Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
The Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame celebrates the best of the best, honoring those who helped shape the face of Liberty Athletics. The Hall of Fame’s now 80 members have each played a key role in helping Liberty grow from an NCCAA program in 1972 to its current status as a thriving NCAA Division I program.
2023 Hall of Fame Class
The Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023, the 15th to be inducted into the Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame, will be honored during special ceremonies surrounding Liberty’s Hall of Fame Weekend football game against New Mexico State on Sept. 9 at Williams Stadium. The Hall of Fame banquet to honor this year’s six-member Hall of Fame class will be held on Friday, Sept. 8 at the Alumni Ballroom on the third floor of the Montview Student Union.
The six-member class includes:
• Sarah [Wilkerson] Erps (women’s basketball)
• Jonita [Randolph] Joseph (women’s tennis)
• Jeff Meyer (head men’s basketball coach)
• Todd Pettyjohn (men’s track & field)
• Brye Ravettine (women’s swimming & diving)
• Rupert Wright (football)
Class of 2009 (Inaugural Class)
Dr. Jerry Falwell
Founder/Former University Chancellor
(1971-2007)
Arthur L. Williams
Athletics Financial Supporter
Elena (Kisseleva) Bengds
Women’s Basketball
(1997-2000)
Bob Bonheim
Wrestling/Football Coach
(1973-86)
Sid Bream
Baseball
(1979-81)
Kelvin Edwards
Football
(1982-85)
2010 Hall of Fame Class
Theresa Bream
Volleyball (1987-90)
Women’s Basketball (1990-93)
Lee Guetterman
Baseball
(1978-81)
Gina (Gibson) Richardson
Women’s Track & Field
(1982-85)
2011 Hall of Fame Class
Paul Annan
Men’s Soccer
(1982-85)
Fred Banks
Football
(1982-84)
Bill Bell
Men’s Soccer Head Coach
(1990-2000)
Jerry Edwards
Radio Play-By-Play
(1981-2010)
Heather (Sagan) Zealand
Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field (1999-2002)
2012 Hall of Fame Class
Jesse Castro
Wrestling
(1977-81)
Mark Chafin
Men’s Basketball
(1975-78)
Sharon (Snodgrass) May
Women’s Basketball
(1979-82)
2013 Hall of Fame Class
Bailey Alston
Men’s Basketball
(1988-90)
Brenda Bonheim
Volleyball & Women’s Basketball Coach/SWA
(1975-2000)
Robby Justino
Football
(1989-92)
2014 Hall of Fame Class
Mike Decker
Men’s Track & Field
(1999-2001)
Wayne Haddix
Football
(1983-86)
Matt Hildebrand
Men’s Basketball
(1991-94)
Jake Matthes
Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field Coach
(1976-91)
Delethea Quarles
Women’s Track & Field
(1987-89)
2015 Hall of Fame Class
Eric Green
Football
(1985-89)
Mike Hatch
Wrestling
(1984-87)
Katie (Feenstra) Mattera
Women’s Basketball
(2002-05)
2016 Hall of Fame Class
Annie Hunt Fairchild
Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field
(1984-88)
Steve Kearns
Football
(1976-79)
Todd Setsma
Men’s Golf
(1993-95)
2017 Hall of Fame Class
Katie (Phillips) Bigham
Softball
(1996-99)
Sam Chelanga
Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field
(2008-11)
Julius Nwosu
Men’s Basketball
(1991-93)
2018 Hall of Fame Class
Peter Aluma
Men’s Basketball
(1994-97)
Danielle (McNaney) Detmer
Women’s Track & Field
(2002-05)
Rashad Jennings
Football
(2006-08)
2019 Hall of Fame Class
Renard Brown
Baseball
(1980-82)
Sharon (Wilkerson) Emory
Women’s Basketball
(1997-2000)
Johnnie Engelhardt
Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field
(1982-84)
2020 Hall of Fame Class
Larry Blair II
Men’s Basketball
(2004-07)
Henry Elliott
Men’s Track & Field
(1987-89)
Andrea (Wildrick) Hampson
Women’s Track & Field
(1999-2002)
Morgan Hout
Football Coach
(1984-88)
Samuel Johnson
Men’s Soccer
(1984-86)
Jeff Mincey
Baseball
(1974-77)
2021 Hall of Fame Class
Kyrie (Dorn) Adams
Volleyball
(1996-99)
Pat Bussey
Wrestling
(1981-86)
Robert Karlsson
Men’s Golf
(2009-12)
Megan (Frazee) Leuzinger
Women’s Basketball
(2005-09)
James McKnight
Football/Track & Field
(1990-94)
2022 Hall of Fame Class
Jose Gomez
Men’s Soccer
(1997-2000)
Glenn Inverso
Football
(1977-80)
Natalie (Barr) Lyttle
Field Hockey
(2012-15)
Jessica Moore
Softball
(2005-07)
Jacob Swinton
Men’s Track & Field
(1994-96)
2023 Hall of Fame Class
Sarah (Wilkerson) Erps
Women’s Basketball
(1997-2000)
Jonita (Randolph) Joseph
Women’s Tennis
(2004-07)
Todd Pettyjohn
Men’s Track & Field
(1991-94)
Brye Ravettine
Women’s Swimming & Diving
(2011-14)
