The annual All-ODAC Mens Soccer voting has ended and the leagues top awards have been named. Virginia Wesleyans Brandon Massie was tabbed the ODAC Player of the Year. Hampden-Sydneys Josh Laux and John Robert Plyler earned Coach of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors, respectively. Virginia Wesleyans Travis Cober earned the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete award following a vote by the leagues sports information directors.
Hampden-Sydney College and Washington & Lee University sat tied atop the ODAC mens soccer standings going into their regular season-ending clash on Tuesday, but neither came out victorious as the game ended dead-locked 1-1 after a pair of overtime periods.
Only one vote separates the top two spots in the 2007 ODAC Mens Soccer Preseason Poll as Roanoke College sits a slim favorite over Virginia Wesleyan College atop the annual coaches survey. The Maroons received six first place votes and 88 overall tallies while the Marlins managed 87 total votes including a pair of first place nods. Lynchburg College, the defending league champion, rounds out the top three with 81 votes and the remaining two top spot considerations.
Virginia Wesleyan College athletic director and head mens soccer coach has resigned from the Marlins athletic department, effective in early August. He is leaving the College that has been a major part of his life since 1989. VWCs head mens soccer coach for 18 years and the athletic director for the past eight, Travis has decided to accept an offer to coach the Emory University mens soccer team beginning this fall.