Swimming & Dive Continues to Shatter School Records in Eagle Invitation

Thursday, November 19

Fort Myers, FL

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Georgia Southern University

Florida Gulf Coast

Swimming & Dive Continues to Shatter School Records in Eagle Invitation

11/23/2020 9:45:00 AM | Swimming and Diving

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Georgia Southern Swimming & Dive concluded their first conference match of the year, wrapping up the 2020 portion of the schedule. The Eagles will be back in action on January 9, 2021 hosting North Florida for the first home meet of the year.

In day two of competition on Friday, the Eagles tallied 518 points. Annamaria Hornyak posted the 4th fastest time in school history in the 400 IM during preliminaries, while Tori Rucker swam the 5th fastest time in school history in the 100 Butterfly.

In the 400 IM, Hornyak continued to re-write the history books at Georgia Southern, breaking the school record with a time of 4:22.05. The record had stood for 10 years, as Lauren Parr, posted a time of 4:23.00 in 2010. Later in the afternoon, Katie Knight makes the NCAA Zone Qualifier in the 1-meter dive, posting a score of 268.45 in the finals.

Tori Rucker capped off the second day of action moving to second on the all-time list in the 100 Butterfly, posting a 55.51 time.

Throughout the weekend, the Eagles continued to shatter records and post Top-5 School bests in two events, while also beating lifetime bests in five events. Annamaria Hornyak swam the second best time in school history in the 100 Breaststroke, posting a time of 1:02.78. Hornyak added to her record breaking weekend, taking the school record from Kristin Bates in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:14.73.

Anya Weber posted a NCAA Zone Qualifier score in the 1-meter event joining Katie Knight with a score of 268.40.

Jessica Ware posted a lifetime best in the 200 Freestyle, while Kat Niemann also posted a lifetime best in the 400 IM. Emma Scruggs continued the trend posting a best in the 400 IM, while Melody Giberson added lifetime bests in the 100 Butterfly and 200 Freestyle.

QUOTING COACH CALDWELL
"A great weekend for our program - many of the women competed in their first or second completion of the season at a high level. With no rest going into the meet, we were excited to see these kinds of performances as a staff across the board. The possibilities for the rest of the season, has us very grateful for the opportunity to compete. Many of the women were setting collegiate bests and are competing better than they did a year ago. I am so proud of the work they have put in so far this season. Our freshman definitely stepped up big time and our returners were great in not only being competitive, but also in guiding the freshman through the highs and lows of a 3-day meet. Competitions like this is a great way to prepare and rehearse for our conference championships at the end of February. Competing against FGCU and FIU who are at the top of their conferences respectively helped us compete at a higher level. I cannot wait until we compete again in January as we head back to the pool to fine tune some of the finer details on the board and in the water the next two months."