Liberty University student-athletes continue to score high marks both in the classroom and on the field due to the efforts of Academic Affairs for Athletics. With offices and academic space located in the Liberty Athletics Center (LAC). Liberty Academics Affairs for Athletics provides resources for student-athletes to succeed, including two open learning environments, a tech lab, two smart classrooms, multiple tutorial and group study rooms, multiple neighborhoods for specific study, and a student-athlete development center.
Liberty trains Champions for Christ by providing a high-quality student-athlete experience and achieving victory with integrity in its intercollegiate athletics program.
Student-Athlete Experience: Student-athletes will be afforded the highest quality academic, athletic, spiritual, and social experience.
Champion Performance: Each program will achieve competitive success and Liberty will be recognized as one of the nation’s fastest rising athletics programs.
Culture of Integrity: The programs will demonstrate Christian commitment and integrity through service initiatives, good sporting conduct, rules compliance, gender equity and cultural diversity.
Fiscal Performance: Revenue streams will be enhanced and operational efficiency increased in order to operate highly competitive athletics programs.
Build the Brand: The visibility of each athletics program will be used to strengthen the Liberty brand and engage constituents in the university’s life.
Develop and Equip Leaders: Liberty Athletics develops, equips and prepares student-athletes, coaches and staff to become Christ-centered leaders.
2 ASUN SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
6
CSC ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
3.28
88%
TEAMS WITH A 3.0+ CUMULATIVE GPA
19 STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH A 4.0 CUMULATIVE GPA
72 STUDENT-ATHLETES COMPLETED THEIR DEGREES
165
HIGHEST YEAR-END STUDENTATHLETE CUMULATIVE GPA IN LIBERTY ATHLETICS DEPARMENT HISTORY
MATCHING THE HIGHEST NCAA GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE IN LIBERTY ATHLETICS HISTORY
286
415 STUDENT-ATHLETES ON THE ASUN ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH A 3.0+ CUMULATIVE GPA
Liberty University student-athletes continued to give their time and efforts in demonstrating love and care by serving the local community during the 2022-23 academic year. Using the NCAA Athletics platform, Liberty’s student-athletes make a difference in the lives of individuals of all ages in both the public and private sectors.
“Love. Care. Serve.” is the promise Liberty student-athletes have for each other and the Lynchburg community with the goals of demonstrating love, caring for those in need and serving with a grateful heart.
2022-23 KEY NUMBERS:
• 117 Total number of events, programming and outreach opportunities
• 458 Total number of NCAA student-athletes who participated
• 20 Total number of NCAA athletics programs who participated
KEY EVENTS:
DOLLAR MAKES A DIFFERENCE: Studentathletes raised a total of $8,732.14 for eight “adopted” local teachers and purchased highly requested school supplies and classroom necessities that they have shared were needed.
TRICK OR TREAT SO OTHERS CAN EAT: Led by student-athlete S.A.A.C. representatives, Student-Athlete Development’s yearly canned goods and non-perishable food drive collected and donated a total of 5,450 items to local food pantries during the 2022-23 event.
LEARN LIKE LIBERTY: To promote a love of reading, 10-15 Liberty student-athletes went read to second and third-grade students at R.S. Payne Elementary School each week throughout the fall and spring semesters. Student-athletes read over 20 different times throughout the school year.
HOP ON POP READING DAY: Held for Yellow Branch Elementary School, all 20 programs plus Cheerleading helped to donate books specifically requested by the school’s teachers for their classroom libraries. On March 3, student-athletes read to all 33 classrooms of Yellow Branch Elementary School and had special guest appearances by Sparky and the Cat in the Hat (Football Coach Jamey Chadwell).
During the summer of 2023, Liberty’s men’s soccer team had the privilege of traveling to Medellin, Columbia for a life-changing mission trip. The squad served the Lord while working alongside a group called Cosdecol. This local organization seeks to use the sport of soccer as a means to keep kids away from drug-related gangs in some of the poorest neighborhoods in the city.
The Liberty athletes, along with the coaching staff participated in numerous events that included devotionals and clinics with the local youth, playtime with children’s ministry, as well as a construction project to build a new soccer field that will further the ministry of Cosdecol.
Columbia Mission Trip Highlights:
• Sunday morning worship service with a local Spanish-speaking church
•Seven Liberty soccer players were baptized in a waterfall with over 50 local Columbians the public display of their profession of faith
• Moving five tons of sand to help level a new soccer playing field in a povertystricken refugee community
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OCTOBER 22, 2022
WILLIAMS STADIUM • LYNCHBURG, VA.
LIBERTY 41
BYU 14
FULFILLING DR. FALWELL’S DREAM
NOVEMBER 5, 2022
RAZORBACK STADIUM • FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.
LIBERTY 21
ARKANSAS 19
FIRST WIN OVER SEC OPPONENT
DECEMBER 18, 2022
ALASKA AIRLINES ARENA • SEATTLE, WA.
LIBERTY 66
WASHINGTON 54
FIRST WIN OVER PAC-12 OPPONENT
APRIL 14, 2023
HUNTINGTON, W. VA.
LIBERTY 5
NO. 13 ALABAMA 3
APRIL 26, 2023
LYNCHBURG, VA.
LIBERTY 5
NO. 7 CLEMSON 4
MAY 20, 2023
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. • NCAA REGIONAL
LIBERTY 2 NO. 2 UCLA 1
MARCH 14, 2024
LIBERTY ARENA • LYNCHBURG, VA.
LIBERTY 62
VILLANOVA 57
FIRST NIT WIN
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
EAST LANSING, MICH.
