In centuries gone by, "liberty" was just a concept -an idea feared by tyrants and dreamed of by the

opposed. In more recent history, "liberty" became acause and a deeply held belief worth fighting and dyingfor. Today, Liberty University has become a place wherestudents call home … where people dare to dream bigdreams and then work to see those dreams come topass … where old-fashioned values and morality stillsurvive and thrive in a world which appears to haveforgotten the meaning of the word … where theundeniable Truth of the Ages still reigns supreme …where the whole person is educated - body, mind andsoul … a place where you can learn, grow and achievewholeness as you become all God created you to be.

The MissionTo produce Christ-centered men and women with the

values, knowledge and skills required to impacttomorrow's world … the mission is carried out forresident students, through both undergraduate andgraduate programs, through a rigorous academicprogram and structured social environment … also, it iscarried out externally for students who can't make thetrek to the campus in a comparable academic programbut without the structure of the resident community,through a distance learning program.

A Brief HistoryFor more than 36 years, Liberty University has

produced graduates with the values, knowledge andskills required to impact the world. Founded by Dr. JerryFalwell and Dr. Elmer Towns in 1971, Liberty University isa private, coeducational, undergraduate and graduateinstitution. The University offers over 60 programs ofstudy that contribute to the University’s standing as theworld’s largest distinctively Christian, academicallyexcellent and spiritually vibrant institution. The 5,000-acre campus serves over 25,000 resident and externalstudents with a diverse student body made up ofindividuals from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and 81nations.

Liberty is truly a representation of what God can dowith a dream and a heart that desires to honor Him.

LocationSituated in Lynchburg, Va., Liberty University is nestled

in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains andlocated on the south bank of the historic James River, ina region rich in history, culture and outdoor recreationalopportunities.

FacultyLiberty University’s over 350 full-time and

more than 300 part-time faculty are committedto engaging with students in the challenge ofexploring vital links between faith and learning.There are over 450 institutions of higherlearning represented among this impressivegroup. Liberty’s commitment to personalizededucation also ensures that the student-to-professor ratio is nicely balanced at 25:1.

Degree ProgramsIn higher education, the principal means of

ensuring quality is accreditation by arecognized accrediting body or agency. LibertyUniversity is regionally accredited by theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools(SACS), and nationally accredited by theTransnational Association of Christian Collegesand Schools (TRACS). Additionally, a number ofspecific programs are approved by accreditingand licensing bodies for specific disciplines (i.e.our nursing, sport management and educationprograms). SACS and TRACS, in turn, are bothrecognized accrediting bodies by the UnitedStates Department of Education.

Spiritual LifeThe Spiritual Life Department prepares

students to make a global impact for the gloryof God - wherever He leads them.

Life-changing campus church andconvocation services connect students withtheir Creator through passionate worship andpowerful Biblical messages custom designedfor this collegiate generation. These servicesgive Liberty students first-hand encounters withthe most influential Christians on the planet.

Each semester the Campus Pastor’s Officepersonally trains over 1,000 student leaderswho are the catalysts for the positive peerpressure and Biblical community which is theglue of Liberty University. Each year, thesestudent leaders minister personally to theirpeers and commit to love, pray for, pray withand personally disciple every student oncampus. Every student’s relationship withChrist is a priority.

Light Ministries facilitates Liberty’s globalvision by providing dozens of opportunitieseach year for the Liberty community toparticipate in cross-cultural missionsexperiences. Already over 7,000 students haveboarded planes to take the Gospel of JesusChrist to over three million people.

The Spiritual Life Department is radicallycommitted to aligning the Liberty communitywith the Great Commandment and GreatCommission of Jesus Christ. As the spiritualfires are sparked in hearts - Spiritual Life fansthe flame.

NOTABLE SPEAKERS

Bobby BowdenFlorida State Head

Football Coach

George Bush41st President of the

United States

George W. Bush43rd President of the

United States

Newt GingrichFormer Speaker of

the House

Reverend Billy GrahamEvangelist

Sean HannityHost of Fox News’

Hannity & Colmes

Jesse HelmsFormer Senator

Mike HuckabeeFormer Arkansas governor

Tim LaHayeBest-Selling Co-Author of

the “Left Behind” series

John McCainR-Arizona/Republican

Presidential Nominee

Chuck NorrisActor/Martial Artist

Ronald Reagan40th President of the

United States

Clarence ThomasSupreme Court Justice

Rick WarrenBest-Selling Author of “A

Purpose-Driven Life”

NOTABLE ALUMNI

Peter AlumaFormer NBA player

Sid BreamFormer Major League

Baseball player

Katie FeenstraCurrent member of the

WNBA’s Atlanta Dream

Samkon GadoCurrent member of the

NFL’s Miami Dolphins

Eric GreenFormer NFL player

Lee GuettermanFormer Major League

Baseball player

Aaron HortonMember of the band

Escape Velocity

Angela Elwell HuntAward-winning author

Mark LowryChristian comedian and

vocalist

Kevin MaxGrammy Award Winning

Member of dc Talk

Jody McBrayerMember of Christian vocal

group Avalon

Toby McKeehanGrammy Award Winning

Member of dc Talk/

Platinum Solo Recording

Artist (tobyMac)

James McKnightFormer NFL player

Julius NwosuFormer NBA player

Tony PerkinsPresident of Family

Research Council/

Former Louisiana State

Representative

Adrian SmithSenator (R-Nebraska)

Michael TaitGrammy Award Winning

Member of dc Talk

Randy TomlinFormer Major League

Baseball player

Notable SpeakersSean HannityFox News

Newt GingrichFormer Speaker of the House

John McCainR-Arizona/RepublicanPresidential Nominee

Mike HuckabeeFormer Arkansas Governor

Chuck NorrisActor/Martial Artist

Toby MacPlatinum SellingRecording Artist

Samkon Gado

DC TalkFour-Time Grammy Award Winning Recording Artists

Senator Adrian SmithR-Nebraska

Katie Feenstra

Sid Bream

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION

Jerry Falwell, Jr.Chancellor/President

Jerry Falwell, Jr. wasborn in Lynchburg, Va., onFather’s Day, June 17, 1962.He attended LynchburgChristian Academy andLiberty University, graduatingwith a B.A. in religiousstudies in 1984.

He obtained his JurisDoctor degree from the

University of Virginia School ofLaw in 1987. Falwell, Jr. is licensed

to practice in all Virginia state courts, U.S. DistrictCourts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia,United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit andthe U.S. Supreme Court.

He married Becki Tilley of Chapel Hill, N.C., in1987. They have three children: Jerry Falwell, III (Trey),born 1989, Charles Wesley, born 1993, and CarolineGrace, born 2000, and have lived on a farm in BedfordCounty, Va., since 1987.

Falwell, Jr. has engaged in the private practice oflaw in Lynchburg since 1987 and has served as GeneralCounsel of Liberty University, Thomas Road BaptistChurch, Liberty Broadcasting Network and Jerry FalwellMinistries since 1988.

Falwell, Jr. and his father worked together closelysince 1988 in the management and oversight of theUniversity and all the Falwell ministries. In recent years,he had assumed more and more of the responsibility for

the day-to-day management of the organization from hisfather who, along with the Liberty University Board ofTrustees, named him Vice-Chancellor of the Universityin 2003. He has served on Liberty’s Board of Trusteessince 2000.

Falwell, Jr. has also played a key role in thedevelopment of the real estate in the vicinity of LibertyUniversity through the recruitment of many nationalretail and restaurant chains to the area.

These developments have greatly enriched thelifestyle of the University community. Falwell, Jr. is amember of the Board of Directors and the ExecutiveCommittee of the Lynchburg Regional Chamber ofCommerce and was named as the 2006 BusinessPerson of the Year for western Virginia by the Blue RidgeBusiness Journal.

Dr. RonaldGodwinVice Chancellor/ Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Ronald Godwin servesas Vice Chancellor and ChiefOperating Officer for LibertyUniversity. However, for atotal of more than 15 years,Dr. Godwin has workeddirectly for the Chancellor of

Liberty University via many ofLiberty’s affiliated ministries.During a long administrative

career he has held a variety of leadership positionsincluding two presidencies of private Christian colleges,Executive Vice President of the Washington Times,Executive Vice President of the Moral Majority, Presidentof Jerry Falwell Ministries, President of LibertyBroadcast Network, President of Liberty UniversityFoundation and more recently, Dean of the HelmsSchool of Government and Senior Administrator ofResidential Recruiting.

Dr. Godwin received his B.A. from Bob JonesUniversity, his M.S. from Old Dominion University andhis Ph.D. in Post-Secondary Planning and Managementfrom Florida State University.

Dr. Godwin and his wife, Carol Stanley Godwin,are members of Thomas Road Baptist Church and bothserve on the board of the Liberty Godparent Home. Theycurrently reside in Forest with Dr. Godwin’s 99-year oldfather, Mr. Jacob M. Godwin.

Dr. Jerry FalwellLiberty University Founder

and Former Chancellor

(1933-2007)

At the age of 22, havingjust graduated from college inJune 1956, Jerry Falwell re-turned to his hometown ofLynchburg, Va., and star tedThomas Road Baptist Churchwith 35 members. The offer-

ing that first Sunday totaledonly $135.

Falwell often said about thefirst collection, “We thought we had conquered theworld”. Today, Thomas Road Baptist Church has 24,000members and the total annual revenues of all the JerryFalwell ministries total over $200 million.

Within weeks of founding his new church in 1956,Falwell began the Old-Time Gospel Hour, a daily localradio ministry and a weekly local television ministry.Nearly five decades later, this Old-Time Gospel Hour isnow seen and heard in every American home and onevery continent except Antarctica. Through the years,over three million persons have communicated to theFalwell ministries they received Christ as Lord and Sav-ior as a result of this radio and television ministry.

In 1967, Falwell implemented his vision to build aChristian educational system for evangelical youth. Hebegan with the creation of Lynchburg Christian Acad-emy, a Christ-centered, academically-excellent, fully-ac-

credited Christian day school, providing kindergarten,elementary and high school.

In 1971, Liberty University was founded. Today,over 41,000 students from 50 states and 80 nations at-tend this accredited, liberal ar ts Christian university. Fal-well’s dream has become a reality. A pre-school childcan now enter the school system at age three, and 20 ormore years later, leave the same campus with a Ph.D.,without ever sitting in a classroom where the teacherwas not a committed follower of Jesus Christ.

Falwell was also publisher of the National LibertyJournal, a monthly newspaper which is read by over200,000 pastors and Christian workers, and the FalwellConfidential, a weekly e-mail newsletter to over 500,000pastors and Christian activists.

In June 1979, Falwell organized the Moral Majority,a conservative political lobbying movement which thepress soon dubbed the "Religious Right." During the firsttwo years of its existence, the Moral Majority attractedover 100,000 pastors, priests and rabbis and nearlyseven million religious conservatives who mobilized asa pro-life, pro-family, pro-Israel, and pro-strong nationaldefense lobbying organization.

The Moral Majority chose California GovernorRonald Reagan as "their candidate" for President in1980, registered millions of new voters, and set aboutto inform and activate a sleeping giant - 80 millionAmericans committed to faith, family and Judeo-Christ-ian values.

With the impetus of the newly organized MoralMajority, millions of people of faith voted for the firsttime in 1980 and helped elect Ronald Reagan and many

conservative congressmen and senators. Since 1979,about 30% of the American electorate has been identi-fied by media polls as the "Religious Right". Most recentmajor media surveys have acknowledged these "faithand values" voters re-elected George W. Bush in No-vember 2004.

Though perhaps better known outside Lynchburgfor political activism, Jerry Falwell's personal scheduleconfirmed his passion for being a pastor and a Christianeducator. He often stated his heartbeat was for trainingyoung people for every walk of life.

Falwell, who went home to be with the Lord at theage of 73 on May 15, 2007, was married to Macel for49 years and they have three grown children and eightgrandchildren.

JEFF BARBER/SENIOR STAFF

Jeff BarberDirector of Athletics

Jeff Barber was named theDirector of Athletics at LibertyUniversity on Jan. 23, 2006,becoming the 10th Director ofAthletics in the history of theUniversity.

The University has chargedBarber with the future leadership ofthe athletics department and thebuilding of a strong financial basisfor the department which will guide

Liberty University athletics into theranks of the elite NCAA Division I

athletic programs in the nation.Barber has wasted little time making an

impact at Liberty, as in less than three years, he has beeninstrumental in guiding Liberty on a path to the next level ofcollegiate athletics.

He has spearheaded athletics facility improvement projectsin nearly every athletics venue, highlighted by changes to WilliamsStadium. During the summer of 2006, the football program’s on-campus playing facility received the latest in playing surfaces asFieldTurf was installed, while numerous other smaller projectswere initiated to aesthetically improve the appearance of thefacility.

However, Barber’s chief facility accomplishment sincejoining the Flames in 2006 was overseeing the completion of theWilliams Football Operations Center. The new 48,000-square footstate-of-the-art home base for the football program is one of themost outstanding FCS (formerly I-AA) football-only facilities in thenation.

In addition to Barber’s athletic facility achievements, thenew Director of Athletics has spurred a dramatic recording-settingincrease in Flames Club memberships and season ticket sales forfootball and basketball.

In 2007-08 the athletics booster club set new records,pulling in $351,000 in annual membership contributions. The

same year saw Liberty Athletics surpass the $1 million mark ingiving, as the Flames Club brought in $1.3 million in total capitalgifts.

Barber has also guided the Flames to success on theathletic field of competition, highlighted by the 2007-08 seasonwhen Liberty captured its sixth Big South Sasser Cupchampionship and first since the 2002-03 season. Liberty won 10team championships during the 2007-08 campaign, includingeight Big South titles, an NCAA East Regional championship inwrestling and an IC4A outdoor title in men’s track and field.

Besides the Sasser Cup championship, Barber also sawLiberty bring home the Big South’s Men’s All-Sport and Women’sAll-Sport trophies, along with its second individual nationalchampionship when Josh McDougal crossed the finish line first atthe 2007 NCAA Cross Country national championship.

Liberty is only the second athletics department in Big Southhistory to win the Sasser Cup, Men’s All-Sport and Women’s All-Sport trophies in the same year.

The Flames’ success has garnered national attention onseveral levels, earning Barber a three-year appointment to theNCAA’s Recruiting Cabinet, beginning with the 2008-09 academicyear.

Barber brought a wealth of experience in the areas ofathletic fundraising and administration to Liberty University,including 25 years in the athletic industry.

Barber came to Liberty after spending 11 years at SouthCarolina, including his last three years as Senior AssociateAthletic Director for Development/Gamecock Club ExecutiveDirector.

Barber served on the senior management team at SouthCarolina for nine years, helping raise more than $14 millionannually, while working closely with legendary football coachesLou Holtz and Steve Spurrier.

Barber supervised the solicitation and receipt of over $85million during his tenure at South Carolina, setting records eachyear in annual gifts to the Gamecock Club, which was at 16,500members when he finished. He was also responsible for all majorgifts to the Gamecock Club which exceeded $15,000 annually anddeveloped that level of giving from 21 members to 137 at his timeof departure.

Barber joined the athletics department at South Carolina in1996 as an Assistant Athletic Director for Development and waspromoted to Associate Athletic Director/Gamecock Club ExecutiveDirector in 1999.

Prior to his days at South Carolina, Barber served five yearsat Furman in Greenville, S.C., starting as Executive Director of thePaladin Club in 1991, before being promoted to Senior AssociateAthletic Director for External Affairs in 1994.

While at Furman, Barber was responsible for the collectionof $14 million in revenue from annual giving, capital gifts andendowed gifts, while guiding the Paladin Club to gifts totaling$3.75 million and set records for five-consecutive years. He wasalso the chairman of the Furman Pro-Am Golf EndowmentTournament, which totaled receipts of $6.5 million.

Barber got his start in collegiate athletic administration athis alma mater as the Assistant Director of East Carolina’s PirateClub in 1987. While serving four years with the Pirates, Barberparticipated in the receipt of annual giving of $4 million to thePirate Club, while organizing and managing Pirate Club actionsand Pirate Pro-Am fundraisers.

Before joining the staff at East Carolina, Barber served threeyears in major and minor league baseball as he was the AssistantGeneral Manager of the Columbia Mets in Columbia, S.C. (1985-86) and Director of Operations for the Montreal Expos SpringTraining Camp in West Palm Beach, Fla. (1986-87).

After graduating from East Carolina, Barber served as ahealth and physical education teacher in Columbia, S.C. for fouryears (1981-85), while coaching football and basketball.

Barber graduated cum laude at East Carolina in 1981 with abachelor of science degree in health, physical education andrecreation. In 1997, he continued his education with a degreefrom the Sports Management Institute, graduating as classspokesman.

Barber is a member of NACDA and NAAD and serves onthe Board of Directors for the Child Evangelism Fellowship forCentral Virginia.

Barber, a native of Greenville, N.C., is married to the formerDonna Dacus and the couple has three children – Katie (13),Lindsay (11) and Jay (10).

MICKEY GURIDYSenior Associate Athletics

Director – Internal Operations

MEREDITH EAKERAssociate Athletics Director/

Senior Woman Administrator

KRISTIE BEITZAssociate Athletics Director/

Academic Affairs for Athletics

KEVIN KEYSAssociate Athletics Director/

External Operations

DR. WILLIAM GRIBBINNCAA Faculty Athletic

Representative

BOB GOODAssistant Athletics Director for De-

velopment & Flames Club Director

MIKE HAGENAssistant Athletics Director

for Compliance

TODD WETMOREAssistant Athletics Director

for Communications

ANNA WHITEHURSTAssistant Athletics Director

for Ticket Operations

Jeff AlderMen’s SoccerHead Coach

Matt AnthonyAcademic Affairs

Academic Coordinator

Lauren BeckettFlames Club

Membership Coordinator

Lance BinghamTrack & Field

Associate Coach

Megan BishopSports MedicineAssistant Trainer

Anna BlackstoneStrength & Conditioning

Assistant Coach

Andy BloodworthWomen’s Basketball

Assistant Coach

Jeremiah BolesBaseball

Assistant Coach

Ryan BombergerAth. Communications

Associate Director

Madeline BosekSports Medicine Assistant Trainer

Vincent BriedisAth. Communications

Assistant Director

Chris BrownFootball Assistant

Equipment Manager

Bruce CareyProducer Athletics

TV Broadcasts

Crystal CareyVolleyball

Assistant Coach

Paul CarmanyAth. Communications

Assistant Director

Chris CasolaSports Medicine

Assist. Ath. Director

Jesse CastroWrestling

Head Coach

Jessica CeliWomen’s Soccer

Head Coach

Tom ClarkFootball

Defensive Coordinator

Bev ColeFootball Administrative

Assistant

Andy ColemanFootball

Academic Coordinator

Jeni ColemanAcademic Affairs

Academic Coordinator

Jesse CopsSports Medicine Assistant Trainer

Abby CrumptonWomen’s SoccerAssistant Coach

Bill DanielsBaseball

Director of Operations

Adam DeyoWomen’s Basketball

Director of Operations

Jason EakerMen’s BasketballAssistant Coach

E.L. EstesStrength & Conditioning

Assistant Coach

Barry FinkeSports Medicine

Senior Assistant Trainer

Kyle GetterMen’s BasketballAssistant Coach

Bill GillespieStrength & Conditioning

Director

Adam GodwinFootball

Recruiting Assistant

Ed GomesFootball Director of

Spiritual Development

Karen GoodwinAthletics Admin.

Assistant

Carey GreenWomen’s Basketball

Head Coach

Joanna HardinSoftball

Assistant Coach

Clendon HendersonTrack & Field

Assistant Coach

Frank HicksonFootball

Assistant Coach

Laura HoskinsSports MedicineAssistant Trainer

Chris JohnsonTennis

Head Coach

Scott LawrensonSports Medicine Associate Trainer

Erin McKeownAssistant Director of Compliance

Pete McFaddenTrack & Field

Assistant Coach

Ritchie McKayMen’s Basketball

Head Coach

Mike MorrisFootball Head

Equipment Manager

Matt OlingerMen’s Basketball

Director of Operations

Shane PinderVolleyball

Head Coach

Albie PowersMen’s Golf

Assistant Coach

Garrett QuinnBaseball Assistant

Coach

Rebekah RayMen’s Basketball

Administrative Assistant

Kristen RifeWomen’s Basketball

Administrative Assistant

Marshall RobertsFootball

Assistant Coach

Danny RoccoFootball

Head Coach

Many RojasStrength & Conditioning

Assistant Coach

Buck Romero Men’s Basketball

Academic Coordinator

Paul RutiglianoFootball Assistant AD/Foot-

ball Operations

Nick SchnabelBaseball

Assistant Coach

Aaron SchreinerSports Medicine

Senior Assistant Trainer

Kris SennettAthletics

Business Manager

Alexis SherardWomen’s Basketball

Assistant Coach

Dean ShortMen’s Soccer

Assistant Coach

Charles SkalaskiFootball Assist. Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Pat SoleWrestling

Assistant Coach

Brad SoucieMen’s BasketballAssistant Coach

Heather StephensWomen’s Basketball

Assistant Coach

Brandon StreeterFootball

Assistant Coach

Pete SundheimFootball

Assistant Coach

Jennifer SydnorCheerleadingHead Coach

Jeff ThomasGolf

Head Coach

Brant TolsmaTrack & FieldHead Coach

Jim TomanBaseball

Head Coach

Jennifer VadenVolleyball

Assistant Coach

Tuesday Van EngenSoftball

Assistant Coach

Scott WachenheimFootball

Assistant Coach

Danny WengerFootball

Video Coordinator

Paul WetmoreSoftball

Head Coach

Dave WilliamsStrength &

Conditioning Assistant

Chad WiltFootball

Assistant Coach

Robert Wimberly Football

Assistant Coach

Heather ZealandTrack& Field

Assistant Coach

AthleticsAthleticsSince joining the Big South Conference in 1991, Liberty has won85 conference championships, averaging nearly five league titlesper season.

Liberty captured its sixth Big South Sasser Cup championship in2008, making Liberty the second most honored athleticsdepartment in conference history. The Flames also won theprestigious honor in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003.

Besides claiming its sixth Big South Sasser Cup title, Liberty alsotook home the Men’s All-Sport and Women’s All-Sport trophiesto become the second athletics department in league history toclaim the “triple crown” sweep.

During the 2007-08 season, Liberty posted more teamchampionships than any other athletics program inside theCommonwealth of Virginia. The Flames won eight Big Southtitles, an NCAA East Regional in wrestling and the men’s outdoortrack and field IC4A championship.

For third time in athletics department history, Liberty had threeCoSIDA Academic All-America honorees in the same year in2008. Mike Gelatt was named to the men’s soccer first-teamsquad, Megan Frazee was named to the women’s basketballsecond-team listing and Clendon Henderson was named to thetrack and field first-team list of academic award winners.

With the trio of CoSIDA Academic All-America honorees last yearand Mike Gelatt becoming the first Liberty student-athlete togarner two first-team Academic All-America honors, Liberty nowhas placed 14 student-athletes in athletics department history onthe most prestigious collegiate academic team in the nation.

Among the athletes named Big South Scholar-Athlete for theirrespective sports during the 2007-08 season were ClendonHenderson for men’s indoor and outdoor track & field and AllysonFasnacht for women’s basketball.

Fasnacht capped off a stellar Liberty athletics career last year bybeing named the recipient of the Mac Rivera/Rock Royer Award,an award given annually to honor Liberty’s top graduating seniorstudent-athlete.

Liberty had 190 student-athletes named to the Big SouthPresidential Honor Roll at the conclusion of the 2007-08 season.Over 47 percent of its student-athletes recorded a 3.0 GPA orhigher in the classroom during the academic year.

FootballFor the second straight year, the Flames captured the Big South’sfootball championship in 2008, completing back-to-backunbeaten league seasons with a perfect 5-0 mark.

Capping off its season with its second win over a Top 25 programwith a 26-3 victory over No. 14 Elon, Liberty claimed its first-ever10 win season with a 10-2 record.

Liberty set two program records during the 2008 season inregards to national rankings, as the Flames were ranked aprogram-best 12 consecutive weeks, while setting a newstandard for highest final ranking at No. 14 in the Sports Networkpoll.

Rashad Jennings, a consensus first-team All-American, becamethe first student-athlete in program history to be named to the2008 Walter Payton Award list, finishing eighth in the voting forthe nation’s top FCS player.

VolleyballFor the second year in a row, the volleyball team captured the2008 Big South Championship, giving the program five totalleague championships.

Head coach Shane Pinder was honored by the Virginia SportsInformation Directors once again as he named the VaSID Coachof the Year for the second straight year, while junior setter KallieCorbin was tabbed the state’s Player of the Year.

Men’s SoccerJoshua Boateng completed his final campaign in a Libertyuniform in style, as the midfielder was named to the 2008NSCAA/addidas NCAA Division I All-American team after scoring32 points on 13 goals and six assists as a senior.

Women’s SoccerAmy Oberlin joined an elite group of Liberty women’s soccerplayers when she became the second player in program historyto be tabbed an all-conference honoree for the fourth straightyear and the third to be named a first-team selection three times.

ExcellenceCross CountryFor the fourth consecutive year and the 10th time in programhistory, the men’s cross country team captured the team title atthe 2008 Big South Cross Country Championship, this yearhosted on Liberty Mountain.

Runners from Liberty and Oregon once again finished first andsecond at the 2008 NCAA Division I National Cross CountyChampionship, with Oregon’s Galen Rupp this time getting thebetter of the Flames, as the Ducks’ senior runner outkickedLiberty’s sophomore Sam Chelanga to capture this year’s topcollegiate cross country runner honors.

Men’s BasketballLiberty had its second former student-athlete inducted in the BigSouth Hall of Fame. Men’s basketball standout Peter Aluma wasenshrined along side the league’s best student-athletes in 2008.

Women’s BasketballThe women’s basketball team captured its 11th Big South title in12 years on a last-second, game-winning shot by Megan Frazee,helping the Lady Flames match a school record with 28 victoriesduring the 2007-08 season.

Megan Frazee won both the Big South Player of the Year andRichmond Times-Dispatch State Player of the Year awards in2008.

WrestlingFor the second-straight year, the wrestling program captured the2008 NCAA East Regional title, winning the team championshipat the Vines Center in the first-ever NCAA Championship eventhosted by Liberty.

Liberty sent a program-best six wrestlers to the 2008 NCAANational Championship, seeing Tim Harner (141 pounds) andChad Porter (165 pounds) advance to the “Sweet 16” rounds.

Track and FieldThe men’s track & field team completed a Big South “TripleCrown” for the second year in succession, winning theconference cross country, indoor track and outdoor trackchampionships during the 2007-08 season. The Flames alsodefended their IC4A outdoor crown from 2007.

Josh McDougal won a pair of All-America honors during the 2008indoor track & field season, enabling him to end his Libertycareer as a 14-time All-American.

Senior Clendon Henderson placed third in the discus at the 2008NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, becomingthe Flames’ first thrower to earn All-America distinction.

Men’s GolfThe men’s golf team holds the distinction of being the onlyathletics program in Liberty’s history to garner an at-large berthto a NCAA Championship, doing so twice over the past six years(2003 and 2006).

Nathan Schenz-Davis played along side the nation’s best amateurgolfers last July, when the junior qualified for the U.S. AmateurPublic Links Championship held at the Murphy Creek Golf Coursein Aurora, Colo.

TennisJordan Jenkins was named the 2008 Big South Women’s TennisPlayer of the Year and Chris Johnson was named Coach of theYear, as the Lady Flames posted a 13-4 record, the best inprogram history.

BaseballFor the first time in the 35-year history of the program, Libertywon 30 or more games in four-consecutive seasons, winning 35contests in 2008 under first-year head coach Jim Toman.

With pitchers Ryan Page and David Stokes being drafted in the2008 Major League Baseball Draft, Liberty has now had 38players taken in the MLB draft and a player taken in each draftsince 1999.

SoftballThe softball program advanced to its fourth Big South SoftballChampionship title game in 2008, moving the squad into thirdplace on the league’s list of all-time title game participants.

Head coach Paul Wetmore picked up his 400th career victoryduring the 2008 season, becoming the 89th coach in NCAAsoftball history to reach the lofty career victories milestone at thetime of the victory.

CommissionerKyle B. Kallander

The Big South Conference is celebrating its25th Anniversary in 2008-09, a milestonecoming on the heels of unprecedentedachievements and unparalleled success inLeague history over the past few years.

Since its founding in 1983, the Big SouthConference has matured into a competitiveleader in college athletics, actively pursuingexcellence on the field of play and in theclassroom. The league’s growing presence asan NCAA Division I athletic conference isevident by athletic accomplishments on thenational stage, innovative marketing and mediapartnerships, increased television packages,and quality athletic competition whileintentionally fostering the academic, personal,social, athletic and leadership development ofeach student-athlete.

The Big South Conference was formed onAug. 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (thenBaptist College) Athletic Director HowardBagwell and Augusta President GeorgeChristenberry began recruiting members intothe Big South, receiving initial commitmentsfrom Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell,Coastal Carolina and Winthrop.

One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singletonwas selected as the league’s first commissionerand continued to solicit new members. Hisefforts led to the additions of Armstrong State,Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the BigSouth more than the required six members toconstitute an official conference. The BigSouth’s first year of competition was in the Fallof 1984, and in September 1986, the Big SouthConference was granted full-fledged NCAADivision I status.

During its infancy and prior to securingautomatic bids to NCAA Championships, theBig South made early strides in earning at-largeberths in several national postseason events,

including volleyball, women’s basketball andwomen’s golf. The league received its firstautomatic bid in 1990 to the NCAA BaseballChampionship.

In 1989, George F. "Buddy" Sasser replacedthe retiring Dr. Singleton as commissioner.Under Sasser’s leadership, the conferenceimplemented its public relations andcompliance programs, and introduced its first-ever men’s basketball television package,featuring the Big South competing among someof the finest teams in the nation.

In the last 15 years alone, the Big SouthConference has experienced monumentalgrowth and success in nearly every sport.During this time, the conference has had twoindividual NCAA national champions, close to200 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16”in men’s soccer, women’s basketball andbaseball, has received national Top 25 rankingsin men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’sbasketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track &field, and men’s golf, had an individual selectedto play in the NCAA Tennis SinglesChampionship three times, had the No. 1ranked men’s golfer in the country, had thenational team and individual scoring leader inmen’s basketball twice, received an at-largeplayoff berth in the NCAA FootballChampionship Subdivision in 2006, and had aninstitution finish fifth in the NCAA Men’s GolfChampionships – the conference’s highest-everteam finish in an NCAA event.

In 2006-07 alone, the Big South was the onlyconference nationwide to have an at-largeparticipant in the football playoffs (CoastalCarolina), a team in the second round of theNCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop)and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA BaseballRegionals (Coastal Carolina). In fact, CoastalCarolina’s baseball program has been a No. 1

seed three out of the last four years, while itsplayoff berth in 2006 came in just the fifth-yearof the Big South’s football existence.

In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replacedSasser as the league’s third Commissioner, andin his 12 years at the helm of the Big South,Kallander has been instrumental in aggressivelypromoting the conference to new levels.

The conference has enjoyed record levels inmarketing revenue during the past severalyears, he has brought television coverage to BigSouth women’s basketball, baseball and softballfor the first time in conference history, as well asincreased national television exposure to theLeague as a whole through aggressive andunique television packages.

Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big Southdeveloped and initiated its first long-rangestrategic plan, re-affirming the league’s vision asa distinctive athletic conference committed tothe quality of institutional life through athleticcompetition. He also spearheaded the efforts toadd football as a championship sport, whichcame to fruition in 2002.

Kallander’s long range vision has alsoincluded technological advancements, as theconference introduced its first live event videostreaming in 2005 and has since expanded itsvideo offerings to more than 500 eventsannually through a partnership with the memberinstitutions, as well as the creation of aconference blog and an online merchandisestore.

The conference’s on-field accomplishmentshave been duplicated in the classroom.Annually, more than 40 percent of conferencestudent-athletes are named to the Big South’sPresidential Honor Roll for maintaining acumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and theleague has had more than 90 Academic All-Americans in its quarter-century of existence.

Big SouthConference

Staff

Assistant Director of Public Relations

Nic Bowman

Associate CommissionerMarketing

James Companion, Jr.

Office ManagerNancy Perkins

Associate CommissionerCompliance

Dawn Turner

Public Relations Assistant

Rebecca Hay

Associate CommissionerPublic RelationsMark Simpson

MarketingAssistant

Claire Surratt

Director of MarketingChad Cook

Compliance/Administrative Assistant

Alex Masse

Coordinator of New MediaMark Bryant

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Matt WilliamsINF-R/R-Fr.

Franklin, Tenn.

John Long3B/OF-R/R-Fr.Anderson, S.C.

James HippOF-R/R-Jr.

Uvalde, Texas

Cody Brown1B /RHP-R/R-Sr.Cumming, Ga.

Tyler Bream3B-R/R-Fr.

Zelienople, Pa.

Curran RedalOF/LHP-L/L-Jr.

Moses Lake, Wash.

Joseph FeeleyOF-R/R-So.

Chesapeake City, Md.

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Austin PoretzRHP/INF-S/R-Fr.

Lothian, Md.

Jeff JeffersonOF-R/R-So.Danville, Va.

Trey WimmerC-R/R-Fr.

Greenwood, S.C.

Casey BrownOF-R/R-Jr.

Bakersfield, Calif.

Chase VadenLHP-L/L-Jr.

Lynch Station, Va.

Dane BeaklerRHP-R/R-Jr.

York, Pa.

Doug Bream1B/OF-L/L-So.

Elizabethtown, Pa.

Andrew WilsonRHP-R/R-Sr.Cary, N.C.

Dustin UmbergerRHP-R/R-Sr.

Hummelstown, Pa.

Justin RichardsonOF-L/L-Fr.

Lehigh Acres, Fla.

P.J. JimenezINF-R/R-Jr.

Yucaipa, Calif.

Kizuku ScottINF-R/R-Fr.

Hampton, Va.

Steven EvansLHP-L/L-So.Amherst, Va.

Nathan ThompsonC-R/R-Jr.

Stoneville, N.C.

Shawn TeufelLHP-L/L-Jr.

Tequesta, Fla.

Brett CurllRHP-R/R-Jr.

Virginia Beach, Va.

Zane Bator1B/RHP-R/R-Jr.

Moses Lake, Wash.

David MitroffC-R/R-Fr.

Crystal Lake, Ill.

Lance HoweLHP-L/L-So.

Woodbridge, Va.

Errol HollingerC-R/R-Sr.

Upland, Calif.

Tim RotolaOF-L/R-Sr.

Wichita, Kan.

Tyler LightRHP-R/R-Sr.

San Bernardino, Calif.

Mark SwansonRHP-R/R-Jr.Buford, Ga.

Carter BrowningRHP-R/R-Jr.Ada, Okla.

Fernand DullivanRHP-R/R-So.

North Bergen, N.J.

Steven Keener1B-L/R-Fr.

Clifton Forge, Va.

Chris McDougalUTIL-R/R-Fr.

Poquoson,Va.

Joe SteinwedellRHP-R/R-Jr.

Encinitas, Calif.

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