Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Warren Stewart
- Induction:
- 2018
- Class:
- 1990
Wrestling: 1988-90
After taking two years off to serve in the United State Marine Corps following high school graduation, Warren Stewart burst onto the national scene when he won the 1988 NCAA Division II national championship, becoming the only NCAA champion in program history.
The 142-pound wrestler finished the 1988 season with a brilliant 28-8 record, which included a perfect 4-0 mark at the national championship event. Stewart upset No. 4 seed Dane Maue of the Colorado School of Mines, 7-0, in the national championship bout. He helped Liberty capture the NCAA Division II South Regional championship in 1988 and finish in ninth place at the NCAA Division II National Championship.
Stewart was a three-time NCAA Division I national qualifier (1988-99-90) and a two-time Eastern Regional champion (1989-90). He is a member of the Flames’ Bronze Medal Club, signifying a student-athlete who posted more than 60 career victories as he finished his three-year career with a 73-16-2 record (81.3 winning percentage).
The native of Lewistown, Pa., served as an assistant coach with the program during the 1990-91 season before starting full-time ministry work. Along with his wife, Julie, Stewart has served with Campus Crusade for Christ for nearly two decades.
After taking two years off to serve in the United State Marine Corps following high school graduation, Warren Stewart burst onto the national scene when he won the 1988 NCAA Division II national championship, becoming the only NCAA champion in program history.
The 142-pound wrestler finished the 1988 season with a brilliant 28-8 record, which included a perfect 4-0 mark at the national championship event. Stewart upset No. 4 seed Dane Maue of the Colorado School of Mines, 7-0, in the national championship bout. He helped Liberty capture the NCAA Division II South Regional championship in 1988 and finish in ninth place at the NCAA Division II National Championship.
Stewart was a three-time NCAA Division I national qualifier (1988-99-90) and a two-time Eastern Regional champion (1989-90). He is a member of the Flames’ Bronze Medal Club, signifying a student-athlete who posted more than 60 career victories as he finished his three-year career with a 73-16-2 record (81.3 winning percentage).
The native of Lewistown, Pa., served as an assistant coach with the program during the 1990-91 season before starting full-time ministry work. Along with his wife, Julie, Stewart has served with Campus Crusade for Christ for nearly two decades.
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