2010-11 Outdoor Track News
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Three Honored as Top ODAC Track Athletes
June 23, 2011Lynchburg's James Bell (pictured) was joined by fellow Hornet Jessica Gibbs and Roanoke's Carmen Graves in being named the ODAC Men's and Women's Track & Field Athletes of the Year. All three competed in the NCAA Championships last month in Delaware, Ohio, and were standout performers throughout the ODAC season. -
ODAC Names Jopson, Berkley Winners
June 10, 2011Three student-athletes earned the conference's top awards in a vote of the ODAC Board of Directors at the annual league meetings earlier this week. W&L's Greg Kurkis was recognized as the Doc Jopson Award winner. BC's Christina Rhodes and W&L's Emmy Mathews will share the Marge Berkely Award., marking the first tie in Berkely Award history.
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Smith, Bell All-Americans at Track Champs
May 28, 2011Guilford sprinter Johnathan Smith (pictured) and Lynchburg decathlete James Bell secured All-America honors at the 2011 NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships this weekend at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. Smith was honored with a pair of top awards for his efforts in the 100 and 200-meter dashes.
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NCAA Track Preview: Rhodes Honored
May 25, 2011On the eve of the 2011 NCAA Division III Track Championships, Bridgewater's Christina Rhodes (pictured with head coach Shane Stevens) earned an unexpected honor for the second straight year. She was honored with the NCAA's Elite 88 Award, given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at each of the NCAA's 88 championships.
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Lynchburg Wins Dual Track Championships
April 23, 2011Lynchburg College claimed both the men's and women's track & field team championships on Saturday afternoon, marking the third straight ODAC outdoor track and field title for the men's team and 25th overall. The Hornet women won their first outdoor title since 2005 and their eighth overall.
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ODAC Set for ODAC Track Championships
April 22, 2011Roanoke College is set to serve as host of the 2011 ODAC Track & Field Championships on Friday afternoon and Saturday. Action at Alumni Field and C. Homer Bast Track begins on Friday at 3:00 p.m. and continues on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. It all comes to a close with the awards ceremony at 6:00 p.m. Saturday evening.
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ODAC Players of the Week: April 18, 2011
April 18, 2011ODAC spring championships have either begun with conference athletes continuing to perform at a high level. Those earning weekly honors include: Chris Martin, HSC; Brooke Hensley, EMU; Andy Richter, EMU; Lisa Lee, EMU; Jeff Keating, RC; Sheila Anthony, HU; Noah Ratner, GC; Katie Gordon, BC; Tyler Mercier, GC; Ashley Allen, LC; Johnathan Smith, GC.
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ODAC Players of the Week: April 11, 2011
April 11, 2011Bad weather threatened play last week, but ODAC athletes came through with flying colors. Those who earned weekly honors include: Mark Manthe, RC; Lauren Childress, BC; Will James, GC; Jessica Burcham, GC; Jeff Keating, RC; Tara Harding, VWC; Mike Redwood, BC; Ariel Taylor, SBC; Peter Hawkins, BC; Krystle Landes, LC; Rachad Davis, LC.
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ODAC Players of the Week: April 4, 2011
April 04, 2011Golf took a brief hiatus from play last, but 10 other student-athletes earned weekly honors, including: C.J. Thompson, W&L; Lisa Scruggs, RC; Matt Morgan, LC; MacKenzie Creech, VWC; Richard Lachlan, RC; Kelly Egan, RMC; Hayden White, W&L; Jen Snyder, W&L; Sean Whitson, VWC; Carmen Graves, RC.
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ODAC Players of the Week: March 28, 2011
March 28, 2011ODAC athletes continued to perform over the past week. Those earning ODAC weekly awards include: Jordan Walton, RMC; Brooke Hensley, EMU; Gregg Laswell, W&L; Heather Jenkins, BC; Cole Hawthorne, HSC; Lesley Buckingham, LC; Noah Ratner, GC; Whitney Fitzwater, RC; John Michael Pavia, LC; Brittany Wilson, BC; Shad Harrell, HSC.
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ODAC Players of the Week: March 21, 2011
March 21, 2011Outdoor track competed for the first time this season, putting all nine ODAC spring sports in action. This week's Players of the Week include: Jonathan Mason, BC; Leona Rainey, RC; Jody Davis, W&L; Lisa Lee, EMU; Jason Lumpkin, W&L; Meegan Rourke, RC; Max Wyndorf, RMC; Carmen Graves, RC; Johnathan Smith, GC; Ariel Taylor, SBC; Rich Pugh, HSC.
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EMU Cross Country/Track Tabs New Coach
January 16, 2011Eastern Mennonite University has announced the hiring of Jason Lewkowicz as its cross country and track & field coach. Lewkowicz will finish out the 2010-11 athletic year at Hannibal-LaGrange University, where he holds the same position, before moving to Harrisonburg this summer to take over the reins of the Royals' program. Lewkowicz replaces Matt Dougherty.
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Dr. Toms Inducted in USTFCCCA Hall
December 20, 2010Lynchburg's Dr. Jack Toms was one of six individuals to be inducted into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame. Toms joined Cleve Abbott of Tuskegee, Doug Watts of Edinboro, Bert Lyle of Texas Woman’s University, Jeanette Bolden of UCLA and Chick Hislop of Weber State in the Class of 2010. Very few non-Division I coaches have been inducted in the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame.
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LC Track Dedicated to Dr. Jack Toms
October 09, 2010Homecoming arrived at Lynchburg College the weekend of Oct. 8-10, and as one would expect, events were aplenty. One such occasion recognized former Lynchburg cross country and track & field mentor and current Hornets' Director of Athletics, Dr. Jack Toms, in which the track was named in his honor.
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Thomasey to Head LC Track, Cross Country
July 07, 2010Lynchburg new director of cross country and track and field is anything but a new face to the program. Doug Thomasey '05 was named Wednesday to replace legendary mentor Dr. Jack Toms and will over-see all six highly successful Hornet programs.
