W&L, Lynchburg Collect ODAC Commissioner's Cups

During the 2022-23 athletic season, 10 different ODAC schools earn at least a share of full points in at least one sport towards the ODAC Commissioner's Cups' points standings.

Posted: May 18, 2023

FOREST, Va. --- Washington and Lee University has long dominated the ODAC Commissioner's Cup races. The Generals success continued in 2022-23, but they will not be the only school clutching one of the conference's sports trophies.

Washington and Lee earned two of the ODAC Commissioner's Cups with the Generals collecting their 21st straight Dan Wooldridge Overall Champions Cup and a 20th consecutive ODAC Women's Commissioner's Cup prize. The University of Lynchburg garnered the remaining trophy as the Hornets won their sixth overall ODAC Men's Commissioner's Cup.

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 collected 234.0 of a possible 267.0 points to secure a 0.876 rating atop the Wooldridge Cup table. Lynchburg (214.5 of 263.0) finished second at 0.816, and Randolph-Macon College (140.0 of 193.0) placed third at 0.725. The Generals (124.0 of 134.0) won the Women's Cup race with a 0.925 rating. Lynchburg (113.5 of 145.0) and Randolph-Macon (77.0 of 103.0) again finished second and third with respective ratings of 0.783 and 0.748. The Hornets (101.0 of 118.0) claimed the Men's Cup competition with a 0.856 rating. W&L (110.0 of 133.0) was a close second at 0.827, and the Yellow Jackets (63.0 of 90.0) again finished third at 0.700.

Washington and Lee has now won 27 of the 29 Wooldridge Cups since the award was first recognized following the 1994-95 season. The Generals have collected 23-of-31 Women's Cup honors. Both the men's and women's cups were first awarded following the 1992-93 campaign. Lynchburg, which is the only other school to win a Wooldridge Cup other than W&L, is now the owner of six Men's Cups. W&L has earned 22, while Bridgewater College, Hampden-Sydney College, and Virginia Wesleyan University (then College when it won in 2014-15) have garnered one each.

Over the course of the 2022-23 athletic year, 10 different schools earned at least a share of full points in at least one sport towards ODAC Commissioner's Cup standings. Those schools are listed below.

WOMEN'S SPORTS - Schools that earned at least a share of full points in at least one sport

Bridgewater (1): Soccer
Lynchburg (5): Cross Country, Equestrian, Field Hockey (share), Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
Randolph-Macon (1): Softball (share)
Roanoke (1): Softball (share)
Shenandoah (1): Field Hockey (share)
Virginia Wesleyan (1): Volleyball
Washington and Lee (6): Basketball, Field Hockey (share), Golf, Lacrosse, Swimming, Tennis

MEN'S SPORTS - Schools that earned at least a share of full points in at least one sport

Averett (1): Wrestling (share)
Gulford (1): Golf
Hampden-Sydney (1): Lacrosse (share)
Lynchburg (6): Baseball, Cross Country, Lacrosse (share), Soccer, Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
Randolph-Macon (2): Basketball, Football
Roanoke (1): Wrestling (share)
Washington and Lee (3): Swimming, Tennis, Wrestling (share)

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