Liberty Set to Compete in 1st ASUN Swimming & Diving Championship Meet
2/20/2024 10:29:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Liberty aims for its sixth straight conference title, competing at the 2024 Atlantic Sun Women's Swimming & Diving Championship, held Wednesday through Saturday at Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn.
With the CCSA dissolving as a swimming conference after sponsoring swimming & diving since 2007-08, a majority of teams from the CCSA have moved to the ASUN. Liberty won six total CCSA titles, including each of the last five in a row. The seven women's swimming & diving programs in ASUN are Liberty, Bellarmine, FGCU, Gardner-Webb, North Florida, Queens and UNC Asheville. Men's swimming & diving includes Bellarmine, FAU, Gardner-Webb, Old Dominion, Queens and SMU.
This will mark the fourth time that Liberty has competed in a conference meet held in Knoxville. The Lady Flames claimed their first-ever CCSA title in 2014 at Jones Aquatic Center, while Liberty won CCSA Championship in Knoxville in 2020 and again last season. All three times Tennessee hosted the CCSA meet, Liberty earned the title.
As in the last two CCSA Championships, the 2024 ASUN Swimming & Diving Championships will feature four full days of action. Previously, the opening day would feature one diving event and two relays.
How to Follow the Lady Flames
Live results will be available for all events at the 2024 CCSA Swimming & Diving Championships. Also, live video streaming will be available through ESPN+. Fans can receive X updates by following @LibertyFlames and @LibertyDiveSwim.
In a meet where three different teams (Liberty, James Madison, Queens) held leads, Liberty pulled away to win the 2023 CCSA Women's Swimming & Diving Championship. The Lady Flames scored 1,441.5 points, defeating second-place James Madison by 102.5 points.
With the departure of Georgia Southern, James Madison and Old Dominion to the Sun Belt and Campbell to the CAA, there remain three schools (Liberty, FGCU and UNC Asheville) who will have divers competing in the ASUN Championships.
Liberty (2014, 2019, 2020, 2021(t), 2022, 2023) and FGCU (2009-13, 2015-18, 2021 (t)) combined to win the CCSA Championship 15 out of 16 years of conference history. The Eagles and Lady Flames finished 1-2 in some order 11 years in a row prior to James Madison's runner-up finish last year.
14th-year Head Coach Jake Shellenberger has led the Lady Flames from the program's inception. He has posted a 129-38 dual-meet record, being named CCSA Women's Swimming Coach of the Year five times (2012, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023).
Last year at the CCSA Championships, the Lady Flames registered 22 podium finishes and five event victories, to go along with six NCAA B cuts, three NCAA Zone Qualifying scores and one program record.
Liberty has had several divers earn NCAA Zone Qualifying standards this season, in Maddie Freece (one-meter), Mary Herndon (one-meter, three-meter), Chloe LaCount (three-meter), Caroline Stamps (one-meter) and Meagan Tuohy (one-meter, three-meter).
A total of nine current Lady Flames have posted CCSA podium finishes in their career, led by five from both Maddie Freece and Abbie Shaw. Genna Joyce (3), Sydney Stricklin (3), Abby Strohmeier (3), Heather Gardner (2), Grace Isaacs (2), Shelby Kahn (2) and Isabelle Gomez (1) have all podiumed as well.
Current Lady Flame with Program Records
200 Freestyle – Kamryn Cannings (1:45.67 – 11/18/23)
50 Backstroke – Abbie Shaw (24.34 – L – 2/15/23)
One-meter diving (6) – Maddie Freece (320.75 – 2/18/22)
As was the case last year, many records and lifetime-best times should be expected, as the team has aimed to peak at the conference championships.
An event-by-event preview of individual events follows. Please note that the entries listed are those which appear on the pre-scratch psych sheet and are subject to change.
A look at the psych sheet shows that Liberty, FGCU, Queens and UNC Asheville should be top competitors in most events.
According to the conference office, all conference and meet record from the CCSA will carry over to the ASUN.
2024 CCSA Championships
February 15-18
Allan Jones Aquatic Center
Knoxville, Tenn.
Schedule of Events
(Women, followed by men)
Day 1 – Trials (10 a.m.)
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard Individual Medley
50-yard Freestyle
200-yard Medley Relay "B" & "C"
15-minute intermission
3-meter diving (W)
1-meter diving (M)
Day 1 – Finals (6 p.m.)
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard Individual Medley
50-yard Freestyle
3-meter diving (W)
1-meter diving (M)
200-yard Medley Relay "A
Day 2 – Trials (10 a.m.)
200-yard Freestyle Relay "B" & "C"
100-yard Butterfly
400-yard Individual Medley
200-yard Freestyle
14-minute intermission
400-yard Medley Relay "B"
3-meter diving (M)
1-meter diving (W)
Day 2 – Finals (6 p.m.)
200-yard Freestyle Relay "A"
100-yard Butterfly
400-yard Individual Medley
200-yard Freestyle
3-meter diving (M)
1-meter diving (W)
400-yard Medley Relay "A"
Day 3 – Trials (10 a.m.)
100-yard backstroke
100-yard breaststroke
200-yard butterfly
800-yard Freestyle Relay "B"
15-minute intermission
Exhibition platform diving (W/M)
Day 3 – Finals (6 p.m.)
100-yard backstroke
100-yard breaststroke
200-yard butterfly
800-yard Freestyle Relay "A"
Day 4 – Trials (10 a.m.)
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
200-yard Breaststroke
15-minute intermission
400-yard Freestyle Relay "B"
1,650-yard Freestyle-All but last heat of time finals
Day 4 – Finals (6 p.m.)
1,650-yard Freestyle-Last heat of time finals
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
200-yard Breaststroke
400-yard Freestyle Relay "A"
Scoring
There will be three scored finals (A, B & C) of each individual event at the women's CCSA Championship. A total of 24 individuals will score in each event, with three finals consisting of eight swimmers each.
Individual events will be scored as follows: 32-28-27-26-25-24-23-22-20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Relay events will be scored as follows: 64-56-54-52-50-48-46-44-40-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2
Day 1 – Feb. 21, 2024
500-yard Freestyle
Defending Champion: Sophie Lange (Queens) – 4:47.68
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Sophie Lange (Queens) (Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Lani Cabrera (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/18/2016 – 4:47.53
Conference Record: Lani Cabrera (Florida Gulf Coast), 11/19/2015 – 4:47.43
2023-24 Leader: Jasmine Kroll (FGCU) – 4:50.64
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Two (Emily Manly – 2019; Emma Hazel – 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Eden Troxell – 5:00.16 (7th)
Liberty Entrants: Eden Troxell, Shelby Kahn, Annalia Jansons, Grace Shaw, Isabelle Gomez
Outlook: Last year's top four finishers in the CCSA 500 freestyle are all back in the event this season. However, the top seed is FGCU freshman Jasmin Kroll, at 4:50.64. The 2023 CCSA champion, Sophie Lange of Queens, has the second seed at 4:53.23, while her teammate, Katherine Bailey, is third at 4:54.63 after placing third last season. Liberty's Shelby Kahn earned runner-up honors last year and should be a top contender again in 2024. Queens' Maddie Foster has the fourth-best 500 time in the conference this year, 4:55.38.
200-yard Individual Medley
Defending Champion: Chloe Harris (Liberty) – 1:59.65
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Tova Andersson (Queens) (4th place)
Championship Meet Record: Fanny Teijonsalo (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/18/2016 – 1:58.29
Conference Record: Fanny Teijonsalo (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/18/2016 – 1:58.29
2023-24 Leader: Abigail Zboran (Queens) – 1:59.42
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Five (Emilie Kaufman – 2014; Prudence Rooker – 2018; Mikayla Herich – 2019 and 2020; Chloe Harris - 2023)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Grace Isaacs – 2:02.69 (t-4th)
Liberty Entrants: Grace Isaacs, Kate Baker, Emily Gallion
Outlook: Only three A Finalists from the 2023 CCSA 200 IM return, and all three figure to contend for the title this season. As in the 500 free, a freshman holds the top seed in the 200 IM, in the person of Queens' Abigail Zboran (1:59.65). Zboran's teammate Tova Andersson is seeded second (2:01.12) after placing fourth last season while Caroline Crouse of UNC Asheville is third at 2:02.05. Returning 2023 CCSA A Finalists Annika Huber of Queens and Grace Isaacs of Liberty are tied for fourth seed with 2:02.69.
50-yard Freestyle
Defending Champion: Delaney Carlton (UNC Asheville) – 22.07
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Danielle Melilli (Queens) (2nd place)
Championship Meet Record: Emma Svensson (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/19/2015 – 21.98
Conference Record: Emma Svensson (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/19/2015 – 21.98
2023-24 Leader: Danielle Melilli (Queens) – 22.26
Liberty Event Titles (Last): One (Brye Ravettine – 2012)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Sydney Houtz – 23.52 (8th)
Liberty Entrants: Sydney Houtz, Sarah Fleury, Kaycee Cannings, Faith Forsberg, Austin Blamy, Heather Gardner, Abbi Leisure, Ella Kahn, Emily Harstad, Mary-Ashlynne Gordon
Outlook: UNC Asheville's Delaney Carlton snapped FGCU's 10-year winning streak in the 50 free last year, earning her spot at NCAA's with a 22.07 in the A Final. Carlton has graduated, and 2023 CCSA runner-up Danielle Melilli of Queens now has the top seed at 22.26. FGCU freshman Jasmine Kroll is second with 22.61 followed by 2023 sixth-place finisher Ryley Heck of Queens at 22.84. UNC Asheville's Abby Parks (23.10) is fourth after finishing fourth in this event last year. Liberty's Sydney Houtz (23.52) is seeded eighth.
3-Meter Diving
Defending Champion: Alexa Holloway (James Madison) – 322.85
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Mary Herndon (Liberty) (6th place)
Championship Meet Record: Savanna Meadows (Incarnate Word), 2/14/18 – 372.70
Conference Record: Savanna Meadows (Incarnate Word), 2/14/18 – 372.70
2023-24 Leader: Chloe LaCount (Liberty) – 309.65
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Two (Maddie Freece – 2021, 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry: Chloe LaCount – 309.65 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Chloe LaCount, Mary Herndon, Meagan Tuohy, Shannon Icard, Maddie Freece, Caroline Stamps, Grace Gooding, Elizabeth Mumau, Sarah Simpson
Outlook: With the departure of James Madison and Georgia Southern and FGCU's top divers graduating, Liberty's Mary Herndon is the only A Finalist from three-meter at the 2023 CCSA Championships who will compete this week at the ASUN meet. Additionally, Liberty holds the top seven seeds. Liberty freshman Chloe LaCount is seeded first at 309.65 followed by teammates Mary Herndon (289.60), Meagan Tuohy (285.10) and Shannon Icard (278.60). Lady Flames' senior Maddie Freece, the champion in this event as a freshman, is seeded fifth at 272.50.
Day 2 – Feb. 22, 2024
100-yard Butterfly
Defending Champion: Madison Cottrell (James Madison) - 53.29
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Cam Kuriger (FGCU) (2nd place)
Championship Meet Record: Jess Reinhardt (Liberty), 2/21/14 – 52.14
Conference Record: Jess Reinhardt (Liberty), 3/21/14 – 51.72
2023-24 Leader: Kamryn Cannings (Liberty) – 52.51
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Three (all in a row) (Bethany Wakeley – 2012; Jess Reinhardt – 2013-14)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Kamryn Cannings – 52.51 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Kamryn Cannings, Annie Shaw, Emily Harstad, Alexis Plogger, Lauren Wilson, Sarah Fleury, Mary-Ashlynne Gordon
Outlook: Only two CCSA A Finalists return from the 2023 100 fly, in runner-up Cam Kuriger of FGCU and third-place finisher, Liberty's Abbie Shaw. Freshman Kamryn Cannings of Liberty has had a dominant campaign, holding the top time in the ASUN in both butterfly events, including a 52.51 in the 100 fly. The second and third seeds belong to Queens freshmen Maddie Foster (52.93) and Abigail Zboran (54.27), while FGCU's Libby Rossum (54.28) is fourth and Abbie Shaw of Liberty, fifth at 54.92.
