The Flames swimming and diving team has done it again. After traveling to Tennessee to compete in the Coastal Collegiate Sports
Association (CCSA) Swimming and Diving Championship Feb. 15-18, Liberty pulled into first place comfortably, claiming its fifth consecutive CCSA title and sixth in program history. The meet was held at the Allen Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Team Standings:
Liberty – 1,441.5
James Madison – 1,339
Queens – 1,119
FGCU – 931
UNC Asheville – 791
Campbell – 546
Georgia Southern – 526
Old Dominion – 475
Gardner-Webb – 332
North Florida – 293.5
Bellarmine – 192
Liberty A Finalists:
Fr. Isabelle Gomez – 1650 freestyle (Second place in 16:44.17)
Fr. Eden Troxell – 1650 freestyle (Eigth place in 17:00.71)
So. Sydney Stricklin – 100 freestyle (Fourth place in 49.96 – qualified in 49.84)
Jr. Abbie Shaw – 200 backstroke (First place in 1:55.44 – qualified in 1:56.63)
Sr. Eva Suggs – 200 backstroke (Second place in 1:56.40 – qualified in (1:58.71)
Jr. Sydney Houtz – 200 backstroke (Fifth place in 1:59.01 – qualified in 1:58.40)
Jr. Genna Joyce – 200 breaststroke (Second place in 2:12.66 – qualified in 2:14.73)
Jr. Heather Gardner – 200 breaststroke (Third place in 2:12.94 – qualified in 2:15.89)
Sr. Jessica Schellenboom – 200 breaststroke (Fourth place in 2:15.82 – (qualified in 2:16.52)
Jr. Maddie Freece – One-meter diving
(6) (Third place in 295.25 – qualified in 281.65)
So. Meagan Tuohy – 200 breaststroke (Sixth place in 268.20 – qualified in 256.15)
400 freestyle relay – Second place in 3:19.37 (Eva Suggs (49.55),
Sydney Stricklin (49.95), Abbie Shaw (49.74), Shelby Kahn (50.13))
Wilson is a sports reporter for the Liberty Champion