JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (October 11, 2025) — Howard University women's swimming took second place at the Osprey Beach Blast Invitational, hosted by the University of North Florida (UNF) in Jacksonville, Fla.
 
Overall, the Bison collected 970.5 points with six first-place finishes.
 
Senior Zuilda Nwaeze (Columbia, Md.) and junior Chanice Posada (Houston) led the way with two individual wins each. The two-time NEC Most Outstanding Performer won the 50 Free (23.65) and 100 Free (51.46) while the Houston native claimed victories in the 50 Back (25.73) and 200 Back (2:05.12).
 
Posada also competed in the 50 Fly, placing second (25.14) behind rookie Alyssa Napier (Wilmington, Del.), who finished with a 25.00 time.
 
Napier, Nwaeze, Posada and junior Rhanishka Gibbs (Nassau, Bahamas) represented Bison Nation in the 200 Medley Relay where they earned first place (1:44.15).
 
Napier, Nwaeze, junior Jasmine Morgan (Chicago) and second-year Bison Gabrielle Vickles (El Dorado, Trinidad & Tobago) opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 Free Relay, clocking in at 1:35.48.
 
Napier, Nwaeze and freshmen Mia Patton (Nassau, Bahamas) and Zenya Posada (Norwalk, Conn.) earned bronze in the 800 Free Relay (7:41.35).
 
The 400 Medley Relay squad of Gibbs, Nwaeze, Posada and senior Samyra Benoit (Santa Clarita, Calif.) finished third overall in the 400 Medley Relay (3:52.20).
 
Other noteworthy performance included newcomer Brooke Whitt (Chicago) grabbing third in the 200 Breast (2:25.02).
 
UNF won the event, posting 1,476 points in two days of action.
 
Friday (Oct. 31), the Bison come home to host American University in a dual meet at The Burr. First race is slated for 6 p.m.
 
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