ODAC Players of the Week - Week 20

ODAC Players of the Week - Week 20

FOREST, Va. --- Indoor track and swimming tried to return to the active ranks this past week, but the weather across the region allowed for just a few events over the weekend. Still, the events that were conducted gave ODAC fans plenty about which to cheer. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, top-to-bottom left-to-right): Maggie Seybold from Washington and Lee indoor track, Nick Greenburg and Alexa Castellana from W&L indoor track, Miracle Walters from Guilford women's basketball, Josh Freund from Roanoke men's basketball, Ali MacQueen and Danny Lynch from W&L swimming, and Joe O'Connor from W&L indoor track.

Below are entries for all eight winners.  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 14, 2019

INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Nick Greenberg | Washington and Lee | Fr.
Greenberg, a freshman from Allen, Texas, opened the 2019 slate of the indoor season by winning a pair of events at the Wilkins Center Invitational hosted by Shenandoah University. The event is the first meet conducted in SU's new facility. Greenberg won both the long and triple jumps in Winchester. He claimed the long jump at 6.55 meters (21-6.00), which ranks third in the ODAC. He reached 13.50 meters (44-3.50) in the triple jump, which slots fourth in the ODAC seasonal chart.

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INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Alexa Castellana | Washington and Lee | Jr.
Castellana, a junior from Boonton, N.J., won a pair of events in the jumps at the Wilkins Center Invitational hosted by Shenandoah University. The event is the first meet hosted in SU's new facility. Castellana took over the #2 position on the ODAC's seasonal chart in the high jump as she cleared 1.57 meters (5-1.75), leaving her just 0.01 meters off the top spot. Castellana also won the triple jump with a leap of 9.82 meters (32-2.50) to put her just outside the ODAC's top-five.

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INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Joe O'Connor | Washington and Lee | Fr.
O'Connor, a freshman from Henrico, Va., competed in three events and picked up two wins in the first meet of the 2019 slate at the Wilkins Center Invitational hosted by Shenandoah University. The event is the first at SU's new facility. On the track, O'Connor won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.86-seconds, good for fifth on the ODAC season charts. He then took to a pair of field events. He won the pole vault by clearing 3.65 meters (11-11.75), which ties his previous season-best time and puts him just outside the ODAC's top-five. O'Connor matched his personal-best mark in winning the high jump by clearing 1.83 meters (6-0.00). He is one of four individuals tied for fourth in the ODAC at that height.

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INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Maggie Seybold | Washington and Lee | Sr.
Seybold, a senior from Cockeysville, Md., put together a nationally-ranked performance on the track at the Wilkins Center Invitational hosted by Shenandoah University. The event is the first meet hosted in SU's new facility. Seybold won the mile run with a time of 5:18.91 to take over first place on the ODAC season chart. When converted for track size for the national listings, her time of 5:15.78 ranks 20th in NCAA Division III.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Josh Freund | Roanoke | Sr. | Forward
Freund, a senior from Charlotte, N.C., registered two strong performances to help Roanoke run its winning streak to three straight games and into a tie for third place in the conference standings. Freund averaged 16.5 points and 10.0 rebounds while shooting .579 from the field in the Maroons' two wins. He opened with 12 points and 14 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season in a 72-65 victory at Guilford. He canned 6-of-7 from the line and added a steal and a blocked shot. Freund then shot 8-of-12 from the field and 5-of-5 from the stripe on the way to 21 points in a 67-63 victory over Eastern Mennonite. He added six rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a pair of blocked shots. For the season, Freund leads in the ODAC in scoring average (20.1) and overall points scored (322). He is second in rebounding averaged (10.1) and total boards (162). He's #1 in field goals (122-of-199) and free throws (77-of-92) made, third in field goal shooting (.613), and sixth in free throw shooting (.837).

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SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Danny Lynch | Washington and Lee | So.
Lynch, a sophomore from Richmond, Va., kicked off the new calendar year with three individual event victories and a relay win in the Generals 201-61 dual meet victory over Roanoke. Lynch won the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke events with times of 0:52.53 and 1:58.23, respectively. Both are second in the ODAC only trailing his own previous season-best times. He posted the ODAC's fifth-fastest mark in winning the 200-yard individual medley in 1:59.21. Lynch opened the meet by winning the 200-yard medley relay as he and teammates Steve Warren, Jared Nickodem, and Conner Van Vooren posted a time of 1:36.66.

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SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Ali MacQueen | Washington and Lee | Jr.
MacQueen, a junior from Memphis, Tenn., logged a of pair of individual victories and swam the lead leg of a relay win to help the Generals earn a 217-42 dual meet triumph over Roanoke. MacQueen won the 100-yard butterfly in 0:58.36, which would sit as the third-fastest mark this season if not for her previous ODAC season-high time and the mark of teammate Turner Bobbitt. MacQueen also won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:09.90, which is second in the ODAC and personal season-best. It trails only the time of W&L classmate Emily Hageboeck. MacQueen was joined by Laura Bruce, Claudia Barnett, and Elle Chancey win winning the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:39.07.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Miracle Walters | Guilford | Jr. | Forward
Walters, a junior from Elkin, N.C., put together a pair of strong performances as Guilford won twice to run its winning streak to four straight games. The Quakers now own sole possession of first place at the top of the ODAC standings. Walters averaged 21.5 points while shooting .692 (18-of-26) from the field to with 7.0 rebounds per game, six assists, and three steals. She opened with 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting in a full 40-minute shift in the Quakers 77-57 victory over nationally 21st-ranked Emory & Henry. She added four rebounds, two assists, and two steals to her line. Walters then led all players with 24 points on 9-of-14 from the field in Guilford's 60-53 win over Randolph-Macon. She added 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and chipped in four assists and a steal. For the season, Walters is sixth in the ODAC in scoring average (15.3) and fifth in total points scored (230). She tops the conference in minutes played (552) and minutes played per game (36.8) and is second in field goals made (97-of-174) and field goal shooting (.557).

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