The West Liberty Hilltoppers, also previously known as the West Liberty State Hilltoppers, are the athletic teams that represent
West Liberty University
West Liberty University (WLU) is a public university in West Liberty, West Virginia. It is West Virginia's oldest institution of higher education. It offers more than 70 undergraduate majors plus graduate programs, including a master's degree ...
, located in
West Liberty, West Virginia
West Liberty is a town in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,557 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
West Liberty was given its patriotic name during ...
, in
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...
intercollegiate sports. The Hilltoppers compete as members of the
Mountain East Conference
The Mountain East Conference (MEC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level and officially began competition on September 1, 2013. It consists of 12 schools, mo ...
for all sports.
Prior to 2012, West Liberty was a member of the
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) was a collegiate athletic conference which historically operated exclusively in the state of West Virginia, but briefly had one Kentucky member in its early years, and expanded into Pe ...
, of which the Hilltoppers were an original founding member from 1924.
Varsity teams
List of teams
Men's sports (9)
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Football
* Golf
* Soccer
* Tennis
* Track and field
* Wrestling
Women's sports (9)
* Acrobats and tumbling
* Basketball
* Cross country
* Golf
* Soccer
* Softball
* Tennis
* Track and field
* Volleyball
National championships
Team
References
External links
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