ODAC Players of the Week - Week 22

ODAC Players of the Week - Week 22

FOREST, Va. --- ODAC teams and athletes continue to push thru the winter season with February and a stretch run to their respective postseason events bearing down. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Charlotte Woods from Randolph-Macon women's basketball, John Shelor from Emory & Henry men's basketball, Patrick Sullivan from Washington and Lee men's swimming, Emily Hageboeck from Washington and Lee women's swimming, Amber Celen from Bridgewater women's track, Davonta Womack from Bridgewater men's track, Marissa Coombs from Virginia Wesleyan women's track, and Grant Amoateng from Eastern Mennonite men's track.

Below are entries for all eight winners from the past week of competition.  Click on the associated links to see that sport's weekly honor roll.

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ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: January 29, 2018

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK - FIELD ATHLETE
Grant Amoateng, Eastern Mennonite, Jr.
Amoateng, a junior from Bristow, Va., picks up his second weekly award after excelling in the jumps at the Finn Pincus Invitational. Amoateng won the long jump with a leap of 6.79 meters (22-3.50). That would rank third in the ODAC ultimately trailing his previous season-best mark of 6.92 meters (22-8.50). Amoateng was arguably stronger in the triple jump as he finished fourth overall and tops among Division III competitors after bounding 13.86 meters (45-5.75). That ties the ODAC high mark previously set by him and Shenandoah's Jason White earlier this season. It also ranks 36th in the country.

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MEN'S INDOOR TRACK - TRACK ATHLETE
Davonta Womack, Bridgewater, Jr.
Womack, a junior from Roanoke, Va., put together a strong outing at the Finn Pincus Invitational in a trio of events including two sprints. Womack was nearly at his best in the 60-meter dash, rattling off 7.11 and 7.02 times in the prelims and semifinals before blistering to 6.98 seconds for third overall and first among Division III competitors. That time would rank second in the ODAC and 16th nationally if not for his previous conference-best time of 6.97 seconds. Womack also took to the 200-meter dash, placing fifth overall and second among D-III talent in 23.09 seconds. In field events, he posted a mark of 6.60 meters (21-8.00) in the long jump to finish third overall and second against D-III foes. That mark is just short of his previous 6.80-meter leap earlier this season, which ranks second in the ODAC.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK - FIELD ATHLETE
Amber Celen, Bridgewater, Sr.
Celen, a senior from Townsend, Del., excelled in the jumps and on the track in various events at the Finn Pincus Invitational. Celen won the long jump competion with a leap of 5.59 meters (18-4.25). That marks is second only to her previous season-best and NCAA Division III leading mark (5.91m) and would rank inside the nation's top-five. On the track, Celen posted 9.57 seconds in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles, and bettered that mark to an ODAC-best 9.13 seconds to finish fourth in the finals. She also ran a leg of the fourth-place 4x400-meter relay team in 4:16.04.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK - TRACK ATHLETE
Marissa Coombs, Virginia Wesleyan, Sr.
Coombs, a senior from Newtown, N.J., continued her dominance in mid-distance events at the Finn Pincus Invitational. She finished first out of 35 competitors in the mile run with an ODAC-best time of 5:05.88. That mark also ranks 10th in NCAA Division III. Coombs went on to help the Marlins set new school and venue (Bast-Cregger Field House) records in the distance medley relay with a first-place time of 12:35.49. She and her teammates finished fourth in the 4x400-meter relay in 4:12.18. Both relay times rank #1 in the ODAC, while the DMR mark is eighth in the country.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL
John Shelor, Emory & Henry, Sr., Guard
Shelor, a senior from Giles, Va., put together a pair of strong outings in helping the nationally 21st-ranked Wasps to a pair of conference victories. Emory & Henry, which debuted in the D3hoops.com poll for the first time in program history last week, is now 18-1 overall and 10-0 in the ODAC, marking the first time E&H has been 10-0 in league play since 1992-93. The Wasps have also won eight straight games. Shelor opened his week with 21 points on 9-of-17 from the field in an 85-74 road win at Randolph. He added four rebounds, four assists, and a steal while also hitting both of his foul shots. Shelor's three-point prowess was on display in a 90-73 victory over Bridgewater as he canned 6-of-9 shots from deep on the way to 24 points. He was 8-of-15 overall from the field again was 2-for-2 from the line, adding in three rebounds, two assists, and two steals to his line. For the season, Shelor is ninth in the ODAC in scoring at 15.4 points per game. He is third in minutes played (603) and minutes played per game (31.7), fifth in free throw percentage (.844; 38-of-45), sixth in field goals made (107), and eighth in three-pointers made (41) and three-point shooting (.427; 41-of-96).

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MEN'S SWIMMING
Patrick Sullivan, Washington and Lee, Fr.
Sullivan, a freshman from Pawleys Island, S.C., blistered in a pair of individual events and one relay as Washington and Lee defeated St. Mary's (Md.), 184-69, in a dual meet. Sullivan set a new pool record and took over first place on the ODAC's top-times list in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:42.28. He also won the 100-yard freestyle in 48.87. Sullivan then swam a leg of the winning 200-yard freestyle relay, which posted a time of 1:26.12.

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WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Emily Hageboeck, Washington and Lee, So.
Hageboeck, a sophomore from Charleston, W.Va., continues to excel in the breaststroke events as she helped lead Washington and Lee to a 174-73 dual meet victory over St. Mary's (Md.). Hageboeck eclipsed the NCAA "B" cut time (2:22.73) in the 200-yard breaststroke for the third time this season, winning the event in 2:20.61. That mark is second only to her previous season-best time (2:18.21). She was nearly as impressive in the 100-yard breaststroke as she narrowly missed the NCAA "B" cut time (1:04.95) in winning the event in 1:05.90. That mark is also just below her previous season-best time (1:05.12). Hageboeck also W&L win the 200-yard medley relay in 1:50.52.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Charlotte Woods, Randolph-Macon, So., Forward
Woods, a sophomore from Richmond, Va., helped the Yellow Jackets secure two more victories to run their winning streak to six straight games with a pair of double-doubles against ODAC foes. Woods opened with 17 points and 15 rebounds in a 68-62 victory over Shenandoah, leveling the season-series between the two teams. She was 8-of-15 from the field and chipped in two assists and two steals. Of her 15 rebounds, 10 came via the offensive glass and helped Randolph-Macon to 22 second-chance points. In a 73-43 victory over Roanoke, Woods registered 18 points and 15 more rebounds. She was 7-of-13 from the field and 4-of-6 from the stripe, adding in three assists to her line. She again pulled down 10 offensive boards, helped R-MC to 20 second-chance points. She was especially effective in the second quarter with six points and six boards to help R-MC to a 10-point lead at the half. For the season, Woods is second in the ODAC in rebounding (11.2) and averages 9.9 points per game. She is second in total offensive rebounds (107) and overall rebounds (201). She is third in the league with eight double-doubles.

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