ODAC Athletes of the Week | Indoor Track & Field

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Indoor Track & Field

FOREST, Va. --- After getting a quick look at what is in store for ODAC indoor track & field in December, the conference's teams and athletes returned to action this past weekend with Shenandoah hosting the first meet of the 2022 campaign. The Hornets swept the awards this week, with (pictured from left) William Crowder, Madison Gray, Kiara Felston, and Wyatt Schannauer earning honors for Tuesday, January 11.

Below are entries for each of the winners from today's release. Most weeks this winter, the following schedule will be used for awards reporting:

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

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MEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Wyatt Schannauer | Shenandoah | Jr. | Throws
Schannauer, a junior from Sinking Spring, Pa., put together a strong showing in the throws at the Kaye & JJ Smith Invitational hosted by Shenandoah University. Schannauer won the shot put with a mark of 13.55 meters (44-5.50) and finished second in the weight throw at 14.40 meters (47-3.00). Both distances rank second in the ODAC. Schannauer's mark in the weight throw is a new collegiate personal-best toss at indoor meets.

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MEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
William Crowder | Shenandoah | So. | Sprints
Crowder, a sophomore from Winchester, Va., was the fastest down the line twice at the calendar year-opening Kaye & JJ Smith Invitational hosted by Shenandoah University. Crowder won both his preliminary heat and the finals heat of the 60-meter dash and did so both times with the top time in the ODAC. In the preliminaries, he ran 6.98 seconds, which was the fastest time in the conference this season until he posted a mark of 6.96 seconds in the finals. That time ranks 23rd in NCAA Division III and is just 0.06 seconds off the school-record set by Elijah Morton at the 2020 ODAC Indoor Track & Field Championships.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Kiara Felston | Shenandoah | Jr. | Throws
Felston, junior from Dover, Pa., put together a pair of strong throwing performances at the Kaye & JJ Smith Invitational hosted by Shenandoah University to open the 2022 calendar year. Felston finished second overall in both the shot put and the weight throw. She heaved the shot 10.30 meters (33-9.50), which is the fifth-best time in the ODAC this season. She tossed the weight 12.85 meters (42-2.00), which is second in the conference only to her previous season-best throw (13.66m) set at the Bast-Cregger Invitational in December.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Madison Gray | Shenandoah | Fy. | Mid-Distance
Gray, a first-year from Inwood, W.Va., made the most of her first collegiate competition by winning one individual event and helping the Hornets to a pair of relay victories at the Kaye & JJ Smith Invitational hosted by Shenandoah University. Gray won the 800-meter dash with a 2:30.29. That time tops the ODAC charts and sits 28th in NCAA Division III this season. Gray also anchored SU's winning teams in the 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter relays. The Hornets posted times of 4:24.38 and 10:25.05, respectively. Their 4x400m time sits third in the conference.

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