FOREST, Va. --- The first full week of the 2022 season is in the books. ODAC student-athletes gave fans a treat with some near mid-season form in the early going, leading many to believe we are in for a banner campaign. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Tuesday, September 6, include (pictured, from left and top): Shyenne Diaz from Virginia Wesleyan women's soccer, Mairead McKibbin from Shenandoah field hockey, Abbey Clayton from VWU women's volleyball, Charles Scharf and Carolyn Todd from Washington and Lee cross country, and Kenny Robles from Lynchburg men's soccer.

Below are entries for all six winners from today's multi-sport release. Most weeks this fall, the following schedule will be used for awards reporting:

• Sundays: football (thru 11/13/22)
• Mondays: field hockey, soccer, swimming, (when it begins), volleyball, wrestling (when it begins)
• Tuesdays: cross country
• Wednesday: golf

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FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK Mairead McKibbin | Shenandoah | So. | Forward/Midfielder McKibbin, a sophomore from Magnolia, Del., rattled the back of the cage for five goals as the 2021 ODAC Rookie of the Year helped Shenandoah begin the season with a pair of non-conference wins. McKibbin opened her 2022 account with the game's second goal in the 22nd minute as part of a 4-1 home victory over Gettysburg College. Her goal was an unassisted effort. McKibbin then registered her fifth career multi-goal game with a career-high four goals in a 10-1 road win at Washington & Jefferson College. She changed the scoreboard with tallies in the 19th, 33rd, 36th, and 47th minutes. Her final goal was assisted by Cassidy Morrison. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kenny Robles | Lynchburg | Sr. | Midfielder Robles, a senior from Woodbridge, Va., registered six points to help Lynchburg kickoff the 2022 season with a win and a tie on back-to-back days over the weekend. Robles factored in both of the Hornets goals in a 2-2 draw with preseason fifth-ranked Messiah University. He provided the assist on Zach Whelan's game-opening score in the third minute. Then, just 53-seconds from full-time, Robles rescued a point for Lynchburg with the game-tying tally off a feed from Enrique Morales. Robles was again in on two goals as Lynchburg exploded for five goals in a 5-1 triumph over Pfeiffer University. He and Whelan again connected on the game's first score as he found Whelan's head off a corner just 1:00 in. Then it was Kenny's turn as headed home flicked-on header by Whelan from Brennan Lagana's long throw-in the eighth minute. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK

WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK Shyenne Diaz | Virginia Wesleyan | Fy. | Forward Diaz, a first-year from Virginia Beach, Va., kicked off her collegiate career with a pair of game-winning goals to help Virginia Wesleyan open the new season with two wins. Diaz's first winner came in a 1-0 victory over preseason 10th-ranked McDaniel College. She took a feed from Alexis Miller and shook her defender on the way to the game's only goal in the 62nd minute. There was a bit more drama to Diaz's second collegiate goal in the Marlins 1-0 victory over the College of St. Benedict, which held #1 Christopher Newport to a 1-0 result the day before. Diaz peppered four shots at the Bennies' net, but it was her 85th minute effort that was on-target as she took a quick pass from Alexandria Soteriou and pushed it past the keeper for a second single-goal triumph for VWU. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK

VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Abbey Clayton | Virginia Wesleyan | Fy. | Outside Hitter Clayton, a first-year from North Chesterfield, Va., kicked off the start to her collegiate career with four consistently strong performances in helping lead Virginia Wesleyan to four non-conference wins to start the 2022 slate. Clayton registered 40 kills at 2.50 per set and a .279 overall attack percentage. She added six aces and nine total blocks to help account for 51.5 points earned at 3.2 per set. She was also strong away from net with 43 digs at 2.69 per set. Clayton notched seven kills at a .313 clip with four digs and five blocks in a 3-0 win over Greensboro, her first college outing. She then went for 13 kills against just two errors for the second straight match for a .314 attack percentage in a 3-2 win over Mary Washington. She contributed 16 digs defensively. On the second day of the Marlin Invitational, Clayton opened with nine kills and 12 digs to go with two aces and two blocks in a 3-1 victory over Pitt.-Bradford. She closed the weekend with 11 kills and 11 digs with three aces and two blocks in a 3-1 win over Southern Virginia. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK Charles Scharf | Washington and Lee | 5th-Year Scharf, a student in the Washington and Lee law program from Elizabethtown, Pa., put together a strong opening race to start the 2022 season following his transfer from Dickinson College. Scharf won the Shenandoah Twilight opener using a 4:57.00 per mile pace on the five-kilometer layout at Kernstown Battlefield, home of the 2022 ODAC Cross Country Championships. Scharf's final time of 15:22.7 bested teammate Colin Verrett, who finished 49.7-seconds behind in second place. The Generals finished first in the team standings ahead of Bridgewater College, Shenandoah University, and Marymount University. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK Carolyn Todd | Washington and Lee | Sr. Todd, a senior from Cumberland Foreside, Maine, kicked off the start to her season with a first-place finish in the 2022 Light Up the Night opener hosted by Dickinson College. Todd used an average per-mile pace of 6:02.3 to lead Washington and Lee to first place in the team standings over the host Red Devils and Messiah University. Her time of 18:45.6 bested second-place finisher and teammate Elise Molinaro by 8.5-seconds. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK