Former ACHA Division I men’s and women’s hockey players Mike Binnie (’08, ’10), pictured at right, and Stacey McCombe (’13) along with former paintball Head Coach Todd Hoglund (M.Ed., ’09), were inducted into the Club Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018 during a Dec. 8 ceremony at the Hancock Welcome Center.
McCombe enjoyed a stellar three-year career as a forward for the Lady Flames from 2010-13. She served as captain her junior year, when she was named team MVP and the Club Sports Female Athlete of the Year. As a senior, she led Liberty to its first ACHA National Championship appearance and earned first-team All-ACHA All-American and All-Tournament recognition.
Binnie helped the Flames transition from Division II to Division I, playing two seasons in goal at both levels from 2004-08. He was a first-team ACHA All-American and team MVP as a junior in 2006-07, when Liberty finished its first season at the DI level ranked No. 6 in the nation. As a senior, he repeated as a first-team ACHA All-American and earned team MVP and first-team All-ACHA DI National Championships honors in leading the Flames to a No. 4 ranking. He also served as an assistant coach, working with the Flames’ goalies, and as a Club Sports events coordinator from 2009-14.
After being named Liberty’s first paintball head coach in 2008, Hoglund guided the Flames to three Top 4 finishes at the National Collegiate Paintball Association National Championships from 2009-12. He also helped bring the Liberty Paintball Field Complex to East Campus and established goals for a national title, eventually realized by his protégé and successor, Brian Davidson, last spring.
