FGCU vs North Florida (Women)
- February 3, 2024
- Fort Myers, Fla.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: FGCU Athletics
FORT MYERS, Fla. – FGCU swimming and diving honored seniors Karen Arngerisdottir, Emma Bjoernholdt, Dani D’Ambrosio, Jenna Gwinn, Emma Hixenbaugh, Sophia Macaisa, Emily Merton, Macy Mullis, Kylie Palian, Sara Pawluk, Zuzanna Rabiniak, Marissa Santos, Alicja Ulicka, Rebecca Winn, and Izabela Zekuciova before the meet on Saturday then defeated UNF 138-67.
“Every senior in this class is special; this one is especially huge, both in number, personality, and athletic prowess! We couldn’t have asked for a better afternoon. The support from family, friends, administrators, and staff was first class,” Head Coach Dave Rollins said. “It’s been an honor to work with these ladies the past few years, and thankful we will have a few in the Green and Blue next year! It was a special weekend, with some fantastic performances and a lot of fun. I appreciate North Florida and the energy they bring to the day year in and year out. Now we turn the page and get ready for the ASUN Championships.”
Bjoernholdt set the bar for the day, swimming the ninth fastest 1000 free (10:15.25) in program history in her final home meet with the team.
Arngeirsdottir started off the day as the breaststroke leg (1:03.65) of the winning 400 medley relay team. Winn won to 200 IM clocking in at 2:07.11. Zekuciova touched first in the 100 fly (56.26) followed closely by Macasia, clocking in at 56.34.
D’Ambrosio showed her versatility, stepping off the boards to swim the lead leg of the 200 free relay. The 200 free relay saw three teams loaded with seniors as Arngeirsdottir, Winn, Hixenbaugh, and Macaisa took home senior bragging rights as the fastest senior relay team (1:40.52), D’Ambrosio, Mullis, Rabiniak, and Ulicka were the second senior relay team to touch (1:41.11), and Zekuciova, Bjoernholdt, Gwinn, and Merton finished third among senior relay teams.
On the boards, Palian posted a score of 220.73 on the 1-meter, Pawluk put up a score of 213.53 on the 1-meter, and Santos placed fourth on both boards.
Up next is ASUN Championships in Konxville, Tenn. from Feb. 21-24.
Courtesy: UNF Athletics
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Despite posting two top-10 program times, North Florida women’s swimming ultimately fell to FGCU in the final dual meet of the competition season on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore Victoria Torres recorded the seventh fastest 50- and 100-yard freestyle times in program history following Aydan Horrigan who swam the sixth fastest 400-yard individual medley the day prior.
FINAL SCORE
FGCU 138, UNF 67
CLIPBOARD NOTES
- Torres swam the seventh fastest 50-yard freestyle in program history with a time of 23.86.
- Torres also recorded the seventh fastest 100-yard freestyle in program history, touching the wall in 51.81.
- Freshman Ashley Kirby took first-place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04.55, a personal best.
- Paige Munna recorded a personal best in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing in 5:06.54, good for second.
- Ashley Cozad posted a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:53.28.
- The group of Sara Maschmeier, Amanda Loomis, Riley McCormick and Kirby kicked off day two with a second place finish in the 400-yard medley relay with a combined time of 3:51.25.
COFFEY TALK
“This weekend was full of fast swimming. We put up three top-ten times in program history and a few that just missed. The team really went after it against a very good FGCU team. Along with the top-ten times, we had many personal bests. After this meet, it shows me we will be ready for peak performance at the ASUN Championships.” — head coach Ian Coffey
UP NEXT
The Ospreys head to Knoxville, Tenn. to compete in the 2024 ASUN Swimming and Diving Championships, February 21-24.