LIBERTY 4
MICHIGAN STATE 2
FIRST WIN OVER A BIG TEN OPPONENT
BOWLING GREEN
SATURDAY, SEPT. 2
FIU *
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23
NEW MEXICO STATE *
SATURDAY, SEPT. 9
SAM HOUSTON *
THURSDAY, OCT. 5
BUFFALO
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
JACKSONVILLE STATE *
TUESDAY, OCT. 10
MIDDLE TENNESSEE *
TUESDAY, OCT. 17
WESTERN KENTUCKY *
TUESDAY, OCT. 24
OLD DOMINION
SATURDAY, NOV. 11
UMASS
SATURDAY, NOV. 18
LOUISIANA TECH *
SATURDAY, NOV. 4
UTEP *
SATURDAY, NOV. 25
FBS programs with the most combined football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball wins over the last five years:
Williams Stadium will host multiple midweek games for the first time in its history in 2023.
Sitting in a lounge at the Liberty Football Center on a sunny day in January with the north end zone goalpost looming in the background, new Flames Football Head Coach Jamey Chadwell said it was almost seven years ago to that day when he first thought about someday coaching the Flames.
“It’s amazing how God does answer your prayers. It might not be on your timeline, but it’s always on His,” Chadwell said. “I enjoyed all those other places very much, (but) to me Liberty was always the premier Christian institution. So, as a Christian coach, I thought about how awesome it would be to be at Liberty coaching football.”
Since officially joining Liberty in December, Chadwell has worked to become acquainted with the university, the student body, and his team. Chadwell spoke at the opening Spring 2023 Convocation and has attended events like the Midnight Mayhem hockey game in
“It’s been pretty electric,” he said. “The Convo, I was extremely nervous because it’s your first time speaking in front of 9,000 people. At the hockey game, it’s midnight and until 2 a.m., there was nobody leaving. Everybody has told me how passionate the students are about their sports teams here, and say the football games are special, so I wanted to see that from some other sports as well. The way they care about being at Liberty and the way they support their classmates is pretty special.”
While much of his initial time as head coach was spent recruiting, Chadwell also prioritized developing relationships with players and coaching staff. Through initiatives such as the team’s CPR (coach-player relationship) time, he hopes to build cohesiveness between his staff and student-athletes.
“The biggest thing right now is we’ve got to earn and gain the trust of our team,” he said. “We’re about building a relationship and connecting with it. If you have any type of relationship, you’ve got to have trust in there, no matter what that relationship is. (Trust) will be the determination of whether we have a chance to have a positive impact. It won’t be (about just) getting the best players; it will be getting the players who buy into that. That’s what we’re doing right now.”
Change and uncertainty often leave people anxious, and in addition to the changes that the team faces with new players and a new coaching staff, Chadwell and his wife, Solmaz, and their three children have uprooted and moved to a different state. Yet, through it all, they place their trust in God.
“I’m a big believer that you lay roots where you’re at, and you water them,” Chadwell said. “If you water them, and God wants to move you, He will move you. don’t want to have one foot in, one foot out. What I’m trusting is that every time we’ve made a move and it has been challenging, He’s always made the move; He’s always blessed it and made it so much better than I could imagine.”
Despite a wide résumé of coaching opportunities at both secular and Christian universities, Chadwell has always allowed his faith to impact his coaching, a faith he has held dear since a child but became more real to him in college.
It was after an injury he suffered while playing quarterback for East Tennessee State University that Chadwell said his faith became a driving force in his life. His ankle was shattered, sidelining him for the entire season.
“At that time, it was about football, football, football,” said Chadwell, who became a Christian at 14. “Even though I had accepted Jesus in my life, he wasn’t number one. equate it to he was my friend, but he wasn’t my best friend. There’s a big difference. When you have a best friend, you share secrets, you’re intimate, all those different things with your best friend. wasn’t doing that, and football was the main thing.”
Chadwell compared his life prior to the injury as being “built on sand,” harkening back to the parable of the wise and foolish builders from Matthew 7. He said he had focused all of his attention on his sports career.
“Once I firmly committed, saying ‘Hey, I want to make (God) the rock of my life,’ that didn’t mean didn’t have trials or tribulations, but I’ve been able to stand strong because of what He was able to do in my life, and I put my faith and trust completely in Him.”
After graduation, Chadwell found his calling in coaching and spent several years as an assistant coach for his
alma mater as well as Charleston Southern University, before taking his first head coach job at North Greenville University in 2009. He served as head coach at Delta State (2012), Charleston Southern (2013-2016), and Coastal Carolina (2017, 2019-22).
During his final three seasons at Coastal, the Chanticleers caught fire, going 31-6 over that span, including an 11-1 season in which the team’s only loss was to the Flames in the 2020 Cure Bowl. At the conclusion of that season, Chadwell was named AP Coach of the Year.
At Liberty, Chadwell aims to continue that success on the field, but he said his ultimate goal is to glorify God. He said being at a strong Christian university with likeminded people is encouraging.
“More than anything, you yourself can get fed, not that you don’t try to feed your players in different ways. At a Christian school, you don’t have to hide it (your faith), which is awesome. You don’t have to shy away from it.
“When you’re around other people who are seeking similar pathways and really trying to bring God glory, then it lifts you up,” he continued. “In all the jobs that we all have in sports in general, there’s a lot that goes into that, and you can lose that charge a lot. But if you have people you’re around who are always trying to lift you up and bring you that bolt, it’s like when you plug your phone in; you need that battery replenished. There’s something special about that you can’t replicate.”
By grounding his coaching philosophy in biblical wisdom, Chadwell said he hopes to edify current Christians on the team as well as bring unbelievers to a saving knowledge and relationship with Christ. This includes serving as an example of how to live a godly life for those under his direction.
He said one crucial aspect of any team sport is sacrifice. When asked what biblical characters he’s admired the most, he said one is John the Baptist because his story shows how surrendering one’s desires and plans can benefit something bigger.
“John the Baptist was willing to be beheaded for his belief in Jesus,” he said. “As a coach, you ask yourself and you ask your players to be so committed that they’re willing to do something for someone else. That’s a sacrifice. In the Bible there’s a lot about sacrifice, (people) who are willing to give up everything for something or somebody else.”
Another change comes this fall, when Flames Football joins Conference USA after qualifying for four bowl games — and winning three — in its first four seasons of eligibility. “Our word for the year is ‘embrace’ because it’s brand-new; there are a lot of changes, a lot of adversity,” Chadwell said.
“Every time you play, you want to go win your league,” he added. “You want to try to put a team together that can win a conference championship. It’s obviously going to be challenging because you’re going to be playing teams that are consistently going to be good. They’re all playing for something important.”
He said it’s also a chance to see some rivalries develop and further energize Flames Nation.
“I think now that we’re in this conference, you’re going to see the (teams like) Jacksonville State, you’re going to start seeing them every year,” he said. “Now, our university, our community, our students can say, ‘Hey, that’s a rivalry.’ We can create something, and I’m excited about that.”
by Christian ShieldsArticle first appeared in the 2023 Spring Liberty Journal
The Flames Club reached new heights with over 5,000 decidated members during the 2022-23 academic year. Together, they raised over $3 million dollars in support of Liberty studentathletes.
Following a year with big wins over Power 5 programs and 12 conference championship titles, Liberty Athletics posted its third-straight top 100 finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings.
The Flames ranked No. 98 in the final 2022-23 Learfield Directors’ Cup standings.
Liberty has finished inside the top 100 ranking of the top collegiate athletics departments in the country each of the last three years and five times in athletics department history.
Liberty’s Top 100 national rankings in the Learfield Cup
No. 70 (2020-21)
No. 74 (2021-22)
No. 82 (2001-02)
No. 96 (2011-12) No. 98 (2022-23)
Following another highly successful season in the ASUN Conference during the 2022-23 season, the league awarded Liberty Athletics all three of its All-Sports trophies: Bill Bibb Trophy (overall all-sports champion), Jesse C. Fletcher Trophy (men’s all-sport champion) and the Sherman Day Trophy (women’s all-sport champion).
Liberty Athletics has swept all three All-Sport trophies each year the conference has presented the award during the Flames’ five-year run as a conference member: 2018-19, 2021-22 and 2022-23.
The league did not award any All-Sport trophies during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 athletics seasons due to the cancellation and disruption of the seasons caused by COVID-19.
This is the 17th time Liberty Athletics has been awarded a conference AllSport trophy since the 1997-98 athletics year (spans 26 seasons, two of which an award was not presented).
Liberty’s ASUN Championships
2018-19 ASUN Championships
Baseball
Men’s Basketball
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
2019-20 ASUN Championships
Men’s Basketball
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
2020-21 ASUN Championships
Men’s Basketball
Men’s Golf
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Men’s Tennis Softball
Women’s Cross Country
Women’s Soccer
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
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FOOTBALL
GOLF
MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
MEN’S TENNIS
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL Panthers
University Park, Fla.
Public Institution
Enrollment: 58,064
CUSA Member since 2013-14
2021-22 ASUN Championships
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Men’s Tennis Softball
Women’s Cross Country
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
2022-23 ASUN Championships
Men’s Golf
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
JACKSONVILLE STATE Gamecocks
Jacksonville, Ala.
Public Institution
Enrollment: 9,328
New member in 2023-24
LOUISIANA TECH Bulldogs
Ruston, La.
Public Institution
Enrollment: 12,467
CUSA Member since 2013-14
SAM HOUSTON STATE Bearkats
Huntsville, Texas
Public Institution
Enrollment: 21,679
New member in 2023-24
SOFTBALL
VOLLEYBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
WOMEN’S SOCCER
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE
Blue Raiders
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Public Institution
Enrollment: 21,913
CUSA Member since 2013-14
UTEP Miners
El Paso, Texas
Public Institution
Enrollment: 25,151
CUSA Member since 2005-06
WOMEN’S TENNIS
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
OTHER AFFILIATIONS
FIELD HOCKEY
LIBERTY Flames
Lynchburg, Va.
Private Institution
Enrollment: 15,000
New member in 2023-24
NEW MEXICO STATE Aggies
Las Cruses, New Mexico
Public Institution
Enrollment: 21,694
New member in 2023-24
WESTERN KENTUCKY
Hilltoppers
Bowling Green, Ky.
Public Institution
Enrollment: 19,456
CUSA Member since 2014-15
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
MEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
ASUN CHAMPIONS
BACK-TO-BACK CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
ASUN CHAMPIONS THIRD CONFERENCE TITLE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS
CCSA CHAMPIONS FIFTH STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLE
ASUN REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS RECORD: 27-9 (15-3 ASUN)
ADVANCED TO THE NIT WITH A FIRST-ROUND WIN
ASUN REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
RECORD: 17-10 (7-1 ASUN)
WON THE FIRST-EVER NIT FOR MEN’S TENNIS
ASUN REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
RECORD: 12-7 (7-0 ASUN)
FIRST-EVER UNDEFEATED CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON RECORD
ASUN REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
RECORD: 14-3-4 (8-0-2 ASUN)
UNBEATEN IN CONFERENCE PLAY DURING THE REGULAR SEASON
ASUN REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
RECORD: 23-9 (14-2 ASUN)
ADVANCED TO THE NIVC
MARCH 4, 2023 LIBERTY BASEBALL DEFEATED BRYANT 10-3 IN GAME ONE OF A DOUBLEHEADER, GIVING HEAD COACH SCOTT JACKSON HIS 200TH CAREER VICTORY AS THE FLAMES’ SKIPPER.
MARCH 11, 2023
LIBERTY’S WARREN BARRETT (MEN’S SHOT PUT) AND KENNEDY SAUDER (MEN’S HIGH JUMP) EACH PLACED 15TH IN THEIR RESPECTIVE EVENTS TO EARN SECOND TEAM ALLAMERICA STATUS AT THE 2023 NCAA DIVISION I INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
MARCH 8, 2023
NO. 2 SEED LIBERTY DEFEATED LIPSCOMB 84-56 IN THE ASUN SEMIFINAL, GIVING HEAD COACH CAREY GREEN HIS 547TH CAREER WIN. HE IS NOW TIED WITH PAUL WETMORE (SOFTBALL, 1994-2013) AS THE WINNINGEST COACH IN LIBERTY ATHLETICS HISTORY.
