Guest Athletes – Heaven To The Yeah

Our Special Guests

Each Thursday on Instagram live, one of our grace ambassadors Christian Taylor or Jordan Gray host athletes to discuss how they live with “Heaven in View”. In the first video, Christian explains that “it’s all centered around spreading messages of love, of positivity, and principles we should live by.”

Live videos are at 12pm PST, 3pm EST, and 9pm CET.

Grant Holloway

About

Grant Holloway is an American hurdler and sprinter. He is the 2020 Olympic silver medalist and 2019 world champion in the 110m hurdles. Grant is also the world record holder in the indoor 60m hurdles.

Watch Episode

Shaunae Miller-Uibo

About

Shaunae Miller-Uibo is a sprinter from the Bahamas specialising in the 200m & 400m. She is the two-time Olympic champion in the 400m and the 200m gold medalist from the Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast 2018.

Watch Episode

David Wise

About

David Wise is an American freestyle skier. He is a two-time Olympian, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and four-time X-games champion. David is the first Olympic Champion in men’s ski half-pipe when the sport debuted on the Olympic program in 2014.

Watch Episode

Nicola McDermott

About

Nicola Lauren McDermott is an Australian high jumper. McDermott won the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the high jump and is the current high jump Oceanian record holder.

Watch Episode

Jessica Beard

About

Jessica Beard is an American sprinter who is a 5X World Champion, 2011 Bowerman Trophy Winner, Adidas sponsored Athlete, and Texas A&M AGGIE All-American.

Watch Episode

Stef Reid

About

Stef Reid is a Paralympic long jumper who competes for Great Britain. Stef is a five-time world record holder, reigning world champion (London 2017 long jump), and triple Paralympic medallist in the long jump (2016, 2012) and 200m sprint (2008).

Watch Episode

Jereem Richards

About

Jereem Richards is a Trinidadian track and field sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 metres events. The Adidas sponsored athlete is a World Champion, Commonwealth Games Champion, and 2 time Olympian.

Watch Episode

Mikel Thomas

About

Mikel Thomas is a 3x Olympian hurdler from Trinidad and Tobago. He competed in the 110m hurdles event at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics and is also a Pan-Am Games Silver medallist.

Watch Episode

Divine Oduduru

About

Divine Oduduru, 3x All-Africa Games Silver medallist, is a Nigerian track and field sprinter specializing in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. He holds personal bests of 9.86 seconds for the 100 m and 19.73 seconds for the 200 m. The latter is a Nigerian national record.

Watch Episode

Maddie Holmberg Nickal

About

Maddie (Holmberg) Nickal recently competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials in Track & Field. Nickal starred at Hempfield Area High School and Penn State University.

Watch Episode

Daryl Robson

About

Daryl Robson is an English footballer who was last attached to East Thurrock United in the Isthmian League Premier Division. Daryl is also a modern day evangelist and youth pastor. He currently leads the F3 Football movement and travels the world sharing his powerful story of the redemption and hope he found in Jesus Christ.

Watch Episode

SAGE WATSON

About

Originally from Canada, Sage Watson has become an accomplished track and field athlete in the 400 hurdles.

Read Blog

TANZEL SMART

About

Tanzel Etric Smart Jr. is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He played college football at Tulane, and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft and now plays for the New York Jets .

Read Blog

GAGE HECHT

About

is an American cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Aevolo. Hecht is also the founder of the Waffle House Tour bicycle event.

Read Blog

CAMPBELL BOWDEN

About

Bowden is currently a senior at Baylor University. The young woman has played volleyball all through her high school career as well as for her first three years at Baylor before her career had to come to an end for medical reasons.

Read Blog

STEVE BASTIEN

About

Steve Bastien is an American decathlete. Bastien is a former student at the University of Michigan where he was a five time All American. He also attended high school at Saline High School in Saline, Michigan.

Read Blog

LAUREN SISLER

About

Lauren Sisler is a sports broadcaster who joined ESPN and SEC Network in 2016 as a sideline reporter for both college football and gymnastics. In 2017, she became a reporter for SEC Nation. In addition, she continues to serve as a sports reporter and host at AL.com.

Read Blog

ALEX SAMUEL

About

Alexander Kinloch Samuel is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Ross County.

Read Blog

TIM LOPES

About

Timothy Aaron Lopes is an American professional baseball infielder in the Colorado Rockies organization. He has played in Major League baseball for the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers.

Read Blog

Daniel Castano

About

Daniel Alexander Castano is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball.

Read Blog

Michael Hartfield

About

Michael "Mike" Hartfield is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the long jump. He holds a personal best of 8.34 m for the event, set in 2016. He competed in the 2016 Olympics for Team USA in the long jump.

Read Blog

Aaron Tredway

About

Aaron Tredway is the author of Outrageous - Awake to the Unexpected Adventure of Everyday Faith, published by Baker Books. He is also an inspirational speaker, motivator and coach.

Read Blog

Brant Tolsma

About

Brant Tolsma, Liberty’s Director of Track & Field and Cross Country, wrapped up his 34th year coaching the Flames in 2019-20. During his three-plus decades on campus, Tolsma led Liberty to an amazing amount of success at the national and conference levels.

Read Blog

Sam Todd

About

Sam Todd is the Director of Discipleship at Wycliffe Associates. Wycliffe empowers and equips national Bible translators—native speakers—to translate Scripture into their heart language using resources and tools provided through Bible translation workshops under the guidance and authority of the local church.

