December 7, 2015

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: December 7, 2015

INDOOR TRACK - FIELD ATHLETE
Patrick Robertson, Washington and Lee, Jr., Throws
Robertson, a junior from Norfolk, Va., started off the season with a strong showing in the throws at the Liberty Kickoff. Robertson set a new personal collegiate-best in the weight throw with a heavee of 14.77 meters, which stands as the top mark in the ODAC after the opening weekend. That throw was fourth overall and first among NCAA Division III athletes in the meet. Robertson also competed in the shot put, placing sixth overall and third D-III with a toss of 13.00 meters.

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INDOOR TRACK - TRACK ATHLETE
Alec Thibodeaux, Eastern Mennonite, Jr., Distance
Thibodeaux, a junior from Mount Sidney, Va., kicked off the 2015-16 campaign with a pair of strong distance runs at the CNU Holiday Open. Thibodeaux snapped a pair of school records in placing seventh overall in both the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter races. He finished the 3,000m first among NCAA Division III competition in 8:49.20. He was second D-III i nthe 5,000m at 15:25.53. Both times stand tops in the ODAC following the first weekend of competition.

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INDOOR TRACK - FIELD ATHLETE
Dana Lee, Washington and Lee, Jr., Jumps/Sprints
Lee, a junior from Nashville, Tenn., put together a banner weekend thru five events at the Liberty Kickoff, setting a new Generals record in the triple jump along the way. He leap of 11.00 meters was second overall and first among NCAA Division III competition. It's also third in the country thru the opening weekend. She was the top D-III finisher and again second overall in the long at 5.19m. She also ran in a pair of events, finishing as the second D-III competitor in both the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes in 0:08.15 and 0:27.46, respectively. Lee helped her teammates finish fourth overall and first D-III in the 4x400-meter relay in 4:21.02.

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INDOOR TRACK - TRACK ATHLETE
Lexie Janney, Roanoke, Sr., Sprints
Janney, a senior from Daleville, Va., posted the ODAC's fastest times in a pair of events at the JDL College Kickoff Classic. She was the top NCAA Division III finisher in both the 60-meter dash and the 400-meter dash, stopping the watches in 0:08.04 and 1:00.48, respectively. She also competed in the 300-meter dash, placing 29th overall and first D-III with a time of 0:43.21.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Alex Graves, Lynchburg, Sr., Forward
Graves, a senior from Waynesboro, Va., put together a strong week in leading Lynchburg to a 1-1 record that included a 94-77 win over Randolph-Macon. In that contest, Graves was 9-of-13 from the field and 7-of-12 from the line towards 25 points. He added six rebounds, a pair of blocked shots and an assist in the Hornets' win. He followed that with 17 points on 6-of-13 from the field and 5-of-6 from the stripe in a 68-64 setback at non-conference Methodist. He added five rebounds and a pair of assists. Graves is currently tied atop the league in scoring (18.7 ppg) and second in rebounding (9.0 rpg) and blocked shots (12).

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SWIMMING
Nick Burton, Randolph-Macon, Fr., Freestyle
Burton, a freshman from Chesapeake, Va., picks up his second weekly award of the season as winning a pair of events and finishing as the runner-up in a third at the Yellow Jacket Invitational. Burton chimed in second in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:44.40, placing him second on the ODAC's top-times list. He claimed the conference's top spot in his remaining two events, registering times of 4:40.16 and 16:25.98 to win the 500-yard and 1,650-yard freestyles, respectively. Burton also competed in a trio of relays. He contributed to a first place finish in the 800-yard free relay (7:06.82), fifth in the 400-yard free relay (3:13.03) and 17th in the 200-yard medley relay (1:47.60).

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SWIMMING
Michaela Nolte, Emory & Henry, Jr., Breaststroke/Freestyle
Nolte, a junior from Hillsborough, N.C., twice set the same ODAC record and posted three swims that eclipsed the NCAA B-cut in leading Emory & Henry to a team win at the Transylvania Invitational. Nolte won twice and placed second in three individual races, and then contributed to four relay wins. She won the 50-yard freestyle in 0:24.29, the second-fastest time in the ODAC this season. She then twice set the ODAC record and eclipsed the NCAA B-cut in the 100-yard breaststroke with preliminary and finals times of 1:05.09 and 1:04.99, placing second overall. Her third B-cut came in winning the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:22.96, the top time in the ODAC. Nolte swam a 0:24.22 leadoff leg in the 200-yard free relay, which marks the fastest 50-yard free time of the season. That helped E&H to a time of 1:36.70 in the relay. The Wasps also won the 400-yard free (3:34.08), 200-yard medley (1:47.62) and 400-yard medley (3:57.24) relays.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Lauren Ramsey, Guilford, So., Forward
Ramsey, a sophomore from Lexington, N.C., put together a strong week in leading the Quakers to a pair of victories, including a tight 69-67 win over Bridgewater. In that game, Ramsey registered 18 points on 8-of-18 from the field. She beat the offensive glass for five of her eight boards. She added two assists and a pair of steals. In a 75-48 win over William Peace, Ramsey dropped in 16 points on 7-of-13 from the field and 2-of-4 from beyond the arc. She added six assists and five more offensive rebounds to go with a pair of steals. Ramsey is averaging 12.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Her 22 assists are seventh in the league.

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