MARCH 14, 2023
COMPETING IN THE POSTSEASON NIT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, LIBERTY DEFEATED 2022 NCAA FINAL FOUR SQUAD VILLANOVA, 62-57 AT LIBERTY ARENA. THE FLAMES HELD THE WILDCATS TO A SEASON-LOW 57 POINTS (TIED).
APRIL 18, 2023
LIBERTY EARNED A COMEFROM-BEHIND 5-3 WIN OVER NO. 13 ALABAMA AND ALLAMERICAN PITCHER MONTANA FOUTS IN A NEUTRAL-SITE GAME AT MARSHALL. CAROLINE HUDSON’S THREE-RUN HOMER IN THE FIFTH KEYED LIBERTY’S FIRST RANKED WIN OF THE YEAR.
APRIL 26, 2023
TRAILING NO. 6 CLEMSON 4-1 WITH ONE OUT IN THE SEVENTH AGAINST ALL-AMERICAN PITCHER VALERIE CAGLE, THE NEXT SIX LADY FLAMES REACHED BASE IN A ROW DURING A FOUR-RUN RALLY, CAPPED BY RACHEL CRAINE’S WALK-OFF SINGLE TO GIVE THE LADY FLAMES A 5-4 WIN OVER THE VISITING TIGERS.
APRIL 29, 2023 THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS DRAFTED LIBERTY WIDE RECEIVER DEMARIO DOUGLAS IN THE SIXTH ROUND OF THE 2023 NFL DRAFT. DOUGLAS IS THE 10TH PLAYER IN PROGRAM HISTORY TO BE SELECTED IN THE NFL DRAFT AND THIRD IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
MAY 13, 2023 FRESHMAN KANE KEPLEY HIT FOR LIBERTY’S FIRST CYCLE SINCE 2013, TYING A PROGRAM SINGLE-GAME RECORD WITH SIX HITS IN A 15-12 LIBERTY WIN AT EASTERN KENTUCKY. HIS SIX HITS TIE JAKE HINES (1993 AT WILLIAM & MARY).
APRIL 1, 2023
LIBERTY WOMEN’S LACROSSE POSTED ITS FIRST-EVER WIN OVER A NATIONALLY-RANKED TEAM, DOWNING NO. 21 JACKSONVILLE 12-10 ON THE ROAD. THE LADY FLAMES’ FIRST WIN OVER JACKSONVILLE ALSO PROPELLED THEM TO AN UNBEATEN ASUN RECORD AND FIRST CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON TITLE IN PROGRAM HISTORY.
APRIL 26, 2023
THE LIBERTY MEN’S GOLF TEAM CAPTURED THE 2023 ASUN MEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, POSTING A PROGRAM 54-HOLE TEAM SCORING RECORD OF 53-UNDER PAR 811. LIBERTY’S JONATHAN YAUN CLAIMED MEDALIST HONORS WITH THE LOWEST INDIVIDUAL 54-HOLE TOTAL IN PROGRAM HISTORY AT 18-UNDER PAR 198.
MAY 13, 2023 LED BY ASUN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR LANCE BINGHAM, LIBERTY SWEPT THE 2023 ASUN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE LADY FLAMES WON FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WHILE THE MEN POSTED THEIR 16TH STRAIGHT OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP.
MAY 20, 2023
THE LIBERTY MEN’S TENNIS TEAM BECAME THE FIRST-EVER WINNERS OF THE UNIVERSAL TENNIS NIT CHAMPIONSHIP, BEATING NO. 69 VANDERBILT 4-1 IN THE FINAL. DURING A THREE-DAY SPAN, LIBERTY KNOCKED OFF UC SAN DIEGO, NO. 60 DENVER AND NO. 69 VANDERBILT.
MAY 20, 2023
THE LIBERTY SOFTBALL TEAM POSTED THE BIGGEST WIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY, EDGING HOST AND NO. 2 NATIONAL SEED UCLA 2-1 TO ELIMINATE THE BRUINS FROM THE 2023 NCAA LOS ANGELES REGIONAL. RACHEL ROUPE SCORED THE GO-AHEAD RUN IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH ON A TWO-OUT RBI SINGLE BY PINCH HITTER KC MACHADO. THE LADY FLAMES THEN KNOCKED OUT GRAND CANYON 5-1 LATER THAT SAME NIGHT, ADVANCING TO THEIR SECOND REGIONAL FINAL IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.
JUNE 9, 2023
LIBERTY’S KEVIN NEDRICK EARNED FIRST TEAM ALLAMERICA HONORS IN THE MEN’S DISCUS AT THE 2023 NCAA DIVISION OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH AN ASUN-RECORD THROW OF 203-2. BY PLACING FIFTH, NEDRICK BECAME THE FIRST TWO-TIME MEN’S DISCUS ALLAMERICAN IN LIBERTY AND ASUN CONFERENCE HISTORY.
JUNE 10, 2023 CALLI DOAN BECAME THE FIRST WOMEN’S STEEPLECHASE ALL-AMERICAN IN PROGRAM HISTORY, PLACING IN 11TH IN THE WOMEN’S STEEPLECHASE FINAL WITH A TIME OF 9:56.83 AT THE 2023 NCAA DIVISION OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
LIBERTY CAPTURED FIVE TITLES DURING ITS FIFTH AND FINAL YEAR OF ASUN CONFERENCE MEMBERSHIP IN 2022-23, INCLUDING MEN’S GOLF, MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD, MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD, WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD AND WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD. THE FLAMES ALSO WON A BIG EAST TITLE (FIELD HOCKEY) AND A CCSA CHAMPIONSHIP (WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING).
LIBERTY WON AT LEAST A SHARE OF THE ASUN REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP IN FIVE SPORTS (VOLLEYBALL, WOMEN’S SOCCER, MEN’S BASKETBALL, MEN’S TENNIS AND WOMEN’S LACROSSE).
