February 2, 2015

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: February 2, 2015

INDOOR TRACK
Ian McDonald, Washington and Lee, So., Mid-Distance/Distance
McDonald, a sophomore from Richmond, Va., repeats as the ODAC athlete of the week after setting a new school record and achieving and ODAC seasonal top-time. Competing at the Hilton Garden Inviational, McDonald placed fifth overall and first among NCAA Divsion III student-athletes with a time of 4:15.24 in the mile run. The mark set a new W&L record as well as tops the ODAC top-times list by more than nine seconds. It is also ranked ninth in the country. He went on to run a leg of the Generals' 4x400-meter relay team, which finished 18th overall and tops among D-III squads in a time of 3:30.06.

Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC INDOOR TRACK

 

INDOOR TRACK
Jaclyn Mohlmann, Shenandoah, Sr., Pentathlete
Mohlmann, a senior from Annandale, Va., starred at the Captains Invitational hosted by Christopher Newport University. Mohlmann won the pentathlon, besting a 15-person field that included NCAA Division I and II athletes. She posted 3,283 total points, which ranks third in NCAA Division III so far this season. She won three of the five events competed, registering victories in the 60-meter hurdles (9.58), high jump (1.61m; 5' 3.25") and the 800-meter run (2:29.44). She placed third in the shot put (9.69m; 31' 9.5") and eighth in the long jump (4.91m; 16' 1.5"). Mohlmann also competed in the 400-meter dash, placing 16th overall and fourth among D-III competitors in 1:02.63. That mark set a new Shenandoah program record.

Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC INDOOR TRACK

 

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Matt McCarthy, Guilford, Sr., Guard
McCarthy, a senior from Rockville, Md., picks up his second straight weekly award after leading the Quakers to two more ODAC victories to extend their current winning streak to six games. In a 91-88 double-overtime victory at Emory & Henry, McCarthy scored a career-high and ODAC season-best 44 points, which marks the most scored by an ODAC player since 2008 and the fifth highest total in NCAA Division III this season. McCarthy scored 13 of the Quakers 21 points in the overtime periods, including 10 in the second extra frame to secure the win. He finished 16-of-29 from the field, nailing seven three-pointers along the way. He was 5-of-5 from the foul line, adding three rebounds, three assists and a steal. I na 64-48 win over Eastern Mennonite, McCarthy drilled five more three-pointers on the way to 15 points. He added an a rebound an an assist. For the week, he was 12-of-25 from downtown, shooting 52.5-percent (21-of-40) overall. McCarthy is currently fourth in the ODAC in scoring (16.5 ppg) and overall points scored (313). He leads the ODAC in three-pointers made (66), is third in free throw shooting (51-of-62; 82.3%) and fourth in steals (37).

Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC MEN'S BASKETBALL

 

SWIMMING
Bobby Brajdic, Randolph-Macon, Sr.
Brajdic, a senior from Roanoke, Va., earns his fourth weekly award of the season after leading R-MC to wins in a dual meet against Greensboro and a tri-meet with Hampden-Sydney and Ferrum. He won all five individual events in which he competed, adding a first and second place showing in two relays. Against Greensboro, Brajdic won the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke events in 0:53.82 and 1:58.52, respectively. He also won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:58.54. He and his teammates won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:41.01. In the tri-meet, Brajdic won the 200-meter butterfly in 2:13.80, and followed suit in the 200-meter backstroke in 2:15.17. The Yellow Jackets finished second in the 200-meter freestyle relay in 1:43.57.

Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC SWIMMING

 

SWIMMING
Allison Fowler, Emory & Henry, So.
Fowler, a sophomore from Morristown, Tenn., earns her second weekly award of the season after helping the Wasps to resounding wins over King College and Mars Hill College -- both NCAA Division II -- in a tri-meet last week. Fowler won three individual events and aided the Wasps in a relay victory. All three of Fowler's individual times would rank inside the ODAC's top-10. She won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:01.26. She also stopped the watches first in the 200-yard butterfly (2:15.94) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:15.89). She posted a butterfly leg of 0:27.41 to help E&H win the 200-yard medley relay in 1:53.84.

Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC SWIMMING

 

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Katie Anderson, Randolph-Macon, Jr., Forward
Anderson, a junior from Beaverdam, Va., picks up her second weekly award after posting a pair of double-doubles to give her a dozen on the season, tops in the ODAC. She opened with a 19-point 15-rebound effort in a 73-53 road win at Randolph College. She added an assist and two steals to her stat line. Anderson followed that with 28 points and 12 rebounds in a loss to Lynchburg College (73-62). She was 7-of-12 from the field and cashed out 13-of-15 shots from the charity stripe. She added two assists and three steals to her daily effort. For the season, Anderson is fifth in the ODAC in scoring (15.2 ppg) and total points scored (274). She leads the ODAC in rebounding (11.8 rpg), total rebounds (213) and defensive rebounds (156).

Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL