Jake Shellenberger

Biography

building the Lady Flames into a strong contender in the pool. Shellenberger has posted a 136-41 dual-meet record, leading the Lady Flames to eight conference titles (2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) and six conference runner-up finishes (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) to date. The Lady Flames’ seven-year CCSA/ASUN title run (2019 through 2025) is the longest run of consecutive CCSA/ASUN Championships since the league began in 2008. Liberty joins The American Conference as an affiliate member for women's swimming & diving on July 1, 2025. The Lady Flames leave the ASUN with conference records in seven events. He was instrumental in the design of the state-of-the-art Liberty Natatorium, which opened Dec. 1, 2017 and was dedicated on Jan. 26, 2018. The Liberty Natatorium seats 1,400 fans in a bowl configuration. It features a nine-lane, 50-meter pool with a movable bulkhead. A separate 17-foot diving well includes 1- and 3-meter springboards and a three-column tower. Among many other features, the natatorium is pre-wired for TV broadcasts. Shellenberger earned five CCSA Swimming Coach of the Year honors, including 2012 (conference runner-up finish), 2014 (conference championship), 2019 (conference championship), 2022 (conference championship) 2023 (conference championship). He was named ASUN Swimming Coach of the Year in 2024 and 2025. The Lady Flames won the 2025 ASUN Women's Swimming & Diving Championship in their last year in the conference, winning for th