturday in a meet held at the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center Pool. The three seniors honored were Talor Hamilton, Daniel Rodriguez, and Jon Sawyer. 
  • No. 16 Men's Swimming Claims Eight Events to Earn Victory over No. 2 Emory
    January 10, 2020
    LAKELAND, FLA. – The Florida Southern College men's swimming team needed the final relay to take down Division III No. 2 Emory in the Mocs penultimate home dual meet of the 2019-20 regular season on Friday evening, 113-92, in a meet held at the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center Pool.
  • Men's Swimming Finishes Fourth at Spartan Invitational
    December 19, 2019
    CLEARWATER, Fla. - Aided by several fantastic individual performances, Florida Southern College men's swimming finished fourth in a loaded field at the 2019 Spartan Invitational at the Doyle Aquatic Center.
  • Lopez Named SSC Men's Swimmer of the Week
    November 25, 2019
    MELBOURNE, Fla. - After finishing first in three individual events and earning first in a pair of relay events, Florida Southern College men's swimming junior Matias Lopez has been named as the Sunshine State Conference men's Swimmer of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday.
  • Mocs Win Panther Invite, Post Eight Top-Five Finishes
    November 24, 2019
    MELBOURNE, Fla. - A total of six top-five finishes, including two first-place showings, helped Florida Southern College men's swimming to a first-place finish at the third and final day of the Panther Invite on Sunday at the Panther Aquatic Center.
  • Men's Swimming Extends Lead at Panther Invite After Day Two
    November 23, 2019
    MELBOURNE, Fla. - Another solid day in the water helped Florida Southern College extend its lead at the Panther Invite on Saturday at the Panther Aquatic Center at Florida Tech.
  • Lopez, Prostran Lead Florida Southern Men's Swimming at Panther Invite
    November 22, 2019
    MELBOURNE, FLA. – The Florida Southern College men’s swimming team had a stellar Day One at the Panther Invite on Friday evening, earning first place with 125.5 team points.
  • FSC Men's Swimming Falls at Florida State
    November 09, 2019
    TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – The Florida Southern men’s swimming team went head-to-head with Division I Florida State University, and lost to the host Seminoles, 207-74.
  • Florida Southern Men's Swimming Comes From Behind to Defeat Saint Leo
    November 02, 2019
    LAKELAND, FLA. – The Florida Southern College men’s swimming team came from behind to defeat visiting Saint Leo on Saturday afternoon, 136.5-125.5. The meet was originally scheduled for Saturday, October 19, but was postponed due to rain.
  • Men's Swimming Drops Close Decision to Tampa
    October 25, 2019
    LAKELAND, FLA. – The Florida Southern men’s swimming team dropped a close meet today to the University of Tampa, 145.5-116.5.
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