Crystal Liebenberg
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Hometown:
- Pretoria, South Africa
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Midstream College HS
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- Previous School:
- Midstream College HS
Bio
SOPHOMORE (2017): Set a Tech outdoor school record in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.11 at the OVC Championships...was part of the outdoor 4x100-meter relay group (with Na'Asha Robinson, Sharnique Leonce, and D'Airrien Jackson) to set a school-best time of 45.78 at the OVC Championships...set a personal-best mark in the indoor 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.09 at the Alex Wilson Invitational.
FRESHMAN (2016): Was a part of the 4x100m, 4x400m, and 4x800m outdoor relay teams that thrashed the former Golden Eagle school records with times of 46.38 in the 4x100m, 3:41.15 in the 4x400m, and 9:14.24 in the 4x800m...broke the indoor school record in the 4x400m relay (along with Na'Asha Robinson, D'Airrien Jackson, and Tiara Hymon) with a 3:46.76 mark...set the school record in the distance medley (along with Madison Stremler, D'Airrien Jackson, and Sarah Brandt) with a time of 12:01.09.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Midstream College High SChool in Pretoria...a standout in track & field all four years, she also played netball...ran every distance from 100m up to 800m, and also competed in the long jump and hurdles...had a personal best of 56.1 seconds in the 400m dash...had a 400m hurdles PR of 60.4 seconds.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Mark and Febe' Liebenberg...born December 21, 1996 in Nelspruit, South Africa...majoring in accounting...before her running career, she competed internationally and represetned South Africa in figure skating competition through eighth gade...won the gold medal at the national championships in 2007 when she was 11 years old.
News mentions
Na’Asha Robinson had a historic season for the 2017 Tennessee Tech outdoor track and field team. She broke multiple school records, as well as, became the first Golden Eagle track athlete to reach the elite NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team made a dramatic comeback on the final day of competition to secure a third-place finish (91 points) at the Outdoor Ohio Valley Conference Championships.
After two days of competition, the Tennessee Tech track and field team currently stand in tenth place with 16 points, however, have numerous athletes that have qualified for the finals of their events on Saturday.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team will return to action on May 6 at the Tennessee Challenge.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team headed to familiar OVC territory this weekend and came back even more prepared for the upcoming OVC Outdoor Championships.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team saw abundant success at the Hilltopper Relays on Saturday at Western Kentucky university.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued their success from day one over to day two at the Weems Baskin Invitational under host University of South Carolina.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team had a superb showing on day one of the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, currently standing in third place (out of 12 teams) with 33 points, which is just 11 points behind leader Eastern Illinois.