JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's swimming kicked off the 2024-25 competition season in an exciting way, taking down West Florida, 132-130 on Friday morning. The result came down to the final race, as the Ospreys swam to a photo finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay to secure the home opening victory.
All told, UNF tallied seven first-place finishes on the day, with
Kayla Daley and
Victoria Torres each recording two wins each in their respective races.
FINAL SCORE
UNF 132, West Florida 130
CLIPBOARD NOTES
- The group of Katie Carlos, Victoria Torres, Kayla Daley and Marcia Shaw opened the meet with a first-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay, touching the wall in 3:54.94
- Torres swept both breaststroke races, finishing first in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke with times of 1:05.35 and 2:24.43, respectively
- Ashley Kephart earned first in the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 53.91
- Daley recorded first-place finishes in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly, coming in with times of 57.10 and 2:09.48
- Torres, Kephart, Shaw and Amelia Hildebrand brought home the win for the Ospreys in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:31.66
- Six freshmen made their collegiate debut for UNF against West Florida
COFFEY TALK
"This was an amazing way to start off the season with a win at home against a very good West Florida team. From the start, the tone of the meet was set with first- and second-place finishes in the 400 medley relay. We had a lot of good swims today and it was a total team effort. From freshmen to upperclassmen, everyone was focused and swam fast. Coming down to the last relay is one of the most exciting ways to win or lose a meet. The 400 free relay group of
Victoria Torres,
Marcia Shaw,
Ashley Kephart, and
Amelia Hildebrand swam one of the best races I have seen in a long time. It feels very good to get a win, but we still need to stay focused and keep improving as a team". -- head coach
Ian Coffey
UP NEXT
The Ospreys hit the road for the annual FSU Quad Meet, taking on Florida State, West Florida and Florida Southern Friday, Oct. 11 at 2 p.m.
