ODAC Athletes of the Week | Indoor Track & Field

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Indoor Track & Field

FOREST, Va. --- ODAC track & field programs were active this weekend with several meets dotting the conference's indoor schedule in week 21. Several strong marks were posted with ODAC and school records challenged with the latter achieved on a few occasions. Those earning ODAC Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week awards for Tuesday, January 24, include (picture, l-r): Adalia Coleman from Bridgewater women's track & field, Kiara Felston from Shenandoah women's track & field, Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan men's track & field, and Alijah Johnson from Eastern Mennonite men's track & field.

Below are entries for each of the winners from today's release. The schedule below will be used for reporting ODAC Athletes of the Week:

  • Mondays: basketball, swimming, wrestling
  • Tuesdays: indoor track & field

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MEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Geni Roberts | Virginia Wesleyan | Sr. | Jumps
Roberts, a senior from Ridgely, Md., earns his second straight ODAC weekly award after top performances in both meets hosted by Virginia Wesleyan University -- the Marlin Invitational and the Blue Marlin Invitational. In the Marlin Invitational, Roberts won the long jump with a mark of 7.04 meters (23-1.25). That distance is second in the ODAC only to his previous Division III top-ranked leap of 7.26 meters (23-10.00). At the Blue Marlin Invitational, Roberts broke his own school record in the triple jump at 14.92 meters (48-11.50). His previous mark was 14.69 meters (48-2.50) set at last season's indoor national championship meet. Roberts' new mark ranks second in the country and tops in the ODAC by 1.27 meters (4-2.00).

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MEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Alijah Johnson | Eastern Mennonite | Sr. | Sprints
Johnson, a senior from Upper Marlboro, Md., continued his strong season at the SPIRE Midwest Collegiate Invitational in Geneva, Ohio, earning his third ODAC weekly honor of the year. Johnson challenged the ODAC record in the 200-meter dash as his third-place time of 0:21.85 is just 0.05 seconds off the benchmark set by Virginia Wesleyan's Randy Lott in 2014. Johnson's time tops the ODAC ranks and sits 10th in NCAA Division III. Johnson also took over #1 billing in the ODAC table in the 400-meter dash. He placed second in the event at 0:48.72, which joins his 200m time as 10th in the country.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Kiara Felston | Shenandoah | Sr. | Throws
Felston, a senior from Dover, Pa., collects her second ODAC weekly award of the 2022-23 season following two strong throws at the Collegeville Classic hosted by Ursinus College. Felston, who set the ODAC weight throw record (16.74m (54-11.25)) during her season opening event in December, finished second at Ursinus at 15.66 meters (51-4.50), the second-best throw in the conference behind her own league-record mark. Felston also placed third in the shot put at 11.48 meters (37-8.00), the second-best heave on the ODAC table.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Adalia Coleman | Bridgewater | Jr. | Sprints
Coleman, a junior from Warrenton, Va., began her title defense of the Division III 60-meter dash crown this weekend with her first action of the 2022-23 season at the Finn Pincus Invitational hosted by Roanoke College. Coleman ran three of the fastest 60-dash heats in the country, resetting the year's top ODAC mark twice. She won her prelims heat at 0:07.80 and did the same in the semifinals at 0:07.71. She was the only Division III runner to qualify for the finals, and she went on to finish second at 0.07.68. Not only is that the best time in the ODAC this year, but it ranks second-best in the country. Coleman also took part in the 200-meter dash, placing ninth at 0:26.87. She joined teammates Kacee Hooker, Cassidy Oliver, and Jade Buckles in placing third in the 4x400-meter relay at 4:21.61.

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