The Flames’ 8-5 season was headlined by a 41-14 win over BYU and the team’s first-ever SEC victory (21-19 at Arkansas) in back-to-back contests. Liberty appeared in a bowl game for the fourth consecutive season, dropping a tight 21-19 contest to Toledo in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl.
Liberty went 23-9, recording its most wins in a season since 2014 and earning its first ASUN regular-season title. The Lady Flames advanced to the ASUN final and made their second NIVC appearance in program history.
The Flames matched a program record with six ties, one of which was a 1-1 draw at No. 20 Maryland. Marko Mitrevski made the ASUN all-conference squad for the third season in a row.
The ASUN regular-season champion Lady Flames finished 14-3-4, ending their season on a program-record 13-match unbeaten streak. ASUN Goalkeeper of the Year Ainsley Leja (10 shutouts) led Liberty to the ASUN final, where it fell to FGCU in penalty kicks.
The 12-8 Lady Flames defeated No. 1 seed Old Dominion on the Monarchs’ home field to make it back-to-back BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship titles. Liberty, which saw both Bethany Dykema and Azul Iritxity Irigoyen earn All-America honors, also claimed a share of the BIG EAST regular-season championship.
Liberty wrapped up its time in the ASUN by sweeping the conference titles in men’s and women’s indoor track & field and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field. The Flames’ conference championship streaks reached 26 in a row for men’s indoor track & field and 16 straight for men’s outdoor track & field, both of which rank as the longest active streaks in the nation. Four Flames earned All-America distinction, headlined by Kevin Nedrick. The senior placed fifth in the men’s discus to become Liberty’s first thrower ever to collect multiple All-America honors at the Division I level. Calli Doan earned the Lady Flames’ first steeplechase All-America certificate while becoming Liberty’s first ASUN Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
The The 27-9 Flames shared the ASUN regular-season title before falling at Kennesaw State in the ASUN title game. Liberty then made its inaugural NIT appearance, topping Villanova in the first round. Darius McGhee became the program’s second AP honorable mention All-American after finishing as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 2,685 career points.
Liberty’s 24-9 record featured its first-ever Pac-12 triumph (at Washington) and its first win over conference rival FGCU. The Lady Flames lost to FGCU in the ASUN final before making their second consecutive WNIT appearance.
Liberty claimed its fifth straight CCSA championship, matching FGCU (2009-13) for the most consecutive CCSA titles in meet history.
ASUN regular-season champion Liberty went 17-10, closing out its season with a win over Vanderbilt to capture the inaugural Universal Tennis NIT Championship title. Josh Wilson wrapped up his career with a program-record 92 singles victories and a share of the program record for doubles triumphs (82).
The Lady Flames’ 17-9 season included their first-ever victory over a Big Ten opponent (Michigan State). It marked Liberty’s third straight year with 17 or more victories.
Liberty went 12-7, including a perfect 7-0 in conference play on the way to the program’s first-ever ASUN regularseason title. The Lady Flames topped No. 21 Jacksonville for their first win over the Dolphins and their first triumph over a nationally ranked opponent, before later dropping an overtime decision to Jacksonville in the ASUN final. Lizzy Ferguson became the team’s first All-American.
The Flames posted a program 54-hole scoring record (53-under par 811) to win the ASUN title and make its 11th NCAA Regional appearance in the last 12 seasons. Liberty finished the year ranked No. 38 in the final Golfstat national rankings. Following the season, Isaac Simmons qualified for the U.S. Open.
Facing one of the nation’s most challenging schedules, Liberty finished 27-31. The Flames advanced to the semifinals during their final ASUN Championship appearance.
The Lady Flames finished 40-22, posting their sixth consecutive full season with 40+ wins and earning their first atlarge berth to the NCAA Championship. They eliminated No. 2 national seed UCLA and advanced to the final of the NCAA Los Angeles Regional, making their third NCAA regional final appearance in program history. The Lady Flames finished the year ranked No. 25 in the last D1Softball.com National Poll.
JORDAN BAILEY: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT
MYA BERKMAN: VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALLACADEMIC TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT
DEE BROWN: ASUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
AUDREY CLARK: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT
EMMA HESS: ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
KENNEDI WILLIAMS: ASUN ALLTOURNAMENT TEAM
ALEXANDRA ALMBORG: ITA SCHOLARATHLETE
MARETHA BURGER: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT
MARINA DAVTYAN: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE SINGLES SECOND TEAM, ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
PRISCILA JANIKIAN: ITA SCHOLARATHLETE
ESTHER LOVATO: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE SINGLES SECOND TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
ELSA KIRCH: CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
MICAELA ODE MITRE: ITA SCHOLARATHLETE
DANIELLA O’NEILL: ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
TIFFANY NGUYEN: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE DOUBLES SECOND TEAM, ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
MARIA JULIANA PARRA ROMERO: ALLASUN FIRST TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE SINGLES FIRST TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE DOUBLES SECOND TEAM
BRUNA SAMPAIO: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT, ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
AUSTIN DUNCAN: ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC, ASUN SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALLCHAMPIONSHIP, COSIDA ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT® AT-LARGE, COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA AT-LARGE
JEFF THOMAS: VASID COACH OF THE YEAR
KIERAN VINCENT: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, VASID GOLFER OF THE YEAR, VASID ALLSTATE FIRST TEAM, PING ALL-REGION
JONATHAN YAUN: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, PING ALL-REGION
MARTU CIAN: BIG EAST ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
JODIE CONOLLY: NFHCA ALL-SOUTH
REGION SECOND TEAM, ALL-BIG
EAST SECOND TEAM, BIG EAST ALLTOURNAMENT TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE
FIRST TEAM, NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD
MAITLAND DEMAND: NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD
BETHANY DYKEMA: NFHCA ALL-AMERICA
SECOND TEAM, NFHCA ALL-SOUTH REGION
FIRST TEAM, ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM, BIG EAST ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM
EMILY DYKEMA: VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD
MEN’S TENNIS
RAFAEL MARQUES DA SILVA: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
LUIS FELIPE MIGUEL: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM, ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
ERNST GOUWS: ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
