2026 Mustang Classic
Save the date! The 2026 Mustang Classic will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2026. Stay tuned for further details…
2025 Mustang Classic
October 4, 2025
Another amazing Mustang Classic is in the books! Thank you to our MCHS Band family for your support and help to make this event the best ever! We would also like to extend a huge thank you to our sponsors: Jet’s Pizza, Fulcrum Strategies, Banner Enterprises and Grow Local Realty. To the competing bands who participated this year – YOU GUYS ROCKED! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to your love of marching band which was evident in all the amazing performances!
The MCHS Band Boosters and the Mighty Marching Mustangs would also like to thank Liberty University’s Spirit of the Mountain marching band for a thrilling exhibition performance. Their performance was one that folks will be talking about for some time to come. If you want to relive the SOTM exhibition performance, click SOTM.
Go ahead and save the date for the first Saturday of October 2026 for the next Mustang Classic and we will see you then!
2025 Results
Congratulations to the 10th Mustang Classic Best in Class and special award winners:
Best in Class 1A: Wake Forest High School
Best in Class 2A: Felton Grove High School
Best in Class 3A: Sanderson High School
Best in Class 4A: Leesville Road High School
Best in Class 5A: Cary High School
Best in Class 6A: Panther Creek High School
Reserve Grand Champion: Sanderson High School
Grand Champion: Panther Creek High School
Pit & Prop Award: South Brunswick High School
John Enloe Spirit Award: Felton Grove High School
Mustang Classic Sponsors
The Middle Creek Band Boosters and the Mighty Marching Mustangs extend a huge THANK YOU to our corporate sponsors. We couldn’t do this without your support!
Liberty University
The Liberty University Spirit of the Mountain Marching Band is a vibrant part of Flames Nation and a long-standing university tradition. Comprised of 250 students from a wide range of majors and interests, it is one of the largest single organizations on campus. Participation in the band allows members to continue their involvement in a high-quality musical program while building friendships and traveling with a diverse community of students.
Nationally recognized, the Spirit of the Mountain is known for its colorful, drum-corps–style halftime productions and has appeared at numerous high-profile events, including the 1983 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the 2019 Cure Bowl, the 2021 Lending Tree Bowl, the 2022 Boca Raton Bowl, and the 53rd Annual VRBO Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. This fall, the band will host nearly 50 schools for the Virginia Marching Band Cooperative State Championships and will perform the National Anthem on October 26, 2025, at the Xfinity 500 NASCAR race in Martinsville.
This year’s program, Take to the Skies, features a variety of flying and aeronautical-themed selections, including music from How to Train Your Dragon and Top Gun, as well as “Free Bird,” “Fly Away,” “Defying Gravity,” “Danger Zone,” “Die With a Smile,” and “I’ll Fly Away.”
Featured soloists include Jacob Herbig (Top Gun Anthem); Matt Torres and George Witcher (Free Bird); Tyler Garman, Whitley Capps, Nate Malone, Jackson Avery, Ian Lowry, and Luke Suter (I’ll Fly Away); and Sam Herbig and Jackson Gandy (Die With a Smile). Winds music is arranged by Ben Hylton. Percussion is arranged by Josh Detwiler. Color Guard choreography is by Bryanna Boyd and McKayla Hill. The drill design is by Brandon Wickham.
Conducting the Spirit of the Mountain this year are Drum Majors Maddie Smith, Sam Shepard, Grace Clark, and Mitchell Austin. The band is led by Dr. Larry Seipp, Director of Athletic Bands, with Assistant Director Josh Detwiler. Percussion leadership includes Josh Detwiler, Tyler Jackson, Josh Inabinett, Jay Harris, Guy Mavinga, Taylor Kennedy, and Micah Elder. The color guard is directed by Bryanna Boyd, assisted by McKayla Hill and Hannah Suttles. Additional staff members include Tim Fus, Kara Witt, Connor Bonham, Caroline Harper, Elizabeth Holder, Joseph Taylor, Emily Taylor, and Aliza Nogueras.
The mission of Liberty University—and of the Liberty University Marching Band—is to develop Christ-centered men and women with the values, knowledge, and skills essential to impact the world. As an ensemble of the School of Music, the band strives to support athletic events while promoting the arts and uniting the university and community through dynamic performances that serve as an extension of Liberty’s distinct, Christ-centered vision.
If you or someone you know is interested in joining the Liberty University Marching Band, visit Liberty.edu/Band for details. Membership auditions are open to all incoming students—you do not need to be a music major to join. Contact us at [email protected] for more information and take your place in this exciting tradition!
