FOREST, Va. --- ODAC records, school standards, and personal-bests all dotted the stellar performances by conference track & field student-athletes during week 23 of the athletic year. Those earning weekly honors for Tuesday, February 8, include (pictured from left): Sam Llaneza from Lynchburg men's track & field, Jaylyn Lane and Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan women's and men's track & field, and Katelyn Gamble from Washington and Lee women's track & field.
Below are entries for each of the winners from today's release. As winter sports continue, spring sports will soon begin competition. Once those seasons start, the following schedule will be used for awards reporting:
- Mondays: basketball, baseball, softball, m/w lacrosse, and m/w tennis
- Tuesdays: indoor track & field, outdoor track & field
- Wednesdays: m/w golf
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MEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Geni Roberts | Virginia Wesleyan | Jr.
Roberts, a junior from Ridgely, Md., continues to perform at a high national-caliber level following a stellar showing at the Richard Drake Invitational hosted by Virginia Wesleyan University. Roberts improved upon is already top ODAC in the triple jump, this time leaping out to 14.63 meters (48-0.00) to win the event and set a new Marlins record. That mark ranks ninth in NCAA Division III and is the best in the ODAC by nearly a meter. Roberts also won the long jump with a distance of 7.19 meters (23-7.25). While not quite his 7.26-meter ODAC-best jump from earlier this season, Roberts' jump this weekend is still better than any other conference competitor this year.
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MEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Sam Llaneza | Lynchburg | So.
Llaneza, a sophomore from Bristow, Va., set new ODAC and Lynchburg records in the mile run while competing at the Liberty Open over the weekend. Llaneza bested a field of 43 competitors with a time of 4:10.02, resetting the conference record set by Eastern Mennonite's Isaac Alderfer (4:11.91) last season. For ODAC and NCAA season rankings, Llaneza's time converts to 4:13.22 for track size. His converted time not only tops the league charts, but ranks 14th in Division III.
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WOMEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Jaylyn Lane | Virginia Wesleyan | Sr.
Lane, a senior from Portsmouth, Va., continued her upward trend towards the top of the conference in multiple field and track events following an excellent day at the Richard Drake Invitational hosted by Virginia Wesleyan University. Lane finished fourth overall in the long jump at 5.41 meters (17-9.00), breaking the VWU record set by Rolonda Taylor (5.33m) at the 2018 ODAC Championships. Lane's leap is now first in the ODAC and ranks 26th in NCAA Division III. She also owns the top mark in the triple jump (11.90m), setting the ODAC record in that event earlier this year. Lane also competed in the 60-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay this weekend. She finished 14th in the dash at 8.08 seconds. She and her teammates finished fourth in the relay at 4:20.18.
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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Katelyn Gamble | Washington and Lee | So.
Gamble, a sophomore from Houston, Texas, is now the owner of the ODAC's top times in both the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes following a strong outing at the Joe LaRocco Invitational hosted by Roanoke College. Gamble, who previously established the top-time in the conference in the 60-meter dash (7.80) earlier this season, bested a field of 22 competitors to win the 200-meter dash in 26.14 seconds. That time is the fastest in the league this season and ranks 25th in NCAA Division III. It is also the third quickest mark in W&L program history. Gamble also competed in the long jump, placing third in the event in 4.97 meters (16-3.75).
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