Concord University Alumni Magazine - Fall 2025

The architect of two conference championships in a four-year span, Justice sported a record of 40-17 from 2011-15. Justice's first championship team was in 2011 when the Mountain Lions defeated West Virginia Wesleyan in the regular-season finale to claim their first West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) Championship since 1990. Three years later, Concord not only won the Mountain East Conference Championship, but also won the Super Region One Championship—the first regional championship tpeoasmt s ei na sporno ggraamme haiss tCoUr yw. Jeunstt i1c 3e -i1s at hned oandlvyacnocaecdh t ion t ph reoNg rCaAmA hDi isvt iosri yo nt oI IwNi na t ai onnaatl i o n a l Sa te mC oi fni nc oarl sd iann2d0w1 4a s. Jvuosttei cde twh ea sS un pa me reRdecgoi onnf eOr ennecCe ocaocahc ho fotfhteh eYeyaera ri nt w2 0i c1e4i. n h i s c a r e e r A blue-collar linebacker from nearby Bluefield, Lilly was a three-time All-WVIAC/ AL il ll l-yMwE aCs sseel el ecct ti eo dn ai ns 2t h0e1 W1 , V2 I0A1C2 ,Daenf ed n2s0i v1e3 P. Al atytehreocf ot nh cel uYes iaorni no f2h0i1s 2j uanf ti oe rr ps ei lai ns og nu, p 126 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. His senior season was just as impressive with 118 tackles, seven tackles for loss, five forced f2u0m1 3b ,l easn, da nc da popneed i nh ti se rccaerpe tei ro no .nLtihl ley BweaysonnadmS epdo rt tos tNh ee tawl lo- rr ek gAi ol ln- At me aemr isc ai nn 2T0e 1a 2m ainnd 2l o0s1s 3a. rLei lel iyg' sh t3h7a7l lc- at irme eer atta Cc kUl.eHs ea ri se at hl si or dt hi ne po rnol yg rpalma y ehri sitno rpyr, owg rhai lme hhiiss t3o0r yt awc ki tlhe s1f0o ro r more forced fumbles. Af o rl ohnegr- tmi me rei tsourpi op uo sr tseerrov fi cCeotnoc Co Ur d. Saht he l seet ircvse, dC ot hnen eCro ng oc oe sr di nAt tohtl he tei ch aDlel po af rf at mmeen t an so wi t si ns et oc rreettai rr ye mf reonmt , 1C9o9n2n-e2r0a1n9d bheef or rheursebtai rni dn ,gF. rDeudrdi ni eg, rheemr wa i on rtkwi nogodf at yh se amn ods t lDoeypa al rstump epno tr twe rass aenv do l fvai nn sg ,oCf ot hn en eMr obur no tuagi hnt Lcioonnsst. aAntt as tt ai mb iel i wt yhteont ht he ec Co aUc Ah et hs l ient si ci d e t h e Carter Center. Lewis, now Poe, stamped her name in the Concord record book with her sweet swing from the left side of the plate 2014-17. Lewis ranks second in program history in br uont hs sr uc onrsebda(t1t e3d0 )i na l(l1r5a6n)k atnhdi r dd oi un bpl reos g(r5a0m) . hHi es trohr iyt. sL(e2w3 i1s) b, hu or smt eo nr ut nh se (s2c 5e )n ea nads a fwr ehsi lhemhai tnt i inng 2. 30 81 44 ., Sa hs es hf oe l lsomwaecdk ei td uap t ihne 2n 0- s1i n5 gwl ei -t she aa ns oanl l -prreoggi roanms erae scoonr dt h2a0t di nocul bu ldeesd 2q u6 ael xi ftyrian- gb af os er iht si t sf i rasntd- e4v5e rRNBCI ,AaAs sTho eu rwnaasmaevnitt. aNl po aornt eo fi nt hper oCgUr as mo f thbias ltlopr ryopglraayme d more than the 218 games that Lewis suited up in, guarding the outfield. Along with her 2015 all-region season, the native of West Virginia's eastern panhandle was also all-region in 2014. Oc ovnesr i st ht eenct ohui rt tseer os fi nh itshfeo uC rU- yl ienaerucpa. rFerearzai et rCeonnjcooyredd, Fh ri sa zbi ee sr t ws ea as soonne i on f 2t 0h 1e 7m, aoss tt h e Rh eo lapni no gk el e, Va Ad , Cnoant icvoer dw taos tnhaemMe Ed Ct hSeo uMt oh uDni tvai isni oEna tsitt lCe o, tnhf ee rleans tc ed iPvliasyi oe nr oc fr ot hwenYfeoarr ,t h e Mw aa sr oaol sno aan tdwGor-at yi m. Lea At el rl - Ai nt ltahnet ipc oRs et sgei oa snopne, rFf roarzmi eerr wi na s2 0a 1T7h ai rnddT2e0a 1m8 A. Fl lr-aAzmi eer rri ac an nk .s H e tHhi isr d8 3i nhpi trsodg ur ar mi n gh hi sitsopr yl a iyne rr -uonf s- t shceo- yr eeda r( 2s e0a0s)oannadr ei s tthi ee dmf oo rs tniinn tphr oi ng rcaamr e he ri sht oi trsy(f2o2r 9a) . sreincgolreds. eason, and the 73 times he crossed home plate in 2017 are also a single-season

CHAD FRAZIER '18

LAUREN LEWIS POE '17

JAKE LILLY '14

GARIN JUSTICE

ANITA CONNER

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WRITTEN BY WES MCKINNEY