Campbell Wraps Home Schedule With Senior Day Win Over North Florida

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January 16th, 2023 College, News, Previews & Recaps

Campbell vs North Florida (Women)

  • Saturday, January 14, 2023
  • Buies Creek, N.C.
  • SCY (25 yards)
  • Results
  • Team Score: Campbell 112, UNF 88

Courtesy: Campbell Athletics

Campbell returned to the water to top North Florida 112-88 in the final home meet of the 2022-23 season. Campbell took first place in eight of the 11 events on senior day, and took all three podium spots in three of those events.

Prior to the meet, Campbell honored its five seniors: Claire DavisBrenna DivokyErica LoseyColleen Renshaw, and Liz Sparacino.

The Camels began the day on a good note with a first-place finish in the 400 medley with a time of 3:56.02.

The first individual win of the day came in the 200 free, with Meredith Ashburn and Angelica Ragazzoni finishing 1-2, respectively. Ashburn touched a tenth of a second ahead at 1:57.97.

Colleen Renshaw and Laura Lopez accounted for another 1-2 finish in the 50 free, with Renshaw posting a 24.48.

The Camels took all three podium spots in the 200 IM, led by Mailen Sudupe’s 2:12.59. Kristine Mikkelsen and Izza Gaskey rounded out the rest of the top three for Campbell.

Ashburn collected her second first-place finish of the day in the 100 free, clocking in at 53.01.

Campbell again took all three top spots in each of the next two events the 200 back and the 500 free. Lopez led the 200 back, followed by Ragazzoni and Sarah Pauley. Lopez posted a time of 2:04.03. In the 500 free, Katarina Gagnon touched first at 5:16.71, just ahead of Lauren McLean and Kourtney Cook.

Campbell’s would exhibition the rest of the way, as Izza Gaskey touched first in the 200 breast at 2:26.81.

The meet wrapped up with the A team in the 200 free relay posting a time of 1:38.35, the best of the heat.

Campbell returns to action next weekend for a two-day meet at Liberty on Jan. 20 and 21. That meet will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Courtesy: UNF Athletics

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – North Florida women’s swimming opened up competition for the New Year with a dual meet at Campbell Saturday, January 14. Despite four first place finishes and 10 different Ospreys producing top-five times, UNF fell short as it began the final stretch of the 2022-23 season.

Faith Mutschler and Claire Kerber claimed three of the first place finishes, while the Ospreys took home the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:42.27.

FINAL RESULTS
Campbell 112, UNF 88

CLIPBOARD NOTES

  • Mutschler placed first in both the 500 freestyle and the 1000 freestyle, finishing in 5:15.75 and 10:45.21 respectively

  • Kerber touched the wall first in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:10.24

  • The group of Amelia HildebrandAshley CozadGabriella Reeves and Ashley Kephart finished first in the 200 yard freestyle relay, touching the wall in 1:42.27

  • Madison Reynolds swam a personal best in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:10.59

  • The Ospreys produced 18 top-five finishes against the Fighting Camels

COFFEY TALK

“It was a good way to get back into competitions today. It wasn’t our day but we swam hard. Faith Mutschler and Victoria Torres had good swims.” — Head Coach Ian Coffey

UP NEXT

North Florida women’s swimming continues it’s road trip, traveling to Statesboro, Ga., to face Georgia Southern and East Carolina in a tri-meet January 21, at 12 p.m.

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