Liberty University Women's Swimming

Shellenberger has set about building the Lady Flames into a strong contender in the pool. Shellenberger has posted a 63-26 dual-meet record, leading the Lady Flames to one CCSA title (2014) and four conference runner-up finishes (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) to date. In 2015-16, the Lady Flames earned their highest national rankings to date, listed 26th in the CollegeSwimming.com Team Rankings and No. 4 in the CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Rankings on Oct. 6. After defeating TCU, Liberty has defeated a team from each Power Five conference at least once. In just the fourth year in program history, Shellenberger coached the Lady Flames to the 2014 CCSA Championship title, holding off five-time defending champion Florida Gulf Coast, 732.5 to 718.5. During the 2014 conference meet, the Lady Flames recorded 18 podium finishes, nine B cuts, one A cut (200 medley relay), six CCSA records, six meet records and 16 program records. During the 2013-14 season, Liberty was ranked as highly as 13th in the College Swimming.com Mid-Major Ranking, while making it to 48th in the Endless Pools/CollegeSwimming.com National Rankings. Liberty placed 43rd at the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving National Championships, making its third straight NCAA nationals appearance. Sophomore Jess Reinhardt became Liberty's highest-placing individual at nationals, finishing 10th in the 100 fly in a CCSA-record time of 51.72. Shellenberger has earned two CCSA Swimming Coach of the Year honors, including 2012 (conference runner-up finish) and 2014 (conference championship). Liberty posted its second runner-up finish in a row, taking second place at the 2013 CCSA Swimming & Diving Championships. The Lady Flames earned their first national ranking in program history during the 2012-13 season, being ranked No. 37 in the Endless Pools/CollegeSwimming.com Top 25. During Liberty's second year as a program, the team earned its first All-America honor, as Brye Ravettine placed 13th in the 50 free at the 2012 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships. Ravettine was also named 2012 CCSA Swimmer of the Year and Swimmer of the Meet. Ravettine was listed on the Mid-Major All-America list by CollegeSwimming.com during 2011 and 2012, while Cori Gary was named to the honorable mention team in 2012. In addition, the 2011-12 recruiting class received mention on CollegeSwimming.com. The Lady Flames have also competed on the national stage, including USA Swimming Nationals and Winter Nationals, in addition to the Olympic Trials. Ravettine placed 17th in the 50-meter free at the 2011 USA Swimming Winter National Championships, qualifying her for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Ravettine, Laura Day and Reinhardt all competed in Olympic Trials during 2012. Most recently, Emilie Kaufman and Day qualified for finals in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2013 U.S. Open, with Kaufman taking 13th place overall. Prior to joining the Liberty staff, Shellenberger served as an assistant coach on Penn State's men's and women's swimming and diving coaching staff. During his three-year stint with the Nittany Lions, Shellenberger worked primarily with Penn State's male and female sprinters. While at Penn State, Shellenberger instructed 15 NCAA qualifiers, 13 school record holders, eight NCAA All-America honorable-mention performers, two Olympic Trials finalists, two NCAA All-Americans and the Nittany Lions' first-ever individual national champion (Pat Schirk/2008 national champion in the men's 200 backstroke). Besides writing and directing Penn State's dryland and yearly plyometric and strength programs, Shellenberger focused on the Nittany Lions' recruiting efforts. His first recruiting class at Penn State was ranked No. 21 nationally by CollegeSwimming.com, while his second was listed at No. 15. During the summer of 2007, Shellenberger served as a volunteer assistant coach at Arizona, where he worked under Arizona head coach and USA Olympic coach Frank Busch and Rick DeMont, the Wildcats' world-renowned sprint coach. Prior to his days at Penn State and Arizona, Shellenberger got his collegiate coaching start as the head women's swimming coach at Millersville University in 2006. He also gained valuable coaching experience as an assistant coach under Pete Clark at the Trident Swim Club in Lancaster, Pa., and as an assistant coach under Donnie Miller at Chambersburg Area Senior High School. Shellenberger graduated from Shippensburg University with a Bachelor of Arts in history in December 2005, while receiving a minor in coaching. He was a four-year member of the Raiders' swimming program, captaining the team during the 2004-05 season. Shellenberger is a former certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) and a current member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, American Swimming Coaches Association, and the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. During the summer of 2012, Shellenberger married the former Lorin Milotta, and the couple resides in Forest, Va. with their son, Eli. Two-time CCSA Coach of the Year (2012, 2014) 1 CCSA Conference title (2014)  4 CCSA Conference Runner-up finishes 6326 Dual Meet Record 12 CCSA Individual Championships 6 CCSA Relay Champions 9 CCSA Conference Records (5 individual, 4 relay) 10 CCSA Conference Meet Records (6 individual, 4 relay) 3 NCAA Championship Appearances 2 NCAA All-Americans 3 CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-Americans 1 CCSA Women's Swimmer of the Year 1 CCSA Women's Swimmer of the Meet 2 CCSA Women's Freshmen of the Meet 18 CCSA Swimmer/Diver of the Week Honors  10 CSCAA Scholar All-America Team Awards  17 CSCAA Scholar All-America Individual Awards  1 CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-American  1 CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-District Honor  3 VaSID Academic All-State Mentions  2 US Olympic Trials appearance (2012, 2016) 2 USA Swimming National scoring performances (2012 Winter Nationals, 2013 US Open) In 6 years of program history

