ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling

FOREST, Va. --- The final report for ODAC swimming highlights Week 22 action as the conference's pool stars prepare for next week's ODAC Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Wrestling is also on tap for its final dual matches over the next several days with its first championship since 1980 less than two weeks away. ODAC basketball teams continue to post impressive results and position themselves both for ODAC Tournament seedings and possible NCAA at-large contention.

Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, January 30, include (pictured left-right): Catherine Kagey from Randolph-Macon women's basketball, Dalton Jobe from Washington and Lee men's swimming, Davidson Hubbard from Hampden-Sydney basketball, Mac Cafurello and Mahlic Sallah from Roanoke wrestling, and Savy Burroughs from Lynchburg women's swimming.

Below are entries for all four winners from today's release. The schedule below will be used for reporting ODAC Athletes of the Week:

  • Mondays: basketball, swimming, wrestling
  • Tuesdays: indoor track & field

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MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Davidson Hubbard | Hampden-Sydney | Jr. | Forward
Hubbard, a junior from Charlotte, N.C., has been a springboard for Hampden-Sydney's run to the #25 ranking in the D3hoops.com Top-25 poll as he posted a pair of double-doubles against to help the Tigers to wins over two of the toughest defensive teams in the ODAC. Hampden-Sydney has now won seven straight games and 14-of-15 contests, sitting just one game back of #2 Randolph-Macon at 10-1 in conference play and 16-4 overall. Hubbard, who has rattled off five straight double-doubles, picked up his eighth and ninth of the season the Tigers' 64-57 and 57-51 victories over #14 Guilford and at Roanoke, who is receiving votes towards the national poll. Hubbard paired 12 points with a game-high 11 rebounds against the Quakers. He blocked a career-high four shots and dished out a pair of assists while shooting 50-percent (5-of-10) from the field. In Salem, Hubbard registered a game-high 14 points with 10 boards. He buried a pair of three-pointers was 4-of-6 from the line while adding two assists and a steal to his line. For the season, Hubbard is now #1 in the ODAC in three-point shooting (20-of-41; 48.8%). He is second in rebounding (8.1), third in total boards (162), fourth in field goal shooting (55.8%) and defensive rebounds (115), and fifth in field goals made (115-of-206). He is averaging 14.2 points per game.

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MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Dalton Jobe | Washington and Lee | Fy.
Jobe, a first-year from Henrico, Va., picks up his fifth ODAC weekly award of the season after helping Washington and Lee to a 177-85 triumph over VMI in the Generals final tune-up before the ODAC Championships. Jobe won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:42.80, second-best in the ODAC to his own league-fastest mark of 1:41.47. He also won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:55.82, which would also be a top-four mark in the conference. He is currently second in the 200-IM at 1:54.37. Jobe then joined teammates Charles Byars, Harrison Cerone, and Matt Fritz in winning the 200-yard medley relay in 1:34.44. Jobe posted a 50-free split of 0:21.57.

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WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Savy Borroughs | Lynchburg | So.
Borroughs, a sophomore from Stoughton, Wis., was quick in the water in helping Lynchburg close its regular season meet schedule with a 179-78 victory over Southern Virginia. Borroughs posted three of the fastest 50-yard freestyle splits of the season, including a 0:24.21 to win the event. That time ranks third in the ODAC this year. She also posted 50-yard splits of 0:24.11 and 0:24.37 in two relay wins for the Hornets. She joined teammates Lindsey Hair, Delaney Kennedy, and Emma Russell in winning the 200-yard medley relay in 1:53.25. She swam third with teammates Corrin Ford, Claire Galloway, and Sophia Schorr in winning the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:40.82. Borroughs won a second individual event, stopping the watches first in the 100-yard freestyle in 0:54.79. She already ranks third in the conference in that event at 0:53.56.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Catherine Kagey | Randolph-Macon | Jr. | Guard/Forward
Kagey, a junior from Roanoke, Va., picks up her second ODAC weekly award of the season after leading Randolph-Macon to a pair of conference victories. The Yellow Jackets have now won four straight games and sit just one game back of Washington and Lee in the ODAC standings at 11-2 in league play with a 14-5 overall record. Kagey opened her week with 28 points and 11 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the year in a 65-49 victory over Shenandoah. She was 9-of-18 from the field and 9-of-11 from the foul line. She added three assists and four steals to her line with three of her 11 boards coming via the offensive glass. Cagey followed that outing with 15 points and seven rebounds in a 73-60 win over Averett. She was 6-of-9 shooting with a 3-for-5 showing from the charity stripe. She chipped in three assists, two steals, and three blocked shots to complete her well-rounded night. For the season, Cagey is second in the ODAC in scoring (15.8) and ranks third in total points (285), field goals made (108-of-219), free throws made (66-of-102), rebounding (9.1), total boards (164), and defensive rebounds (117). She is fifth in field goal shooting (49.3%), assists (61), and blocked shots (22).

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WRESTLER OF THE WEEK - 165 LBS. AND HEAVIER
Mahlic Sallah | Roanoke | Sr. | 184 lbs.
Sallah, a senior from Roanoke, Va., earns his second ODAC weekly award of the season after capturing the 184-pound title at the Pete Willson Invitational hosted by Wheaton College (Ill.). Sallah, ranked 11th nationally and first in the Southeast Region by the NWCA, bested a pair of regionally-ranked and one national-rated opponent over his 5-0 run. He opened with a pin after 21-seconds of Isaac Sell from Muskingum College. He backed that with a second win by fall, this time at 6:42 over Stephen Watson from the host Thunder. Sallah then posted his first ranked win of the event, enjoying an 11-3 major decision over Cortland's Brian Torres, the fourth-ranked wrestler in the Mid-East Region. He then squared off with Gavin Layman from 18th-ranked Ohio Northern University. Sallah earned a 6-1 decision over the Central Region's #5 competitor, setting a championship showdown with Niall Schoenfelder from 10th-ranked UW-Eau Claire. Sallah churned out a 5-2 decision over the nation's sixth-ranked competitor at 184 pounds to claim the title.

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WRESTLER OF THE WEEK - 157 LBS. AND LIGHTER
Mac Cafurello | Roanoke | So. | 125 lbs.
Cafurello, a sophomore from Clifton, Va., was active and successful in a strong field at 125 pounds at the Pete Willson Invitational hosted by Wheaton College (Ill.). Cafurello went 7-1 overall to finish third with victories over two regionally-ranked and one nationally-rated competitor by the NWCA. Cafurello opened with a 7-3 decision over Jase Van Pelt from Cornell College. After dropping his next match by fall (4:02) to Kie Anderson from Concordia-Moorhead, Cafurello went on a six-match run the rest of the way. He posted a technical fall (17-0) victory over Julian Long from Nebraska Wesleyan and then followed with a 9-4 decision over Adrian Samano from Ferrum. Cafurello topped the first of four ranked opponents with a 10-4 decision over ninth-ranked UW-Whitewater's Tyler Klein, the second-ranked wrestler in the Upper Midwest Region. He then won 9-7 over Cortland State's Cody Merwin, who is slotted fifth in the Mid-East Region. After receiving a medical forfeit win from Anthony Zamora from Wheaton -- ranked #6 in the Upper Midwest Region -- he met Mount Union's Jack Stanley in the third place match. Cafurello earned a 3-1 decision over his nationally 12th-ranked opponent, who also ranks third in the Central Region.

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