Road recap

Gymnastics finished first at UNC

Liberty University’s gymnastic teams traveled to the University of North Carolina and captured multiple first-place finishes.

Both men’s and women’s teams finished first overall at the meet that featured Clemson University, the University of Maryland, James Madison University, Virginia Tech and UNC, among others.

Strong floor performances by senior captain David Tighe and senior Stephen Lucia were critical in securing the men’s crown.

Senior captain Rachel Steele’s first place finish in the women’s bars and freshman Alyssa Frost’s second place finish catapulted Liberty’s women’s team to a first-place overall finish.

The squad’s next event is not until the third week of April, when the men and women travel to Utah for the national competition.

Track and Field successful in road trip

The men’s and women’s track and field teams’ road trip to the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas and the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C. was a successful campaign in both cities.

In Austin, redshirt senior vaulter Kolby Shepherd turned in a season-best 16-6.75 mark. Shepherd’s vault was good for 10th place in the finals, beating out competitors from the University of Texas and Texas Tech.

Freshman Michelle Cummings placed fifth of 15 in her discus event with a total of 150-10.

In Raleigh, Liberty’s men’s relay teams shone the brightest. Maxwell Asante, Chad Ellis, ConRoy Smith and Kyle Gill teamed up for a sixth place 4×100 (41.43) out of 24 teams. Asante, Ellis, ConRoy and Kevin Reddington took a third place finish in the 4×200 (1: 25.80) and Andre Washington, Gill, Paul Arslain and Talyor Courtney turned in a fourth place finish in the men’s 4×400 (3:13.76).

Liberty comes back home to host the Liberty invitational April 6 and April 7. This is there final event before the Big South Outdoor Track Championships which takes place April 19-21.