2016-17 ODAC Indoor Track News
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ODAC Announces Jopson and Berkley Award Winners
June 08, 2017For the second straight year, Washington and Lee University and Eastern Mennonite University feature in the ODAC's highest scholar-athlete honors. Generals' women's tennis star Brooke Donnelly is joined by Royals' men's track & field and cross country standout Tyler Denlinger as the winners of the 2017 Marjorie Berkley and Harry G. "Doc" Jopson Scholar-Athlete Awards, as selected by the ODAC Board of Directors. -
Bridgewater's Amber Celen Receives Two National Honors
March 16, 2017Having already been named the indoor National Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), Amber Celen has also earned the Outstanding Performer of the Meet Award for the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships.
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All Five ODAC Athletes at NCAA Indoor Track Championships Earn All-American Status
March 11, 2017The five athletes representing the ODAC and their respective schools at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships have done much more than just show up in Naperville, Ill. Each standout has earned at least one All-American award thru nearly two days of competition at the Res Rec Center at North Central College.
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Bridgewater's Celen Leads ODAC Five in NCAA Indoor Track Championships
March 08, 2017Five student-athletes from ODAC members will carry the league's banner at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend. Standouts from four schools will make the trip to Naperville, Ill., for two days of competition on March 10-11 at the Res Rec Center on the campus of North Central College.
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Bridgewater and Washington and Lee Split ODAC Indoor Track Titles
February 27, 2017Bridgewater College may not have swept the ODAC Indoor Track & Field Championship titles for the third straight season, but the Eagles still tasted victory with the BC women capturing a fourth straight conference championship. Washington and Lee University pushed thru on the men's side, hoisting its seventh overall ODAC trophy and first since 1989.
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Previewing the 2017 ODAC Indoor Track & Field Championships
February 26, 2017The ODAC Indoor Track Championships head to a new facility this weekend as Roanoke College opens its campus to league programs for the conference championships conducted on a member school championship in several years. The new Kerr Cregger Field House in the Cregger Center welcomes ODAC competitors for a full day of indoor action on Sunday.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 24
February 20, 2017Crossover season is officially underway with a full slate of sports in action the past week. Those earning weekly awards include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Zack Burnett from Lynchburg men's basketball, Kelly Williams from Randolph-Macon women's basketball, A.J. Witherell from Washington and Lee men's lacrosse, Haley Tucker from W&L women's lacrosse, Courtney Lackey from Guilford softball, Eric Yost from GC baseball, Darby Kozan from GC softball, Jake Loew from Shenandoah baseball, Tate Godwin from GC men's tennis, Brooke Donnelly from W&L women's tennis, Evan Griffey from LC men's indoor track, Oksana Kittrell from Eastern Mennonite women's indoor track, Alec Thibodeaux from EMU men's indoor track, and Amber Celen from Bridgewater women's indoor track.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 23
February 13, 2017A few spring sports join basketball and indoor track in this set of weekly awards, adding to a strong batch of performances over the past seven days. Those earning weekly awards include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Connor Schroeder from Lynchburg men's basketball, Jeffrey Butler from Randolph-Macon baseball, Cary Beahm from Roanoke women's basketball, David Goulding from Lynchburg baseball, Danyelle McGrady from Shenandoah women's indoor track, Darin Council from Bridgewater men's indoor track, Natalie Deacon from Lynchburg women's indoor track, DJ Petty from Randolph men's indoor track, and Hunter Brown from Hampden-Sydney men's lacrosse.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 22
February 06, 2017Swimming completed its regular season a week ago and is in its final preparations for the ODAC championships this weekend. But that didn't keep basketball and indoor track athletes from lighting up scoreboards and result pages with some outstanding performances. Those earning weekly awards include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Kaitlyn Lehan from Bridgewater women's basketball, Khory Moore from Virginia Wesleyan men's basketball, Evan Truman from Lynchburg men's indoor track, Marissa Coombs from Virginia Wesleyan women's indoor track, DJ Petty from Randolph men's indoor track, and Lizzy Stanton from Washington and Lee women's indoor track.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 21
January 30, 2017As we prepare to enter a new month, ODAC athletes continue to ramp up performances in anticipation of postseason play. The first championship of the season is just two weeks away. Those earning weekly awards include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Zack Burnett from Lynchburg men's basketball, Jessica Lam from Bridgewater women's basketball, Alex Galloway from Bridgewater men's indoor track, Danyelle McGrady from Shenandoah women's indoor track, Darin Council from Bridgewater men's indoor track, Jessica Richardson from Emory & Henry women's swimming, Robert Redenz from Randolph-Macon men's swimming, and Amber Celen from Bridgewater women's indoor track.
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ODAC 40 Feature: Highlighting the Winners of the First Berkley and Jopson Awards
January 27, 2017In the eighth installment of ODAC 40 features, we highlight the conference's top awards in a pair of conversations with the first winners of the Marjorie Berkley and Harry G. "Doc" Jopson Awards. Former Eastern Mennonite University (then known as Eastern Mennonite College) volleyball star Becky (Derstine) Esch garnered the first Berkley Award in 1984, while former Washington and Lee University football and track & field standout Chip Nunley earned the inaugural Jopson Award in 1981.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 20
January 23, 2017We had a full contingent of sports for the second week running, and the performances were nothing short of stellar as teams and athletes progress thru the winter campaign. Those earning weekly awards include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Jessica Lam from Bridgewater women's basketball, Ryan Fields from Randolph men's basketball, Ali MacQueen from Washington and Lee women's swimming, Evan Truman from Lynchburg indoor track, Amber Celen from Bridgewater indoor track, Anthony Quinn from Randolph indoor track, Marissa Coombs from Virginia Wesleyan indoor track, and Noah Schammel from Washington and Lee men's swimming.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 19
January 16, 2017Indoor track returned to action over the weekend, joining basketball and and swimming to bring the winter season to full strength. Those earning weekly awards include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Zack Burnett from Lynchburg men's basketball, Michaela Nolte from Emory & Henry women's swimming, Sam Logue from Washington and Lee men's swimming, Samantha Yates from Washington and Lee indoor track, Darin Council, Amber Celen, and Alex Galloway from Bridgewater indoor track, and Amanda Gerni from Virginia Wesleyan women's basketball.
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ODAC Men's Indoor Track Set for 2017 Winter Season
January 10, 2017While the weather outside turned cold for much of the region, the ODAC men's indoor track and field ranks start to heat up following the holiday break. Most conference teams opened their slates prior to the flip of the calendar with a couple of meets the first weekend of December, but the bulk of competition begins this weekend in preparation not only for the ODAC Championship but with league programs and athletes setting sights on NCAA postseason competition.
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ODAC Women's Indoor Track Jumpstarts 2017 Winter Season
January 10, 2017Many of the conference's member school campuses may be under a wet blanket of snow, but that won't keep the winter season from fully jumping into gear with ODAC indoor track & field teams set to return to action. Most conference teams opened their slates prior to the flip of the calendar with a couple of meets the first weekend of December, but the annual holiday break comes to an end this weekend with a series of meets to kickoff the 2017 campaign.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 14
December 05, 2016Swimming returned to action over the past week, with basketball continuing its season. Indoor track also got in the action for its lone set of competitions prior to the turn of the calendar. Those earning weekly honors include (picutred, l-r, t-b): Evan Truman (field) from Lynchburg indoor track, Danyelle McGrady (field) from Shenandoah indoor track, Mac Strehler (track) from Washington and Lee indoor track, Anais Weatherly from Guilford women's basketball, Carson Long from Guilford men's basketball, Michael Nolte from Emory & Henry women's swimming, Robert Redenz from Randolph-Macon men's swimming, and Amber Celen (track) from Bridgewater indoor track.
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Simpson Selected as Royals Track & Field Head Coach
August 10, 2016Eastern Mennonite University has announced the hiring of Brian Simpson as the new Head Track & Field Coach. He takes over the reins for the Royals immediately. With the recent promotion of Isaac Bryan to Director of Cross Country and Track & Field/Head Cross Country Coach, Simpson completes the second half of a new era for EMU.
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Nauman Tabbed to Lead Roanoke Cross Country and Track Programs
July 28, 2016Roanoke College Director of Athletics Scott Allison announced Thursday Kirk Nauman has been hired as the Maroons' new Head Men's & Women's Cross Country and Track & Field Coach. Nauman comes to Salem after nine years as the Head Track & Field Coach at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn.
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Bryan Takes Reins of EMU Cross Country and Track Programs
July 18, 2016Eastern Mennonite University has announced that Isaac Bryan will take over as the new Director of Cross Country and Track & Field and Head Cross Country Coach. He spent the last year as EMU's distance coach.
