FOREST, Va. --- Team records fell and personal bests were set as the ODAC men's and women's golf student-athletes competed in a handful of events through week five of the fall season. That included some strong national fields where conference teams bested some of NCAA Division III's top programs.
That strong play was evident in this week's ODAC Golfers of the Week -- Pierce Robinson and Marcella Mercer from Washington and Lee. Both Generals' programs are ranked inside the top-10 (#8 men, #9 women) in their respective national coaches polls.
Below are entries for both Golfers of the Week. Click on the associated links to see that sport's weekly honor roll. Most weeks this fall, the following schedule will be used for awards reporting:
- Sundays: football
- Mondays: field hockey, soccer, volleyball (basketball and swimming when they begin)
- Tuesdays: cross country (indoor track when it begins)
- Wednesdays: golf
For more on ODAC athletics, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com. Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow @odacathletics on Twitter and Instagram.
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MEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Pierce Robinson | Washington and Lee | Jr.
Robinson, a junior from Kings Mountain, N.C., spearheaded the Generals effort in a strong field at the Wabash Invitational hosted by Wabash College. Robinson fired an even-par 216 to finish in a tie for 11th following three rounds on the par 72 layouts at the Broadmoor Country Club in Indianapolis, Ind. He opened with an even-par 72 and then posted a 2-over 74 with the first two rounds played at 6,670 yards. In the third round set to 6,722 yards, Robinson carded a 2-under 70 to tie with Evan DiSanto from Wittenberg University eight shots back of medalists William Knauth from Carnegie Mellon University and Marc Mitchell from Denison University. This was Robinson's first action of the fall as the two-time All-ODAC selection helped Washington and Lee to fifth in the tournament table among 14 competing programs. Nationally eighth-ranked W&L finished behind four teams ranked in the top-10 of NCAA Division III at 18-over 882 (291-296-295).
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WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Marcella Mercer | Washington and Lee | Fy.
Mercer, a first-year from Bigfork, Mont., helped lead nationally ninth-ranked Washington and Lee to a new program record scoring day for the second time this season at the Generals Cup Invitational hosted by W&L. Mercer finished in a tie for fourth at 7-over 149 following two rounds on the par 71 layout set to 5,513 on The Cascades course at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va. She carded a 6-over 77 in round one, but recovered over the final 18 holes for a 1-over 72 to mark her best collegiate round. She finished six shots back of medalist Sriya Muparaju from Carnegie Mellon University. As a team, Washington and Lee placed second with a new 36-hole program record of 30-over. That included team rounds of 297 and 301 with the former total ranking as the best in W&L and ODAC history. The Generals finished three strokes ahead of nationally top-ranked Carnegie Mellon.
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