Faith Dantona placed sixth out of 12 Western riders in the Open Reining division, the highest showing for a Liberty equestrian team member in program history, Saturday at IHSA National Championships.
Outstanding student-athletes, coaches, and spiritual leaders in Liberty’s Club Sports department were recognized at Wednesday night’s annual gala held in the Center for Music and Worship Concert Hall.
Senior Western rider Faith Dantona was the overall champion out of 12 riders in reining at the March 19 National Semi-Finals at WVU and Juliana Gorena was the Hunt Seat Zone 4 Champion in Limit Flat.
After clinching second place as a team behind St. Andrews in Saturday's Region 4 finale at its Equestrian Center, Liberty celebrated an Open Horsemanship and Reining sweep by senior Faith Dantona.
Liberty's 5 Region 4 qualifiers placed in the top five at Sunday's championship show at Sweet Briar, where senior Nadia Cooper received her High Point Rider award and placed first in Open on the Flat.
Faith Dantona placed sixth out of 12 Western riders in the Open Reining division, the highest showing for a Liberty equestrian team member in program... Read More
May 7
Club Sports celebrates abundance of triumphs, testimonies at annual Choice Awards
Outstanding student-athletes, coaches, and spiritual leaders in Liberty’s Club Sports department were recognized at Wednesday night’s annual gala... Read More
Apr 28
Lady Flames Hunt Seat, Western riders qualify for first IHSA National Championships in three years
Senior Western rider Faith Dantona was the overall champion out of 12 riders in reining at the March 19 National Semi-Finals at WVU and Juliana... Read More
Apr 15
Western riders host IHSA Region 4 Championships; Dantona advances to National Semi-Finals
After clinching second place as a team behind St. Andrews in Saturday's Region 4 finale at its Equestrian Center, Liberty celebrated an Open... Read More
Mar 10
Liberty's 5 Region 4 qualifiers placed in the top five at Sunday's championship show at Sweet Briar, where senior Nadia Cooper received her High... Read More
Mar 1
Hunt Seat equestrian third in final Region 4 show at Liberty; sends five riders to regionals at SBC
Liberty concluded its regular season by hosting an Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association event at the Liberty Equestrian Center, where it placed... Read More
Feb 23
Hunt Seat equestrian team opens spring with third-place finish at Region 4 show
The Lady Flames are chasing Randolph Macon College and Sweet Briar College in the Region 4 Hunt Seat standings with one regular-season show to go,... Read More
Feb 8
Giving Day exceeds Club Sports’ expectations for second year with 2,300 donations totaling $263K
Club Sports partnered with the Flames Club to join Liberty University's annual Giving Day on Wednesday, with over 300 student-athletes generating... Read More
Nov 6
Equestrian teams place second at shows hosted by Liberty, St. Andrews
Liberty's Hunt Seat riders maintained their Region 4 points lead by tying for second to Sweet Briar College, Saturday at home, after its Western team... Read More
Oct 15
Hunt Seat rider Cooper earns High Point Rider honors in opening Region 4 show
Liberty's Hunt Seat equestrian team opened its regular-season Region 4 show schedule with a first-place performance at an event hosted by William... Read More
Sep 29
Hunt Seat riders ready to open season Sunday at William & Mary
Liberty will send its 12-rider travel team to its first IHSA Hunt Seat show in more than a year and a half when it competes as one of nine Region 4... Read More
Sep 24
Spiritual retreat aligns student-athletes with Liberty’s mission
Guided by Liberty University's Club Sports Spiritual Development staff, students gained leadership skills on a two-day discipleship retreat to Smith... Read More
Aug 24
Liberty Club Sports Spiritual Leadership
May 10
Club Sports 2022 End of the Year Video
Apr 29
Liberty Equestrian Western Show Recap
Mar 31
Liberty Equestrian Western Show Highlights
Mar 17
Liberty Equestrian Hunt Seat Show Recap
Feb 25
Liberty Equestrian 2021-2022 Season Preview
Oct 19
Interview with Equestrian Head Coach: Suzanne Flaig
Sep 7
Interview with Western Coach Emily Cavender
Aug 24
Flames Central Feature: Horse Therapy
Jun 13
Mar 23
Alumni Spotlight: Kendall Burdette
Feb 17
interview with LU Equestrian Coaches
Jan 6