LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - North Florida (1-0) swimming impressed in its season-opening meet at Little Rock, winning 171-144 against the Trojans (0-1) thanks to eight first-place finishes, three of which came from freshman
Faith Mutschler.
The youth showed out, with nine freshmen swimming in their first meets as Ospreys.
Victoria Torres swept breaststroke events, winning the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke.
All told, UNF freshmen accounted for 99 points out of the 171 secured by the Ospreys.
FINAL SCORE
UNF 171, UALR 144
Notable
- Freshman Aydan Horrigan triumphed early, winning the 400 IM with a time of 4:42.13
- It was Mutschler's time to shine after that as she claimed the first of three events. Her mark of 1:57.30 in the 200 free was followed by triumphs in the 1000, 500 and 200 free.
- Torres added 18 points by winning the 100 and 200 yard breast
- Kerber notched a first place finish in the 200 Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:09.00, the first of her career
- Bella Giresi swam a 2:14.60 200 Yard IM to finish in first
- 10 swimmers made their debut for the Ospreys
- All 15 Ospreys that made the trip competed in the meet
- It was UNF's first win in a season opener since 2011
Coffey Talk
"Today against UALR was a great way to start off the season. We set the tone early with our newcomers winning the first two individual events. Everyone played a role in what we did and it was truly a total team effort. Our IM and distance groups really stepped up and I'm very proud of our swimmers and how we won as a team. I couldn't think of a better way to start the season." -- Head Coach
Ian Coffey
Up Next
North Florida makes its home debut at the UNF Aquatic Center on September 30th to host the Osprey Invite. Florida State, Old Dominion, Tulane and Georgia Southern make up the field in a meet that spans two days.
