Disc golf teams sweep at least a share of all four divisional titles at Flamethrower Regional

Saturday, March 7

Lynchburg, VA

9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Liberty University Club Sports

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Addison Sells drive off tee at New London Tech

Sophomore Addison Sells tees off at New London Tech on the final round of doubles play, which concluded with a playoff against North Carolina State. (Photos by Ethan Smith)

Disc golf teams sweep at least a share of all four divisional titles at Flamethrower Regional

3/10/2026 11:52:00 AM | Disc Golf

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Liberty’s D1 men lost a second-hole playoff against North Carolina State while its D2 and D3 teams and D1 women’s tandem claimed crowns.

Liberty University's disc golf team showcased its two home collegiate courses on Campus East and at the Hydaway Outdoor Center as well as a third professional course, New London Tech in nearby Bedford County — which was designed and recently redesigned by six-time PDGA World Championship winner Paul McBeth — during Saturday's and Sunday's annual Flamethrower Collegiate Regional Championship.

"(New London Tech is) one of the best courses in the world, actually," said Lady Flames graduate Grace Wilson, who also plays on Liberty's women's ultimate team. "It's quite a hike, and it is very tricky to shoot under par here."

"This course is super, super difficult," Flames graduate Jonah Burdick added. "The renovation has added another challenge. It's more wooded and technical and super demanding out here with lots of really long straight shots. Some of the Par 5s are over 1,000 feet. You've got to make putts to score."

The Flames and Lady Flames prevailed in all but the tournament's Division I men's competition, which North Carolina State University won on the second playoff hole after the two teams finished tied for first out of 10 teams at 20-under-par 179.

Liberty's D1 lineup of sophomore Addison Sells, Burdick, freshman Tyler Peterson, and junior Kyle Sennett opened a two-stroke lead on Milligan (Tenn.) University (48-50) following the opening round of doubles play on the Campus East course. Peterson won the singles round individually at 12-under par to lead the Flames, but NC State forced an overall tie with a combined singles score of 67 on the New London Tech course.

"Addison Sells was a couple strokes back and finished in the top five in singles and he had some good drives and good putts on the last doubles round … to help get us back into position," Burdick said.

Liberty trailed the Wolfpack by two strokes going into the back nine of Sunday's final round of doubles before seizing a one-stroke lead with a birdie on No. 16. NC State tied it with a birdie of its own on No. 18 before scrambling to stay tied on the first playoff hole and winning with a birdie on the second.

"We always look for NC State at nationals, and they've always been rivals of ours," Burdick said. "We definitely try to bring the best out of our game whenever we play against them."

In the women's Division 1 competition, the Lady Flames' reigning College Disc Golf national championship tandem of graduates Cami Burdick and Grace Wilson won by 10 strokes over Milligan's Ari Timm and Grace Sanderson, 7-under 183-3-over 193. Leading by just two shots after the first round of doubles and singles round at Campus East, Liberty's women's duo pulled away with a 67 total on Sunday's second round of doubles off the female tees at New London Tech.

"A big strength of ours is kind of bouncing off each and stepping up where we need to step up for each other," said Wilson, who won Saturday's singles round by one stroke over her teammate with a birdie on No. 18 on the Campus East course. "Cami's known for her powerhouse, bomber shots, and her C2 putts, anywhere from 30-60 feet from the basket. I do more of a controlled type shot and am better on C1 putts from 30 feet and closer."

Liberty's second-flight men's team of graduate John Weathersby, freshman Casey Stoope, freshman John Wakimura, and junior Andrew Hathaway totaled a three-round score of 7-under 192 to hold off Milligan (194) and NC State (197) as well as the University of Tennessee (198), Appalachian State (201) in the 16-team Division 2.

"The big difference between our team and other schools is we have so much more depth," said Hathaway, who moved up from the D3 team last season but doesn't expect to move up to D1 next season when some high-level recruits are coming in. "We didn't play our best, but we played well enough to win. We were able to fight and get some birdies along the way."

The Flames entered two teams in Division 3 with freshman Caleb Muleta, sophomore Benjamin Mathews, senior Mitchell Lange, and sophomore Kal Essenmacher finishing at 8-under 188 to land three strokes ahead of Liberty's B team of sophomore Jay Norton, freshman Eston Garcia, senior Liam Spillane, and sophomore Collin Spiegel (5-under 191).

Complete results are available online.

This weekend, Liberty's D1 squad will travel to Milligan for its regional championship near Bristol, Tenn., Sells' hometown, where some of the toughest competition in the nation — including reigning national champion University of Cincinnati — is expected to be in the field.

The Flames and Lady Flames have a month to prepare for the April 8-11 CDG National Championships in Rock Hill, S.C.

"We're defending national champs, and I was runner-up in singles," Wilson said. "We're favored as a team. We're both fighting to do well in singles and to win nationals again."

Liberty's best finish at the men's Division 1 level was runner-up in 2022. Last season, they placed fifth and the D3 team took second after winning in 2024.

"We'd love to be top-five again," Burdick said. "We'd love to win the tournament. That's the ultimate goal. Winning is always the goal."

By Ted Allen/Staff Writer

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