Athletes Shine in All Arenas

SALEM, Va. --- Action in ODAC winter sports continued over the past week, and several athletes enjoyed banner weeks.  Whether it came from a 30-plus point game in basketball, a multiple event winner in swimming, or new top times in track, ODAC athletes shined in all arenas.

In swimming, Washington and Lee's Sarah Simpson picked up her second weekly honor of the season in helping lead the Generals to a double-dual win over Catholic and Marymount.  Simpson won the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle events, while also swimming a leg on the winning 200-yard medley relay team.

Men's track saw 2009 national meet participant Michael Allen take to the indoor facility for his first competition of the season.  The Eastern Mennonite sophomore set two new ODAC top season marks with a win in the long jump and a third place finish in the triple jump at the Orange & Maroon Classic hosted by Susquehanna University.

Courtney Hartman had a strong 2010 debut at Susquehanna as she was the top NCAA Division III finisher in a pair of events -- the 55-meter and 200-meter dashes.  She placed sixth overall in 55-meter hurdles, and ran a leg on the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fourth.

Guilford's Clay Henson was one of several standout performers in men's basketball.  Henson knocked down 14-of-24 three-pointers in a pair of Quaker wins.  He registered games of 30 and 28 points, hitting eight three-pointers in a victory over Roanoke.

Jordan Gholson helped lead Roanoke women's basketball to a pair of conference victories.  Averaged 15 points and recorded her third double of the season in the Maroons' two wins, and she also became the program's all-time leader in blocked shots with three rejections against Bridgewater.  She celebrated with six more blocked shots against Guilford to move into fifth all-time in ODAC history.

Listed below is each of this week's ODAC Players of the Week.  Click the links to learn more about each athlete's performance and some of the other top showings in the ODAC over the past seven days.  For more information, visit the ODAC on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.

Men's Basketball: Clay Henson, Guilford College

Women's Basketball: Jordan Gholson, Roanoke College

Swimming: Sarah Simpson, Washington and Lee University

Men's Indoor Track: Michael Allen, Eastern Mennonite University

Women's Indoor Track: Courtney Hartman, Bridgewater College