Staff Directory

Kailey Bartholomew

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Assistant Coach
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Former Lady Flame, Kailey Bartholomew, was announced the program's assistant coach on May 12, 2025. Bartholomew returned to Lynchburg following three seasons at the helm at Cairn and multiple seasons playing for Torch F.C. in the women's premier league.

In her first season coaching the Lafy Flames, Liberty cemented its place as one of the top threats in CUSA and mid-major programs in Division l with an overall 14-4-4 record. After securing a share of the CUSA Regular Season Championship title, Liberty secured three victories as the host site for the 2025 CUSA Women's Soccer Championship. The Lady Flames conceded one goal in three playoff games to earn their second CUSA title in three seasons. The Lady Flames were represented with the CUSA Player of the Year (Ivy Garner), Defensive Player of the Year (Lauren Littleton), and the lone goalkeeper on the All-Conference first team (Peyton Huber), along with midfielder Briana Myers.

Bartholomew played for four seasons as a midfielder for the Lady Flames (2016-19), playing three seasons under head coach Lang Wedemeyer. In her senior season, the midfielder netted two goals and four assists with eight points, the third most on the team. In four seasons at Liberty, she played in 54 games, totaling two goals and five assists.

After Liberty, Bartholomew played for multiple seasons for Torch F.C., a sports ministry that participates in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL).

Bartholomew began her coaching career serving as the Head Girls' Soccer Coach at Faith Christian Academy out of the Bicentennial Athletic League (BAL). Across her tenure, the Lions secured the PIAA District I Champions and reached the PIAA State quarterfinals. Bartholomew was honored as the BAL Coach of the Year following the season.

Cairn announced Bartholomew as its head coach prior to the 2022 season. She totaled a 23-22-6 record across three seasons. She guided the Highlanders to a 9-6-5 record in her first season, guiding a Defensive Player of the Year selection and four all-conference honorees. In 2023, she led Cairn to a finish in the United East Divisional Final with a 7-6-4 mark, garnering a second Defensive Player of the Year award and six all-conference mentions. She finished her Cairn tenure with a 5-9-1 record and an appearance in the United East First Round.