Posted: Jan 25, 2022
FOREST, Va. --- This week's ODAC Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week are all familiar faces, which should be of no surprise when each broke records and posted national highly-rated marks. Those earning weekly honors in Week 21 for Tuesday, January 25, include (pictured from left) Katelyn Game from Washington and Lee women's track & field, and Jaylyn Lane, Landry Moffo, and Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan women's and men's track & field.
Below are entries for each of the winners from today's release. Most weeks this winter, the following schedule will be used for awards reporting:
- Mondays: basketball, swimming
- Tuesdays: indoor track & field
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MEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Geni Roberts | Virginia Wesleyan | Jr. | Jumps
Roberts, a junior from Ridley, Md., picks up his second straight ODAC weekly honor after a record-breaking performance at the Finn Pincus Invitational hosted by Roanoke College. Roberts improved upon his already impressive marks in the long and triple jumps, breaking both of his own school records in the process. He won the long jump in 7.26 meters (23-10.00), strengthening his hold on the ODAC's top mark and moving up to fifth on the NCAA Division III performance chart. He occupies the fifth spot in the country in the triple jump as well. He posted a mark of 14.62 meters (47-11.75), again tightening his hold on the league's #1 position.
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MEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Landry Moffo | Virginia Wesleyan | Sr. | Hurdles
Moffo, a senior from Stafford, Va., picks up his second straight weekly award after another record breaking performance at the Finn Pincus Invitational hosted by Roanoke College. Moffo competed in the 60-meter hurdles and won both his preliminary heat and the finals race. He posted a time of 8.42 seconds in the prelims, and then reset his own Virginia Wesleyan record with a time of 8.35 seconds. That was 0.01 seconds quicker than his time the previous week at the Mondo College Invitational. Moffo's new time maintains his hold on the ODAC's top placement and ranks 16th in NCAA Division III.
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WOMEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Jaylyn Lane | Virginia Wesleyan | Jr. | Jumps/Sprints
Lane, a junior from Portsmouth, Va., earns her second straight ODAC weekly honor with a record-breaking outing at the Finn Pincus Invitational hosted by Roanoke College. Lane reset her own Virginia Wesleyan and ODAC records in the triple jump. The previous conference record of 11.69 meters (38-4.25) was originally set by Lane at the 2020 ODAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. Lynchburg's Aniya Seward matched that mark in December. Lane retook sole possession of the benchmark this past weekend as she posted a winning leap of 11.90 meters (39-0.50), making her the first woman in ODAC history to crack 39-feet in the indoor triple jump. Her new mark ranks third in NCAA Division III. Lane also participated in the Marlins winning 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:22.07. That effort, with teammates Niya Crocker, Aanykka Jackson, and Casey Stedman, ranks second in the ODAC.
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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Katelyn Gamble | Washington and Lee | Fy. | Sprints/Jumps
Gamble, a first-year from Houston, Texas, earns her second weekly award of the season after a record-tying performance at the Finn Pincus Invitational hosted by Roanoke College. Gamble, who won the first track honor of the season in December, won all three heats of the 60-meter dash. She claimed the preliminaries at 7.81 seconds and matched her own Washington and Lee record with a 7.80 sprint in the semifinals. She then won the final at 7.86 seconds. Gamble's best time of 7.80 seconds, which she also posted in December, ranks first in the ODAC and fourth in NCAA Division III. She also competed in the long jump, placing 6th at 4.83 meters (15-10.25).
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