400-yard Individual Medley
Defending Champion: Jess Pryne (James Madison) – 4:15.69)
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Grace Isaacs (Liberty) (2nd place)
Championship Meet Record: Liz Zeiger (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/16/18 – 4:13.06
Conference Record: Liz Zeiger (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/16/18 – 4:13.06
2023-24 Leader: Genna Joyce (Liberty) – 4:23.56
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Three (Gianni Pitto – 2019; Mikayla Herich – 2020; Grace Isaacs - 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Genna Joyce – 4:23.56 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Genna Joyce, Grace Isaacs, Emily Gallion, Sadie Stricklin, Isabelle Gomez,
Outlook: James Madison's Jess Pryne won the CCSA 400 IM last year and JMU left for the Sun Belt. Two-time CCSA third-place finisher in the 400 IM, Liberty's Genna Joyce, holds the top seed at 4:23.56. Queens freshman Abigail Zboran is second at 4:23.90 followed by teammate Tova Andersson (4:23.96), who earned fourth place in 2023. Alessia Cunegatti of UNC Asheville is seeded fourth at 4:24.71. Liberty's Grace Isaacs, who won the 400 IM as a freshman before finishing second last year, is sixth with a 4:26.42 entry time.
200-yard Freestyle
Defending Champion: Monica Gumina (Queens) – 1:47.15
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Shelby Kahn (Liberty) (3rd place)
Championship Meet Record: Elise Haan (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/19/2016 – 1:46.20
Conference Record: Kamryn Cannings (Liberty), 11/18/2023 – 1:45.67
2023-24 Leader: Caroline Crouse (UNC Asheville) – 1:47.95
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Four (Emily Zimcosky – 2019; Eva Suggs – 2020, 2021 and 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Shelby Kahn – 1:48.37 (4th)
Liberty Entrants: Shelby Kahn, Kate Baker, Grace Shaw, Malia Francis, Kaycee Cannings, Sydney Stricklin, Annalia Jansons, Eden Troxell, Faith Forsberg
Outlook: Liberty's Eva Suggs led 1-2-3 Lady Flames showings in three straight CCSA 200 A Finals before Queens' Monica Gumina edged out Suggs for the title last year. With Suggs and Gumina both graduated, Caroline Crouse of UNC Asheville (1:47.95), who competed in the 2023 CCSA Championships for James Madison, is the top seed. Jasmin Kroll of FGCU is seeded second (1:48.32), followed by 2023 CCSA third-place finisher, Liberty's Shelby Kahn (1:48.37). Queens' Madeline Foster (1:49.54) is fourth.
1-Meter Diving
Defending Champion: Madison Yager (James Madison) – 313.00
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Maddie Freece (Liberty) (3rd place)
Championship Meet Record: Savanna Meadows (Incarnate Word), 2/16/18 – 335.80
Conference Record: Savanna Meadows (Incarnate Word), 2/16/18 – 335.80
2023-24 Leader: Meagan Tuohy (Liberty) – 290.18
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Three (Lauren Chennault – 2020; Maddie Freece – 2021, 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry: Meagan Tuohy – 290.18 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Meagan Tuohy, Mary Herndon, Maddie Freece, Caroline Stamps, Grace Gooding, Chloe LaCount, Elizabeth Mumau, Shannon Icard, Sarah Simpson
Outlook: Maddie Freece won one-meter diving at the CCSA Championships as a freshman and sophomore before finishing third last season. She has the opportunity to join FGCU's Karmin McNamara (2009-11) as the only three-time one-meter champions in meet history. Liberty has the only four divers in the ASUN with NCAA Zone-Qualifying scores in one-meter, led by Meagan Tuohy (290.18). Mary Herndon is seeded second (279.10), followed by teammates Maddie Freece (274.70) and Caroline Stamps.
Day 3 – Feb. 23, 2024
100-yard Backstroke
Defending Champion: Abbie Shaw (Liberty) – 53.22
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Abbie Shaw (Liberty) (Two-time Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Elise Haan (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/17/16 – 51.65
Conference Record: Elise Haan (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/17/16 – 51.65
2023-24 Leader: Abbie Shaw (Liberty) – 52.77
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Seven (Brittany Weiss – 2017 and 2018; Payton Keiner – 2019, 2020 and 2021; Abbie Shaw – 2022 and 2023)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Abbie Shaw – 52.77 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Abbie Shaw, Sydney Stricklin, Sydney Houtz, Malia Francis, Jamyson Robb, Sadie Stricklin, Lauren Wilson, Austyn Blamy,
Outlook: Liberty has won the 100 backstroke each of the last seven years, with Abbie Shaw claiming two in a row to keep the streak going. Shaw appears poised for a third straight title, holding the top seed (52.77) as the only ASUN swimmer to break 54 in the event this season. The Lady Flames have four of the top five seeds, as 2023 third-place finisher Sydney Stricklin is second seed at 54.26 while Sydney Houtz (54.90) and Malia Francis (54.95) are seeded fourth and fifth, respectively. Queens freshman Maren Patterson is third at 54.86.
100-yard Breaststroke
Defending Champion: Danielle Melilli (Queens) – 1:00.40
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Danielle Melilli (Queens) (Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Petra Halmai (Florida Gulf Coats), 2/16/21 – 59.98
Conference Record: Petra Halmai (Florida Gulf Coast), 3/19/21 – 59.76
2023-24 Leader: Danielle Melilli (Queens) – 1:00.57
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Two (in a row) (Laura Day – 2013; Emilie Kaufman – 2014)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Heather Gardner – 1:01.71 (3rd)
Liberty Entrants: Heather Gardner, Genna Joyce, Jamyson Robb, Alexis Plogger, Abbi Leisure, Ella Kahn
Outlook: Last year's top four CCSA finishers hold those same exact seeds, in order, in this year's ASUN Championships. 2023 100 breaststroke champion Danielle Melilli of Queens is the top seed at 1:00.57, followed by teammate Annika Huber (1:00.86), the 2023 runner-up. Liberty's Heather Gardner is the third seed (1:01.71) after earning bronze last year, while 2023 fourth-place finisher, Jenna Gwinn of FGCU, is fourth at 1:01.84. Genna Joyce of Liberty finished fifth last year and is seeded eighth this week, in 1:04.00. Gardner is the only swimmer in this event who earned a spot in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 100-meter breaststroke.
