Liberty Places 2nd at TYR '85 Invite

Liberty finished in second place at the fourth annual TYR ’85 Invite, which concluded on Sunday at Liberty Natatorium.

Campbell won the team title with 2,721.50 points, with Liberty finishing second in 2,597.50. Saint Francis (Pa.) finished third with 1,533 points and California (Pa.) placed fourth with 907.

Liberty A and B Finalists

• Fr. Eden Troxell – 1650 Free (1st place in 16:54.63)

• Fr. Isabelle Gomez – 1650 Free (2nd place in 17:10.31)

• So. Mary-Ashlynne Gordon – 1650 Free (7th place in 18:00.18); 200 Fly (9th place in 2:13.22 - qualified in 2:11.03)

• Sr. Rachel Strickland – 200 Back (2nd place in 2:01.68 – qualified in 2:04.91)

• Sr. Eva Suggs – 200 Back (4th place in 2:03.24 – qualified in 2:02.68)

• Jr. Sydney Houtz – 200 Back (10th place in 2:07.13 – qualified in 2:07.71)

• Jr. Abbie Shaw – 100 Free (1st place in 51.10 - qualified in 51.27)

• So. Shelby Kahn – 100 Free (4th place in 51.62 - qualified in 53.02)

• Fr. Faith Forsberg – 100 Free (8th place in 53.35 - qualified in 53.13)

• Jr. Raea Farquharson – 100 Free (9th place in 53.91 - qualified in 53.03)

• Fr. Kaycee Cannings – 100 Free (10th place in 51.19 - qualified in 53.55)

• Sr. Melina Hughes – 100 Free (11th place in 52.89 - qualified in 53.86)

• Fr. Sarah Fleury – 100 Free (13th place in 53.48 - qualified in 53.68)

• Fr. Ella Kahn – 100 Free (16th place in 53.70 - qualified in 53.82)

• Jr. Hannah Huenefeld – 100 Free (17th place in 53.93 - qualified in 53.93)

• Jr. Heather Gardner – 200 Breaststroke (1st place in 2:16.89 - qualified in 2:22.23)

• Sr. Jessica Schellenboom – 200 Breaststroke (2nd place in 2:19.12 - qualified in 2:20.95)

• Jr. Genna Joyce – 200 Breaststroke (5th place in 2:20.83 – qualified in 2:21.49)

• Jr. Jamyson Robb – 200 Breaststroke (10th place in 2:18.16 - qualified in 2:26.05)

• So. Grace Isaacs – 200 Fly (1st place in 2:05.58 - qualified in 2:04.98)

• Jr. Chloe Harris – 200 Fly (2nd place in 2:05.71 - qualified in 2:07.10)

• So. Lauren Wilson – 200 Fly (3rd place in 2:07.03 - qualified in 2:08.11)

• So. Kate Baker – 200 Fly (6th place in 2:08.71 - qualified in 2:08.29)

• 400 Free Relay (1st place – 3:23.46) Eva Suggs (51.28), Abbie Shaw (50.52), Shelby Kahn (51.27), Kaycee Cannings (50.39)

Notable

• For the meet as a whole, Liberty won 11 out of 13 individual events and all five relays that were contested.

• The Lady Flames’ received individual-event victories from nine different swimmers, with Grace Isaacs (400 IM, 200 fly) and Abbie Shaw (100 back, 100 free) winning two events each.

• Liberty freshman Eden Troxell dropped 20 seconds off of her lifetime best in the 1650 freestyle, winning in 16:54.63. Classmate Isabelle Gomez finished second in 17:10.31. IT was Troxell’s first collegiate event victory.

• Shaw won the 100 free by 0.16 over Campbell’s Colleen Renshaw (51.10 to 51.26).

• The closest finish came between Liberty’s Grace Isaacs (2:05.58) and Chloe Harris (2:05.71) for first place in the 200 fly. Liberty’s Lauren Wilson took third in 2:07.03 for a 1-2-3 Liberty finish.

• This was Campbell’s third straight TYR ’85 Invite title.

Historically Speaking

• Troxell’s 16:54.63 places her fifth all-time on Liberty’s top 10 performers list in the 1650. She swam 10:12.23 on the first 1000 yards, placing her sixth on Liberty’s 1000 free list.

• Gomez now ranks ninth in program history in the 1650 freestyle with her 17:10.31 tonight.

• Gardner’s 2:16.89 ranks eighth in program history in the 200 breaststroke.

Up Next

Select Liberty athletes will compete at the 2022 Toyota U.S. Open, held Nov. 30 through Dec. 3 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C. Liberty’s team will open the New Year with a dual meet at East Carolina, Jan. 7 in Greenville, N.C.

Pictured at top: Grace Isaacs