ODAC Athletes of the Week | Field Hockey, Track & Field, Volleyball

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Field Hockey, Track & Field, Volleyball

FOREST, Va. --- Day two of ODAC reporting for week 13 is features six active honorees following the close of the conference soccer seasons. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Isaac Alderfer from Eastern Mennonite men's track & field, Kacee Hooker and Peter Fulton from Bridgewater women's and men's track & field, Lizzie Davis from Lynchburg women's track & field, Emma Drake from LYN volleyball, and Brandy Troutman from EMU field hockey.

Below are entries for all six winners from today's release. Stay tuned for ODAC weekly golf awards on Wednesday.

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FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brandy Troutman | Eastern Mennonite | Jr. | Defender
Troutman, a junior from Mountville, Pa., put together a strong scoring and defensive week in helping Eastern Mennonite close the 2021 spring regular season with a 2-1 showing. Troutman started her week by coming forward from her defensive position to score the opening tally in a 3-0 victory at Sweet Briar. In game two, she both scored the game-winner and kept an Eagles goal off the board in a 3-2 victory over Bridgewater. With the game still in the balance in the third quarter, Troutman registered a defensive save to keep the score tied 1-1. Then, after BC had gone ahead and EMU tied it 2-all, Troutman finished off a dish from Rachel Breslin off a penalty corner in the 44th minute to secure the Royals win. In the final game of the week against league-leading Lynchburg, Eastern Mennonite held the Hornets to their lowest offensive output of the season in a 3-0 result. Troutman played a big part in that effort as she recorded a career-high four defensive saves. For the season, Troutman leads the ODAC with eight defensive saves to go along with three goals scored.

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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Lizzie Davis | Lynchburg | Jr. | Jumps
Davis, a junior from Knoxville, Tenn., has successfully transitioned from an All-ODAC basketball season to an outdoor track & field campaign that features highlight performances like her high jump showing at the WildCat Track Festival hosted by Randolph College. Davis took over top position in the ODAC by winning the event in clearing 1.62 meters (5-3.75). In addition to being the highest clearance of her collegiate career, her mark also ranks third all-time in Lynchburg history and stands 15th in NCAA Division III this season.

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MEN'S OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Peter Fulton | Bridgewater | So. | Throws
Fulton, a sophomore from Bridgewater, Va., put together a strong day in the throws for Bridgewater, winning twice and finishing second a third time at the WildCat Track Festival hosted by Randolph College. Fulton won the discus with a throw of 46.29 meters (151-10.00), which is second-best in the ODAC only to his previous season-best mark (46.69m). He also won the shot put with a new ODAC season-best heave of 13.50 meters (44-3.50). In the hammer, Fulton finished second overall to teammate Jack McNutt (42.67m) with a throw of 42.04 meters (137-11.00). That mark ranks fourth in the conference.

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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Kacee Hooker | Bridgewater | Jr. | Sprints
Hooker, a junior from Chesterfield, Va., burnt up the track at Randolph College with a trio of fast sprints at the WildCat Track Festival over the weekend. Hooker won the 400-meter dash in 57.71 seconds, marking a new personal-best time and the top posting in the conference this season. It also ranks fifth in NCAA Division III and is the second-fastest in Bridgewater history. Hooker added a second place finish in the 200-meter dash in 25.12 seconds. That time -- a personal-best -- is the second quickest in the ODAC and ranks 12th in the country this spring. Hooker and teammates Cassidy Oliver, Haleigh Hamlin, and Adalia Coleman won the 4x100-meter relay in 49.58 seconds.

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VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emma Drake | Lynchburg | Jr. | Right Side
Drake, a junior from Newsoms, Va., helped Lynchburg rattled off three ODAC wins last week to improve to 8-4 over and 7-1 in ODAC play to take over solo third position in the league table. Drake hit .433 for the week with 3.20 kills per set and five total blocks towards 38.5 points earned over the three matches. Her week began with five kills from her right-side position to go with three digs and a pair of aces in a 3-1 win over Randolph-Macon. That victory snapped a three-game skid against the Yellow Jackets. Drake then exploded for 27 kills and just two errors in a tri-match sweep of Emory & Henry and Shenandoah. She went for 13 kills and a .500 attack percentage in match one against the Wasps. She tacked on two aces, two digs, and a pair of block assists. Against Shenandoah, Drake posted a .737 attack percentage powered by 14 kills and zero errors in 19 attacks. She added three block assists and a dig to her line. For the season, Drake is second in the ODAC in kills (113) and total points earned (133.0). She ranks third in attacks (289), eighth in assisted blocks (18), and ninth in total blocks (19).

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MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Isaac Alderfer | Eastern Mennonite | Jr. | Mid-Distance
Alderfer, a junior from Broadway, Va., continues to put together a strong track season in the mid-distance events with two national caliber race victories at the WildCat Track Festival hosted by Randolph College. Alderfer won the 1,500-meter run in 3:52.47, which tops the ODAC rankings and sits third in NCAA Division III. It also snapped the Eastern Mennonite record, previously set by Tyler Denlinger in 2016 at 3:53.68, and cleared his own personal-best time by seven seconds. Alderfer also won the 800-meter run in 1:53.86, which sits second in the conference and 14th in the country. It ranks fourth in EMU history.

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