COLUMBIA, S.C. - North Florida women's swimming capped off the final day of the Gamecock Invitational with two school records set in the afternoon's finals. In total, the Ospreys produced five top ten times in program history. At the end of the day, UNF totaled 23 new personal bests between individual and split times, with the Ospreys setting school records in the 400 free relay and 1,650 free.
Freshman
Faith Mutschler broke the record for the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 16:57.22, overtaking the previous record-holder, Amy Taylor, who reigned since February 20, 2016 at the CCSA Championships. Taylor's previously held record was 16:57.68. Mutschler nearly made it a two-record day after finishing with the second-fastest mark in program history for the 1,000 free.
The team of
Victoria Torres,
Kate Eaton,
Ashley Cozad and
Ashley Kephart set the record for the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:27.49, breaking the record set by Cozad, Kephart, Taylor Warren and
Marcia Shaw at the 2022 CCSA Championships. The previous record was set at 3:28.22.
North Florida finished its final road meet of the fall portion of the season ahead of Gardner-Webb.
FINAL RESULTS
South Carolina | 1,818.50
UNCW | 1,107.50
Vanderbilt | 629
FGCU | 611
Georgia Southern | 322
UNF | 278
Gardner-Webb | 264
CLIPBOARD NOTES
- Ashley Kephart swam the fifth-fastest 100-yard freestyle in program history during the finals with a time of 51.92
- Mutschler's 1,000 free split in the 1,650 yard freestyle was good enough for the second-fastest 1,000 yard freestyle time in program history at a time of 10:15.05
- Hannah Gnatt recorded the ninth-fastest 1,650 freestyle in program history during the finals, touching the wall in 17:27.90
- Six swimmers posted personal bests in both the preliminaries and finals
- Over the course of the three-day meet, the Ospreys produced 12 top ten times in program history
COFFEY TALK
"This was a very good three day, six session, meet. We ended the meet with two records, one to start and one to cap it off. Faith Mutschler broke the 1,650 free record and the 400 free relay record was broken by Victoria Torres, Kate Eaton, Ashley Cozad, and Ashley Kephart. Our swimmers dropped a ton of time, many of which made their way into the program's top ten list, including plenty of personal bests! It was a very rewarding invite for us." -- Head Coach Ian Coffey
UP NEXT
The Ospreys return home to the UNF Competition Pool Complex to host Indiana State in a dual meet Saturday, December 17, closing out the 2022 slate.