ZION HEAVEN: ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
CHASE ROBINSON: ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
DEJI THOMAS-SMITH: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT
JOSH WILSON: ASUN SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE SINGLES SECOND TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE DOUBLES SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, VASID ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, ITA SCHOLARATHLETE
CHRISTIAAN WORST: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE DOUBLES SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, ITA SCHOLARATHLETE
TORI GRIFFITHS: NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD
LIZZIE HAMLETT: NFHCA ALL-SOUTH REGION FIRST TEAM, ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM AZUL IRITXITY IRIGOYEN: NFHCA ALLAMERICA SECOND TEAM, NFHCA ALLSOUTH REGION FIRST TEAM, BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP MVP, BIG EAST ALLTOURNAMENT TEAM, ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM, VASID DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM
PIMA ITURRASPE: NFHCA SCHOLAR OF DISTINCTION, NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD
ELLIE LIVINGSTON: NFHCA SCHOLAR OF DISTINCTION, NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD
ANNA MILLER: NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD
AZUL IRITXITY IRIGOYEN, FIELD HOCKEY
GIANNA MILLER: NFHCA SCHOLAR OF DISTINCTION, NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD
DANIELLA RHODES: ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM MACKINZIE THOMPSON: NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD
REAGAN UNDERWOOD: VASID ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAM, NFHCA SCHOLAR OF DISTINCTION, NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD
CHARLOTTE VAANHOLD: NFHCA ALLSOUTH REGION SECOND TEAM, ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM
MADDIE VICARS: NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD
BETHANY DYKEMA, FIELD HOCKEY
GRAY BETTS: ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, VASID ALLSTATE ACADEMIC TEAM
CAM FOSTER: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT
GARRETT HORN: ASUN ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM BRANDON HORTON: ASUN ALLCONFERENCE THIRD TEAM, ASUN ALLFRESHMEN TEAM
KANE KEPLEY: ASUN ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM
TORI BANKS: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, IWLCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
JENNA BURROW: ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
LIZZY FERGUSON: USA LACROSSE
MAGAZINE ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE
MENTION, ILWOMEN ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTION, ASUN WINNER FOR LIFE, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM, IWLCA SENIOR ALL-STAR GAME, VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM
TAYLOR GALLARELLO: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM
MIKAYLA COGHILL: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, IWLCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
ANDREA COLAVITO: ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, IWLCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
KATIE COLAVITO: ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
OLIVIA GLAZE: IWLCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
MACKENZIE LEHMAN: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, IWLCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
GRACE LOUGHERY: ASUN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, IWLCA SENIOR ALL-STAR GAME, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, IWLCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
CAMI MERKEL: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
KELLY SCOTT: IWLCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
JORDAN SHEIVE: IWLCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
KATELYN WEISSEND: IWLCA ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
ADELYN ACKLEY-FAIRLEY: VASID ALLSTATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
NAOMI ARMSTRONG: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
LANCE BINGHAM: ASUN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR
HUNTER BLEAM: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM ISIS BROOKS: VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
PATASHA BRYAN: ASUN WOMEN’S MOST OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN, VASID ALLSTATE SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
PAOLA BUENO: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
DESMOND COLEMAN: VASID MEN’S FIELD ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM NIMEESHA COLEMAN: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
HUNTER FLACK: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
STUART FOLKERTS: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT, VASID ACADEMIC ALL-STATE
KALI GRAYSON: USTFCCCA ALLACADEMIC TEAM
ANNIKA HANTHO: USTFCCCA ALLACADEMIC TEAM
KYLE HARKABUS: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
CHRISTIAN HICKS: ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
JOHN HICKS: VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM, USTFCCCA ALLACADEMIC TEAM
DAWN HILTON: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
RAYAN HOLMES: VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
ANDERS JANES: VASID ALL-STATE
SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
MAKENZY MIZERA: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
ETHAN MYLIN: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, USTFCCCA
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
KEVIN NEDRICK: ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, USTFCCCA
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
CALEB OLSON: VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM
NOEL PALMER: ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
BRENDAN PITCHER: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
JEZELLE SHAW: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
BEN SHUGHART: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, USTFCCCA
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
CALLI DOAN, CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
CALLI DOAN: ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM, ASUN FEMALE STUDENTATHLETE OF THE YEAR, ASUN SCHOLARATHLETE OF THE YEAR, VASID ALLSTATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, VASID ACADEMIC ALL-STATE
PROSPER EKPORERE: NIGERIAN MEN’S 110 HURDLES CHAMPION, ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
MEREDITH ENGLE: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, USTFCCCA
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, VASID ACADEMIC ALL-STATE
ALLY KIPCHIRCHIR: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
TAYLEN LANGIN: VASID ALL-STATE
SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, CSC
ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, USTFCCCA
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
FELIX LAWRENCE: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
OMARI LEWIS: VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, USTFCCCA
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
MEGAN MANN: ASUN WOMEN’S MOST
OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER, VASID
ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
DONALD MCCLINTON: VASID ALL-STATE
SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
