Category: Sports

Longtime Liberty University volleyball coach Brenda Bonheim, 81, a pioneer in women’s collegiate sports at the university, passed away Monday, Sept. 14. Bonheim spent 26 years as part of the Liberty (and Lynchburg Baptist College) athletics department, and a total of 28 years with the university. This time included her faithful service as a volleyball head coach, a women’s basketball […]

Liberty University’s intramural sports program offers students the ability to play competitive sports in the midst of a busy college schedule. But with COVID-19 transforming every area of college life, protocols have changed in many areas – including intramurals.  Employees who facilitate Liberty’s 23 intramural sports and five e-sports events are screened daily and must wear masks at all times, […]

Unprecedented times in college athletics call for unprecedented precautions. But for Liberty’s student-athletes, these precautions are necessary steps to take before a full return to sports can happen. Prior to attending practice, all athletes must report any possible COVID-19 symptoms and get their temperature checked by the athletic training staff. If all is well, they are cleared and given a […]

Liberty women’s volleyball Head Coach Trevor Johnson promoted a familiar face to a new position this summer. In their third time working together, Johnson and his new associate head coach Brett Anema hope to keep building on their strong track record together. Anema, who joined the staff in January 2018, is now the associate head coach for the Flames. Anema […]

When the whole Ferguson family gets together, it is often hectic, merely due to the sheer number of people gathered in one place. An entire family gathering means 30 to 40 people all coming together, not to mention the newborn babies that can number three or four, depending on the year. For Danielle Gillen, Liberty’s director of sports nutrition and […]

A night that started out bright for William Byron ended in the garage. Byron got caught up in an incident and failed to finish the Bass Pro Shops Night Race from Bristol Motor Speedway, scoring 38th. The DNF (Did Not Finish) means that Byron is eliminated from the NASCAR playoffs, and will not compete for his first career Cup Series […]

As Samkon Gado suited up Nov. 13, 2005, to take the field for the Green Bay Packers in his first NFL start, he knew Jay Cline, his best friend and college roommate, was watching from the stands. They felt like they were living an absurd dream. Both pre-med students and football players at Liberty, the duo bonded over four years […]

It has been an unprecedented year for college athletes, from season cancellations to COVID-19 restrictions. For the women of Liberty’s swim and dive team, the partial collapse of the diving tower in the Liberty Natatorium added yet another obstacle. The one-meter platform of the tower unexpectedly collapsed June 24. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the incident, but concerns over […]

LU men’s cross-country runner Ryan Drew has excelled at every level as an athlete, but since his transfer to Liberty University, his success has progressed to a completely new level. Drew is from Virginia Beach, Virginia, and graduated from Floyd E. Kellam High School, where he placed ninth in the 6A state cross-country meet. Now a senior at LU, Drew […]

Like Liberty’s NCAA sports programs, the 40 men’s and women’s Club Sports teams on campus are encountering a plethora of challenges as they face the upcoming season.  Some of those adjustments include mask-wearing requirements (both indoor and outdoor sports), staying six feet apart from teammates in locker rooms, and having a lower number of athletes in weight rooms during workout […]

Leadership and team unity have been key themes for the LU volleyball team amidst a disorienting year that has repeatedly shaken its players with factors totally outside their control.  Although the postponement of the fall season was a setback for the team, they now look forward to growing together as a unit and preparing for whatever lies ahead. Head Coach […]

After leading Liberty to a 6-6 record during the team’s inaugural FBS season in 2018, Turner Gill retired from coaching, expressing a desire to spend more time with his family. He returned to Liberty Mountain one year later, this time in a brand-new role. On Aug. 4, Liberty announced Gill’s homecoming as the university’s new Executive Vice President of Diversity […]