After Second Day of Women's Championship Competition, the Flames Maintain Their Lead

After Second Day of Women's Championship Competition, the Flames Maintain Their Lead

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LYNCHBURG, Va. - With the second day of the 2022 CCSA Women's Swimming and Diving Championship in the books, Liberty is still leading the field with 968.50 points. FGCU is currently in second with 797 points while UNC Asheville's 726.50 rounds out the top three heading into the third day of competition on Friday.

Incarnate Word sits in fourth with 465.50 points followed by Campbell (5th) and Georgia Southern (6th) with 453 and 423 points, respectively. Gardner-Webb is in seventh with 320 points, North Florida is eighth with 263 points while Bellarmine finished the day in ninth with 187.50 points.


Team Scores Through Day Two

Place Team Points
1 Liberty 968.50
2 FGCU 797
3 UNC Asheville 726.50
4 Incarnate Word 465.50
5 Campbell 453
6 Georgia Southern 423
7 Gardner-Webb  320
8  North Florida 263
9 Bellarmine 187.50


CCSA Championship Event Winners

200-Yard Freestyle Relay
2022 Champion:
 FGCU (1:30.82)
Next Two Finishers: UNC Asheville (1:31.27) | Liberty (1:32.80)
Event Note: This marked the second consecutive victory for the Eagles and their sixth gold medal in the event

100-Yard Butterfly
2022 Champion:
 Tori Czarnecka, FGCU (53.34)
Next Two Finishers: Sydney Stricklin, Liberty (54.49) | Julia Rodriguez, FGCU (55.11)
Event Note: Czarnecka captured her first event win in the 100-Yard Butterfly and the seventh all-time for the FGCU program

400-Yard Individual Medley
2022 Champion:
 Garce Isaacs, Liberty (4:17.31)
Next Two Finishers: Chloe Harris, Liberty (4:20.92) | Genna Joyce, Liberty (4:21.20)
Event Note: Isaacs helped Liberty take home its third event win in the last four Championships as the Flames swept the podium

200-Yard Freestyle
2022 Champion:
 Eva Suggs, Liberty (1:49.31)
Next Two Finishers: Abby Brown Strohmeier, Liberty (1:49.96) | Emma Hazel, Liberty (1:50.43)
Event Note: Suggs captured her third consecutive gold medal in the 200-Yard Freestyle and fourth even win in a row for Liberty

400-Yard Medley Relay
2022 Champion:
 FGCU (3:38.37)
Next Two Finishers: UNC Asheville (3:41.40) | Liberty (3:41.46)
Event Note: FGCU won the 400-Yard Medley Relay for the first time since 2017 and earned the program's seventh all-time event victory

200-Yard Medley Relay
2022 Champion:
 FGCU (1:39.38)
Next Two Finishers: Liberty (1:40.29) | UNC Asheville (1:40.55)
Event Note: This marked the second consecutive victory for the Eagles and their ninth gold medal all-time

3-Meter Diving
2022 Champion:
 Reese Wakefield, FGCU (331.55)
Next Two Finishers: Lauren Chennault, Liberty (313.30) | Maddie Freece, Liberty (305.90)
Event Note: After also winning in 2020, Wakefield is the second Eagle to win the 3-Meter Diving event twice (Maegan Butler, 2012-13)

500-Yard Freestyle
2022 Champion:
 Emma Hazel, Liberty (4:57.22)
Next Two Finishers: Caitlin Hefner, UNC Asheville (4:57.49) | Abby Brown Strohmeier, Liberty (4:59.40)
Event Note: With her victory in the event, Hazel became only the second student-athlete from Liberty to earn gold in the 500-Yard Freestyle

200-Yard Individual Medley
2022 Champion:
 Amy Hornyak, Georgia Southern (2:00.80)
Next Two Finishers: Petra Halmai, FGCU (2:01.16) | Chloe Harris, Liberty (2:01.82)
Event Note: Hornyak brought home her first 200 IM gold medal and the first ever for Georgia Southern

50-Yard Freestyle
2022 Champion:
 Tori Czarnecka, FGCU (22.29)
Next Two Finishers: Delaney Carlton, UNC Asheville (22.73) | Hailey Jerew, FGCU (23.04)
Event Note: The Eagles have now captured the 50 Freestyle title at 10 consecutive championships with Czarnecka winning three straight

The 2022 edition marks the 15th championship for the CCSA in Women's Swimming and Diving and the third time the event has been hosted by Liberty.


The Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) is a progressive NCAA Division I conference dedicated to the enhancement of opportunities for students. The conference was founded in 2008 to provide a championship opportunity for Swimming and Diving student-athletes and extended that opportunity with the addition of Beach Volleyball in the summer of 2015. The league's footprint extends into several states: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia. The CCSA is dedicated to the student-athletes who compete in its championships and their success in the classroom, in the field of competition, and life after graduation.