Men's Cross Country
Eric Johnson, Roanoke College
Johnson, a senior from Topsham, Maine, ran away with the
individual title at the Washington & Lee Invitational,
completing the 8-k run 12 seconds quicker than the second place
running in a time of 28:25.00. His performance helped Roanoke
to a second place team finish.
Women's Cross Country
Becca Taylor, Washington & Lee University
Taylor, a sophomore from Hamilton, Ohio, out ran her nearest
competition by four seconds as she finished first overall at the
Washington & Lee Invitational at W&L Dick Miller
Course. The former All-ODAC First Team star clocked in at
20:54.00 to help her squad to the overall meet victory.
Field Hockey
Laura Christianson, Lynchburg College
Christianson, a senior from Virginia Beach, Va., scored three
times in Lynchburg's 7-0 win at Sweet Briar College on
Thursday. Each of the attacker's tallies came in the first
half of play to help the Hornets to a 2-0 week. For the
season, Christianson boasts a team-best four goals and one assist
for nine points.
Men's Soccer
Elliott Anderson, Emory & Henry College
Anderson, a junior from Ooltewah, Tenn., scored a game-winning
and game-tying goal this week as the Wasps went 3-0-1. Broke
the deadlock against LaGrange in the 85th minute with the second of
his two goals in the week's final contest. A day earlier, he
helped earn a time for E&H with a 73rd minute score. For
the week, Anderson notched four goals and an assist.
Women's Soccer
Jennah Carter, Guilford College
Carter, a senior from Orland, Fla., had a hand in four of
Guilford's five goals during the team's 2-0 week. She scored
twice in the final 4:05, including the game-winner with five
seconds left, to rally the Quakers past Methodist, 3-2. She
scored the first goal and assisted on the game-clincher in
Guilford's upset victory over Emory, the South Region's
fifth-ranked team.
Volleyball
Lauren Edmonson, Washington & Lee University
Edmonson, a senior from Crystal Lake, Ill., was named the Most
Valuable Player of the Washington & Lee Invitational as the
Generals took the team title with a 4-0 overall record. The
former All-ODAC First Team libero collected 54 digs over the four
contests, good enough for a solid 4.5 digs per game average.
She also added nine service aces to the winning effort.