University of New Hampshire Athletics
Saturday, October 18
Burlington, Vt.
1 PM
University of New Hampshire
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at
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Vermont
The Wildcats earned a road win in their season-opener at Vermont
Photo by: Luke Schwartz
Mahoney's Pool Record Powers Wildcats past Vermont, 167-133
10/18/2025 7:00:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Mahoney sets pool record in 50-free to pace Wildcats in season-opening triumph
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Senior Audrey Mahoney (Downers Grove, Ill.) etched her name into the Forbush Natatorium record book Saturday, setting a pool record in the 50-yard freestyle with a blistering 23.52 seconds to lead the UNH women's swimming and diving team past Vermont (0-2, 0-1 America East), 167-133, in the Wildcats' season-opener.
FULL RESULTS (PDF)
Mahoney wasn't done there. The captain also claimed the 100-yard freestyle in 51.00 --just 0.200 seconds off the pool record set by former Wildcat Liza Baykova (2017)-- and anchored the Wildcats' runner-up 400 free relay (3:34.32). She teamed with junior captain Grace Mahon (Orange, Conn.), freshman Madeline Chen (California, Md.), and sophomore Amelia Labno (Rosemount, Minn.) in that effort.
UNH (1-0, 1-0 America East) dominated the breaststroke events behind freshman Anna Mikish (Kharkiv, Ukraine), who swept the 100 breast (1:05.24) and 200 breast (2:18.20), then capped her day with a win in the 200 IM (2:08.68). Junior Emily Loren Wright (Ventura, Calif.) added second-place finishes in both breaststroke races.
"This was a great team effort," said UNH head coach Josh Willman. "Audrey's record swim set the tone early, and we saw strong performances across every event. It's exciting to see the depth and energy this group brings."
In the butterfly, Mahon led a 1-2 punch for the Wildcats, winning the 200 fly (2:05.76) and 100 fly (56.73), with sophomore Maddie Serfass (Hershey, Pa.) close behind in both.
Distance standout Carolyn Nelson (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) paced UNH in the long races; the senior captain placed second in the 500 free (5:09.69) and 1000 free (10:34.29), while freshman Miriam Youel (West Hartford, Conn.) was runner-up in the 200 free (1:56.65).
On the boards, junior Grace Blume (Dedham, Mass.) swept diving with scores of 254.33 on 1-meter and 264.53 on 3-meter.
Other top finishes included:
•Labno: second in the 100 back (59.08).
•Freshman Kelsey Mayers (Waxhaw, N.C.): runner-up in the 200 back (2:07.58).
•UNH's 200 medley relay opened the meet with a win in 1:46.01 (Labno, Wright, Mahon, Mahoney).
NEXT UP • FAMILY WEEKEND VS CCSU, OCT. 24 (5PM) & OCT. 25 (11AM)
•The UNH swimming and diving team opens the home portion of its season when it welcomes Central Connecticut State to Swasey Pool for Family Weekend. The Wildcats and Blue Devils square off Friday, Oct. 24, at 5pm and complete the two-day meet Saturday, Oct. 25, at 11am. The meet will be live streamed on America East TV.
BASIC NEEDS COAT DRIVE – FAMILY WEEKEND VS CCSU
• In partnership with the Basic Needs Support program, UNH Athletics is seeking winter clothing donations from fans during Family Weekend. Volunteers will be collecting gently used (in good condition) or new coats as well as new hats, gloves or scarves in the Field House lobby during the UNH/CCSU meet.
FULL RESULTS (PDF)
Mahoney wasn't done there. The captain also claimed the 100-yard freestyle in 51.00 --just 0.200 seconds off the pool record set by former Wildcat Liza Baykova (2017)-- and anchored the Wildcats' runner-up 400 free relay (3:34.32). She teamed with junior captain Grace Mahon (Orange, Conn.), freshman Madeline Chen (California, Md.), and sophomore Amelia Labno (Rosemount, Minn.) in that effort.
UNH (1-0, 1-0 America East) dominated the breaststroke events behind freshman Anna Mikish (Kharkiv, Ukraine), who swept the 100 breast (1:05.24) and 200 breast (2:18.20), then capped her day with a win in the 200 IM (2:08.68). Junior Emily Loren Wright (Ventura, Calif.) added second-place finishes in both breaststroke races.
"This was a great team effort," said UNH head coach Josh Willman. "Audrey's record swim set the tone early, and we saw strong performances across every event. It's exciting to see the depth and energy this group brings."
In the butterfly, Mahon led a 1-2 punch for the Wildcats, winning the 200 fly (2:05.76) and 100 fly (56.73), with sophomore Maddie Serfass (Hershey, Pa.) close behind in both.
Distance standout Carolyn Nelson (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) paced UNH in the long races; the senior captain placed second in the 500 free (5:09.69) and 1000 free (10:34.29), while freshman Miriam Youel (West Hartford, Conn.) was runner-up in the 200 free (1:56.65).
On the boards, junior Grace Blume (Dedham, Mass.) swept diving with scores of 254.33 on 1-meter and 264.53 on 3-meter.
Other top finishes included:
•Labno: second in the 100 back (59.08).
•Freshman Kelsey Mayers (Waxhaw, N.C.): runner-up in the 200 back (2:07.58).
•UNH's 200 medley relay opened the meet with a win in 1:46.01 (Labno, Wright, Mahon, Mahoney).
NEXT UP • FAMILY WEEKEND VS CCSU, OCT. 24 (5PM) & OCT. 25 (11AM)
•The UNH swimming and diving team opens the home portion of its season when it welcomes Central Connecticut State to Swasey Pool for Family Weekend. The Wildcats and Blue Devils square off Friday, Oct. 24, at 5pm and complete the two-day meet Saturday, Oct. 25, at 11am. The meet will be live streamed on America East TV.
BASIC NEEDS COAT DRIVE – FAMILY WEEKEND VS CCSU
• In partnership with the Basic Needs Support program, UNH Athletics is seeking winter clothing donations from fans during Family Weekend. Volunteers will be collecting gently used (in good condition) or new coats as well as new hats, gloves or scarves in the Field House lobby during the UNH/CCSU meet.
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