“I’m getting to know when to turn on and off ‘Hype Man Andre.’ Most games, I’ll use the national anthem as a time where I’ll say a quick prayer, asking God to use me and then, it’s just a switch that goes on.
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“Learning how to stay calm and cool versus times where you have to be excited is the key,” Vial said. With so many sports on his spreadsheet and promotions on his plate, he tries not to get too hyped up himself, but to be led by the Holy Spirit as he encourages crowd interaction. 12 Midnight Mayhem men’s volleyball match. Fans watching could be doing anything else, so you’ve got to fight for their attention, to keep it exciting and high-energy.” Vial throws out T-shirts to the crowd in the Liberty Arena for the Feb. “As an emcee, you’ve got to be exciting, and to ab-lib well, letting your personality be out there. “I have always been an extravert, on the louder side,” said Vial, who was inspired by the PA announcer he grew up listening to at Danbury (Conn.) Whalers hockey games, a minor league affiliate of what is now the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes. His outgoing personality shines through when he takes to the Liberty Arena floor during men’s and women’s basketball or volleyball games, or the LaHaye Ice Center ice for men’s hockey games, or the Liberty Lacrosse Fields for men’s or women’s contests. Vial received the Student Service Award at last week’s Club Sports Choice Awards.
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He’s loud and professional and he has a lot of fun with it.” He’s so comfortable on the mic and engaging with the fans.
“He runs all of our intermissions and a lot of our game-night promotions and fan engagements. “He is super busy all the time, but he is phenomenal, an awesome guy, and we are very blessed to have him on staff,” said Kaleb VanDePerre, Club Sports Assistant Director of Marketing Promotions. Division I men’s hockey game against Jamestown. men’s lacrosse game against South Carolina and the 10 p.m. men’s basketball games against Stetson before bouncing over to the 5 p.m. 19, over the spring semester’s first College For A Weekend (CFAW), Vial juggled facilitating halftime and intermission interviews and fan participation games and contests for the 2 p.m. (Photos by Chase Gyles)Īndre Vial’s schedule as an emcee and public address announcer for myriad Liberty University and local sporting events is so crowded during the school year that he uses a spreadsheet to coordinate all of the games he can cover in one weekend.Ī junior youth ministries student by day, Vial transforms into “Hype Man Andre” at night for a wide variety of Athletics and Club Sports contests, as well as Lynchburg Hillcats Minor League Baseball games and sporting events at Jefferson Forest High School in nearby Forest, Va. 29 Midnight Mayhem DI men’s hockey matchup against UNLV at the LaHaye Ice Center. Club Sports student worker Andre Vial helps get the crowd hyped up during the Jan.
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