Generals' Runner Awarded Third ODAC/Farm Bureau Honor of 2013-14

FOREST, Va. --- Washington and Lee University standout runner, Annelise Madison, received her third ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete award of the 2013-14 campaign, earning this accolade via her participation in outdoor track & field.  Madison was tabbed from a pool of nominees in each sport by a vote of each of the conference's sports information directors.

The ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar Athlete Award is given to a student-athlete in each of the conference's 23 sponsored sports.  Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance is the presenter of each of the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Awards, forming a partnership with the ODAC to emphasize the NCAA Division III philosophy of the complete student-athlete experience.  To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore standing and have spent at least one full academic year at the nominating institution, must maintain at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, and must have participated in at least 50-percent of the team's events as a starter or key contributor.

Madison, a senior from Roca, Neb., has now won four overall ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete awards, adding the 2013 outdoor track laurel to this season's trio of honors.  She received the conference's highest scholar-athlete recognition last month when she was tabbed the Berkley Award winner by the ODAC's Board of Directors.  

Madison boasted a 3.998 grade point average as a History and Politics double-major.  A member of Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Beta Phi, Madison earned several scholarships and grants, including a W&L's Johnson Scholarship.  She also earned the Johnson Opportunity Grant, which afforded her the opportunity to volunteer at the Ghana Alliance for Community Transformation (Ghana ACT) in Ho, Ghana.  She was a two-time Capital One Division III Academic All-District® honoree, earning that distinction in 2014 in addition to an All-District laurel in 2013.  She owned a spot on the District 5 First Team this season, which made her eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America consideration. She also recently earned W&L's William D. McHenry Female Scholar-Athlete Award.

Outdoors on the track, Madison holds the Washington and Lee record in the 1,500-meter-run (4:37.84), which she set in 2013. At the 2014 ODAC Outdoor Track & Fiedl Championships, Madison took second in the 1,500-meter (4:39.64), the 800-meter (2:21.34) and the 5,000-meter (18:20.21) runs.

"We are proud of the accomplishments of every one of our student-athletes," says ODAC commissioner Brad Bankston. "It is especially gratifying to be able to recognize those who personify the definition of ‘student-athlete' through these awards, and we are proud to be affiliated with Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance in this program."

For more information about the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Awards, visit the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.