Barnes has been instrumental in recruiting and training. The recruiting class for 2011-12 received mention from CollegeSwimming.com for deepening its talent pool with a large class. During her time at Liberty, the Lady Flames have posted a 63-26 dual meet record. Additionally, Liberty has won one CCSA title in 2014 and posted four conference runner-up finishes (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016). Liberty's strong recruiting and training helped the Lady Flames win their first-ever CCSA title in 2014. During the 2014 conference meet, the Lady Flames recorded 18 podium finishes, nine B cuts, one A cut (200 medley relay), six CCSA records, six meet records and 16 program records at the conference championship meet. Liberty then went on to place 43rd at the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, as Jess Reinhardt placed 10th in the 100 fly in a CCSA-record 51.72. During her first season, she helped lead the Lady Flames to a 7-9 overall record and a sixth-place finish at the CCSA Championships. Liberty followed up with a 12-2 record in 2011-12, improving to second place at the conference meet. The Liberty coaching staff was honored when head coach Jake Shellenberger was named 2012 CCSA Swimming Coach of the Year. The 2012-13 edition of the Lady Flames followed up with another second-place finish at the conference meet. The Lady Flames earned their first national ranking in program history during the season, being ranked No. 37 in the Endless Pools/CollegeSwimming.com Top 25. Brye Ravettine earned CCSA Co-Freshman of the Meet and Mid-Major All-America honorable mention honors in 2011. Ravettine, along with Bethany Wakeley, earned qualifying times for the 2011 USA Swimming National Championships. In 2012, Ravettine was named CCSA Swimmer of the Year and Swimmer of the Meet, and became Liberty's first swimming All-American and first Lady Flame to compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in swimming. Barnes, who won two Big Ten team titles as an athlete for Penn State, came to Liberty from Rutgers, where she served as an assistant coach. During her time with the Scarlet Knights, she coordinated all aspects of recruiting and developed a training plan for the sprinters. Her 2010 recruiting class at Rutgers earned honorable mention status from CollegeSwimming.com. Prior to coaching at Rutgers, Barnes worked as an assistant high school swim coach for the State College Area School District in State College, Pa. While there, she designed and implemented a training program for sprinters, and coached the third-place finisher in the 50-freestyle event at the 2009 PIAA State Championship meet. As a competitive swimmer, Barnes was a two-time honorable mention All-American in the 800 freestyle relay, a two-time NCAA Academic All-American and a three-time Big Ten Academic all-conference member. She was also a Big Ten second team selection for the 800 freestyle relay in 2006, and won the Nittany Lion Award for Most Improved in 2007. Barnes earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Penn State in 2007, where she was a seven-time Dean's List honoree. In May 2012, she received a Master of Education - Teaching and Learning in Special Education from Liberty. Start Date Degrees Doctorate: Graduate: Undergraduate: Follow on Twitter Links Men's Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Tennis Track and Field Women's Sports Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Academic Affairs Athletics Compliance Athletics Directory Big South Conference Cheerleading Directions Donate to Athletics Donation Request Facilities Flames Sports Network Hall of Fame Liberty University Liberty University Self Study Links/Media Outlets Make an Online Donation Media Information NCAA SAAC Sports Marketing Sports Medicine Social Media Tryout Information Club Sports Men's Hockey Women's Hockey Other Club Sports Men's Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Tennis Track and Field Schedules Club Sports Women's Sports Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming and Diving Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Schedules Club Sports Athletics Department Athletics Communications Athletics Compliance Athletics Directory Liberty University Self Study Title IX Sports Marketing Sports Medicine Students Academic Affairs Cheerleading Hall of Fame SAAC Student Flames Club Tryout Information Visitors Directions Facilities Parking Welcome Recruits Virtual Facilities Tour About Liberty Flames Sports Camps Prospective Students Multimedia Liberty Flames Sports Network LFSN Game On Links/Media Outlets Social Media Video Williams Stadium Expansion Blog Watch and Learn About Liberty Flames Club Flames Club Homepage Flames Club Donations Flames Kids Club Donate to Athletics Tickets Online Store ©. .

Locklin serves as the liaison between the university and NCAA as well as the Big South Conference. He is responsible for supervising the compliance team that is tasked with educating the athletics administration, coaches, student-athletes and our entire Flames Nation on current NCAA rules and regulations.  He and his staff are responsible for monitoring recruiting rules, communicating eligibility certifications, monitoring financial aid and awards limits, submitting waivers of NCAA Legislation, and reporting violations to the Big South Conference Office and the NCAA.   He also serves as an ex-officio member of the Liberty's Faculty Senate Athletics Committee and sits on the Athletics Compliance Committee. An active member of the National Association of Athletics Compliance, Locklin has served as a member of the NAAC Communications Committee since 2011. Locklin participated on the Compliance and Social Media Panel at the 2011 NAAC National Convention. He was a facilitator at the 2012 NCAA Regional Rules Seminar for a Welcome to the World of Compliance session. Locklin brought a wealth of experience to Liberty, previously serving in the compliance office at Virginia Tech from 2006 until 2012. He served as the Assistant Director of Compliance and Director of Compliance, before being promoted to become Virginia Techs Assistant Athletics Director of Compliance, a title he held until coming to Liberty in 2012. He was appointed to the ACC Committee on Student-Athlete Welfare during his final year on the Virginia Tech staff. Prior to his time in compliance, Locklin spent four seasons (2002-06) as Head Mens and Womens Diving Coach at Virginia Tech. Locklin served on the Advisory Board for the Christiansburg Aquatic Center form 2008-11. Locklin was an All-American diver at the University of Nebraska, finishing seventh in mens three-meter diving at the 1998 NCAA Division I Mens Swimming & Diving Championships. He was also named a team captain and SAAC representative. A native of Edmond, Okla., Locklin graduated with a bachelors degree in political science from Nebraska in May 2001, and graduated with distinction with a Masters of Science in Sports Administration from Liberty in May 2014.  Locklin and his wife, Kellan, currently reside in Lynchburg with two daughters Dylan (10) and Fiona Bean (3) and one son, Hagen (6).