200-yard Butterfly
Defending Champion: Cam Kuriger (FGCU) – 1:59.16
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Cam Kuriger (FGCU) (Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Christina Kaas Elmgreen (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/15/18 – 1:55.55
Conference Record: Christina Kaas Elmgreen (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/15/18 – 1:55.55
2023-24 Leader: Kamryn Cannings (Liberty) – 1:58.32
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Eight (Jess Reinhardt – 2013 and 2014; Alicia Finnigan – 2017, 2018 and 2019; Lindsey Cohee – 2020 and 2021; Chloe Harris - 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Kamryn Cannings – 1:58.32 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Kamryn Cannings, Emily Harstad, Kate Baker, Emily Gallion
Outlook: FGCU freshman Cam Kuriger snapped Liberty's six-year winning streak in the CCSA 200 fly last year, holding off defending champion Chloe Harris for the win. This year, Liberty freshman Kamryn Cannings is the top seed in the 200 fly at 1:58.32, followed by UNC Asheville's Caroline Crouse (1:59.07), a James Madison transfer. Queens freshman Abigail Zboran is seeded third (1:59.70), while defending CCSA champion Kuriger is fourth at 1:59.99. Last year's fifth-place finisher, Riley Edmundson of UNC Asheville, is seeded fifth (2:03.70).
Day 4 – Feb. 24, 2024
1,650-yard Freestyle
Defending Champion: Sophie Lange (Queens) – 16:20.40
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Sophie Lange (Queens)
Championship Meet Record: Sophie Lange (Queens), 2/18/2023 – 16:20.40
Conference Record: Sophie Lange (Queens), 11/18/22 – 16:16.97
2023-24 Leader: Sophie Lange (Queens) – 16:43.39
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Three (Delia Weber – 2017; Mikayla Herich – 2019 and 2020)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Eden Troxell – 17:02.37 (4th)
Liberty Entrants: Eden Troxell, Grace Isaacs Isabelle Gomez, Grace Shaw
Outlook: Queens' Sophie Lange, the 2022 NCAA Division II national champion in the 1650 freestyle, won the 1650 free last year at the CCSA meet and is the 2024 top seed at 16:43.39. Her teammate Katherine Bailey, the 2023 CCSA third-place finisher, is the only other ASUN swimmer to break 17 minutes in the 1650 freestyle so far this season (16:57.61). Liberty's Isabelle Gomez, last year's CCSA runner-up, is seeded seventh in 17:13.63. FGCU's Emma Bjornholdt (17:02.02) holds the third seed, followed by Liberty's Eden Troxell (17:02.37). Caitlin Hefner of UNC Asheville won this event as a freshman two years ago and holds the ninth seed this year (17:17.14).
100-yard Freestyle
Defending Champion: Danielle Melilli (Queens) – 49.13
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Danielle Melilli (Queens) (Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Emma Svensson (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/21/2015 – 48.59
Conference Record: Danielle Melilli (Queens), 11/19/2023 – 48.43
2023-24 Leader: Danielle Melilli (Queens) – 48.43
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Three (Brye Ravettine – 2012; Brittany Weiss – 2020; Sydney Stricklin - 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Kamryn Cannings – 49.57 (3rd)
Liberty Entrants: Kamryn Cannings, Sydney Stricklin, Shelby Kahn, Sarah Fleury, Kaycee Cannings, Faith Forsberg, Austyn Blamy, Ella Kahn, Mary-Ashlynne Gordon
Outlook: Liberty's Sydney Stricklin won the CCA 100 free title as a freshman two years ago, before Danielle Melilli of Queens claimed the victory in her first year in the CCSA last year. Melilli set a new conference record with a 48.43 at the Queens Fall Frenzy. FGCU's Jasmin Kroll is seeded second at 49.53, followed by Liberty's Kamryn Cannings (49.57). Stricklin is fourth at 50.20, looking to get back on the podium after a fourth-place finish last year.
200-yard Backstroke
Defending Champion: Abbie Shaw (Liberty) – 1:55.44
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Abbie Shaw (Liberty) (Back-to-back Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Payton Keiner (Liberty) (2/21/20) – 1:52.63
Conference Record: Payton Keiner (Liberty) (2/21/20) – 1:52.63
2023-24 Leader: Abbie Shaw (Liberty) – 1:54.80
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Six (Payton Keiner – 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; Abbie Shaw – 2022 and 203)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Abbie Shaw – 1:54.80 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Abbie Shaw, Malia Francis, Sydney Houtz, Sadie Stricklin, Lauren Wilson, Annalia Jansons,
Outlook: Liberty has won the last six 200 backstroke titles in a row, a streak that includes back-to-back wins by Abbie Shaw. The Lady Flames went 1-2-3 in this event three straight years before going 1-2 last year (Shaw and Eva Suggs). Similarly to the 100 backstroke, Liberty holds three of the top four and four of the top seven times in the 200 back. Shaw leads with 1:54.80, followed by teammate Malia Francis (1:59.10). Queens' Tova Andersson is seeded third (1:59.52), while Liberty has the fourth (Sydney Houtz – 1:59.94) and seventh seeds (Sadie Stricklin – 2:01.69).
200-yard Breaststroke
Defending Champion: Annika Huber (Queens) – 2:11.19
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Annika Huber (Queens) (Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Petra Halmai (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/22/2020 – 2:07.38
Conference Record: Petra Halmai (Florida Gulf Coast), 3/20/21 – 2:06.89
2023-24 Leader: Annika Huber (Queens) – 2:12.91
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Two (in a row) (Emilie Kaufman – 2013 and 2014)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Genna Joyce – 2:16.29 (2nd)
Liberty Entrants: Genna Joyce, Heather Gardner, Jamyson Robb, Alexis Plogger, Abbi Leisure
Outlook: Queens' Annika Huber won the 200 breaststroke as a freshman last year and Huber is the top seed at 2:12.91 followed by Liberty's Genna Joyce (2:16.29), last year's CCSA runner-up. Sarah Brown of Queens is seeded third at 2:17.10, while 2023 third-place finisher Heather Gardner of Liberty holds the fourth seed at 2:18.68.
