Friday, October 2
Christiansburg, Va.
5:00 PM ET
Liberty University
at
Virginia Tech Tri Meet
Liberty Leads Penn State, Trails Virginia Tech After Day 1
10/2/2026 10:19:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – The Liberty swimming & diving team leads Penn State and trails Virginia Tech after day one of a tri meet, Friday at Christiansburg Aquatic Center.
The Lady Flames lead Penn State 109.5-35.5, while Liberty trails Virginia Tech, 96-52. The Hokies lead the Nittany Lions, 129-19.
Liberty Top 3 Finishers
Tomorrow's session begins at 10 a.m. with the 200 medley relay.
The Lady Flames lead Penn State 109.5-35.5, while Liberty trails Virginia Tech, 96-52. The Hokies lead the Nittany Lions, 129-19.
Liberty Top 3 Finishers
- 200 freestyle relay – 2nd place: 1:31.16 (Aly Bozzuto – 22.59; Natalie Colarossi – 23.23; Carly Larson – 23.05; Sadie Huenefeld – 22.29)
- So. Gwyneth Frick – 200 IM – 1st place: 2:01.33; 200 backstroke – 1st place: 1:56.54
- Jr. Aly Bozzuto – 100 Freestyle – 2nd place: 49.57; 100 Breaststroke – 1st place: 1:00.59
- So. Riley Leach – 200 IM – 3rd place: 2:02.24; 200 Butterfly – 2nd place: 2:02.87
- 400 medley relay – 1st place: 3:38.98 (Gwyneth Frick – 54.59; Aly Bozzuto – 1:00.86; Carly Larson – 54.74; Sadie Huenefeld – 48.79)
- This weekend's meet features a two-day format, with team point totals carrying over until tomorrow.
- Virginia Tech won the 200 free relay, three-meter diving and three individual swimming events, while the Lady Flames won the 400 medley relay and three individual swimming races.
- Liberty's trio of Gwyneth Frick (first place in both 200 IM and 200 back), Aly Bozzuto (first place in 100 breaststroke, second place in 100 free) and Riley Leach (second place in 200 fly, third place in 200 IM) picked up three top-three finishes each.
- Gwyneth Frick won the closest race of the day, edging out Virginia Tech's Amanda Barnard in the 200 IM (2:01.33 to 2:01.44). Frick won by over 2.4 second in the 200 backstroke with her winning time of 1:56.54.
- The second closest finish came in the 100 freestyle, with Tech's Eliza Tan (49.25) beating Liberty's Aly Bozzuto (49.57) by 0.32.
- Liberty's 200 freestyle relay of 1:31.16 from today ranks ninth on the program's all-time Top 10 performers list in the event.
- Current Liberty head coach Jake Shellenberger was as assistant coach at Penn State for three years, while associate head coach Jessica Barnes swam for the Nittany Lions.
Tomorrow's session begins at 10 a.m. with the 200 medley relay.
Players Mentioned
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