Vanderbilt vs UNF vs Georgia Southern (W)
- Saturday, October 15, 2022
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Final Scores
- Vanderbilt 177, UNF 85
- Vanderbilt 175, Georgia Southern 87
- UNF 136, Georgia Southern 126
Courtesy: Vanderbilt Athletics
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Faith Knelson and Mercedes Traba each won two races to help lead Vanderbilt swimming to a pair of wins at the UNF Aquatic Center on Saturday.
Knelson claimed the 100 and 200 breaststroke while Traba finished first in both the 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly as the Commodores beat host North Florida, 177-85, and Georgia Southern by a 175-87 margin.
“It was a good day of racing for our ladies, there were some great opportunities to help build some confidence in their race strategies,” Vandy head coach Jeremy Organ said. “We definitely saw that with a number of season-best times. Mercedes is having a great start to the season, and Faith had a really good day.”
The Dores also got event victories from Gray Almasi, Eleanor Beers, Jenna Ravarino, Maddie Smith and Ellie Taliaferro to improve to 3-2 on the season.
Meet Highlights
-Vandy earned its first relay wins of the campaign, finishing first in the 400 medley to open the event and the 800 freestyle to end the day.
-Beers picked up the Commodores’ first individual win of the meet by claiming the 200 freestyle, which was followed by Almasi touching the wall first in the 100 backstroke.
-Knelson (100 breaststroke) and Traba (200 butterfly) then won the next two races, with the Dores placing first in six straight events after Ravarino and Taliaferro added victories in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle, respectively.
-Knelson and Traba’s second wins of the day came in back-to-back events as well.
-Smith touched the wall first in the 200 individual medley, the final individual race of the meet.
Notes
-The Dores now lead the all-time series with UNF, 5-1.
-It was Vandy’s first-ever win over Georgia Southern.
-Traba’s 2:03.59 mark in the 200 butterfly was the fastest by a Commodore in the event thus far this fall.
-In the 200 breaststroke, Knelson’s 2:20.19 time was the fastest this season recorded by a Vandy student-athlete in the event.
-Ravarino (24.07) and Karsyn Cook (24.20) posted season-best times in the 50 freestyle, with the former recording the fastest mark in the race for Vandy so far this season.
-Cook ended up with a 57.11 time in the 100 butterfly, her best of 2022-23, to lead the Dores with a second-place result.
-As part of a one-two-three finish in the 100 freestyle, Taliaferro (52.34) improved her team-leading mark in the race this fall while Ravarino (52.81) and Alina Stout (53.56) also posted season-best times.
-Almasi posted a season-best time in the 100 back after touching the wall in 58.05.
-Alixandra Roy placed second in the 200 individual medley with a 2:11.17 mark, her best of the season in the race so far.
-Kailia Utley paced the Dores with a third-place finish after finishing the 200 backstroke in a season-best 2:09.68.
Vandy will be off until taking part in a quad meet with Marshall, Queens and Richmond in Charlotte, North Carolina, beginning at 3 p.m. CT on Nov. 4 and continuing the following day.
Courtesy: UNF Athletics
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida swimming produced its first-ever victory in the young lifespan of the UNF Aquatic Center in a dual meet consisting of Georgia Southern and Vanderbilt Saturday, Oct. 15. A meet full of strong times and personal bests saw the Ospreys overcome Georgia Southern, while falling short to Vanderbilt of the SEC.
Faith Mutschler made her mark in the 1000 freestyle, swimming the 10th fastest time in that event in program history. The freshman has been a key swimmer for the Ospreys, producing multiple first place finishes and fast times throughout the first three meets. She finished just tenths of a second out of the first place slot.
All told, the Ospreys (2-1) produced a total of 20 top five finishes while marking 14 personal bests. Claire Kerber, Ashley Kephart and Victoria Torres among others highlighted those times.
FINAL SCORES
- North Florida 136, Georgia Southern 126
- Vanderbilt 177, North Florida 85
- Vanderbilt 175, Georgia Southern 87
CLIPBOARD NOTES
- Mutschler tallied the 10th fastest time in program history for the 1000 yard freestyle with a time of 10:28.13
- Freshman Ellie Hixenbaugh made her debut as an Osprey, racing in both breaststroke events and the 200 IM
- Kerber raced to a personal best 2:06.86 in the 200 yard butterfly, touching second in the event
- Victoria Torres notched two second place finishes in both breaststroke events, with both being personal records
- Aydan Horrigan recorded three personal bests on the day in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM
- The group of Ashley Cozad, Kate Eaton, Kephart and Mutschler swam a time of 7:50.98 in the 800 freestyle relay to propel the Ospreys to a win over Georgia Southern. The two teams entered the final event just points apart in the leaderboard
- UNF Swimming improves to 6-4 all-time against Georgia Southern at meets in Jacksonville
- The Ospreys win over Georgia Southern marked the first ever victory at the UNF Aquatic Center
COFFEY TALK
Hear from @SwimCoachCoffey following today’s home meet and win against Ga Southern #SWOOP pic.twitter.com/cWxR6OMXPH
— UNF Swimming (@OspreySwim) October 15, 2022
UP NEXT
North Florida women’s swimming travels to Tallahassee for a quad meet hosted by Florida State. UNF, Florida Southern and West Florida make up the field, the meet begins at 2 p.m. Friday, October 21.
Courtesy: Georgia Southern Athletics
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Georgia Southern Swimming & Diving competed at the dual meet against North Florida and Vanderbilt this weekend in the first meet for new head coach Allyson Sweeney.
The Eagles had two personal bests at the dual meet: Ieva Evaltaite finishing third in the 200 Breast in a time of 2:24.39 and Madlen Wendland finishing first in the 100 Fly in a time of 57.03. In total, Georgia Southern had three first-place finishes: Zuri Clavo (1,000 Free in 10:28.03); Emma Scruggs (200 Back in 2:07.08); and Madlen Wendland (100 Fly in 57.03).
Georgia Southern had two second-place finishes: Emma Scruggs, Logan Belanger, Madlen Wendland and Abby Wenham (400 Medley Relay in 3:53.89); and Zuri Clavo (500 Free in 5:06.89).
The Eagles had five third-place finishes across the 14 events: Logan Belanger (100 Breast in 1:06.67); Jenna Maloy (200 Fly in 2:09.02); Abby Wenham (50 Free in 24.54); Ieva Evaltaite (200 Breast in 2:24.39); and Emma Scruggs (200 IM in 2:12.39)
Finishing out Georgia Southern’s top times were several fourth-place finishes: Hannah Merrill (200 Fly in 2:09.27); and Abby Wenham, Monti Dampier, Emma Sutton and Zuri Clavo (800 Free Relay in 2:12.39).
Final Scores:
- North Florida 136, Georgia Southern 126
- Vanderbilt 177, North Florida 85
- Vanderbilt 175, Georgia Southern 87
Click here (PDF) for the complete results of the dual meet against North Florida and Vanderbilt.
Georgia Southern returns to the pool on Oct. 29 at noon in Buies Creek, North Carolina, facing Campbell.