2020-21 ODAC Indoor Track & Field News
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ODAC Announces 2020-21 All-ODAC Indoor Track & Field Awards
April 20, 2021While a formal ODAC indoor track & field season and conference championship meet was not hosted this past winter, there were still plenty of teams and athletes in action. The conference is proud to recognize those standout performers with the 2020-21 All-ODAC Indoor Track & Field Awards. -
ODAC Athletes of the Week | Soccer
March 02, 2021Track & field was inactive over the past week, leaving men's and women's soccer as the feature of today's ODAC weekly report. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Luke Mega and Taylor Smith from Lynchburg men's and women's soccer.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Indoor Track & Field, Soccer
February 23, 2021The second day of ODAC honors for week six of the spring season features men's and women's soccer for the first time this season. Indoor track & field is also highlighted in this edition. Tuesday will be the new reporting day for each of these sports -- including when indoor track & field switches to outdoors -- for the remainder of the 2021 season. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Evan Blow from Randolph men's soccer, Adalia Coleman and Chase Rosenthal from Bridgewater women's and men's track & field, Isaac Alderfer from Eastern Mennonite men's track & field, Sydney Davis from BC women's soccer, and Bailey Casto from Lynchburg women's track & field.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming
February 15, 2021The late surge of winter weather throughout the region has added to the chaos of schedules throughout the league, but ODAC athletes continue to appear unphased with some national-caliber showings and personal-best performances highlighting the past week's results. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Maria Vinson from Roanoke women's swimming, Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan men's track & field, Connor Kinkema from RC men's swimming, Kaitlin Measell and Andre Jackson from Shenandoah women's and men's track & field, Shirell Washington from VWU women's track & field, and Kasey Draper and Renee Alquiza from Roanoke men's and women's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming
February 08, 2021Week four of ODAC competition featured some high-caliber performances with school records and personal-best outings dotting this week's honorees. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan men's indoor track & field, Abby Oguich from Lynchburg women's basketball, Josh Talbert from Randolph-Macon men's basketball, Kimberly Large and Connor Kinkema from Roanoke women's and men's swimming, Bailey Casto and Frank Csorba from Lynchburg women's and men's indoor track & field, and Alison Moreau from RC women's indoor track & field.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming
February 01, 2021Weather threw yet another wrinkle at ODAC athletes and teams as snow over the weekend limited some events for week three. Those that competed showed they were not affected by the conditions as performances remained at a high level. Those earning weekly awards this week include (pictured from top and left): Alison Moreau from Roanoke women's track & field, Bailey Casto from Lynchburg women's track & field, Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan men's track & field, Isaac Alderfer from Eastern Mennonite men's track & field, Sarah Sondrol from Shenandoah women's basketball, and Ian Robertson from Randolph-Macon men's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Indoor Track & Field, Swimming
January 20, 2021The first ODAC Athletes of the Week of the 2020-21 academic year come at a much different time than we're accustomed, but conference athletes prove it doesn't matter what time you start as long as you do. The opening events in indoor track & field and swimming featured some outstanding efforts. Those earning weekly honors in indoor track & field and swimming including (pictured from top and left): Kimberly Large from Roanoke swimming, Isaac Alderfer from Eastern Mennonite track & field, Ben Tate from RC swimming, Lauren Anderson and Julian Douglas from Lynchburg track & field, and Rebecca Doran from Shenandoah track & field.
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Hollins Promotes Sullivan Jr. to Full-Time Cross Country/Track Coach
January 19, 2021Myra Sims, Hollins Director of Athletics, recently announced that Robert Sullivan Jr., current cross-country and track & field coach, has been promoted from part-time to full-time, starting Feb. 1. He will also be teaching two physical education classes.
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ODAC Chat | Denver Davis, Bridgewater
September 11, 2020The ODAC checked in with Denver Davis on Friday to talk about all things track & field. Denver is in his 11th season overall at Bridgewater, having taken over as the Eagles' Director of Cross Country and Track & Field in November 2018. He gave us insight into the BC program, some of their outstanding athletes, the challenges of training and preparing for a season in our current climate, and the growth of the ODAC since his time as a student-athlete at Lynchburg.
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Biking Blue Ridges and Smoky Mountains: Royals Take on the Parkway
August 27, 2020On July 16, an Eastern Mennonite University coach and three alumni began biking uphill. For 20 miles. And that was just the first day of a 500-mile trip, traversing the Blue Ridge Parkway from its southern end in North Carolina to where it becomes Skyline Drive in Afton, Virginia.
