Athletics Articles

Williams Stadium: Flames Nation sees game day experience rise, too
Liberty University’s Williams Stadium has undergone major renovations for the football program’s first season in the FBS.
October 31, 2018 in Athletics

On His Mark
Guatemalan student and pentathlete Charles Fernandez is training for a bid to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
October 31, 2018 in Athletics

A Jump on the Competition
Get to know the Flames’ new Atlantic Sun Conference opponents.
October 31, 2018 in Athletics

Flames Student-Athletes Turned World Travelers
Several Liberty NCAA and Club Sports student-athletes have competed internationally in recent months.
October 31, 2018 in Faith & Service, Athletics

Making the Grade
Liberty’s NCAA Division I student-athletes are scoring high marks on the field and in the classroom.
October 31, 2018 in Academics, Athletics

Men’s basketball revs up for first season in ASUN Conference
For the first time ever, the Flames are coming off back-to-back 20-win seasons.
October 31, 2018 in Athletics

Soccer coaches join alumnus, pastors in outreach to immigrant children
LU men’s soccer Head Coach Jeff Alder teamed with Dr. Jack Graham and others at the Bristow, Va., event.
October 31, 2018 in Faith & Service, Athletics

‘20/20’ tells story of star runner leaving pro ranks to join military
Four-time NCAA Division I national champion Sam Chelanga is now a U.S. Army officer candidate.
October 31, 2018 in Athletics, Alumni

Athletics Alumni Honored
Peter Aluma, Danielle (McNaney) Detmer, Rashad Jennings, Frank Landrey, and Warren Stewart will be inducted into Liberty’s Athletics Hall of Fame on Nov. 30.
October 31, 2018 in Athletics, Alumni

Alumna honored by ESPN for inspiring women in sports around the world
Lady Flames alumna Sarah Hillyer (’93) has traveled the world using sports as a platform to empower women, athletes with disabilities, and refugees.
October 31, 2018 in Athletics, Alumni

Flames Basketball Hall of Famer turns passion for fishing into ministry
Each spring after tax season ends, former Flames basketball player Ed Vickers (’80) uses fishing as a ministry to reach people with the Gospel.
October 31, 2018 in Athletics, Alumni

Rise With Us
Flames Football prepares for its first season in the FBS this fall.
June 8, 2018 in Athletics

Are We Ready? Yes, We Are.
Flames Football coaches and players discuss Liberty’s transition to the FBS.
June 8, 2018 in Athletics

Atlantic Sun Conference rising with Liberty as new member
Starting July 1, Liberty University Athletics enters a new era with the move of the majority of its NCAA Division I teams to the ASUN.
June 8, 2018 in Athletics

Football Operations Center to see upgrade after 2018 season
LU has announced a major upgrade and expansion to the Arthur L. Williams Football Operations Center to complement the ongoing expansion at Williams Stadium.
June 8, 2018 in Athletics