STATESBORO, Ga. - North Florida swimming notched impressive performances, featuring five first place finishes as the Ospreys opened the 2022 portion of their season at Georgia Southern. The Ospreys took down SCAD-Savannah, but fell to Georgia Southern in the double-dual meet.

FINAL RESULTS

UNF 160.5, SCAD-Savannah 100.5
Georgia Southern 173.0, UNF 113.0

CLIPBOARD NOTES

• Ashley Cozad put up a career day with two first-place finishes in the 100 fly (58.75) and the 200 fly (2:09.02) ... She also was the leading leg of the 400 free relay that took home first over Georgia Southern
• Annie Fletcher stood victorious in the 100 back, clocking a time of 59.84 ... she also was the runner-up in the 200 back with a time of 2:12.73 ... Fletcher was also the leading leg of the 200 medley relay that placed second.
• Gabriella Reeves grabbed the first win of her collegiate career swimming in the 500 free with a time of 5:17.86 ... she was the third leg of the 400 medley relay that finished first as well
• Ryan Showfety placed second in the 1000 free (10:57.87) and followed behind Reeves with a third-place finish in the 500 free (5:21.17)
• Isabella Giresi notched two third-place finishes in the 200 IM (2:14.99) and the 200 breast (2:29.98) as the top Osprey performer in both races
• Esther Quackenbush finished right behind Cozad with a time of 59.84 to give the Ospreys a 1-2 combo in 100 fly
• Ashley Kephart posted a time of 1:57.74 to place third in the 200 free, along with her being the last leg of the winning 400 free relay
• Marcia Shaw was the second leg of the winning 400 free relay squad that included Cozad, Reeves, and Kephart (3:36.62) ... Shaw was also the final leg of the runner-up 200 medley relay that featured Julianna Graf, as well as Fletcher and Cozad (1:48.59)

COFFEY TALK

"I'm very happy with how the team swam today. Ashley Cozad scored three first-place finishes with the 100 fly, 200 fly, and the 400 free relay. Annie Fletcher took the 100 backstroke and Gabby Reeves won the 500 free for her first win in college. We still have some work to do before we go to the conference championship, but today was a very encouraging step in the right direction." -- head coach Ian Coffey

UP NEXT

North Florida will return to the pool next weekend in a two-day meet at Florida Gulf Coast Feb. 4-5. The first day of competition will kick off at 4:00 pm and the Ospreys will wrap things up on the second day at 11:00 am.