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New Club Sports Athletic Training Clinic facilitates student
Liberty’s new Club Sports Athletic Training Clinic opened earlier this semester. “It was a collaborative effort to make this happen for us and we’re pleased to be a part of both (CHP and LU),” Witt said. The clinic includes about ,000 worth of new amenities, including hot and cold tubs, the Keiser machine (pneumatic resistance […]
“It was a collaborative effort to make this happen for us and we’re pleased to be a part of both (CHP and LU),” Witt said.
The clinic includes about ,000 worth of new amenities, including hot and cold tubs, the Keiser machine (pneumatic resistance training system that uses air pressure from a compressor rather than weights), new training tables, and a new doctor’s table. The treatment area includes six treatment tables and a taping table, plus four additional rehab/recovery tables. A cardio station, mostly used for surgery and concussion recovery, includes a low-impact elliptical machine and stationary bike, as well as recovery boots after heavy leg workouts that push the lactic acid up through the body.
“There’s lots of different recoveries and treatments that we can do in one space now,” she said. “It’s nice that (the athletic trainers, physicians, and physical therapists) all have their own offices and space to work here, too.”
W.M. Jordan was the contractor and Baskervill the architect of the 71,169-square-foot garage, along with the clinic and the data center located beneath it.
Lady Flames Division I women’s hockey goalie Kyle Mebs recovered from a concussion her sophomore year, when the athletic training clinic was located in the former Liberty Christian Academy football fieldhouse, and she rehabilitated from a severe back injury at the start of her senior season in 2023-24, making several trips to the old site at the former Food Court at Reber-Thomas.
“It obviously goes along super well with Liberty’s mission and our university’s motto of Training Champions for Christ,” Witt said, noting that is the aim of the Club Sports athletic training staff. “God has called us to do whatever we do for His glory, and we just want to be the best we can be. Ephesians 4:1 and Colossians 1:10 (stenciled above her office and her staff’s medical licenses and certifications) talk about walking in a manner worthy of your calling, and we take that pretty seriously around here. Our calling is to serve athletes, but also our calling is to share Jesus. We are ‘Champions in Health Care,’ but our main goal is to Train Champions for Christ.”
To enhance care and expertise, the Club Sports Athletic Training Clinic is contracted to Liberty through Collaborative Health Partners.
“We had about 3,000 square feet here before and we have about 5,000 square feet now,” said Club Sports Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Angie Witt, who helped design the new facility. “It’s definitely more functional than the facility we had before. The architects … gave me a good amount of freedom when it came to designing the place, around their parameters. I told them what we wanted and what we needed, and how we wanted it laid out.”
“Millions of dollars have been poured into this facility, and I feel like I’m at home finally in a permanent spot that Liberty has provided for us to do our job,” Witt said. “It gives me the opportunity to bring people into my office and have enough space to do that, and with the privacy of the doctor’s office, there’s so much more that we can do with this space.”
“It’s closer to the (LaHaye Ice Center) rink, it’s closer to the triathlon team’s indoor training center and all of our practice venues,” Witt said. “There’s really nothing else on the second floor of this garage so we have all the parking we need. Athletes can drive here, and it is way more convenient for them when they can just park and walk right in.”
The central location between other Club Sports facilities on North Campus and more than adequate parking available in the garage make the new setting ideal.
An open house was held on March 3. Distinguished guests included Liberty President Dondi E. Costin, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Scott Hicks, Senior Vice President of Construction and Facilities Management Dan Deter, Collaborative Health Partners CEO Shawn Crawford, Director of Athletics Ian McCaw, and Club Sports Athletic Director Kirk Handy, and Deputy Athletic Director Jeff Boettger. The event was also an opportunity to recognize March as the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s National Athletic Training Month, with this year’s motto celebrating athletic trainers as “Champions in Health Care.”
Liberty University recently opened its new Club Sports Athletic Training Clinic on the second floor of the new North Campus Garage to serve student-athletes in its thriving Club Sports program. The facility is in the same general location as the former clinic but nearly twice the size, with a more open atmosphere and functional layout as well as new state-of-the-art equipment.
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Lions Advance to GCC Championships behind Seven Goals from Yanah Gerber
Story Links LOS ANGELES – The rematch is set as LMU Women’s Water Polo advances to the Golden Coast Conference Championship Game after defeating San Diego State, 16-10, on Saturday night in the semifinals. The top-seeded Lions will face Fresno State Sunday at 1:00 PM in a rematch of last year’s […]
LOS ANGELES – The rematch is set as LMU Women’s Water Polo advances to the Golden Coast Conference Championship Game after defeating San Diego State, 16-10, on Saturday night in the semifinals. The top-seeded Lions will face Fresno State Sunday at 1:00 PM in a rematch of last year’s title game which went to overtime.
Ruth Arino Ruiz opened the scoring on LMU’s first possession, but the Aztecs provided an answer to even the score at 1-1 less than a minute into play. Sophia DeMattia scored back-to-back goals to push LMU’s lead to 3-1. The two sides split the final three goals of the first quarter as senior captains Arino Ruiz and Yanah Gerber twice gave the Lions a 6-4 lead.
