North Florida Swimming Dominates Osprey Beach Blast Invite

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida ladies’s swimming dominated all through all three classes of their first residence meet of the season on the Osprey Beach Blast Invite with a double winner over Howard and Georgia Southern on Saturday afternoon at UNF Competition Pool Complex.

The Ospreys accrued 1,476 factors over the 22-event competitors in opposition to two different groups of their first of two fall residence meets. It’s the primary multi-team occasion the UNF has positioned first in since becoming a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference earlier than the 2023-24 season.

Kayla Daley was as soon as once more the spotlight of the meet with 4 general wins within the pool with two particular person occasion wins and two relay wins. She was one in all 12 distinctive UNF winners all through the weekend with 4 totaling a number of particular person wins and 7 incomes a number of wins throughout each particular person and relay occasions.

FINAL SCORES

1. UNF – 1,476 pts
2. Howard – 970.5 pts
3. Georgia Southern – 925.5 pts

CLIPBOARD NOTES

• Ospreys totaled 24 first-place finishers over the three classes of their debut residence meet of the season.
• Seven totally different UNF swimmers had been tabbed first in particular person occasions, together with Paige Munna (200 free / 500 free), Amanda Loomis (100 again / 200 IM), Ashley Kirby (50 breast / 100 breast) and Kayla Daley (100 fly / 100 IM) as multi-event winners.
• Three different occasion winners had been Aydan Horrigan (400 IM), Skyler Jansen (1650 free) and Ellie Hixenbaugh (200 breast).
• Daley totaled probably the most wins with 4 within the 400 medley relay, 100 butterfly, 100 particular person medley and the 400 freestyle relay.
• Three Ospreys be part of Daley as winners on a number of relay groups, together with Victoria Torres, Paige McCormick and Brooke Bourn.
• On high of the 24 high swimmers, 16 extra positioned among the many high three to present UNF 40 podium placements in 22 occasions.
• UNF accrued 17 personal-best instances throughout the two-day residence meet.
• Amelia Hildebrand (500 free), Jansen (1650 free) and Kirby (100 IM) all made profession debuts of their respective occasions.
• Jansen positioned first general with a time of 17:16.68 for the 1650 freestyle race throughout her occasion debut.
• It’s the primary time ending first in a multi-team occasion for the Ospreys since Jan. 10, 2015, with wins over UNC Asheville and North Carolina A&T.

COFFEY TALK

“This was a big step for our team this weekend. Three sessions in two days is a tough task and we were up to it. Georgia Southern and Howard are really good programs and they can race. From the first race, I could tell this was going to be a good meet for us. A total of 17 personal-best times were achieved over the two days and that’s saying something about this group. As much as I was impressed with the racing, the team spirit was the best I have seen in my time here at UNF. Just a great group of swimmers who have a lot of pride in the team and each other. From senior to freshman, everyone did their best to help win the invite. I want to thank everyone who came to the invite this weekend. Not just our family and friends, but the other UNF athletic teams who showed support for our athletes. Great win, but it’s time to focus on a good two weeks of training before our next competition.”
— head coach Ian Coffey

UP NEXT

The Ospreys will head down the panhandle to compete within the Florida State Quad Meet on Friday, Oct. 24, beginning at 2 p.m., on the Morcom Aquatics Center in Tallahassee, Fla.