Read Blog

Wenda Nel

About

Wenda Nel is a South African track and field athlete specialising in the 400m hurdles. She has competed in the All-Africa Games, African Championships, and the Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal at Gold Coast 2018. Wenda competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Watch Episode

Beniel Dariush

About

Beniel Dariush is an American professional mixed martial artist. Originally from Iran, he competes in the lightweight division of the UFC. Beniel’s highest UFC ranking in 2021 is #3.

Watch Episode

Nicole Hensley

About

Nicole Hensley is an American women’s ice hockey player and Olympic gold medalist. She is currently a member of the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association.

Watch Episode

Paola Moran Errejon

About

Paola Morán Errejón is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She won two medals at the 2019 Summer Universiade. She finished 9th at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Watch Episode

Trayvon Bromell

About

Trayvon Jaquez Bromell is an American professional track and field athlete and two-time Olympian, specializing in sprinting events and is a New Balance Athlete.

Watch Episode

Michelle Carter

About

Michelle is a three-time Olympian as well as a World Championship gold medalist. She has excelled at the national and international level for 15+ years. While still in high school, Michelle captured eight Texas State U.I.L. titles in shot put and discus as well as two national girls’ shot put records and the Texas state record in discus.

Watch Episode

Jason McCarthy

About

Jason McCarthy is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.

Watch Episode

Beate Schrott

About

Beate Schrott is a 2X Olympian from Austria who specializes in the 100 meters hurdles. She finished the European Championships as a bronze medallist. In 2021, Schrott married #HTTY Grace Ambassador, Christian Taylor.

Watch Episode

Chanelle Price

About

Chanelle Price is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800-meter run. She is the current NACAC Record holder for 4x800m. She was the gold medalist at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2014.

Watch Episode

Heather Friesen

About

Friesen played four years of indoor volleyball at Western Kentucky, where she helped her team to three NCAA Tournament appearances. She left the school ranked third in career hitting percentage and fourth in total blocks. Friesen then transferred to Hawai'i for beach volleyball. She is currently living in Los Angeles and playing beach volleyball professionally

Watch Episode

CASEY PHILLIPS

About

From broadcasting internships with Fox Sports Southwest, twice, to the Dallas Mavericks, on to two different internships with the Cowboys and two with CBS KTVT in Dallas all before the age of twenty-one, and now going on her seventh year working with and reporting for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Read Blog

GRACE NORMAN

About

Received gold in the triathlon at the 2016 Paralympic Games and a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic games. She also is a seven-time medalist at the World Paratriathlon Championships, a two-time USA Paratriathlon national champion, and a 10-time World Paratriathlon Event medalist. Grace also holds the world record in the 800 and 1500 T44 classification for track and field.

Read Blog

Erica Belvit

About

Erica Belvit is a Jamaican Hammer Thrower and she is a two-time Jamaican National Champion in the event. Erica is a recent graduate of Northeastern University, where she holds the current Women’s Hammer Throw and Weight Throw records.

Read Blog

CHRISTIAN TAYLOR

About

Christian Taylor is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump and has a personal record of 18.21 m, which ranks 2nd on the all-time list. He is the current World Champion. He was the triple jump champion and long jump bronze medalist at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics.

Read Blog

XAVIER SCRUGGS

About

Scruggs, originally from San Diego, grew up playing three sports: football, basketball, and baseball. In his senior year of high school, he had the opportunity to be drafted by the Seattle Mariners, but he declined the offer and decided to attend college at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Here, he played baseball for the UNLV Rebels for three years before he was again drafted by the Cardinals, to which he accepted at this point in his career, feeling more confident in his abilities.

Read Blog

PASTOR BEEF

About

Beef spent his childhood playing football, wrestling, and throwing in track. After rekindling his faith during college, he eventually felt called to attend Oklahoma Christian University for ministry. Today, he serves as a track coach, area director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and youth minister at the Maricamp Road Church of Christ.

Read Blog

JAKE FRALEY

About

Jake Arnold Fraley is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Seattle Mariners.

Read Blog

KELLEN COX

About

Kellen is a former Missouri Southern Football player & current Executive VP of Ministry Advancement for FCA.

Read Blog

Wayde van Niekerk

About

a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. In the 400 metres, he is the current world and Olympic record holder which he broke in the Olympic finals. He also holds the world-best time in the 300 metres.

Read Blog

Julia Scoles

About

Julia Scoles has had a winding journey throughout her college volleyball career, with three schools and myriad concussions.

Read Blog

Royce Lewis

About

Royce Oliver Lewis is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Twins first overall in the 2017 MLB draft. Lewis made his MLB debut in 2022.

Read Blog

ISAIAH JOHNSON

About

Isaiah Johnson is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent but has played for multiple teams in the NFL. He played college football at Houston.

Read Blog

ISAIAH JOHNSON

About

Timothy knows what it takes to beat the odds. No matter what obstacle comes his way, he’s determined to never quit. His drive helped him become a college football player when many believed that dream was impossible due to a car accident that left him paralyzed. Currently, Alexander now serves as the character coach for UAB Football and Women's Basketball. He travels across the country sharing his story of resiliency in an effort to motivate and inspire student-athletes to live life to the fullest.

Read Blog