A second quarter penalty goal by Carolina Magano gave LMU a 7-4 advantage. After San Diego State pulled back within two Gerber scored her third of the game to give LMU a 8-5 lead heading into the half.
The Aztecs scored the first three goals of the second half to tie the score at 8-all, forcing an LMU timeout. The Lions responded with the final three goals of the third as again Arino Ruiz scored one and Gerber added two more to bring the lead back to three.
Less than three minutes into the fourth quarter, Gerber scored her sixth and seventh goals of the game to push the Lions ahead 13-9. Mikayla Lopez, Skye Nankervis, and Lily Larson pushed the lead to seven in the final two minutes of the game. San Diego State scored one late to give the Lions a 16-10 lead and a return to the Championship Game.
Alyssa Barnuevo made 11 saves in the cage and added two assists and a steal.
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With the win, the Lions advance to the finals and will face Fresno State back at the Burns Aquatics Center at 1:00 PM.
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Track & Field Wraps Up Competition at Penn Relays
Story Links Philadelphia, Pa. – (April 26, 2025) – The Fordham track & field team completed its stay at the 2025 Penn Relays on Saturday, competing in the College 4×800 relays. The Fordham women were up first, as the team of Brenna Sears, Lauren Raimy, Kathleen Keefe, and […]
Philadelphia, Pa. – (April 26, 2025) – The Fordham track & field team completed its stay at the 2025 Penn Relays on Saturday, competing in the College 4×800 relays.
The Fordham women were up first, as the team of Brenna Sears, Lauren Raimy, Kathleen Keefe, and Megan McCann, placed 16th overall with a season-best time of 9:14.81.
In the men’s event, the Rams’ squad of Ben Borchers, Sean Reidy, Nathan Bezuneh, and Rodolfo Sanchez grabbed fourth in the event with a season-best mark of 7:26.12.
Fordham now looks ahead to the 2025 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship, which will be hosted at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, May 3-4.
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BATON ROUGE, La. – The Florida State beach volleyball team came up short in the CCSA Championship on Saturday, defeating LSU in the semifinals before falling to Texas, 3-0, in the final. The Seminoles earned their spot in the championship match with a 3-0 sweep of LSU in their fourth win over the Tigers this […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Florida State beach volleyball team came up short in the CCSA Championship on Saturday, defeating LSU in the semifinals before falling to Texas, 3-0, in the final.
The Seminoles earned their spot in the championship match with a 3-0 sweep of LSU in their fourth win over the Tigers this season and second in the postseason. FSU jumped out to an early lead with straight-set victories on courts two and five, and Carra Sassack and Bailey Higgins sealed the dual on court three with a 21-19, 21-15 win.
In the final, the Seminoles fell to Texas, 3-0. The Longhorns claimed courts two and five in hard-fought three-set matches to take a 2-0 lead, before securing the championship with another three-set win on court three. It marked Texas’ first CCSA title.
Florida State now turns its attention to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament bracket will be announced Sunday at 1 p.m. on NCAA.com, with play set for May 2-4 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
For more information on the Florida State beach volleyball program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at fsubeachvolleyball (IG) and @FSU_BeachVB (X).
#8 Florida State 3, #11 LSU 0
1. Alexis Durish/Audrey Koenig (FSU) vs. Parker Bracken/Gabi Bailey (LSU) unfinished
2. Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) def. Aubrey O’Gorman/Camryn Chatellier (LSU) 21-17, 21-17
3. Carra Sassack/Bailey Higgins (FSU) def. Elle Evers/Julia Sprecher (LSU) 21-19, 21-15
4. Makenna Wolfe/Myriah Massey (FSU) def. Tatum Finlason/Kate Baker (LSU) 21-12, 21-16
5. Jordan Boulware/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) vs. Emily Meyer/Skylar Martin (LSU) unfinished
#7 Texas 3, #8 Florida State 0
1. Alexis Durish/Audrey Koenig (FSU) vs. Chloe Charles/Eva Liisa Kuivonen (UT) unfinished
2. Emma Grace Robertson/Katie Hashman (UT) def. Gella Andrew/Maddie Trusty (FSU) 21-16, 14-21, 24-22
3. Karin Zolnercikova/Maddison Parmelly (UT) def. Carra Sassack/Bailey Higgins (FSU) 21-7, 16-21, 15-10
4. Noa Sonneville/Macey Butler (UT) def. Makenna Wolfe/Myriah Massey (FSU) 21-16, 14-21, 15-12
5. Jordan Boulware/Kenzie Hultquist (FSU) vs. Ava Patton/Vivian Johnson (TX) unfinished
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North Florida Claims the Fifth Tournament Title in Program History
Story Links HUNTSVILLE, AL. – The second seeded North Florida Ospreys won the fifth Atlantic Sun Conference Championship Beach Volleyball tournament title in program history after defeating #1 Stetson in the final. The day began with a semifinal matchup between #2 North Florida and #3 FGCU where the Ospreys came out on top 3-2. It […]
