Liberty Leads TYR '85 Invite After Outstanding Opening Day

Liberty leads the TYR ’85 Invite team standings by 60 points after day one of a three-day invitational, Friday at Liberty Natatorium.

Through today’s five events, Liberty has scored 783 points, with second-place Campbell having scored 723. Saint Francis (Pa.) is third with 476 points, while California (Pa.) rounds out the four-team standings with 283 points.

Liberty A and B Finalists

• 200 Free Relay (1st place – 1:32.30) Jessica Schellenboom (23.52), Eva Suggs (22.78), Abbie Shaw (22.92), Heather Gardner (23.02)

• Fr. Annalia Jansons – 500 Free (1st place in 5:00.96 - qualified in 5:10.31)

• Fr. Isabelle Gomez – 500 Free (4th place in 5:05.42 - qualified in 5:06.74)

• Fr. Eden Troxell – 500 Free (6th place in 5:09.57 - qualified in 5:10.86)

• So. Shelby Kahn – 500 Free (10th place in 5:01.94 - qualified in 5:12.55)

• Sr. Jessica Schellenboom – 200 IM (1st place in 2:04.07 - qualified in 2:07.73)

• Jr. Genna Joyce – 200 IM (2nd place in 2:04.44 - qualified in 2:08.15)

• So. Grace Isaacs – 200 IM (4th place in 2:04.69 - qualified in 2:05.86)

• Jr. Chloe Harris – 200 IM (7th place in 2:07.02 - qualified in 2:07.06)

• So. Kate Baker – 200 IM (8th place in 2:07.65 - qualified in 2:09.96)

• Jr. Abbi Leisure – 200 IM (10th place in 2:08.77 - qualified in 2:15.99)

• Jr. Abbie Shaw – 50 Free (t-3rd place in 23.51 - qualified in 23.66)

• Jr. Heather Gardner – 50 Free (t-3rd place in 23.51 - qualified in 23.68)

• Sr. Eva Suggs – 50 Free (5th place in 23.63 - qualified in 24.07)

• Jr. Raea Farquharson – 50 Free (7th place in 23.81 - qualified in 23.94)

• Fr. Faith Forsberg – 50 Free (9th place in 24.30 - qualified in 24.12)

• Fr. Kaycee Cannings – 50 Free (10th place in 23.77 - qualified in 24.35)

• Fr. Sarah Fleury – 50 Free (14th place in 24.32 - qualified in 24.54)

• Sr. Melina Hughes – 50 Free (15th place in 24.34 - qualified in 24.43)

• 400 Medley Relay (1st place – 3:41.82) Abbie Shaw (52.94), Heather Gardner (1:02.34), Chloe Harris (56.36), Eva Suggs (50.18)

Notable

• The Lady Flames won four out of five events contested today, including both relays.

• Liberty’s 200 free relays took first (1:32.30), third (1:35.37) and fifth (1:37.70).

• Freshman Annalia Jansons earned her first collegiate victory, winning the 500 freestyle in 5:00.96.

• Senior Jessica Schellenboom posted her first 200 IM win of the season, claiming victory in 2:04.07.

• The Lady Flames earned five A Finals swims in both the 200 IM and 50 freestyle.

Historically Speaking

• Liberty’s 200 free relay of Schellenboom, Suggs, Shaw and Gardner is now ranked 10th on the program’s all-time top 10 list in the event.

• Abbie Shaw led off the 400 medley relay with a 52.94 100 backstroke. She is the third swimmer in program history to break 53 seconds in the 100 back. Coming into today, only 18 Division I women’s swimmers had broken 53 in the 100 backstroke.

Up Next

Day two of the TYR ’85 Invite begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. with preliminary heats of the 100 fly and will also include the 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 400 medley relay and 800 free relay.

Pictured at top of page: Jessica Schellenboom wins the 200 IM