Saturday, February 1
Fort Myers, Fla.
12 p.m.
University of North Florida
170.5
at
207.5
Florida Gulf Coast (Day 2)
Kirby earned first-place finishes in the 50- and 100-yard breaststroke while tallying a top-ten program time.
Swimming Records Three Top-Ten Program Times on Final Day at FGCU
2/1/2025 4:00:00 PM | Women's Swimming
Ospreys Tally Five First-Place Finishes on Saturday
FORT MYERS, Fla. - North Florida women's swimming recorded three top-ten program times and a total of six first-place finishes, but it wasn't enough as the Ospreys fell in a closely contested dual meet at FGCU to conclude the regular season.Â
Sophomores Kayla Daley and Ashley Kirby led the way, with both swimmers earning two first-place finishes apiece. Daley secured a top-ten program time in the 100-yard butterfly with her time of 55.41, while Kirby swam the sixth fastest 100-yard breaststroke in program history, finishing in 1:03.61.Â
Junior Ellie Hixenbaugh almost broke a school record, swimming the second fastest 200–yard breaststroke in program history and finishing in first place.Â
All told, the Ospreys tallied 50 top-five finishes between individual and group races over the course of the two-day meet.Â
FINAL SCORESÂ
FGCU 207.5, North Florida 170.5Â
CLIPBOARD NOTES
"I'm really happy with how this weekend went, we had one of our best meets this season. There were four swimmers who made the NIC B Cut, almost a school record, and many, many personal bests. This type of meet shows that we are going to be ready for the ASUN Championships coming up in a few weeks."
UP NEXTÂ
The Ospreys get ready to take on the 2025 ASUN Swimming & Diving Championships taking place in Knoxville, Tenn. from Feb. 19-22.
Sophomores Kayla Daley and Ashley Kirby led the way, with both swimmers earning two first-place finishes apiece. Daley secured a top-ten program time in the 100-yard butterfly with her time of 55.41, while Kirby swam the sixth fastest 100-yard breaststroke in program history, finishing in 1:03.61.Â
Junior Ellie Hixenbaugh almost broke a school record, swimming the second fastest 200–yard breaststroke in program history and finishing in first place.Â
All told, the Ospreys tallied 50 top-five finishes between individual and group races over the course of the two-day meet.Â
FINAL SCORESÂ
FGCU 207.5, North Florida 170.5Â
CLIPBOARD NOTES
- Daley set a personal best in the 50-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 25.36, good for a second–place finish on Friday night
- Paige Munna touched the wall first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:02.23
- Kirby and Daley accounted for four of the Ospreys six first-place finishes, Munna and Hixenbaugh tallied one apieceÂ
- New top-ten program times were set in the 50-yard butterfly, as well as the 100- and 200-yard breastroke
- Four Ospreys qualified for the NIC B Cut with their times against the Eagles over the weekend
"I'm really happy with how this weekend went, we had one of our best meets this season. There were four swimmers who made the NIC B Cut, almost a school record, and many, many personal bests. This type of meet shows that we are going to be ready for the ASUN Championships coming up in a few weeks."
UP NEXTÂ
The Ospreys get ready to take on the 2025 ASUN Swimming & Diving Championships taking place in Knoxville, Tenn. from Feb. 19-22.
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