• FGCU has won a combined 85 conference regular season and tournament titles IN
ONLY 14 YEARS in Division I as a member of the ASUN Conference & Coastal
Collegiate Sports Association (women’s swimming & diving)
• In just 9 YEARS of DI postseason eligibility, FGCU has sent 27 TEAMS to the NCAA
Tournament, while men’s golf (2012, 2013, 2015), swimming (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016, 2020, 2021) and men’s tennis (2014) have had an individual(s) participate in their
respective NCAA Championship, bringing THE TOTAL NCAA APPEARANCES FOR FGCU
TO 40.
• FGCU has witnessed seven programs earn NCAA Tournament victories in their DI eras:
Baseball (2017), Men’s Basketball (2013/2016), Women’s Basketball (2015/2018), Men’s
Soccer (2016), Women’s Soccer (2015), Softball (2012), Volleyball (2018) and Swimming &
Diving having at least one NCAA Championships qualifier (2012-18, 2020, 2021).
• FGCU ranked 19th in Division I overall winning percentage (.644) and No. 1 among the I-AAA
grouping (the 100 D-I institutions which do not sponsor football) from 2015-20.
• In 2020-21, FGCU student-athletes hailed from 34 COUNTRIES, 29 STATES & ALL SIX
HABITABLE CONTINENTS.
• The Eagles had SEVEN STUDENT-ATHLETES SIGN PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS IN 2016,
including Whitney Knight (WNBA, Los Angeles Sparks), Rodrigo Saravia (MLS, Columbus
Crew SC), Aaron Guillen (MLS, FC Dallas) and Jake Noll (MLB, Washington Nationals).
• FGCU has produced FIVE MLB PLAYERS: Chris Sale (Boston Red Sox, current/ Chicago
White Sox), Richard Bleier (Miami Marlins, current/ Baltimore Orioles), Jacob Barnes (Los
Angeles Angels, current), Casey Coleman (Chicago Cubs/Kansas City Royals) and Jake Noll
(Washington Nationals, current).
• Former 2018 ASUN Player of the Year Brandon Goodwin is currently in his second season
with his hometown Atlanta Hawks after beginning his NBA career with the Denver Nuggets.
• FGCU’s student-athlete population earned a RECORD TERM GPA OF 3.50 for the Fall 2020
semester, while they have surpassed that of the overall FGCU student body for 23-consecutive
semesters (cumulative 3.34 to 3.01 in 2019-20).
• Eight programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sports (most
recently No. 21 for the 2020-21 women’s basketball program & No. 20 for the 2021 beach
volleyball program) and FGCU has also produced 13 ALL-AMERICANS in the Division I era.
• In 2014-15, FGCU WON NINE CHAMPIONSHIPS, and behind an All-American relay team the
swimming team FINISHED 26TH IN THE NATION at the NCAA Championships.
• In 2013-14, a pair of ALL-AMERICAN SWIMMERS (Emma Svensson and Kira Toussaint)
helped FGCU finish 32nd in the nation at the NCAA Championship. In 2021, Honorable Mention
All-American Petra Halmai also helped FGCU finished 32nd overall at the NCAA Championship
where she competed in three events. Jordi Vives represented FGCU at the NCAA Men’s Tennis
Championship for the FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY and reached the Round of 32.
• The FGCU men’s basketball team became the ONLY NO. 15 SEED IN NCAA TOURNAMENT
HISTORY to advance to the SWEET SIXTEEN. Dunk City became the Cinderella of the
2013 dance, as the high-flying Eagles defeated No. 2 seed Georgetown and No. 7 seed
San Diego State.

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