FOREST, Va. --- The spring championship season is upon us with the outdoor track & field concluding its regular season slate in preparation for next weekend's ODAC championships. Several other sports are closing in on their final contests, with performances showing that the athletes are ready. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, top-to-bottom left-to-right): Jamie Hiegel and Calista Ariel from Bridgewater track & field, Joe O'Connor from Washington and Lee track & field, Jesse Bartley from BC women's golf, Alyson Bittinger from Shenandoah women's lacrosse, Brendan Markovic from Randolph-Macon men's lacrosse, Alissa Anderson from Lynchburg women's tennis, Mason Robb from Guilford men's tennis, Nick Roth from R-MC baseball, Carla Hall from Virginia Wesleyan softball, Keegan Woolford from SU baseball, Kendall Varner from Emory & Henry softball, and Zoe Scales from LYN track & field.

Below are entries for all 13 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: April 15, 2019

BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Nick Roth | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Starting Pitcher Roth, a senior from Henrico, Va., was dominant in seven shutout innings during the nationally 13th-ranked Yellow Jackets 12-1 victory at Roanoke. Roth scattered five hits and walked one batter while setting a new career-high with 15 strikeouts. The win moved him to 6-0 on the season and marked a Randolph-Macon record 22 career wins for the right-hander. Roth struck out at least one batter in each inning against the Maroons. He fanned the side in the second and worked around baserunners to record all three outs via punchouts in the fifth and seventh frames. Roth owns an ODAC-best 1.87 ERA in 53.0 innings on the hill. He also leads the conference in strikeouts (58) and strikeouts per game (9.85). Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Keegan Woolford | Shenandoah | Jr. | Outfielder Woolford, a junior from Charlottesville, Va., was run-generating machine for the Hornets last week as he had a hand in 19 of the 38 runs scored by Shenandoah. Woolford slashed .471/.571/1.059 with four of his hits going for extra bases. He drove in 13 runs and scored another six in SU's 3-1 week. In a week-opening 12-10 setback to Bridgewater, Woolford crashed a three-run homer, walked four times, drove in four runs in total, and scored three times. He went 4-for-6 in the next contest, a 16-3 triumph at Dickinson. He doubled and hit a two-run blast, driving in three runs for the game and scoring two times. He also stole a base. Woolford then went 3-for-9 with a homer, six RBI, and a run scored in a sweep (2-1, 8-6) of Ferrum. He drove in those six runs in game two, including a two-run shot to center in the top of the first. For the season, Woolford is hitting .330 with an ODAC sixth-best .460 OBP and 10th-ranked .557 SLG. He is second in RBI (33), fourth in homers (5), and fifth in walks (21). Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

GOLFER OF THE WEEK Jesse Bartley | Bridgewater | Jr. Bartley, a junior from Staunton, Va., earned her first career medal by winning the Shenandoah Shootout by four strokes at the Shenandoah Valley Golf Club in Front Royal, Va. Bartley opened with a 12-over 83 on the par 71 layout set to 5,692 yards. Players added another nine holes to their day at 3,141 yards and a par of 36. Bartley posted a 3-over 39 to finish at 15-over 122 and four shots clear of teammate Amanda Kelley in the 19-person tournament. Bridgwater won the team title by 18 strokes over the host Hornets, finish at 79-over 507 (343-164). Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC GOLFER OF THE WEEK

MEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Brendan Markovic | Randolph-Macon | Jr. | Midfielder Markovic, a junior from Westminster, Md., put together a 10-point week as he led Randolph-Macon to a pair of key conference victories as the close to the season draws near. Markovic opened with three goals and three assists to go with a ground ball in the Yellow Jackets 17-5 road victory at Randolph. He scored his three goals on just four shots, each of which were directed on-net. Markovic followed with two goals and two assists in addition to a pair of ground balls in a 13-6 triumph again on the road at Shenandoah. That victory improved R-MC's ODAC record to 5-2 and fourth in the standings with three league games left to play. On the season, Markovic has posted a team-best 45 points on 26 goals and 19 assists. He is 10th in the conference with four man-up goals. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC MEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Mason Robb | Guilford | Jr. Robb, a junior from Greensboro, N.C., picks up his first weekly award of the season after helping Guilford to a pair of ODAC team wins to increase the Quakers winning streak to six straight matches. Robb went a combined 4-0 at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles, the latter with partner Elijah Gregory. In a 9-0 win over Roanoke, Robb won 6-3, 6-0 in singles play and joined Gregory for an 8-0 in doubles action. The duo won 8-1 as part of a 9-0 victory over Emory & Henry, with Robb claiming a 6-3, 6-1 in his singles matchup. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Joe O'Connor | Washington and Lee | Fy. | Jumps/Hurdles O'Connor, a first-year from Henrico, Va., continued an impressive start to his collegiate career with another strong showing at the WildCat Invitational hosted by Randolph College, the host of this weekend's ODAC Championships. O'Connor improved upon his ODAC top mark in the pole vault, eclipsing 4.63 meters (15-2.25) to win the event. That height is ranked 25th in NCAA Division III. O'Connor also competed in the high jump and 110-meter hurdles. He finished second in the high jump at 1.86 meters (6-1.25) and third in the 110-hurdles at 0:15.44. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Zoe Scales | Lynchburg | Fy. | Jumps/Hurdles Scales, a first-year from Danville, Va., competed twice and won both events at the WildCat Invitational hosted by Randolph College, site of this weekend's ODAC Championships. Scales won the triple jump with a leap of 10.90 meters (35-9.25), which sits second in the ODAC. She also took a turn on the track in the 100-meter hurdles. She won that event at 0:15.12, which is also second on the conference and ranks 47th in NCAA Division III. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Jamie Hiegel | Bridgewater | Sr. | Distance Hiegel, a senior from Richmond, Va., nearly set a new ODAC record at the Bison Outdoor Classic hosted by Bucknell University. Hiegel placed eighth overall in the 10,000-meter run at the large NCAA Division I meet. He posted a time of 30:07.63, which tops the ODAC chart by more than four minutes and ranked fifth in Division III. Hiegel's time just missed the ODAC record in the event, set by former Lynchburg All-American Ricky Flynn in 2010 a 30:03.39. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Calista Ariel | Bridgewater | Jr. | Distance Ariel, a junior from Fredericksburg, Va., continued her stellar 2018-19 athletic year with a strong performance at the Bison Outdoor Classic hosted by Bucknell University. Ariel placed 16th and fifth among Division III in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, posting an ODAC season-best time of 11:10.11. That time ranks seventh in Division III and is less than 13-seconds from the ODAC record-time of 10:57.34 posted by former Shenandoah standout Amy Smith in 2012. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Carla Hall | Virginia Wesleyan | So. | Pitcher Hall, a sophomore from Franklin County, Va., helped the nationally top-ranked Marlins run their current winning streak to 12 straight games with a pair of shutout victories. Hall opened with a four-hit effort over seven frames in a 6-0 victory at Eastern Mennonite. She did not walk a batter and fanned three. She ended the game having set down seven straight batters and also enjoyed a pair of six-batter set-down streaks. Hall added her second victory of the week with a one-hit 8-0 shutout in five innings over Roanoke. She did not issue a free pass for a second straight game and struck out four. Twice she retired five Maroons in a row. For the season, Hall is 10-1 with an ODAC second-best 1.28 ERA. She has fanned 42 and allowed just 45 hits in 82.1 innings of work. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kendall Varner | Emory & Henry | So. | 1st Base Varner, a sophomore from Bassett, Va., enjoyed a power surge with six of her eight hits going for extra bases, helping the Wasps to a 2-2 week. Varner slashed .571/.625/1.500 with a double, three triples, two homers, five RBI, and seven runs scored. In a split at Bridgewater, Varner went 5-for-8 with four extra-base hits, four RBI, and four runs scored. She came up a single short of the cycle in game one, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored in a 10-3 victory. She accounted for the Wasps run in a 2-1 setback in game two, leaving the yard for a second time in the series. Varner went 3-for-6 with two walks, a RBI, and three runs scored in a split at Shenandoah. She tripled, walked twice, drove in a run and scored two more in an 8-2 win in game one. She tripled again in the nightcap, scoring once in a 4-2 loss. For the season, Varner is 12th in the ODAC with a .410 batting average, sixth with a .496 on-base percentage, and #1 with an .870 slugging percentage. She also leads the ODAC with 39 runs scored, is second with 11 homers, and third with 87 total bases. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

WOMEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Alyson Bittinger | Shenandoah | So. | Midfielder Bittinger, a sophomore from Westminster, Md., picks up her second weekly award after leading Shenandoah to a pair of conference wins to keep the Hornets unbeaten at 6-0 in conference games. Bittinger opened with three goals to go along with a career-high 10 draw controls, three ground balls, and a trio of caused turnovers in a 16-5 road victory at Bridgewater. She followed with four goals in a 19-6 win at Ferrum. She added eight draw controls, two ground balls, and a caused turnover. For the season, Bittinger leads the ODAC in goals scored (46) and is third in points (52). She is also #1 in draw controls (75), shots (92), shots on goal (71) and free position goals (14-of-32). Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC WOMEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Alissa Anderson | Lynchburg | Fy. Anderson, a first-year from Norfolk, Va., put together a combined 4-0 week between singles and doubles play to help Lynchburg rack up a pair of ODAC teams wins. The Hornets have won five of their last six matches and sit 11-2 overall. In a 7-2 victory over Randolph, Anderson won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3 singles. She joined Reagan Coon for an 8-2 triumph at No. 3 doubles. Anderson took stepped up in ladder position in a 5-0 win over Sweet Briar. She won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles and then joined Christina Harris for an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles. Anderson is on a seven-match singles winning streak and is 10-2 in dual singles matches this season. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK