Prince George's SportsPlex to Serve of Host Venue

FOREST, Va. --- For the second straight season, the ODAC Indoor Track Championships will be competed at a new location.  The Prince George's SportsPlex in Landover, Md., will serve as this seasons venue, with Shenandoah University playing host to conference schools on Sunday, March 1.  Athletes will compete in 16 events over the course of the day, beginning with jumps and throws at noon followed by running events at 2:00 p.m.

LIVE MEET RESULTS
MEN'S HEAT SHEET
WOMEN'S HEAT SHEET

Lynchburg College out-paced the men's field in the 2014 championships, wrapping up its 17th straight and 28th overall ODAC championship.  The Hornets won a meet-high seven events and set three records on the day.  Bridgewater College opened up a new chapter in its women's indoor track history, claiming its first ODAC indoor crown.  The Eagles were victorious in four events, tying Roanoke College for the most in the meet.

Bridgewater's Luke Sohl repeated as the men's ODAC Athlete of the Meet.  He won the mile run (4:22.69) for the second straight season, and added a title in the 3,000-meter run (8:45.20), finishing just 0.26-seconds shy of a conference record.  Roanoke's Jessica Mejia claimed the women's top athlete honor.  In addition to placing eighth in the 60-meter dash (8.58), Mejia won the 200-meter (26.45) and 400-meter (1:00.05) dashes.  She also joined teammates Brynn MacDougal, Alexis Janney and Alease Kinney in winning the 4x400-meter relay in 4:03.28.

Sohl has his eyes set on a third straight best-of-meet honor.  He enters with the top times in the 3,000-meter (8:31.22) and 5,000-meter (15:14.70) runs.  Washington and Lee University's Ian McDonald is likely to contend in the mid-distance and distance events.  He set the ODAC record in the mile run (4:12.51) earlier this season, while sitting second (8:44.02) behind Sohl in the 3,000.

The remaining men's record from the early season was set by Bridgewater's distance medley team.  Nevin Heckman, Danny Breedlove, Sam Gunther and Sohl completed the event in 10:13.98 at the Hilton Garden Innvitational.

On the women's side, Eastern Mennonite University standouts Hannah Chappell-Dick and Kat Lehman both set ODAC records.  Chappell-Dick set her mark in the mile (4:56.37) as one of only a handful of runner to eclipse the 5:00-barrier at that distance in NCAA Division III this season.  She also owns the top time in the 800-meter run (2:15.07).  Lehman established a new standard in the 3,000-meter run (9:55.49).  Like Chappell-Dick, Lehman looks to claim a second event as she has the best mark in the 5,000-meter run (17:43.77).

Lynchburg thrower Kim Alfaro also set a new ODAC standard this season.  She reached a distance of 16.18 meters (53' 1.0") in the weight throw in early February.  That mark is nearly six feet better than the second longest throw on the conference's lists. 

A full schedule of events for the championship can be found here. For additional information on past results, 2014-15 top times and the championship location, visit the ODAC Indoor Track Championship website link here.  Be sure to also check out the host website from Shenandoah University here.