FOREST, Va. --- The University of Lynchburg and Washington and Lee University each earned seven all-conference accolades and combined for three special individual honors to highlight the 2020-21 All-ODAC Field Hockey Awards.

Shenandoah University midfielder Kesley Jones received ODAC Offensive Player of the Year laurels, while fellow SU-Hornet Farren Winter collected ODAC Rookie of the Year honors. Generals goalkeeper Sara Amil garnered ODAC Defensive Player of the Year plaudits. Lynchburg mentor Enza Steele earned ODAC Coach of the Year recognition, while LYN-Hornets goalkeeper Laurel Nicks was tabbed the ODAC/Virginia Farm Burau Insurance Scholar-Athlete by the league's athletic communications personnel for a second straight season.

The list of repeat honorees from the 2019 season is numerous at 19 standouts including nine of the 11 members of this season's All-ODAC First Team. SU's Jones was a first team pick in 2019. Lynchburg's Jackie Lerro -- the 2019 ODAC Offensive Player of the Year -- and Alexis Brown were first team choices along with Roanoke College duo Emilee Wooten and Lauren Heffron. Washington and Lee's Tess Muneses was a first teamer in 2019, while teammate Kailey Fitzgerald moved up from last year's All-ODAC Second Team.

Bridgewater College forward Courtney Cooke and Randolph-Macon College defender Claire Magill are repeat first team selections.

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Jones, a junior from Fredericksburg, Va., was the engine behind Shenadoah's offense in leading the Hornets to a berth in the ODAC semifinals. Jones led the ODAC in points with 30 and tied for the league lead with 12 goals scored. Her six assists were the second-most in the conference and tied for fourth in the statistical rankings. Jones registered at least one point in 10-of-11 games played, posting a season-high five points twice including two goals and one assist in a 5-4 overtime setback at Lynchburg in the semifinals. Jones has become one of the proficient playmakers in the ODAC, raking up 72 points powered by 21 goals and 30 assists over the past two seasons.

Amil, a junior from North Caldwell, N.J., helped lead Washington and Lee to the ODAC championship match for the first time since winning the title in 2017. Amil finished second in the conference in goals allowed (12), goals against average (1.23) and save percentage (.755). Her 37 stops ranked eight overall. Amil went the distance in all but one match this season, registering six shutouts along the way. Five times she made five or more saves in a game, including a season-high eight stops in a 5-2 win over Shenandoah.

Steele completed her 41st season leading Lynchburg's field hockey program this spring. This is her third straight and 12th ODAC Coach of the Year award. She previously earned the recognition in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018, and 2019. In the first spring season in ODAC history, Steele's Hornets captured their third straight conference title, increasing their ODAC record total to 21 field hockey trophies. Lynchburg went 10-0 overall and 7-0 in ODAC play, improving Steele's career record to 614-232-11 (.723). She is one of only five coaches in all NCAA Divisions and three in Division III history to win at least 600 games.

Winter, a first year from Gloucester, Va., stepped in and started all 11 games for Shenandoah, primarily at right midfield and as a key member of the Hornets attacking penalty corner unit. Winter registered 10 points in her first season in Winchester, scoring three goals to go with four assists. She had a stretch of three straight games with an assist thru the middle of the campaign, and registered her first collegiate multi-goal game at Washington and Lee. Winter also contributes defensive in one-on-one defense as well as trailing on defensive penalty corners.

Nicks, a senior from Yorktown, Va., pairs this honor with an All-ODAC Third Team selection as Lynchburg's goalkeeper for a second straight campaign. In the classroom, Nicks owns a 3.987 grade point average while majoring in chemistry with minors in biology, history, and environmental studies. A three-time member of the ODAC All-Academic Team, Nicks has earned a full scholarship to The College of William & Mary Master's in Environmental Studies program. This past summer, she was one of 24 students chosen for U.S. Department of Energy and American Chemical Society's Nuclear Chemistory Summer School through San Jose State University. She completed a 2019 summer research internship with the NASA Langley Research Center's Polymer Synthesis Lab, working on composite materials for spacecraft uses. She is a class representative in the Westover Honors College, treasurer for the University's EMS squad (she is a certified EMT), and is a faculty research assistant in the chemistry lab.

On the field, Nicks is now a three-time ODAC champion and two-time All-ODAC Third Team honoree. She led the ODAC in allowing just nine goals and posting a 1.03 goals against average. She registered 23 saves and posted a .719 save percentage, which was good for sixth in the league. Nicks will graduate having played more than 4,267 minutes guarding Lynchburg's goal. She allowed 75 goals in 73 games and boasts a 1.16 career GAA. She made 279 saves with a .788 save percentage.

Listed below are the 2021 All-ODAC Field Hockey Awards.  For more information, visit any of the participating schools' websites, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.  Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow @odacathletics on Twitter and Instagram.

ODAC Offensive Player of the Year: Kelsey Jones, Jr., M, Shenandoah
ODAC Defensive Player of the Year: Sara Amil, Jr., GK, Washington and Lee
ODAC Coach of the Year: Enza Steele, Lynchburg
ODAC Rookie of the Year: Farren Winter, Fy., M, Shenandoah
ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete: Laurel Nicks, Sr., GK, Lynchburg