May 10, 2021 : By Jacob Couch - Office of Communications & Public Engagement
Coming off a year that many desire to forget, when spring sports came to a halt and many fall sports were delayed, Liberty University Athletics has given Flames fans worldwide a spring sports season for the ages, adding seven conference titles and counting to the trophy case.
In the Spring 2021 semester, all but one of Liberty’s 20 NCAA Athletics programs (football) competed as the university packed in almost a year’s worth of competition into one spring season, dubbing the busy schedule “Super Spring.”
And it was “super” in many ways. Liberty Athletics donned its highest number of ASUN Conference crowns this season, taking titles in Men’s Indoor Track & Field, Women’s Cross Country, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer, Men’s Golf, and Men’s Tennis. The Women’s Swimming & Diving team also claimed victory in the CCSA.
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Tournament Reflections – Liberty s Previous Showing at the Seminole Intercollegiate: • The Flames made their inaugural appearance at the Seminole Intercollegiate during last spring s abbreviated schedule. • The Flames finished in third place, posting a score of 9-over par 873 (297-285-291). • Washington, the top-ranked team in the field at No. 17, walked away with the team title, posting a winning score of 9-under par 855 (289-288-278). • Last year s 14-team tournament field included three other ASUN Conference schools: North Florida (T7 +19 883), Jacksonville (9th +24 888) and North Alabama (13th +46 910). • The Flames were paced by Jonathan Yaun, who individually finished in second place with a 6-under par 210 (74-67-69).
Tournament Reflections – Liberty s Previous Showing at the Gator Invitational: • The Flames are no stranger to Florida s on-campus golf course, having participated in this event the last nine seasons. • Liberty s best showing at this event took place in 2019 where the Flames finished in third place with a 2-under par 842 (285-277-280). • Prior to the 2019 event, Liberty s best showing in seven previous trips to Gainesville, Fla., were sixth-place finishes in 2012, 2016 and 2018. • Ervin Chang paced the way for the Flames in 2019, finished tied for seventh place with a 2-over par 208 (73-63-72). • Last year, Liberty s fifth-place finish as a team was led by Jonathan Yaun, who individually finished in seventh place with a 2-under par 208 (70-71-67).
Following a fourth-place finish at Liberty s first event of the spring, Kieran Vincent has been named the ASUN Men s Golfer of the Week.
Following a fourth-place finish at Liberty s first event of the spring, Kieran Vincent has been named the ASUN Men s Golfer of the Week.
Vincent (72-67-69) shared the honors with North Florida s Nick Gabrelcik (72-69-67). Both golfers carded an 8-under par 208 to finish in fourth place at the Timuquana Collegiate.
This is the second time in Vincent s career that he has won this award. He was also named the ASUN s top men s golfer for the week following a second-place finish at the Island Resort Intercollegiate on Sept. 5, 2019.