Liberty at Nationals
The Liberty University paintball team spent the weekend of April 13-15 competing in the National Collegiate Paintball Association National Championships in Lakeland, Fla. Having finished fourth at the national championships for the past two years, the team was eager for victory after completing their season with an 8-0 record and a No. 1 national ranking. Todd Hoglund, Liberty’s head coach, believed that his team had a solid chance to win it all in Florida. “This is our year, this is our chance,” Hoglund said of his team before heading to nationals. “I just want the team to play the hard-nosed paintball that we know how to play.” Liberty is one of the only college in the NCPA with its own on-campus paintball fields, giving the team a distinct home field advantage and providing the opportunity to host events at the university throughout the season. On Friday, April 13, the team opened in a preliminary match against Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Despite some paint is...