ODAC Players of the Week - Week 19

ODAC Players of the Week - Week 19

FOREST, Va. --- Indoor track returned to action over the weekend, joining basketball and and swimming to bring the winter season to full strength. Those earning weekly awards include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Zack Burnett from Lynchburg men's basketball, Michaela Nolte from Emory & Henry women's swimming, Sam Logue from Washington and Lee men's swimming, Samantha Yates from Washington and Lee indoor track, Darin Council, Amber Celen, and Alex Galloway from Bridgewater indoor track, and Amanda Gerni from Virginia Wesleyan women's basketball.

Entries for all eight winners from the past week of competition are posted below.  Click on the associated links to see that sport's weekly honor roll.

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ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: January 16, 2017

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK - FIELD ATHLETE
Darin Council, Bridgewater, Sr.
Council, a senior from Stafford, Va., got his 2017 campaign started on the right foot with a trio of top-eight showings including an event victory at the CNU Quadrangular. Council won the triple jump with an early ODAC-best mark of 13.90 meters (45' 7.25"). That ranks 15 in NCAA Division III. He also finished second in the shotput at 13.59 meters (44' 7.0"), which sits second in the ODAC. Council added an eighth place showing in the weight throw at 10.77 meters (35' 4.0").

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MEN'S INDOOR TRACK - TRACK ATHLETE
Alex Galloway, Bridgewater, So.
Galloway, a sophomore from Ashburn, Va., posted the two best sprints of the weekend for the ODAC as he competed three times at the CNU Quadrangular. Galloway won the 200-meter dash with a time of 0:22.99, which is second overall to the ODAC and 47th in NCAA Division III. He chimed in third in the 60-meter dash with a time 0:07.16, which is fifth in the league. Galloway added a leg of the third place 4x400-meter relay team to his outing, posting a time of 3:37.85.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK - FIELD ATHLETE
Amber Celen, Bridgewater, Jr., Jumps/Sprints
Celen, a junior from Townsend, Del., is already showing off her multi-event talents as she picks up her second weekly award of 2016-17, this time for her field performance at the CNU Quadrangular. Celen won the long jump competition with a leap of 5.54 meters (18' 2.25"), which also tops the ODAC seasonal charts and is currently fourth in NCAA Division III. She added two performances on the track, placing second in the 400-meter dash at 1:03.30 and fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at 0:09.59. Both those marks are second in the ODAC in their respective events.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK - TRACK ATHLETE
Samantha Yates, Washington and Lee, Mid-Distance
Yates, a sophomore from Birmingham, Ala., took to the mile run this weekend at the Art & Linda Maillet UNC Open. She was the top collegiate finisher, placing second overall in the event in 5:12.29. That time sits atop the ODAC charts and is currently ranked 13th in NCAA Division III.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Zack Burnett, Lynchburg, Sr., Guard
Burnett, a senior from Fairfax, Va., averaged 30.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.5 steals in helping Lynchburg to a 1-1 week. He opened with 24 points thanks in part to four made three-pointers in a 89-87 overtime win at Roanoke. He added four rebounds, three assists, and three steals to his stat line. Burnett then posted a career-best 37 points for his second 30-plus point game of the season in a 92-79 setback at Virginia Wesleyan. He hit five three-pointers and was 14-of-18 from the foul line in addition to posting four rebounds, four assists, and two steals. For the season, Burnett is second in the ODAC in points scored (288), field goals made (97) and three-pointers made (43), and third in scoring average (19.2 ppg).

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MEN'S SWIMMING
Sam Logue, Washington and Lee, Fr.
Logue, a freshman from Fallston, Md., put together a strong day in the Generals 172-84 victory over Catholic. Logue posted a pair of top-5 ODAC times in winning a pair of individual events and adding two more relay triumphs. He stopped the watches first in both the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly, posting times of 0:21.62 and 0:52.46, respectively. Logue helped Washington and Lee win the 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyles. He and his teammates touched the wall in 1:37.26 and 1:26.34.

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WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Michaela Nolte, Emory & Henry, Sr.
Nolte, a senior from Hillsborough, N.C., posted a strong day for Emory & Henry in a split with Bridgewater (L, 133-120) and Hollins (W, 155-43). She was a part of four school records in the Wasps' meters record book, and when converted both her individual times rank inside the top-three in the ODAC this season. In each, one of those top-three times was established by her in a previous outing. Nolte won the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokes in 1:15.17 and 2:44.27, both school and personal-bests by that measurement. She helped her teammates set a record in the 200-meter medley relay in 2:06.69, and she set the E&H 50-meter record with her split of 0:27.70 in helping the Wasps win the 200-meter free relay in 1:54.66.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Amanda Gerni, Virginia Wesleyan, So., Guard
Gerni, a sophomore from Moyock, N.C., etched her name in the ODAC record books for the third time this season in helping Virginia Wesleyan to a pair of conference wins last week. She opened with eight points and two rebounds in the Marlins 91-82 triumph at Randolph-Macon. It was in an 87-49 win over Hollins that Gerni exploded for double figures from beyond the arc for the third time this season. Following a ceremony in which former Marlin Nancy Kelly's jersey was retired, Gerni registered the most points in a game this season with 38 markers on 12-of-22 shooting. She nailed 11-of-20 from downtown, giving her the ODAC record for three-pointers made in a game after twice tying the previous standard of 10 earlier this season. She chipped in seven rebounds to the winning effort. For the season, Gerni leads the ODAC with 41 made three-pointers in 100 tries, good enough for 41.0-percent from beyond the arc, which ranks fourth. She is averaging 11.3 points per game.

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