Lady Flames Maintain Lead at TYR ’85 Invite

Liberty earned victory in all seven events tonight to wrap up day two of the 2022 TYR ’85 Invite, Saturday at Liberty Natatorium, and the Lady Flames maintain the lead in the team standings.

Following the conclusion of two days of this weekend’s three-day invitational, Liberty leads the team standings with 1,829.5 points. Campbell sits in second at 1,765.5, followed by Saint Francis (Pa.) with 1,048 and California (Pa.) with 639.

Liberty A and B Finalists

• 200 Medley Relay (1st place – 1:41.23) Abbie Shaw (25.40), Heather Gardner (28.33), Chloe Harris (24.29), Kaycee Cannings (23.21)

• Jr. Chloe Harris – 100 Fly (1st place in 55.25 - qualified in 56.59)

• Jr. Raea Farquharson – 100 Fly (3rd place in 57.22 - qualified in 57.42)

• Sr. Alexis Plogger – 100 Fly (4th place in 57.67 - qualified in 58.08); 100 Breaststroke (7th place in – qualified in 1:06.03)

• So. Lauren Wilson – 100 Fly (7th place in 58.84 - qualified in 57.68); 100 Back (17th place in 1:00.43 – qualified in 58.89)

• Sr. Rachel Strickland – 100 Fly (8th place in 58.86 - qualified in 58.65); 100 Back (6th place in 57.41 – qualified in 57.34)

• Sr. Melina Hughes – 100 Fly (10th place in 57.12 - qualified in 58.96)

• Jr. Sydney Houtz – 100 Fly (t-12th place in 59.12 - qualified in 59.16); 100 Back (12th place in 57.96 – qualified in 58.83)

• So. Mary-Ashlynne Gordon – 100 Fly (14th place in 59.49 - qualified in 59.28)

• So. Grace Isaacs – 400 IM (1st place in 4:23.67 - qualified in 4:22.18)

• Jr. Genna Joyce – 400 IM (3rd place in 4:28.26 - qualified in 4:30.21); 100 Breaststroke (8th place in 1:06.57 – qualified in

1:06.51)

• Fr. Isabelle Gomez – 400 IM (6th place in 4:31.87 - qualified in 4:39.41)

• So. Kate Baker – 200 Free (1st place in 1:52.44 - qualified in 1:53.25)

• Sr. Eva Suggs – 200 Free (2nd place in 1:52.65 - qualified in 1:52.53); 100 Back (4th place in 57.18 – qualified in 57.01)

• So. Shelby Kahn – 200 Free (3rd place in 1:53.03 - qualified in 1:53.40)

• Jr. Hannah Huenefeld – 200 Free (8th place in 1:57.26 - qualified in 1:55.54)

• Fr. Kaycee Cannings – 200 Free (10th place in 1:52.36 - qualified in 1:56.08)

• Fr. Eden Troxell – 200 Free (11th place in 1:55.65 - qualified in 1:56.53)

• Fr. Annalia Jansons – 200 Free (14th place in 1:57.13 - qualified in 1:57.26)

• Fr. Ella Kahn – 200 Free (17th place in 1:59.02 - qualified in 1:58.60)

• Sr. Jessica Schellenboom – 100 Breaststroke (2nd place in 1:03.79 - qualified in 1:04.15)

• Jr. Heather Gardner – 100 Breaststroke (7th place in 1:05.86 - qualified in 1:04.81)

• Jr. Jamyson Robb – 100 Breaststroke (1st place in 1:03.72 - qualified in 1:06.02); 100 Back (10th place in 57.28 – qualified in 59.43)

• Jr. Abbi Leisure – 100 Breaststroke (17th place in 1:09.40 - qualified in 1:10.62)

• Jr. Abbie Shaw – 100 Backstroke (1st place in 53.66 - qualified in 55.56)

• 800 Free Relay (1st place – 7:34.67) Kaycee Cannings (1:53.00), Kate Baker (1:51.75), Shelby Kahn (1:55.01), Hannah Huenefeld (1:54.91)

Notable

• So far in this meet, Liberty has won seven out of eight individual events and all four relays that have been contested.

• The Lady Flames’ individual-event victories have come from seven different swimmers, with Chloe Harris (100 fly), Grace Isaacs (400 IM), Kate Baker (200 free), Jamyson Robb (100 breaststroke) and Abbie Shaw (100 back) all winning today.

• Liberty posted a 1-2-3 showing in the 200 freestyle, with Baker winning in 1:52.44 and Eva Suggs (1:52.65) and Shelby Kahn (1:53.03) following in second and third, respectively.

• Robb and Jessica Schellenboom went 1-2 in the 100 breaststroke, with Robb edging her teammate by .07 (1:03.72 to 1:03.79).

• The closest finish came in the longest event tonight, as Liberty won the 800 free relay in 7:34.67, just .06 ahead of Campbell’s A team.

Historically Speaking

• Liberty’s 200 medley relay of Abbie Shaw, Heather Gardner, Chloe Harris and Kaycee Cannings is now ranked 10th on the program’s all-time top 10 performers list with their 1:41.23.

• Rachel Strickland’s 26.39 leadoff leg in the 200 medley relay puts her sixth on Liberty’s all-time top 10 in the 50 backstroke.

• In the 100 fly, Chloe Harris entered the Lady Flames’ top 10 and now sits in eighth place.

Up Next

Day three of the TYR ’85 Invite begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. with preliminary heats of the 200 backstroke, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, while also featuring the 1650 freestyle and 400 free relay.

Pictured at top: Jamyson Robb