TRISTIAN MERCHANT: VASID ALL-STATE
SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
PATASHA BRYAN, TRACK & FIELD
JOSHUA SMITH: VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM, USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
DANIEL VAN DUREN: VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM SHANE WANG: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
JASMINE WILLIAMS: VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
MERDITH ENGLE, TRACK & FIELD
KEVIN NEDRICK, TRACK & FIELD
MICHAEL BOLLINGER: CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT®
CHARLIE BREWER: JOHNNY UNITAS
GOLDEN ARM AWARD WATCH LIST
KENDY CHARLES: PHIL STEELE
POSTSEASON INDEPENDENT ALLCONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
DEMARIO DOUGLAS: NFL COMBINE INVITEE, EAST-WEST SHRINE BOWL INVITEE, BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH
LIST, PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH
LIST, VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, PHIL STEELE POSTSEASON INDEPENDENT ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
DAE DAE HUNTER: VASID ALLSTATE SECOND TEAM, PHIL STEELE
POSTSEASON INDEPENDENT ALLCONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
DURRELL JOHNSON: NFLPA COLLEGIATE
BOWL INVITEE, WALTER CAMP ALL-
AMERICA SECOND TEAM, PHIL STEELE
POSTSEASON ALL-AMERICA THIRD
TEAM, TED HENDRICKS AWARD WATCH
LIST, SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, PHIL STEELE
POSTSEASON INDEPENDENT ALLCONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
SHEDRO LOUIS: VASID SPECIAL TEAMS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, PHIL STEELE POSTSEASON
INDEPENDENT ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
COOPER MCCAW: EARL CAMPBELL TYLER
ROSE AWARD WATCH LIST
AUSTIN MOCK: TROPICAL BOWL INVITEE, PATRICK MANNELLY AWARD
SEMIFINALIST, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, PHIL STEELE POSTSEASON
INDEPENDENT ALL-CONFERENCE
SECOND TEAM
DENNIS OSAGIEDE: TROPICAL BOWL INVITEE, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, PHIL STEELE POSTSEASON INDEPENDENT ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
CAM REDDY: VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, PHIL STEELE POSTSEASON INDEPENDENT ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
BRENDAN SCHLITTLER: VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, OUTLAND TROPHY AWARD WATCH LIST, PHIL STEELE POSTSEASON INDEPENDENT ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
JASON STRICKER: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT®
AHMAD WALKER: PHIL STEELE POSTSEASON INDEPENDENT ALLCONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
CJ YARBROUGH: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT
NAOMI ARMSTRONG: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
WARREN BARRETT: ALL-AMERICA
SECOND TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM
LANCE BINGHAM: ASUN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR
ANTHONY BRYAN: ASUN MEN’S MOST OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER, ALLASUN FIRST TEAM
PATASHA BRYAN: VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
PAOLA BUENO: VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
INDEA CARTWRIGHT: VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
QUINTEN CLAY: VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
JACK COTTRELL: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
KACY COX: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
CALLI DOAN: ASUN MOST VALUABLE
FEMALE PERFORMER, ASUN WOMEN’S MOST OUTSTANDING TRACK PERFORMER, VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, ALLASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
JOHN HICKS: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
DAWN HILTON: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
MARIE HOSTETLER: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
ANDERS JANES: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
ALLY KIPCHIRCHIR: VASID ALL-STATE
SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
TAYLEN LANGIN: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
FELIX LAWRENCE: VASID ALL-STATE
SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
OMARI LEWIS: VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
MEGAN MANN: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
DONALD MCCLINTON: VASID ALL-STATE
SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
TRISTIAN MERCHANT: VASID ALL-STATE
SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM MAKENZY MIZERA: VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
KEVIN NEDRICK: VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM COLE PETERLIN: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
LYDIA BURTS: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM DELANEY DILFER: ASUN SETTER OF THE YEAR, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALLTOURNAMENT TEAM
KAMRYN BACUS: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM MADISON BLANE: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
TREVOR JOHNSON: ASUN COACH OF THE YEAR
JULIA MANGUM: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT
KATE PHILLIPS: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT
PROSPER EKPORERE: VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM MEREDITH ENGLE: ASUN WOMEN’S MOST OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER, ASUN SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, ASUN WINNER FOR LIFE
CATHERINE FARRELL: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
STUART FOLKERTS: ASUN SCHOLARATHLETE OF THE YEAR, ASUN ALLACADEMIC TEAM
KYLE HARKABUS: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
DELANEY DILFER, VOLLEYBALL
MEGAN MANN, TRACK & FIELD
BRENDAN PITCHER: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
KENNEDY SAUDER: ALL-AMERICA
SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM JEZELLE SHAW: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
JOSHUA SMITH: VASID MEN’S FIELD ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM JASMINE WILLIAMS: VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
PROSPER EKPORERE, TRACK & FIELD
MEN’S
STEPHEN BURGGRAF: NABC HONORS COURT
DARIUS MCGHEE: AP ALL-AMERICAN
HONORABLE MENTION, ASUN PLAYER OF THE YEAR, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, NABC DISTRICT 3 FIRST TEAM, USBWA
DISTRICT III TEAM, VASID PLAYER OF THE YEAR, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM, CANCUN CHALLENGE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM, 2022-23 LUTE OLSON NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST, LOU HENSON NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST, 2022-23 JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD® PRESENTED WENDY’S® PRESEASON TOP 50 WATCH LIST, 202223 LUTE OLSON NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD WATCH LIST, 2023 BOB COUSY AWARD WATCH LIST
GABRIEL MCKAY: NABC HONORS COURT
SHILOH ROBINSON: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT, NABC HONORS COURT
COLIN PORTER: ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM, ASUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
KYLE RODE: ASUN SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
OF THE YEAR, NABC DISTRICT 3 SECOND TEAM, ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, CSC
ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, ASUN ALLACADEMIC TEAM, NABC HONORS COURT BRODY PEEBLES: NABC HONORS COURT
MADDIE FREECE: CCSA ALL-CONFERENCE
HEATHER GARDNER: CCSA ALLCONFERENCE, CSCAA SCHOLAR ALLAMERICAN, VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM
ISABELLE GOMEZ: CCSA ALL-CONFERENCE
CHLOE HARRIS: CCSA ALL-CONFERENCE
GRACE ISAACS: CCSA ALL-CONFERENCE
GENNA JOYCE: CCSA ALL-CONFERENCE
SHELBY KAHN: CCSA ALL-CONFERENCE
ABBIE SHAW: CCSA ALL-CONFERENCE, CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICAN, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
JAKE SHELLENBERGER: CCSA WOMEN’S
SWIMMING COACH OF THE YEAR
SYDNEY STRICKLIN: CCSA ALLCONFERENCE, CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT
EVA SUGGS: CCSA ALL-CONFERENCE, CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICAN, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
MEAGAN TUOHY: CSCAA SCHOLAR ALLAMERICAN, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
RACHEL DERUBY: UNITED SOCCER COACHES
ALL-SOUTH REGION THIRD TEAM ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
LENA JAMES: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
MEREDITH KING: CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
AINSLEY LEJA: UNITED SOCCER COACHES
ALL-SOUTH REGION SECOND TEAM, ASUN
GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
CHLOE MARR: ASUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
GRACE SPADE: CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
ANNIE SLOVAK: CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
LANG WEDEMEYER: ASUN COACH OF THE YEAR
SOFTBALL RACHEL CRAINE: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
MEGAN FORTNER: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
DEVYN HOWARD: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM
CAROLINE HUDSON: ASUN PLAYER OF THE YEAR, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, VASID STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, NFCA ALL-REGION SECOND TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
KARLIE KEENEY: ASUN SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, VASID STATE PITCHER OF THE YEAR, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, ASUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM, ASUN ALLACADEMIC TEAM
EVA SUGGS, SWIMMING & DIVING
MEN’S SOCCER
LUKE EBERLE: ASUN ALL-CONFERENCE
SECOND TEAM
MARKO MITREVSKI: ASUN ALLCONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
BRYCE SWINEHART: ASUN ALLFRESHMEN TEAM
CHLOE HARRIS, SWIMMING &
JACK COTTRELL: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
LANDON DINKEL: ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
CALLI DOAN: USTFCCCA ALL-REGION, ASUN RUNNER OF THE YEAR, ASUN SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, ALLASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
CATHERINE FARRELL: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
AVA GORDON: ASUN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALLFRESHMAN TEAM
KYLE HARKABUS: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, ASUN WINNER FOR LIFE
JACOB HESS: ASUN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR, ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
ANNA HOSTETLER: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
MARIE HOSTETLER: ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
PRISCILLAH KIPLAGAT: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
NICHOLAS KIPROTICH: USTFCCCA ALLREGION, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM
CALEB OLSON: ALL-ASUN THIRD TEAM
DOT RICHARDSON, SOFTBALL
REBEKAH EARNEST: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM
HALLE ENGLE: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
IVY GARNER: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
ALLISON HANSFORD: ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN
BRIDIE HERMAN: UNITED SOCCER COACHES
ALL-SOUTH REGION FIRST TEAM, ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM
SAYDIE HOLLAND: UNITED SOCCER COACHES
ALL-REGION SECOND TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM,ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
KK MADREY: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, ASUN ALLTOURNAMENT TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM
BRYNN MCMANUS: ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
DOT RICHARDSON: VASID STATE COACH OF THE YEAR
RACHEL ROUPE: ALL-ASUN FIRST TEAM, VASID ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT
MARY CLAIRE WILSON: CSC ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT
AVA GORDON, CROSS COUNTRY
KATRINA SCHLENKER: ASUN ALLFRESHMAN TEAM
KAYLA WERNER: ALL-ASUN SECOND TEAM, ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
COMPLETED: AUGUST 2022
Liberty Athletics completed several renovations to Williams Stadium prior to the 2022 season.
The renovation provided new seating options, including a seating upgrade for nearly every nonstudent seat in the stadium.
All seats on the West side of the stadium were upgraded to chairback seating, and all seats on the upper East side of the stadium recieved an upgraded to benchback seating.
At the South end zone, 23 cabanas were builti above a newly graded berm with additional space for students and overflow seating.
Complete with seating for eight and a roof to protect from the sun and weather, each cabana is furnished with a TV, fan, heater, and waiter service.
COMPLETED: JANUARY 2023
Liberty University has completed the Liberty Multipurpose Center, a new multiuse indoor facility, benefiting several Liberty Athletics programs. From a Liberty Athletics standpoint, the Flames baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse programs will reap the largest benefit.
The 75,000-squarre foot Liberty Multipurpose Center sits directly behind the Liberty Indoor Tennis Center. The space includes batting cages, divided curtains to split the facility into small workout spaces and provides ample space for Liberty’s strength and conditioning teams to work with student-athletes.
Liberty’s new indoor facility will also houses storage space, public restrooms and a lobby area. The facility’s surface is not lined for a single sport, but rather has tick marks on its turf resulting in great flexibility when moving from one sport’s practice session to another.
To create easier access to the facility for Liberty student-athletes, a walking bridge from the Bailey Parking Lot over Regents Parkway to the new Liberty Multipurpose Center has been constructed.
LiBERTY ATHLETICS | @LIBERTYFLAMES
LIBERTY BASEBALL | @LIBERTYBASEBALL
LIBERTY MEN’S BASKETBALL | @LIBERTYMBB
LIBERTY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | @LIBERTYWBB
LIBERTY FIELD HOCKEY | @LIBERTYFH
LIBERTY FOOTBALL | @LIBERTYFOOTBALL
LIBERTY GOLF | @LIBERTYGOLF
LIBERTY LACROSSE | @LIBERTYWLAX
LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER | @LIBERTYMSOCCER
145 MILLION
TOTAL IMPRESSIONS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS IN 2022-23
LIBERTY WOMEN’S SOCCER | @LIBERTYWSOCCER
LIBERTY MEN’S TENNIS | @LIBERTYMTENNIS
LIBERTY WOMEN’S TENNIS | @LIBERTYWTENNIS
LIBERTY SOFTBALL | @LIBERTYSB
LIBERTY SWIMMING & DIVING | @LUDIVESWIM
LIBERTY CROSS COUNTRY & TRACK & FIELD | @LIBERTY_XCTF
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The Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame celebrates the best of the best, honoring those who helped shape the face of Liberty Athletics. The Hall of Fame’s now 80 members have each played a key role in helping Liberty grow from an NCAA program in 1972 to its current status.
Begun in 2009, the 15th Hall of Fame Class will be inducted this fall.
