W&L Claims All Three ODAC Commissioners Cups for Seventh Straight Season

Posted: May 18, 2022

FOREST, Va. --- Washington and Lee University caps a stellar conference campaign by claiming all three ODAC Commissioners Cups for the seventh straight season including the Dan Wooldridge Overall Champions Cup and the Women's Commissioners Cup by record ratings. The University of Lynchburg placed second in each table, while Randolph-Macon College finished third in all three setups.

Washington and Lee has now claimed 26 Wooldridge Cups of 28 bestowed including each of the past 20. The Generals have earned 22 men's and women's cups each featuring 19 straight women's trophies and seven consecutive men's awards.

Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance is the proud sponsor for the Dan Wooldridge Overall Champions Cup and the ODAC Men and Women's Commissioner's Cups. Virginia Farm Bureau and the ODAC continue their partnership in focusing on the strength of the conference's student-athletes and maintaining the NCAA Division III philosophy of the complete student-athlete experience. Aside from supporting the ODAC Commissioners' Cups, Virginia Farm Bureau is the sponsor of the ODAC's sport-by-sport scholar-athlete awards.

As determined by the ODAC Board of Directors, points for the ODAC Commissioner's Cups are based on regular-season standings in team sports and championship team finishes in individual/meet sports. Each institution has a total number of possible points it can collect based on its sport sponsorship. The total number of points earned is then divided by the total number of possible points to determine the rating for each institution.

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Washington and Lee set conference records for point ratings in the Wooldridge Cup and Women's Cup standings. The Generals collected 227.0 of a possible 245.0 points they could earn for a 0.927 rating, surpassing the previous mark of 0.913 they established during the 2019-20 season. For the third straight year, W&L reset the women's rating record. The Generals earned 119.5 of a possible 127.0 tallies for a 0.941 rating.

In ODAC women's sports, Washington and Lee earned or shared first place points in eight sports to power its record ratings. Those included solo efforts in field hockey, golf, lacrosse, riding, swimming, and volleyball. W&L tied with Randolph-Macon for top-billing in basketball. The Yellow Jackets highlighted their third place 0.719 rating with a share of first-place points in softball with Lynchburg. The Hornets, second in the table with a 0.825 rating, earned #1 points in cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field.

Washington and Lee was just 0.02 off its previous record on the way to posting a 0.911 rating in the men's cup standings. They earned or shared top points in five sports. They were #1 in lacrosse, soccer, swimming, and tennis, and shared high-points with Randolph-Macon in football. R-MC also earned first place points in basketball with their national championship squad powering a 0.765 rating to rank third on the list. Lynchburg placed second at 0.806. The Hornets led the league in baseball, cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field.

Hampden-Sydney College collected top points in the remaining sport. The Tigers earned full marks in golf on the way to a 0.504 rating.

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