The founding coach of West Liberty's Acrobatics and Tumbling team, Treasure Fields is coming off a season of “firsts” as she heads into her third year at the head of the fast-rising program.
Battling through a regular-season schedule that saw them take the mat against five squads ranked among the Top 10 nationally, Fields’ young crew overcame the challenges to earn the No. 4 seed in the Mountain East Conference Tournament – the first conference championship event ever staged in the history of the emerging sport.
Other “firsts” during West Liberty’s second Acrobatics & Tumbling season included:
– the first triangular sweep in program history, defeating Concordia (Wis.) and Davis & Elkins on the same day at the ASRC
– the first national NCATA honoree with freshman Theresa Evangelista earning NCATA National Freshman of the Week honorable mention for her performance during that meet
– the first MEC Athlete of the Week Award, presented to Evangelista after a strong performance in a dual meet against Glenville State
In addition, four West Liberty student-athletes were named to the All-MEC Team. With Fields expecting all four to return for the 2020 season, the future seems bright indeed.
A native of Richmond, Va. who was an Acrobatics & Tumbling standout at Concordia (Wis.), Fields had been serving as a graduate assistant coach at Concordia before coming to the hilltop. The Hilltopper coach was a Dean's List student at Concordia and graduated with a degree in Justice and Public Policy.
A key member of the Concordia team, Fields competed in every meet as a base during her two seasons with the Falcons. Fields earned national recognition as a senior when she was named to the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association (NCATA) Honor Roll for the week of Feb. 19.
She spent the first two years of her collegiate journey at Old Dominion University, which does not have an Acrobatics and Tumbling program, before transferring to the Wisconsin school to pursue her passion with the Falcons' fledgling A&T program.
Fields developed her skills through a lifetime of dedication and hard work fueled by more than 15 years of competitive cheerleading experience while growing up in Richmond. The highlight of Fields' competitive cheerleading career came during her high school years when she competed as a member of the prestigious Fame All-Stars Super Seniors team in Midlothian, Va.
Fields honed her leadership skills by helping lead the Virginia squad to three consecutive Top 10 finishes in the United States All Star Federation (USASF) World Championships in Orlando, Fla.