With the CCSA dissolving as a swimming conference after sponsoring swimming & diving since 2007-08, a majority of teams from the CCSA have moved to the ASUN. Liberty won six total CCSA titles, including each of the last five in a row. The seven women's swimming & diving programs in ASUN are Liberty, Bellarmine, FGCU, Gardner-Webb, North Florida, Queens and UNC Asheville. Men's swimming & diving includes Bellarmine, FAU, Gardner-Webb, Old Dominion, Queens and SMU.
This will mark the fourth time that Liberty has competed in a conference meet held in Knoxville. The Lady Flames claimed their first-ever CCSA title in 2014 at Jones Aquatic Center, while Liberty won CCSA Championship in Knoxville in 2020 and again last season. All three times Tennessee hosted the CCSA meet, Liberty earned the title.
As in the last two CCSA Championships, the 2024 ASUN Swimming & Diving Championships will feature four full days of action. Previously, the opening day would feature one diving event and two relays.
How to Follow the Lady Flames
Live results will be available for all events at the 2024 CCSA Swimming & Diving Championships. Also, live video streaming will be available through ESPN+. Fans can receive X updates by following @LibertyFlames and @LibertyDiveSwim.
In a meet where three different teams (Liberty, James Madison, Queens) held leads, Liberty pulled away to win the 2023 CCSA Women's Swimming & Diving Championship. The Lady Flames scored 1,441.5 points, defeating second-place James Madison by 102.5 points.
With the departure of Georgia Southern, James Madison and Old Dominion to the Sun Belt and Campbell to the CAA, there remain three schools (Liberty, FGCU and UNC Asheville) who will have divers competing in the ASUN Championships.
Liberty (2014, 2019, 2020, 2021(t), 2022, 2023) and FGCU (2009-13, 2015-18, 2021 (t)) combined to win the CCSA Championship 15 out of 16 years of conference history. The Eagles and Lady Flames finished 1-2 in some order 11 years in a row prior to James Madison's runner-up finish last year.
14th-year Head Coach Jake Shellenberger has led the Lady Flames from the program's inception. He has posted a 129-38 dual-meet record, being named CCSA Women's Swimming Coach of the Year five times (2012, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023).
Last year at the CCSA Championships, the Lady Flames registered 22 podium finishes and five event victories, to go along with six NCAA B cuts, three NCAA Zone Qualifying scores and one program record.
Liberty has had several divers earn NCAA Zone Qualifying standards this season, in Maddie Freece (one-meter), Mary Herndon (one-meter, three-meter), Chloe LaCount (three-meter), Caroline Stamps (one-meter) and Meagan Tuohy (one-meter, three-meter).
A total of nine current Lady Flames have posted CCSA podium finishes in their career, led by five from both Maddie Freece and Abbie Shaw. Genna Joyce (3), Sydney Stricklin (3), Abby Strohmeier (3), Heather Gardner (2), Grace Isaacs (2), Shelby Kahn (2) and Isabelle Gomez (1) have all podiumed as well.
Current Lady Flame with Program Records
200 Freestyle – Kamryn Cannings (1:45.67 – 11/18/23)
50 Backstroke – Abbie Shaw (24.34 – L – 2/15/23)
One-meter diving (6) – Maddie Freece (320.75 – 2/18/22)
As was the case last year, many records and lifetime-best times should be expected, as the team has aimed to peak at the conference championships.
An event-by-event preview of individual events follows. Please note that the entries listed are those which appear on the pre-scratch psych sheet and are subject to change.
A look at the psych sheet shows that Liberty, FGCU, Queens and UNC Asheville should be top competitors in most events.
According to the conference office, all conference and meet record from the CCSA will carry over to the ASUN.
2024 CCSA Championships
February 15-18
Allan Jones Aquatic Center
Knoxville, Tenn.
Schedule of Events
(Women, followed by men)
Day 1 – Trials (10 a.m.)
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard Individual Medley
50-yard Freestyle
200-yard Medley Relay "B" & "C"
15-minute intermission
3-meter diving (W)
1-meter diving (M)
Day 1 – Finals (6 p.m.)
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard Individual Medley
50-yard Freestyle
3-meter diving (W)
1-meter diving (M)
200-yard Medley Relay "A
Day 2 – Trials (10 a.m.)
200-yard Freestyle Relay "B" & "C"
100-yard Butterfly
400-yard Individual Medley
200-yard Freestyle
14-minute intermission
400-yard Medley Relay "B"
3-meter diving (M)
1-meter diving (W)
Day 2 – Finals (6 p.m.)
200-yard Freestyle Relay "A"
100-yard Butterfly
400-yard Individual Medley
200-yard Freestyle
3-meter diving (M)
1-meter diving (W)
400-yard Medley Relay "A"
Day 3 – Trials (10 a.m.)
100-yard backstroke
100-yard breaststroke
200-yard butterfly
800-yard Freestyle Relay "B"
15-minute intermission
Exhibition platform diving (W/M)
Day 3 – Finals (6 p.m.)
100-yard backstroke
100-yard breaststroke
200-yard butterfly
800-yard Freestyle Relay "A"
Day 4 – Trials (10 a.m.)
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
200-yard Breaststroke
15-minute intermission
400-yard Freestyle Relay "B"
1,650-yard Freestyle-All but last heat of time finals
Day 4 – Finals (6 p.m.)
1,650-yard Freestyle-Last heat of time finals
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
200-yard Breaststroke
400-yard Freestyle Relay "A"
Scoring
There will be three scored finals (A, B & C) of each individual event at the women's CCSA Championship. A total of 24 individuals will score in each event, with three finals consisting of eight swimmers each.
Individual events will be scored as follows: 32-28-27-26-25-24-23-22-20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Relay events will be scored as follows: 64-56-54-52-50-48-46-44-40-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2
Day 1 – Feb. 21, 2024
500-yard Freestyle
Defending Champion: Sophie Lange (Queens) – 4:47.68
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Sophie Lange (Queens) (Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Lani Cabrera (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/18/2016 – 4:47.53
Conference Record: Lani Cabrera (Florida Gulf Coast), 11/19/2015 – 4:47.43
2023-24 Leader: Jasmine Kroll (FGCU) – 4:50.64
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Two (Emily Manly – 2019; Emma Hazel – 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Eden Troxell – 5:00.16 (7th)
Liberty Entrants: Eden Troxell, Shelby Kahn, Annalia Jansons, Grace Shaw, Isabelle Gomez
Outlook: Last year's top four finishers in the CCSA 500 freestyle are all back in the event this season. However, the top seed is FGCU freshman Jasmin Kroll, at 4:50.64. The 2023 CCSA champion, Sophie Lange of Queens, has the second seed at 4:53.23, while her teammate, Katherine Bailey, is third at 4:54.63 after placing third last season. Liberty's Shelby Kahn earned runner-up honors last year and should be a top contender again in 2024. Queens' Maddie Foster has the fourth-best 500 time in the conference this year, 4:55.38.
200-yard Individual Medley
Defending Champion: Chloe Harris (Liberty) – 1:59.65
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Tova Andersson (Queens) (4th place)
Championship Meet Record: Fanny Teijonsalo (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/18/2016 – 1:58.29
Conference Record: Fanny Teijonsalo (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/18/2016 – 1:58.29
2023-24 Leader: Abigail Zboran (Queens) – 1:59.42
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Five (Emilie Kaufman – 2014; Prudence Rooker – 2018; Mikayla Herich – 2019 and 2020; Chloe Harris - 2023)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Grace Isaacs – 2:02.69 (t-4th)
Liberty Entrants: Grace Isaacs, Kate Baker, Emily Gallion
Outlook: Only three A Finalists from the 2023 CCSA 200 IM return, and all three figure to contend for the title this season. As in the 500 free, a freshman holds the top seed in the 200 IM, in the person of Queens' Abigail Zboran (1:59.65). Zboran's teammate Tova Andersson is seeded second (2:01.12) after placing fourth last season while Caroline Crouse of UNC Asheville is third at 2:02.05. Returning 2023 CCSA A Finalists Annika Huber of Queens and Grace Isaacs of Liberty are tied for fourth seed with 2:02.69.
50-yard Freestyle
Defending Champion: Delaney Carlton (UNC Asheville) – 22.07
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Danielle Melilli (Queens) (2nd place)
Championship Meet Record: Emma Svensson (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/19/2015 – 21.98
Conference Record: Emma Svensson (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/19/2015 – 21.98
2023-24 Leader: Danielle Melilli (Queens) – 22.26
Liberty Event Titles (Last): One (Brye Ravettine – 2012)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Sydney Houtz – 23.52 (8th)
Liberty Entrants: Sydney Houtz, Sarah Fleury, Kaycee Cannings, Faith Forsberg, Austin Blamy, Heather Gardner, Abbi Leisure, Ella Kahn, Emily Harstad, Mary-Ashlynne Gordon
Outlook: UNC Asheville's Delaney Carlton snapped FGCU's 10-year winning streak in the 50 free last year, earning her spot at NCAA's with a 22.07 in the A Final. Carlton has graduated, and 2023 CCSA runner-up Danielle Melilli of Queens now has the top seed at 22.26. FGCU freshman Jasmine Kroll is second with 22.61 followed by 2023 sixth-place finisher Ryley Heck of Queens at 22.84. UNC Asheville's Abby Parks (23.10) is fourth after finishing fourth in this event last year. Liberty's Sydney Houtz (23.52) is seeded eighth.
3-Meter Diving
Defending Champion: Alexa Holloway (James Madison) – 322.85
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Mary Herndon (Liberty) (6th place)
Championship Meet Record: Savanna Meadows (Incarnate Word), 2/14/18 – 372.70
Conference Record: Savanna Meadows (Incarnate Word), 2/14/18 – 372.70
2023-24 Leader: Chloe LaCount (Liberty) – 309.65
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Two (Maddie Freece – 2021, 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry: Chloe LaCount – 309.65 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Chloe LaCount, Mary Herndon, Meagan Tuohy, Shannon Icard, Maddie Freece, Caroline Stamps, Grace Gooding, Elizabeth Mumau, Sarah Simpson
Outlook: With the departure of James Madison and Georgia Southern and FGCU's top divers graduating, Liberty's Mary Herndon is the only A Finalist from three-meter at the 2023 CCSA Championships who will compete this week at the ASUN meet. Additionally, Liberty holds the top seven seeds. Liberty freshman Chloe LaCount is seeded first at 309.65 followed by teammates Mary Herndon (289.60), Meagan Tuohy (285.10) and Shannon Icard (278.60). Lady Flames' senior Maddie Freece, the champion in this event as a freshman, is seeded fifth at 272.50.
Day 2 – Feb. 22, 2024
100-yard Butterfly
Defending Champion: Madison Cottrell (James Madison) - 53.29
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Cam Kuriger (FGCU) (2nd place)
Championship Meet Record: Jess Reinhardt (Liberty), 2/21/14 – 52.14
Conference Record: Jess Reinhardt (Liberty), 3/21/14 – 51.72
2023-24 Leader: Kamryn Cannings (Liberty) – 52.51
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Three (all in a row) (Bethany Wakeley – 2012; Jess Reinhardt – 2013-14)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Kamryn Cannings – 52.51 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Kamryn Cannings, Annie Shaw, Emily Harstad, Alexis Plogger, Lauren Wilson, Sarah Fleury, Mary-Ashlynne Gordon
Outlook: Only two CCSA A Finalists return from the 2023 100 fly, in runner-up Cam Kuriger of FGCU and third-place finisher, Liberty's Abbie Shaw. Freshman Kamryn Cannings of Liberty has had a dominant campaign, holding the top time in the ASUN in both butterfly events, including a 52.51 in the 100 fly. The second and third seeds belong to Queens freshmen Maddie Foster (52.93) and Abigail Zboran (54.27), while FGCU's Libby Rossum (54.28) is fourth and Abbie Shaw of Liberty, fifth at 54.92.
400-yard Individual Medley
Defending Champion: Jess Pryne (James Madison) – 4:15.69)
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Grace Isaacs (Liberty) (2nd place)
Championship Meet Record: Liz Zeiger (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/16/18 – 4:13.06
Conference Record: Liz Zeiger (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/16/18 – 4:13.06
2023-24 Leader: Genna Joyce (Liberty) – 4:23.56
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Three (Gianni Pitto – 2019; Mikayla Herich – 2020; Grace Isaacs - 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Genna Joyce – 4:23.56 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Genna Joyce, Grace Isaacs, Emily Gallion, Sadie Stricklin, Isabelle Gomez,
Outlook: James Madison's Jess Pryne won the CCSA 400 IM last year and JMU left for the Sun Belt. Two-time CCSA third-place finisher in the 400 IM, Liberty's Genna Joyce, holds the top seed at 4:23.56. Queens freshman Abigail Zboran is second at 4:23.90 followed by teammate Tova Andersson (4:23.96), who earned fourth place in 2023. Alessia Cunegatti of UNC Asheville is seeded fourth at 4:24.71. Liberty's Grace Isaacs, who won the 400 IM as a freshman before finishing second last year, is sixth with a 4:26.42 entry time.
200-yard Freestyle
Defending Champion: Monica Gumina (Queens) – 1:47.15
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Shelby Kahn (Liberty) (3rd place)
Championship Meet Record: Elise Haan (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/19/2016 – 1:46.20
Conference Record: Kamryn Cannings (Liberty), 11/18/2023 – 1:45.67
2023-24 Leader: Caroline Crouse (UNC Asheville) – 1:47.95
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Four (Emily Zimcosky – 2019; Eva Suggs – 2020, 2021 and 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Shelby Kahn – 1:48.37 (4th)
Liberty Entrants: Shelby Kahn, Kate Baker, Grace Shaw, Malia Francis, Kaycee Cannings, Sydney Stricklin, Annalia Jansons, Eden Troxell, Faith Forsberg
Outlook: Liberty's Eva Suggs led 1-2-3 Lady Flames showings in three straight CCSA 200 A Finals before Queens' Monica Gumina edged out Suggs for the title last year. With Suggs and Gumina both graduated, Caroline Crouse of UNC Asheville (1:47.95), who competed in the 2023 CCSA Championships for James Madison, is the top seed. Jasmin Kroll of FGCU is seeded second (1:48.32), followed by 2023 CCSA third-place finisher, Liberty's Shelby Kahn (1:48.37). Queens' Madeline Foster (1:49.54) is fourth.
1-Meter Diving
Defending Champion: Madison Yager (James Madison) – 313.00
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Maddie Freece (Liberty) (3rd place)
Championship Meet Record: Savanna Meadows (Incarnate Word), 2/16/18 – 335.80
Conference Record: Savanna Meadows (Incarnate Word), 2/16/18 – 335.80
2023-24 Leader: Meagan Tuohy (Liberty) – 290.18
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Three (Lauren Chennault – 2020; Maddie Freece – 2021, 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry: Meagan Tuohy – 290.18 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Meagan Tuohy, Mary Herndon, Maddie Freece, Caroline Stamps, Grace Gooding, Chloe LaCount, Elizabeth Mumau, Shannon Icard, Sarah Simpson
Outlook: Maddie Freece won one-meter diving at the CCSA Championships as a freshman and sophomore before finishing third last season. She has the opportunity to join FGCU's Karmin McNamara (2009-11) as the only three-time one-meter champions in meet history. Liberty has the only four divers in the ASUN with NCAA Zone-Qualifying scores in one-meter, led by Meagan Tuohy (290.18). Mary Herndon is seeded second (279.10), followed by teammates Maddie Freece (274.70) and Caroline Stamps.
Day 3 – Feb. 23, 2024
100-yard Backstroke
Defending Champion: Abbie Shaw (Liberty) – 53.22
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Abbie Shaw (Liberty) (Two-time Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Elise Haan (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/17/16 – 51.65
Conference Record: Elise Haan (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/17/16 – 51.65
2023-24 Leader: Abbie Shaw (Liberty) – 52.77
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Seven (Brittany Weiss – 2017 and 2018; Payton Keiner – 2019, 2020 and 2021; Abbie Shaw – 2022 and 2023)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Abbie Shaw – 52.77 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Abbie Shaw, Sydney Stricklin, Sydney Houtz, Malia Francis, Jamyson Robb, Sadie Stricklin, Lauren Wilson, Austyn Blamy,
Outlook: Liberty has won the 100 backstroke each of the last seven years, with Abbie Shaw claiming two in a row to keep the streak going. Shaw appears poised for a third straight title, holding the top seed (52.77) as the only ASUN swimmer to break 54 in the event this season. The Lady Flames have four of the top five seeds, as 2023 third-place finisher Sydney Stricklin is second seed at 54.26 while Sydney Houtz (54.90) and Malia Francis (54.95) are seeded fourth and fifth, respectively. Queens freshman Maren Patterson is third at 54.86.
100-yard Breaststroke
Defending Champion: Danielle Melilli (Queens) – 1:00.40
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Danielle Melilli (Queens) (Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Petra Halmai (Florida Gulf Coats), 2/16/21 – 59.98
Conference Record: Petra Halmai (Florida Gulf Coast), 3/19/21 – 59.76
2023-24 Leader: Danielle Melilli (Queens) – 1:00.57
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Two (in a row) (Laura Day – 2013; Emilie Kaufman – 2014)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Heather Gardner – 1:01.71 (3rd)
Liberty Entrants: Heather Gardner, Genna Joyce, Jamyson Robb, Alexis Plogger, Abbi Leisure, Ella Kahn
Outlook: Last year's top four CCSA finishers hold those same exact seeds, in order, in this year's ASUN Championships. 2023 100 breaststroke champion Danielle Melilli of Queens is the top seed at 1:00.57, followed by teammate Annika Huber (1:00.86), the 2023 runner-up. Liberty's Heather Gardner is the third seed (1:01.71) after earning bronze last year, while 2023 fourth-place finisher, Jenna Gwinn of FGCU, is fourth at 1:01.84. Genna Joyce of Liberty finished fifth last year and is seeded eighth this week, in 1:04.00. Gardner is the only swimmer in this event who earned a spot in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 100-meter breaststroke.
