Liebenberg's Individual Results
CAREER BEST
1-meter: 315.95* (1/25/20)
3-meter: 342.45* (2/27/21)
*UIC Record
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2021-22): Horizon League Champion, 1-meter diving...Horizon League Champion, 3-meter diving...Horizon League Championships Diver of the Meet...NCAA Zone C Qualifier, 1-meter and 3-meter diving...Was in the top three in every competitive round of the season, taking first place in 16 of 20 combined rounds between 1-meter and 3-meter competition...swept first place on both boards six times...was a double winner against Milwaukee, Oakland, at the House of Champions, against UChicago, at the UIC Diving Invitational, and the Horizon League Championships...was first on 1-meter and second on 3-meter against Notre Dame...posted a zone-qualifying score in eight of 10 1-meter outings, and in seven of 10 3-meter rounds...became the fourth three-time 1-meter champion in Horizon League history, and the first four-time 3-meter champion in league annals..was named Diver of the Meet for the fourth time, becoming the first four-time Athlete of the Meet (swimmer or diver)...qualified for the final round at NCAA Zones on both boards...finished 11th in 1-meter competition, less than six points away from qualifying for nationals...won three silver medals and one gold medal at the South African National Championships.
AS A SENIOR (2020-21): NCAA Zone C Qualifier, 1-meter and 3-meter diving...dominated the regular season, winning both diving events and claiming Horizon League Diver of the Week honors at every dual meet she entered...competed in three of the four regular season meets, setting season highs of 298.50 on the 1-meter board and 342.45 on the 3-meter board...her score of 342.45 against Cleveland State broke her own UIC record...missed the Oakland meet due to the NCAA Zone C meet taking place at the same time...became the first female UIC diver to qualify for finals at Zones, where she made both the 1-meter and 3-meter finals...missed the Horizon League Championships due to the South African National Championships taking place at the same time...won gold medals in 1-meter, 3-meter, and synchro at nationals.
AS A JUNIOR (2019-20): Horizon League Champion, 3-meter diving...Horizon League Diver of the Meet...NCAA Zone C Qualifier, 1-meter and 3-meter diving...CSCAA All-American...had a dominating season that culminated in a conference championship and All-American honors...had at least one first place finish in every meet of the season...won both diving events in six straight meets...won the 3-meter competition in 11 of 12 rounds on the season...finished lower than second only once on both boards combined, and that was a third place finish...broke the program 1-meter record against UChicago with a score of 315.95...scored above the NCAA Zone standard nine times in 1-meter and 10 times in 3-meter...won the Horizon League championship on the 3-meter board for the third straight year...set the conference record with a score of 322.60 in the final round...finished second at conference in 1-meter diving, only 1.75 points behind the winner...finished 22nd in 1-meter diving at NCAA Zones, less than six points away from making the cut for the final round
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Horizon League Champion, 1-meter diving...Horizon League Champion, 3-meter diving...Horizon League Diver of the Meet...NCAA Zone C Qualifier, 1-meter diving...NCAA Zone C Qualifier, 3-meter diving...Successfully defended her titles in both diving events at the Horizon League Championships, breaking the school record in 3-meter diving in the finals...exceeded the NCAA Zone 1-meter standard in 10 of her 12 competitive rounds...had eight scores in excess of the 3-meter zone standard...took first place in both events six times throughout the season...finished as low as third just twice on both boards combined...finished 64.5 points ahead of the second place 3-meter diver at conference...took 20th place on the 1-meter board at NCAA Zones, just 2.6 points away from qualifying for the finals...named UIC's Most Valuable Diver.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18): Horizon League Champion, 1-meter diving...Horizon League Champion, 3-meter diving...Horizon League Diver of the Meet...NCAA Zone C Qualifier, 1-meter diving...NCAA Zone C Qualifier, 3-meter diving...Opened her Flames career with wins on the 1-meter (256.05) and 3-meter (279.60) boards against Indiana State...took fourth on 1-meter and third on 3-meter against Green Bay and Valparaiso...was top-5 on both boards against Northwestern, Rutgers, and Chicago...swept first place on both boards against Milwaukee, sparking a run where she would not finish below third on either board for the rest of the season...easily surpassed the NCAA Zone qualifying standards on both boards...would go on to beat the standard six times on the 1-meter board and five times on the 3-meter board...took two first place awards again versus Oakland...was third in 1-meter and second in 3-meter at the TYR Invitational...competing in both events on both days of the Cleveland State/IUPUI meet, she took first three times and third once...set a season high on the 3-meter board (315.38) against Olivet Nazarene...qualified as the #1 seed in 1-meter and the #2 seed in 3-meter for the finals at the Horizon League Championships...surpassed her preliminary scores in both events in winning championships in each...competed at the NCAA Zone C meet on both boards.
PREP/PERSONAL: Made the World Junior South African team twice...daughter of Darryl and Linda Liebenberg...major is currently undeclared.
