Liberty’s Freece, Herndon Stand Out on Day 1 at WVU Invite

Liberty freshman Mary Herndon and junior Maddie Freece highlighted Liberty’s divers during day one of the WVU Invite, Thursday at The Aquatic Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown, W.Va.

Liberty A and B Finalists

• Fr. Mary Herndon – Three-meter diving (6) (7th in A Final – 238.35, qualified in 273.75)

• Jr. Maddie Freece – Three-meter diving (6) (5th in B Final – 254.45, qualified in 241.45)

Notable

• Alabama’s Ryleigh Rodgers won the A Final with 321.90 points after scoring 290.55 to earn the top seed in qualifying.

• The Lady Flames are diving against 13 different schools at that meet this weekend. This weekend’s meet in Morgantown features three-meter today, one-meter tomorrow and a team event on Saturday.

• Liberty split its swimmers and divers this weekend. The Lady Flames’ swimmers will compete at the TYR ’85 Invite, tomorrow through Sunday at Liberty Natatorium

• Liberty’s divers are competing against divers from Alabama, Army, Colgate, Duquesne, East Carolina, James Madison, Navy, Seton Hall, St. Bonaventure, Toledo, Villanova, West Virginia and Youngstown State.

Historically Speaking

• Herndon improved her season best by over 16 points, as her score of 273.75 is ranked fifth on Liberty’s all-time top 10 performers list in three-meter diving.

Up Next

Tomorrow’s action at the WVU Invite includes one-meter diving. Morning prelims begin at 10 a.m., with finals set for 6 p.m.