ECU Sweeps Tri-Meet With Georgia Southern, North Florida

East Carolina vs Georgia Southern vs North Florida (Women)

• Saturday, January 21, 2023
• Statesboro, Ga.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results
• Team Scores
  • ECU 196, Georgia Southern 104
  • ECU 219, North Florida 75
  • Georgia Southern 209, North Florida 85

Courtesy: ECU Athletics

STATESBORO, Ga. – For the second consecutive week, the East Carolina women’s swimming and diving team completed a Saturday meet sweep of Georgia Southern (196-104) and North Florida (219-75) inside the Aquatics Center at the RAC. With the two wins, the Pirates closed out the regular season with an 8-3 overall record.

“Great team wins today,” ECU Head Coach Matt Jabs said. “We have been building momentum throughout the season and now will turn our total focus to the American Athletic Conference Championships.”

On the day, ECU set four pool records, claimed 14 of 16 events against Georgia Southern and swept North Florida in all 16 events. Senior Polina Rukosuev set the 500 (5:02.54) and 1000 (10:17.96) freestyle marks, while graduate student Brynna Wolfe posted the top time in the 200 backstroke (2:03.37). The 400-medley relay team of Wolfe, senior Caitlin Reynera, freshman Sara Kalawaska and classmate Emilee Hamblin glided to a pool record time of 3:51.61.

The 200-yard freestyle team of sophomore Laura Kellberg, graduate student Randi Palandro, Wolfe and freshman Heidi Bruining took home first place with a time of 1:38.12. Bruining won the 200 free (1:53.70) and 200 breaststroke (2:19.96), Wolfe took home first in the 100 backstroke (56.39), Reynera won the 100 breaststroke (1:04.47) and 200 IM (2:10.04), Hamblin won the 200 fly (2:05.55), while Kalwaska won the 100 fly (57:56).

Senior Anna Otto won the 3-meter dive with a score of 280.20 and qualified for the NCAA Zones, which will be held March 3-5 in Knoxville, Tenn.

The Pirates return to the pool and diving well on Monday, Feb. 13 when they patriciate in the 2023 AAC Championships. The six-day event will be held on the campus of SMU in Dallas, Texas.

Courtesy: Georgia Southern Athletics

STATESBORO – Georgia Southern Swimming and Diving competed this past weekend in a double-dual meet finishing with a win over North Florida and falling short to East Carolina.

The Eagles had two first-place finishes, both completed by Abby Wenham in the 50 Free (23.89) and 100 Free (53.08). To complete the weekend, Georgia Southern had eight second-place finishes and four third-place finishes.

Scores finishing in the top three are listed below:

• 1 M Diving
  • Karlee Wells – 2^nd, 250.28
• 400 Medley Relay
  • Emma Scruggs, Logan Belanger, Madlen Wendland and Abby Wenham – 2^nd in 3:56.56
  • Lilly Kasra, Ieva Evaltaite, Jenna Maloy and Carsyn Cosman – 3^rd in 4:00.39
• 1000 Free
  • Zuri Clavo – 2^nd in 10:29.89
• 100 Back
  • Emma Scruggs – 2^nd in 59.58
• 100 Breast
  • Logan Belanger – 2^nd in 1:06.92
  • Ieva Evaltaite – 3^rd in 1:06.93
• 50 Free
  • Abby Wenham – 1^st in 23.89
• 3 M Diving
  • Karlee Wells – 3^rd, 244.65
• 100 Free
  • Abby Wenham – 1^st in 53.08
• 200 Back
  • Emma Scruggs – 2^nd in 2:05.35
• 500 Free
  • Zuri Clavo – 2^nd in 5:07.73
• 200 IM
  • Emma Scruggs – 3^rd in 2:12.24
• 200 Free Relay
  • Abby Wenham, Logan Belanger, Emma Sutton and Carsyn Cosman – 2^nd in 1:39.12

Final Scores:

• Georgia Southern 209.00       North Florida 85.00
• East Carolina 219.00               North Florida 75.00
• East Carolina 196.00               Georgia Southern 104.00

Click here (PDF) for a .pdf of the full results.

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Courtesy: North Florida Athletics

STATESBORO, Ga. – North Florida women’s swimming competed in its third and final tri-meet of the competition season against Georgia Southern and East Carolina, Saturday, January 21. Despite strong swims from Ashley Kephart and Claire Kerber, as well as 15 top-five finishes, the Ospreys fell short to the Eagles and the Pirates.

Kephart and Kerber accounted for five of the Ospreys top-five finishes on the day.

FINAL RESULTS

Georgia Southern 209, North Florida 85

East Carolina 219, North Florida 75

East Carolina 196, Georgia Southern 104

CLIPBOARD NOTES

• This was the fourth meeting between UNF and Georgia Southern this competition season

• Kephart led the Ospreys with three top-five finishes in the 50, 100 and 200 yard freestyles

• Kerber touched the wall second in both the 100 and 200 yard butterfly, with times of 57.93 and 2:07.50 respectively

• Faith Mutschler continued to show impressive long distance swims, finishing fourth in both the 500 and 1,000 yard freestyle

• Aydan Horrigan finished fourth in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:08.94

COFFEY TALK

“Ashley Kephart and Claire Kerber had really good races today. We battled hard today but things didn’t go our way. There’s one more meet before the conference championships and we’ll be prepared to swim fast.” — Head Coach Ian Coffey

UP NEXT

The Ospreys travel to Fort Myers, Fla. , face FGCU Jan. 27-28 in the final tune up for the CCSA Championships.