Swimming Sets 200 Medley Relay Program Record on First Day at CCSA Championships

Wednesday, February 16

Lynchburg, Va.

All Day

University of North Florida

CCSA Championship

Cozad, Graf, Fletcher and Shaw Set the New UNF 200 Medley Relay Record Wednesday night.

Swimming Sets 200 Medley Relay Program Record on First Day at CCSA Championships

2/16/2022 9:30:00 PM | Women's Swimming

Day 1 Results

Fletcher, Graf, Cozad and Shaw Round Out Record-Setting Swim

LYNCHBURG, Va. - The quartet of Annie Fletcher, Julianna Graf, Ashley Cozad and Marcia Shaw set a new UNF program record for the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:45.00 flat as North Florida swimming completed day one at the CCSA Championships in Lynchburg, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 16.

North Florida has three more days remaining at the championships hosted by Liberty University. Day one saw North Florida swim in four different finals, including the 200 medley relay, 500 free, 200 IM and 50 free.

Fletcher, Graf, Cozad and Shaw snapped the previous mark of 1:45.24, set in 2017-18 by Jacqueline Barklund, Francesca Vandersluis, Sydney Groth and Amber Pearce. The record-setting mark was made in the opening race of the finals tonight.

UNF stands ahead of Bellarmine and close behind Gardner-Webb following the first day of events. Tomorrow continues with the 200 free relay, 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free and 4x100 medley relay.

Coach Coffey's Comments - Head Coach Ian Coffey
"We started off the meet in a fantastic way, breaking the school record in the 200 medley relay, set back during the 2017-18 season. It was a very exciting race and a great way to start off the finals session. We got a lot of energy from the team as well as the crowd."

"Ryan Showfety and Gabriella Reeves swam well and improved from this morning, moving up in the standings. Julianna Graf also posted her best time of the year in the 200 IM, moving up in the standings. In the 50 free, Ashley Kephart had her lifetime-best time and Marcia Shaw went under 24 seconds for her lifetime best."

"All in all, I'm very happy with how we stepped up tonight and I'm looking forward to going at it tomorrow. We have two relays tomorrow, with three individual events. We're looking to get a lot of people back into the A, B and C finals tomorrow!"

Finals Qualifiers

Ryan Showfety and Gabriella Reeves represented the Ospreys in the 500 Free Finals, with Showfety placing seventh in the B - Final and Reeves in fifth of the C - Final. Showfety and Reeves both shaved considerable time off their marks from the prelims.
Graf continued her success on the night in the 200 IM, posting a season-best mark in the 200 IM B - Final, placing fifth with a mark of 5:11.12.
Shaw and Ashley Kephart competed in the final event of the evening, swimming in the 50 Free C - Final. Shaw finished under 24 seconds for a personal best, while Kephart also swam her personal best time.

Prelims

500 Free Prelims

Ryan Showfety (17th - 5:08.74) - Q B Final
Gabriella Reeves (27th - 5:17.32) - Q
McKenna Fiore (29th - 5:17.86)
Madelyn York (30th - 5:18.55)
Abby Cardozo (NR - 5:20.99)

200 IM

Julianna Graf (16th - 2:08.68) - Q
Esther Quackenbush (28th - 2:10.85)
Isabella Giresi (30th - 2:11.37)
Mackenzie Blaakman (31st - 2:11.62)
Taylor Warren (32nd - 2:12.00)
Kayla Glennon (34th - 2:12.00)
Brianna Boreham (37th - 2:13.58)
Paige Connors (NR - 2:24.56)
Sydney Sheppard (NR - 2:15.97)

50 Free

Marcia Shaw (21st - 24.00) - Q
Ashley Kephart (27th - 24.23) - Q
Sarah Shiers (39th - 24.99)
Ella Chang (NR - 24.80)
Madison Lichtig (NR - 25.31)
Ashley Ong (NR - 25.73)
Abby Cardozo (NR - 25.87)

Finals
200 Medley Relay

Annie Fletcher, Julianna Graf, Ashley Cozad, Marcia Shaw (7th - 1:45.00)
- North Florida school record
- Broke the previous record set by Jacqueline Barklund, Francesca Vandersluis, Sydney Groth and Amber Pearce during the 2017-18 season.
- Previous mark was 1:45.24.

500 Free B - Final
Ryan Showfety (7th - 5:06.98)

500 Free C - Final
Gabriella Reeves (5th - 5:11.12)

200 IM B - Final
Julianna Graf (5th - 2:07.52)

50 Free C - Final
Marcia Shaw (2nd - 23.89)
Ashley Kephart (9th - 24.22)

Team Rankings - Through Event 9
Women - Team Scores
1 Liberty - 527
2 FGCU - 438
3 UNC Asheville - 319
4 Incarnate Word - 292.50
5 Georgia Southern - 206
6 Campbell - 178
7 Gardner-Webb - 122.50
8 North Florida - 96
9 Bellarmine - 65
Total 2,244.00