BRIDGEWATER, Va. --- It had been a while for one school and a return to the winner's circle after a brief hiatus for the other as the trophies were handed out following the 2018 ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday evening. Lynchburg College locked up its ninth overall women's team title, its first league crown since 2011. Weekend host Bridgewater College lifted its 10th men's piece of hardware marking the third time in the last four years that the Eagles men have posed for the event's final photo.
For the first time in league history, awards for outdoor athlete of the meet were split between track and field competitors. Bridgewater swept both women's honors with Amber Celen taking home track athlete of the meet laurels, while Courtney Adams secured top field athlete accolades. Celen also doubled as the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurancde Scholar-Athlete of the Year. There was a tie for men's track athlete of the meet with Eastern Mennonite University hurdler/sprinter Connor Faint and Washington and Lee University runner MacKenzye Leroy sharing the honor. Generals throw Dash Dericks took home men's field athlete of the meet recognition. Teammate Hank Patrick was tabbled the men's ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
A pair of first-year sprinters claimed ODAC Rookie of the Year distinction. Roanoke College speedster Quinn Harlan earned the women's honor, while Lynchburg pacesetter Azavier Kirtley secured the men's award. ODAC Coach of the Year plaques went to the event's victorious mentors, LC's Jim Sprecher and BC's Brian Flynn.
RELATED: Women's Final Results | Men's Final Results
Despite some outstanding finishes and strong performances, just three records were set or matched. Roanoke jumper Mara Briggs matched the high jump championship record set by former Maroon in 1998.
The remaining two standards were altered on the men's side and both on day one like Briggs. EMU's Faint sped to a new championship record in the preliminaries of the 400-meter hurdles, eclipsing the record shared by him and former LC standout Rachad Davis with a time of 53.65 seconds. Bridgewater's Jamie Hiegel set a new championship record in the longest race of the weekend, the 10,000-meter run. He finished the more than six-mile discipline in 31:44.88, eclipsing former LC runner Andrew Osborne's 2016 record of 31.49.56.
RELATED: ODAC Women's Record Book | ODAC Men's Record Book
Listed below is a full breakdown of event winners from the 2018 ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. For more information, visit the websites of any of the participating schools or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com. Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow @odacathletics on Twitter and Instagram.
* Connor Faint (EMU) set the men's 400m hurdles championship record in the prelims at 0:53.65
^ Mara Briggs (RC) tied the women's high jump championship record
| EVENT | WOMEN'S WINNER | Time/Mark | CHAMP RECORD |
ODAC RECORD |
MEN'S WINNER | Time/Mark | CHAMP RECORD |
ODAC RECORD |
| 100m Dash | Quinn Harlan, RC | 0:12.00 | Jordan Ard, VWU | 0:10.71 | ||||
| 200m Dash | Amber Celen, BC | 0:24.77 | Keyontae Norfleet, VWU | 0:21.93 | ||||
| 400m Dash | Endasia Mitchell, LC | 0:58.84 | Azavier Kirtley, LC | 0:48.59 | ||||
| 800m Run | Natalie Deacon, LC | 2:16.45 | Hunter Frizzell, LC | 1:55.58 | ||||
| 1,500m Run | Marissa Coombs, VWU | 4:46.70 | MacKenzye Leroy, W&L | 4:00.99 | ||||
| 5,000m Run | Samantha Yates, W&L | 18:10.27 | MacKenzye Leroy, W&L | 15:25.01 | ||||
| 10,000m Run | Kaitlyn Johnson, LC | 38:14.79 | Jamie Hiegel, BC | 31:44.88 | X | |||
| 100/110m Hurdles | Amber Celen, BC | 0:15.31 | Darren Petty, RAND | 0:14.96 | ||||
| 400m Hurdles | Emily Valle, BC | 1:05.31 | Connor Faint, EMU* | 0:53.72 | ||||
| Steeplechase | Calista Ariel, BC | 11:27.43 | Justin Mehrer, SU | 9:29.86 | ||||
| 4x100m Relay | Roanoke (Parks, Aurand, Moreau, Harlan) |
0:48.92 | Virginia Wesleyan (Dudley, Norfleet, Ardila, Ard) |
0:42.06 | ||||
| 4x400m Relay | Virginia Wesleyan (Washington, Cross, Dollins, Coombs) |
4:00.81 | Washington and Lee (Huffman, Fiore, Del Cristo, Wilson) |
3:20.24 | ||||
| High Jump | Mara Briggs, RC^ | 1:69m (5-6.50) |
X | Ryan Shepard, BC | 1.97m (6-5.50) |
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| Pole Vault | Courtney Adams, BC | 3.35m (11-0.00) |
Shep Sims, W&L | 4.42m (14-6.00) |
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| Long Jump | Tye Meador, BC | 5.47m (17-11.50) |
Davonta Womack, BC | 6.91m (22-8.00) |
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| Triple Jump | Courtney Adams, BC | 11.40m (37-5.00) |
Grant Amoateng, EMU | 14.69m (48-2.25) |
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| Shot Put | Sydne Moseley, BC | 11.97m (39-3.25) |
Chris Wolfgang, BC | 14.40m (47-3.00) |
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| Discus | Jennifer Calascione, RC | 39.96m (131-1.25) |
Dash Dericks, W&L | 43.78m (143-7.50) |
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| Hammer | Nicole Moughrabi, RC | 41.00m (134-6.25) |
Prescott Terrell, BC | 51.45m (168-9.00) |
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| Javelin | Rachel Murray, LC | 35.64m (116-11.25) |
Dash Dericks, W&L | 54.56m (179-0.00) |