
FOREST, Va. --- The ODAC indoor track & field coaches continued the awards process following the 2023 ODAC Indoor Track & Field Championships by selecting special individual honors to pair with the top-three finishers in each event to finalize the 2023 All-ODAC Indoor Track & Field Awards.
Virginia Wesleyan University jumper Geni Roberts was selected as the ODAC Indoor Men's Field Athlete of the Meet for a second straight season, while University of Lynchburg standout Aniya Seward garnered ODAC Indoor Women's Field Athlete of the Meet laurels. Bridgewater College sprinter Adalia Coleman picked up her second straight ODAC Indoor Women's Track Athlete of the Meet plaque and was joined by Lynchburg distance runner Frank Csorba as the ODAC Indoor Men's Track Athlete of the Meet. Lynchburg mentor Jim Sprecher was tabbed the ODAC Coach of the Year in both sports for a second straight season. Lynchburg colors are donned by both ODAC Rookies of the Meet in mid-distance/distance runners Hailey Smith and Chasen Hunt.
On Sunday, Washington and Lee mid-distance runners Parker Hawk and Zach Moore were announced as the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
Additionally, the ODAC is pleased to present the full set of All-ODAC Indoor Track & Field Awards. Recognition on the All-ODAC Teams is derived from the athletes' performances at the indoor championships this past week. A first place finish garners All-ODAC First Team honors, with second and third place showings earning All-ODAC Second and Third Team distinctions, respectively.
RELATED: 2023 ODAC Indoor Track & Field Championship Results
Seward, a junior from Ebony, Va., won three events overall with two coming in field events and a third on the track. She set four records over the two days of competition. She won the triple jump at 11.95 meters, snapping both the ODAC overall and championship standards. Her new mark ranks ninth in Division III. She also won the long jump at 5.46 meters. On the track, Seward won the 60-meter hurdles at 8.70 seconds, but it was her prelims time that was record-breaking as she posted a time of 8.67 seconds. Seward added fifth place finishes in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes with times of 7.95 seconds and 26.11 seconds.
Roberts, a senior from Ridgely, Va., has been the king of horizontal jumps at ODAC championships during his career. He has won the long jump and triple jump nine times combined between indoor and outdoor competitions with this year no different. Roberts set the ODAC championships record in the triple this year, posting a leap of 15.05 meters to rank third in the country. He also won the long jump at 7.13 meters, just short of his season-best mark of 7.26 meters, which is ninth in the nation.
Coleman, a junior from Warrenton, Va., is nearly as synonymous in the sprints as Roberts is in the jumps. Coleman has won the 60-meter/100-meter and 200-meter dashes a combined eight times between indoor and outdoor ODAC championship events, including a sweep indoors this season. She won the 60-meter dash in 7.54 seconds, which is currently #1 in Division III. She added a title in the 200-meter dash at 25.15 seconds, with her converted time (24.77) for track size and banking rated ninth in the country. Coleman also helped Bridgewater to a sixth place finish in the 4x400-meter relay at 4:116.80.
Csorba, as senior from Boydton, Va., is a national qualifier in cross country for Lynchburg and looks to add track & field national qualification to this docket. Csorba won both the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter runs on back-to-back days. He claimed the 5K title on the first day at 14:37.58, setting the ODAC championships record. That time, when converted for NCAA rankings to 14:28.28, slots 38th in the nation. Csorba won the 3K with a time of 8:27.80, which also set a new league championship standard.
Sprecher led Lynchburg to their 30th men's crown and 13th women's title after claiming both titles for the second straight season. Both stand as ODAC records. Lynchburg's women have earned four straight ODAC trophies. Lynchburg opened the championship weekend ranked second in the South Region for both genders according to the USTFCCCA track & field rating index (TFRI).
Smith, a first-year from Lively, Va., adds this honor to the ODAC Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Year award she won in the fall. Smith competed three times for Lynchburg at the indoor championships and was a part of two victories. She won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:16.15, which reset the ODAC championships record. She also helped her teammates win the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:02.84. Smith added a fourth place showing in the mile run at 5:18.17.
Hunt, a first-year from Forest, Va., took part in one distance and one mid-distance event at Roanoke with top-five showings in both. He finished second to teammate Sam Llaneza in the mile run at 4:17.09. He added a fourth-place finish in the 3,000-meter run at 8:45.87.
Hawk, a senior from Dallas, Texas, stars on and off the track for W&L. In the classroom, Hawk maintains a 3.986 grade point average as a cognitive and behavioral science major. The perennial W&L Scholar and member of the ODAC All-Academic Team is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies. She is a research teaching assistant for sleep and stress for the 2022-23 school year and works/volunteers at Rockbridge Health for her community-based learning capstone. On the track, Hawk competed twice for the Generals at Roanoke. She won the mile run with a time of 5:11.14 and finished fourth in the 800-meter run at 2:23.17. A team captain for both W&L cross country and track & field, she earned All-ODAC status in cross country this fall.
Moore, a junior from Advance, N.C., also stands out for W&L in and out of the athletic arena. In the classroom, Moore boasts a 4.0 grade point average as an integrated engineering major with a minor in computer science. A multi-year honoree as a W&L Scholar and ODAC All-Academic Team, Moore earned the Johnson Scholarship at W&L, the highest merit-based scholarship awarded by the institution. He is a member of the University Orchestra and serves as an engineering intern with the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. On the track, Moore competed twice at the ODAC indoor championships. He finished third in the 800-meter run at 1:56.98 and helped his teammates to second in the distance medley relay at 10:30.36.
Listed below is the full layout of this season's All-ODAC Indoor Track & Field Awards. For more information, visit the websites of any of the participating schools. Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow @odacathletics on Twitter and Instagram.
* Set ODAC champs record
^ Set ODAC overall record
# Set the ODAC overall and champs records in the prelims (8.67)
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