Host VWC Runner Up on Men's Side, Roanoke for Women
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. --- Lynchburg College and
Washington and Lee University split the ODAC Cross Country
Championship races on Saturday at Virginia Beach. The
Hornets' came out on top in the men's 8K race while the Generals'
earned #1 billing through the women's 6K race. Lynchburg's
Ricky Flynn earned his second straight individual men's title,
earning him the ODAC Men's Runner of the Year award.
Washington and Lee's Jessica Shaw was tabbed the ODAC Women's
Runner of the Year after earning her first individual crown.
The top 14 finishers for both the men and women earn All-ODAC
honors. The first seven receive All-ODAC First Team accolades
while the second seven garner All-ODAC Second Team awards.
The Lynchburg men's squad finished just two points better than
host, Virginia Wesleyan College. Aside from Flynn's winning
time (24:56.35), Patrick Jacobs (25:46.10; 6th), Rich
Apgar (26:19.05; 13th), Brandon Demers (26:21.10;
14th) and Lawrence Minor (26:23.75; 16th)
posted qualifying times. The Marlins were paced by a seventh
place finish from Sean Whitson (25:48.45). VWC's Robert Aaron
(25:55.70; 9th), David Kidd (26:03.90; 10th)
and Evan Ashby (26:10.40; 11th) earned All-ODAC
honors.
Other notable individual men's times include Bridgewater's Nathan
Rittenhouse (25:28.10; 2nd) and Brandon Spalding
(25:34.20; 4th), Roanoke's Ian Robinson (26:14.75;
12th), and Washington and Lee's Vance Berry (25:44.40;
5th) and John Ivy (25:54.15; 8th).
Washington and Lee's contingent ran away with the women's race,
earning seven All-ODAC awards including four first team honors and
five top-10 finishes. Shaw and her winning time of 21:41.75
was joined on the All-ODAC teams by Elizabeth Webb (21:54.75;
2nd), Becca Taylor (22:26.00; 4th), Dorothy
Todd (22:52.10; 7th), Kat Telfeyan (23:06.35;
9th), Katherine Fenwick (23:22.80; 11th) and
Christine Balistreri (23:32.10; 14th).
Other notable women's times including Lynchburg's Ashley Meyer
(22:12.90; 3rd), Jennie Pernisi (22:42.75;
5th) and Megan Donnelly (23:29.00; 13th),
Roanoke's Liz Mumaw (22:49.30; 6th), Erin Gollery
(22:59.35; 8th) and Maggie Moore (23:27.85;
12th), and Virginia Wesleyan's Ashley Roane (23:10.10;
10th).
Lynchburg's Dr. Jack Toms and Virginia Wesleyan's Mat Littleton
were tabbed as the men's Co-Coaches of the Year. Washington
and Lee's Kris Hoey was named the women's Coach of the Year.
The award is the 63rd overall for Dr. Toms between track
and cross country. It is the first of any kind for
Littleton. Hoey's recognition is her fifth straight in the
women's ranks.
Virginia Wesleyan earned both Rookie of the Year awards.
Whitson earned the honor on the men's side while Kelly Fauth
garnered the women's honor by finishing 16th overall
(23:40.80).
A pair of Generals took home the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete
Awards. In a vote of the league's sports information
directors, Michael Welsh and Becca Taylor were tagged with the
honors. Welsh maintains a 3.687 grade point average as a
senior chemistry major. Taylor, who adds this scholar-athlete
award to those won in 2006 and 2007, boasts a 4.060 GPA as an
economics major.
List below are the 2008 All-ODAC Men's and Women's Cross Country
teams. For more information, visit the ODAC on the Internet
at www.odaconline.com.
2008 ALL-ODAC CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS
Women - All-ODAC First Team | Men - All-ODAC First Team | |||
1. Jessica Shaw | W&L | 1. Ricky Flynn | LC | |
2. Elizabeth Webb | W&L | 2. Nathan Rittenshouse | BC | |
3. Ashley Meyer | LC | 3. Michael Welsh | W&L | |
4. Becca Taylor | W&L | 4. Brandon Spalding | BC | |
5. Jennie Pernisi | LC | 5. Vance Berry | W&L | |
6. Liz Mumaw | RC | 6. Patrick Jacobs | LC | |
7. Dorothy Todd | W&L | 7. Sean Whitson | VWC | |
Women - All-ODAC Second Team | Men - All-ODAC Second Team | |||
8. Erin Gollery | RC | 8. John Ivy | W&L | |
9. Kat Telfeyan | W&L | 9. Robert Aaron | VWC | |
10. Ashley Roane | VWC | 10. David Kidd | VWC | |
11. Katherine Fenwick | W&L | 11. Evan Ashby | VWC | |
12. Maggie Moore | RC | 12. Ian Robinson | RC | |
13. Megan Donnelly | LC | 13. Rich Apgar | LC | |
14. Christine Balistreri | W&L | 14. Brandon Demers | LC | |
Runner of the
Year Jessica Shaw, Washington & Lee |
Runner of the
Year Ricky Flynn, Lynchburg |
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Rookie of the
Year Kelly Fauth, Virginia Wesleyan |
Rookie of the
Year Sean Whitson, Virginia Wesleyan |
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Coach of the
Year Kris Hoey, Washington & Lee |
Co-Coach of the
Year Dr. Jack Toms, Lynchburg Mat Littleton, Virginia Wesleyan |
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ODAC/Farm Bureau
Scholar-Athlete Becca Taylor, Washington & Lee |
ODAC/Farm Bureau
Scholar-Athlete Michael Welsh, Washington & Lee |