200-yard Butterfly
Defending Champion: Cam Kuriger (FGCU) – 1:59.16
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Cam Kuriger (FGCU) (Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Christina Kaas Elmgreen (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/15/18 – 1:55.55
Conference Record: Christina Kaas Elmgreen (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/15/18 – 1:55.55
2023-24 Leader: Kamryn Cannings (Liberty) – 1:58.32
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Eight (Jess Reinhardt – 2013 and 2014; Alicia Finnigan – 2017, 2018 and 2019; Lindsey Cohee – 2020 and 2021; Chloe Harris - 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Kamryn Cannings – 1:58.32 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Kamryn Cannings, Emily Harstad, Kate Baker, Emily Gallion
Outlook: FGCU freshman Cam Kuriger snapped Liberty's six-year winning streak in the CCSA 200 fly last year, holding off defending champion Chloe Harris for the win. This year, Liberty freshman Kamryn Cannings is the top seed in the 200 fly at 1:58.32, followed by UNC Asheville's Caroline Crouse (1:59.07), a James Madison transfer. Queens freshman Abigail Zboran is seeded third (1:59.70), while defending CCSA champion Kuriger is fourth at 1:59.99. Last year's fifth-place finisher, Riley Edmundson of UNC Asheville, is seeded fifth (2:03.70).
Day 4 – Feb. 24, 2024
1,650-yard Freestyle
Defending Champion: Sophie Lange (Queens) – 16:20.40
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Sophie Lange (Queens)
Championship Meet Record: Sophie Lange (Queens), 2/18/2023 – 16:20.40
Conference Record: Sophie Lange (Queens), 11/18/22 – 16:16.97
2023-24 Leader: Sophie Lange (Queens) – 16:43.39
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Three (Delia Weber – 2017; Mikayla Herich – 2019 and 2020)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Eden Troxell – 17:02.37 (4th)
Liberty Entrants: Eden Troxell, Grace Isaacs Isabelle Gomez, Grace Shaw
Outlook: Queens' Sophie Lange, the 2022 NCAA Division II national champion in the 1650 freestyle, won the 1650 free last year at the CCSA meet and is the 2024 top seed at 16:43.39. Her teammate Katherine Bailey, the 2023 CCSA third-place finisher, is the only other ASUN swimmer to break 17 minutes in the 1650 freestyle so far this season (16:57.61). Liberty's Isabelle Gomez, last year's CCSA runner-up, is seeded seventh in 17:13.63. FGCU's Emma Bjornholdt (17:02.02) holds the third seed, followed by Liberty's Eden Troxell (17:02.37). Caitlin Hefner of UNC Asheville won this event as a freshman two years ago and holds the ninth seed this year (17:17.14).
100-yard Freestyle
Defending Champion: Danielle Melilli (Queens) – 49.13
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Danielle Melilli (Queens) (Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Emma Svensson (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/21/2015 – 48.59
Conference Record: Danielle Melilli (Queens), 11/19/2023 – 48.43
2023-24 Leader: Danielle Melilli (Queens) – 48.43
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Three (Brye Ravettine – 2012; Brittany Weiss – 2020; Sydney Stricklin - 2022)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Kamryn Cannings – 49.57 (3rd)
Liberty Entrants: Kamryn Cannings, Sydney Stricklin, Shelby Kahn, Sarah Fleury, Kaycee Cannings, Faith Forsberg, Austyn Blamy, Ella Kahn, Mary-Ashlynne Gordon
Outlook: Liberty's Sydney Stricklin won the CCA 100 free title as a freshman two years ago, before Danielle Melilli of Queens claimed the victory in her first year in the CCSA last year. Melilli set a new conference record with a 48.43 at the Queens Fall Frenzy. FGCU's Jasmin Kroll is seeded second at 49.53, followed by Liberty's Kamryn Cannings (49.57). Stricklin is fourth at 50.20, looking to get back on the podium after a fourth-place finish last year.
200-yard Backstroke
Defending Champion: Abbie Shaw (Liberty) – 1:55.44
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Abbie Shaw (Liberty) (Back-to-back Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Payton Keiner (Liberty) (2/21/20) – 1:52.63
Conference Record: Payton Keiner (Liberty) (2/21/20) – 1:52.63
2023-24 Leader: Abbie Shaw (Liberty) – 1:54.80
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Six (Payton Keiner – 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; Abbie Shaw – 2022 and 203)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Abbie Shaw – 1:54.80 (1st)
Liberty Entrants: Abbie Shaw, Malia Francis, Sydney Houtz, Sadie Stricklin, Lauren Wilson, Annalia Jansons,
Outlook: Liberty has won the last six 200 backstroke titles in a row, a streak that includes back-to-back wins by Abbie Shaw. The Lady Flames went 1-2-3 in this event three straight years before going 1-2 last year (Shaw and Eva Suggs). Similarly to the 100 backstroke, Liberty holds three of the top four and four of the top seven times in the 200 back. Shaw leads with 1:54.80, followed by teammate Malia Francis (1:59.10). Queens' Tova Andersson is seeded third (1:59.52), while Liberty has the fourth (Sydney Houtz – 1:59.94) and seventh seeds (Sadie Stricklin – 2:01.69).
200-yard Breaststroke
Defending Champion: Annika Huber (Queens) – 2:11.19
Top Returnee from 2023 Meet (Place): Annika Huber (Queens) (Champion)
Championship Meet Record: Petra Halmai (Florida Gulf Coast), 2/22/2020 – 2:07.38
Conference Record: Petra Halmai (Florida Gulf Coast), 3/20/21 – 2:06.89
2023-24 Leader: Annika Huber (Queens) – 2:12.91
Liberty Event Titles (Last): Two (in a row) (Emilie Kaufman – 2013 and 2014)
Liberty's Top Entry Time: Genna Joyce – 2:16.29 (2nd)
Liberty Entrants: Genna Joyce, Heather Gardner, Jamyson Robb, Alexis Plogger, Abbi Leisure
Outlook: Queens' Annika Huber won the 200 breaststroke as a freshman last year and Huber is the top seed at 2:12.91 followed by Liberty's Genna Joyce (2:16.29), last year's CCSA runner-up. Sarah Brown of Queens is seeded third at 2:17.10, while 2023 third-place finisher Heather Gardner of Liberty holds the fourth seed at 2:18.68.
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