Maddie Freece

The Swim & Dive TYR '85 Invite is held in the Liberty University Natatorium on November 22, 2024. (Photo by KJ Jugar)

Liberty Swimming & Diving on September 28th, 2023. (Photo by Cassidy Paxton)

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Lansdale, Pa.
Position:
Diving
Prev School:
North Penn HS

2023-24 (Sr.)

Most Outstanding Women’s Diver of the ASUN Championships, her third career Most Outstanding Diver award
Named ASUN Diver of the Week twice (Oct. 31, Jan. 23), giving her a program-record seven career conference diver of the week honors
Enters redshirt senior season as program record holder in one-meter diving (320.75), ranking fourth on three-meter (305.90) and 10^th on platform (157.80)
Helped Liberty post the first 1-2-3 finish by any school in women’s three-meter diving in the combined history of the CCSA and ASUN Championships, winning three-meter with a score of 292.70
Earned second-place finish on one meter, scoring 269.75 points to achieve her seventh career conference medal
Improved on one-meter every meet, from 227.70 at East Carolina on Oct. 8 to 295.25 at CCSA Championships
Qualified for NCAA Zone Diving Championships for the fourth year in a row
Finished 30^th on one-meter (241.90) and 33^rd on three-meter (246.95) at Zone Championships
Scored season-best 274.70 on one-meter at TYR ’85 Invite, placing second
Claimed first place on one-meter at UNC Asheville while winning three-meter at VMI

2022-23 (Jr.)

CCSA Women’s Diver of the Week (Oct. 11, Nov. 1)
Earned her fifth career CCSA podium finish, placing third on one-meter (295.25) at conference meet
Finished ninth on three-meter at CCSA Championships with 253.65
Improved on one-meter every meet, from 227.70 at East Carolina on Oct. 8 to 295.25 at CCSA Championships
Qualified for NCAA Zone Diving Championships but did not compete
Placed second on three-meter at Arkansas with a season-best 264.45, also finishing second on one-meter (246.23) the same day

2021-22 (So.)

CCSA Women’s Diver of the Year, first athlete since Kali Lents of Incarnate Word (2014, 2015) to earn CCSA Women’s Diver of the Year in back-to-back years
Co-CCSA Women’s Diver of the Championship Meet
CCSA Women’s Diver of the Week (Oct. 26, Jan. 11)
CSCAA Scholar All-American second team
Named to CCSA Honor Roll
VaSID All-State first team, the first athlete in program history to earn first team VaSID All-State honors
Used a monster last dive on her sixth and final dive to pass teammate Lauren Chennault for the CCSA title in one-meter diving, scoring a program-record 320.75
Finished third in CCSA three-meter springboard with a collegiate-best score of 305.90 in the A final
The only CCSA diver to earn a spot in the NCAA Zone finals this season, finishing 17th on one-meter at NCAA Zone A Championships with a 12-dive score of 526.5
Placed 25th in NCAA Zone one-meter event, with her 248.50 being the highest one-meter prelim score for a Liberty diver at Zones to date
Earned three victories in three-meter diving during the regular season and won one-meter at the TYR Senior Celebration with a score of 280.35.

2020-21 (Fr.)

CCSA Women’s Diver of the Year
CCSA Women’s Diver of the Championship Meet
CCSA Women’s Diver of the Week (Oct. 27)
VaSID State Co-Rookie Diver of the Year
VaSID All-State second team
Won both one-meter and three-meter diving at CCSA Championships, becoming the first Lady Flame to win the three-meter diving conference title
Earned the best showing of any Liberty diver in program history at Zone Championships, finishing ninth in three-meter diving (535.00)
Placed 13th in one-meter diving at NCAA Zone Championships (482.95)
Won one-meter diving at season-opening meet at UNC Asheville, tying for first with 281.80 points during first program before winning second program outright in 259.30

Prep

Graduated from North Penn High School
Four-time NISCA Diving High School All-American
Four top eight finishes at PIAA state meet (2020 runner-up, 2018 and 2019 fourth-place and 2017 eighth place)
Four time All-District One
2020 first team Suburban One
Following freshman year, was a USA Diving region champion in both one-meter and three-meter and runner-up on tower, finishing as a national semifinalist
USA Diving National qualifier following sophomore (one-meter and three-meter) and junior (one-meter) seasons
2020 first team Suburban One
Helped team to three straight PIAA state championships
Competed for West Chester Diving, North Penn Aquatic Club and Towamencin Swim & Dive

Personal

Daughter of Robert and Rosemary Freece
Father, Robert Freece, played football at Widener University
Sister, Caitlyn Freece, competed on the swimming & diving team at University of Lynchburg
Brother, Robert Freece, competed on the water polo team at Iona College before transferring to Montclair State, where is currently on the men's swimming & diving team
Nursing major, with the goal to work in the medical field and care for people while sharing the love of God
Birthday is April 25

Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
One-Meter Diving (6) – 320.75
Three-Meter Diving (6) – 305.90
Platform Diving - 181.35

Conference Individual Medalist Honors (7 total - 5 CCSA/2 ASUN)
2021 CCSA One-Meter Diving (1st)
2021 CCSA Three-Meter Diving (1st)
2022 CCSA Three-Meter Diving (3rd)
2022 CCSA One-Meter Diving (1st)
2023 CCSA One-Meter Diving (3rd)
2024 ASUN One-Meter Diving (2nd)
2024 ASUN Three-Meter Diving (1st)
2025 ASUN One-Meter Diving (2nd)
2025 ASUN Three-Meter Diving (2nd)