January 25, 2016

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: January 25, 2016

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK - FIELD
Cody Below, Virginia Wesleyan, Sr., Heptathlon
Below, a senior from Norfolk, Va., put together a 3,100-point showing in the heptathlon at the multi-divisional Captains Invitational. He chimed in fourth in the shot put at 10.20 meters and matched that placing in the pole vault by clearing 3.25 meters for his best two finishes in the seven-event discipline. He posted time of 0:08.08 in the 60-meter dash to place 12th and was 10th in the long jump at 4.96 meters. He finished eighth in the 1,000-meter run in 3:14.53, and was 11th in the 60-meter hurldes in 0:11.19. He also cleared 1.52 meters in the high jump to place ninth.

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MEN'S INDOOR TRACK - TRACK
Trey White, Virginia Wesleyan, Jr., Sprints
White, a junior from Spotsylvania, Va., put together a pair of strong sprint showings and competed in a relay at the multi-divisional Captain's Invitational. White placed fourth overall in the 200-meter dash at 0:23.13, which ranks third in the ODAC. His time of 0:51.26 in the 400-meter dash chimed in seventh and ranks second on the conference list. White also ran the anchor leg of the 4x200-meter relay to help VWC finish fifth place in 1:33.65.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK - FIELD
Michelle Yates, Virginia Wesleyan, So., Throws
Yates, a sophomore from Berryville, Va., competed in both the shot put and weight throw at the multi-divisional Captains Invitational. There was just one NCAA Division I athlete between her and first place in the shot put as she heaved the apparatus 11.58 meters for a new personal-best and the ODAC's top mark so far this season. She added a 14th place showing in the weight throw at 10.25 meters.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK - TRACK
Marissa Coombs, Virginia Wesleyan, So., Mid-Distance
Coombs, a sophomore from Newton, N.J., competed twice and registered an event-win at the multi-divisional Captains Invitational. She topped a field of 12 runners -- only four of which came from NCAA Division III ranks -- in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:26.65. That marks sits atop the ODAC season rankings thru this weekend. Coombs also ran the anchor leg of the Marlins distance medley relay team, which finished second in 13:00.05.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Zack Burnett, Lynchburg, Jr., Guard
Burnett, a junior from Fairfax, Va., put together a pair of strong outings in helping the Hornets to a 1-1 week. He opened with 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting in a 64-59 win over Guilford. He canned a trio from beyond the arc and added four rebounds, two assists and four steals, the latter number tying the ODAC individual game season-high. Burnett tied a second conference season-high mark in the Lynchburg's 86-78 setback at Virginia Wesleyan as he buried 8-of-12 three-pointers on the way to an ODAC weekly-high 28 points. He was 10-of-23 overall from the field, chipping in seven rebounds anda blocked shot. For the year, Burnett is fifth in the ODAC at 17.1 points per game and sixth in overall scoring with 256 points. He fifth in field goals made (92) and seventh in three-pointers made (35).

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MEN'S SWIMMING
Mohamed Saleh, Randolph-Macon, Jr., Backstroke/Freestyle
Saleh, a junior from Cairo, Egypt, picks up his second weekly honor after winning two individual events and helping the Yellow Jackets to a relay triumph in a 107-98 win at York (Pa.). Saleh won the 100-yard backstroke in a time 0:53.07, which would go down as the second-fastest time in the ODAC this season aside from his own previous top mark (0:52.16). He also won the 50-yard freestyle in 0:21.90. Saleh swam a leg of the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team, which stopped the watches in 1:29.62.

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WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Rachel Leigh, Randolph-Macon, Sr., Backstroke/Freestyle
Leigh, a senior from Richmond, Va., won twice individually and posted the winning swim in the final leg of the 200-meter freestyle relay to help the Yellow Jackets defeat York (Pa.), 111-94. R-MC's 200-free relay team finished with a time of 1:45.61. Individually, Leigh stopped the watches first in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:04.76. She also claimed top prize in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:23.91.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Anais Weatherly, Guilford, Jr., Forward
Weatherly, a junior from Winston-Salem, N.C., picks up her second weekly honor of the season after leading the Quakers to a pair of victories to extend their winning streak to four-straight. Weatherly opened with her ninth double-double of the season in a 70-62 win at Roanoke. He posted 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting, while pulling down 11 rebounds, dishing out two assists, and coming away with seven steals. The next day, Weatherly again scored 23 points, this time on 9-of-16 from the field. She added nine boards, an assist and a steal. On the season, Weatherly sixth in the ODAC at 16.0 points per game and fifth with 256 total ponits scored. She leads the ODAC in steals (53) and offensive rebounds (57), is second in total rebounding (9.8 rpg) and double-doubles, and fourth in field goals made (111).

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