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, United States. Located in the state's Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, Northern Panhandle, it was established as an academy in 1837 and is the oldest unive ...
, 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 metropolitan area.
History
West Liberty was given its name during the American Revolution. It served ...
, in
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is the 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 environment ...
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 11 schools, m ...
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 List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference which historically operated exclusively in the state of West Virginia, but briefly had one Kentucky member in its early y ...
, of which the Hilltoppers were an original founding member from 1924.
Varsity teams
National championships
Team
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