ODAC Announces Indoor Track & Field Awards

ODAC Announces Indoor Track & Field Awards

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)

WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE MEET
Aniya Seward, Jr., Lynchburg

WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE MEET
Adalia Coleman, Jr., Bridgewater

WOMEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR
Jim Sprecher, Lynchburg

WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Hailey Smith, Fy., Lynchburg

WOMEN'S ODAC/VA FARM BUREAU INSURANCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
Parker Hawk, Sr., Washington and Lee

WOMEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS

60-METER DASH
ODAC Record:
0:07.46 | Harlan Quinn, RC, 2018
Champs Record: 0:07.46 | Harlan Quinn, RC, 2018
All-ODAC 1st Team 7.54 Adalia Coleman, BC
All-ODAC 2nd Team 7.61 Katelyn Gamble, W&L
All-ODAC 3rd Team 7.86 Lyric Hoggard, VWU
     
200-METER DASH
ODAC Record:
0:24.15 | Amber Celen, BC, 2017
Champs Record: 0:24.92 | Amber Celen, BC, 2017
All-ODAC 1st Team 25.15 Adalia Coleman, BC
All-ODAC 2nd Team 25.66 Katelyn Gamble, W&L
All-ODAC 3rd Team 26.08 Haylee Gamble, RC
     
400-METER DASH
ODAC Record:
0:56.04 | Robin Yerkes, RC, 2008
Champs Record: 0:58.12 | Dana Lee, W&L, 2016
All-ODAC 1st Team 59.11 Ray Ray Taylor, EMU
All-ODAC 2nd Team 1:00.09 Mikayla Hefferon, RC
All-ODAC 3rd Team 1:00.25 Vuronika Barnes, LYN
     
800-METER RUN
ODAC Record:
2:10.37 | Carmen Graves, RC, 2012
Champs Record: 2:16.77 | Marissa Coombs, VWU, 2017
All-ODAC 1st Team 2:16.51* Hailey Smith, LYN
All-ODAC 2nd Team 2:19.19 Kate Scibelli, W&L
All-ODAC 3rd Teram 2:23.04 Zoe Dunlap, RC
     
MILE RUN
ODAC Record:
4:54.01 | Marissa Coombs, 2017
Champs Record: 5:02.01 | Marissa Coombs, 2017
All-ODAC 1st Team 5:11.14 Parker Hawk, W&L
All-ODAC 2nd Team 5:12.71 Lauren Massey, LYN
All-ODAC 3rd Team 5:16.67 Allison Dell, LYN
     
3,000-METER RUN
ODAC Record:
9:55.49 | Kat Lehman, EMU, 2015
Champs Record: 10:10.61 | Casey Smith, RC, 2001
All-ODAC 1st Team 10:13.21 Carolyn Todd, W&L
All-ODAC 2nd Team 10:16.42 Allison Dell, LYN
All-ODAC 3rd Team 10:25.56 Kelsey Lagunas, LYN
     
5,000-METER RUN
ODAC Record:
17:06.99 | Casey Smith, RC, 2001
Champs Record: 17:35.81 | English Jackson, BC, 2020
All-ODAC 1st Team 17:38.81 Carolyn Todd, W&L
All-ODAC 2nd Team 18:04.52 Sarah James, LYN
All-ODAC 3rd Team 18:14.30 Kelsey Lagunas, LYN
     
60-METER HURDLES
ODAC Record:
0:08.67 | Aniya Seward, LYN, 2023
Champs Record: 0:08.67 | Aniya Seward, LYN, 2023
All-ODAC 1st Team 8.70# Aniya Seward, LYN
All-ODAC 2nd Team 9.012 Hannah Snodgrass, RC
All-ODAC 2nd Team 9.012 Betsy Mohnkern, LYN
     
4X400-METER RELAY
ODAC Record:
3:56.25 | Roanoke, 2014
Champs Record: 3:59.58 | Roanoke, 2013
All-ODAC 1st Team 4:02.84 Lynchburg
Betsy Mohnkern, Vuronika Barnes, Madelyn Boyce, Hailey Smith
All-ODAC 2nd Team 4:06.55 Roanoke
Lauren Henson, Haylee Gamble, Maryrose Molina-Shuman, Mikayla Hefferon
All-ODAC 3rd Team 4:06.93 Virginia Wesleyan
Amia Barnes, Yadeja Britton, Casey Stedman, Julia Hathaway
     
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY
ODAC Record:
11:58.66 | Washington and Lee, 2017
Champs Record: 12:37.64 | Eastern Mennonite, 2015
All-ODAC 1st Team 12:49.03 Lynchburg
Lauren Massey, Madelyn Boyce, Haleigh Kozlowski, Allison Dell
All-ODAC 2nd Team 12:52.98 Washinton and Lee
Sophia Breschi, Paige Tulenko, Jesma Evans, Mimi Kemp
All-ODAC 3rd Team 13:00.83 Shenandoah
Madeline Lotts, Amy Oleksy, Mackenzie Plowman, Erin Atkinson
     
HIGH JUMP
ODAC Record:
1.72m | Vicki Osinga, LC, 2000
Champs Record: 1.67m | Vicki Osinga, LC, 2000
All-ODAC 1st Team 1.66m Camille Gillum, W&L
All-ODAC 2nd Team 1.61m Norah Ciano, VWU
All-ODAC 3rd Team 1.61m Ray Ray Taylor, EMU
     
POLE VAULT
ODAC Record:
3.77m | Laura Rosenberger, EMU, 2002
Champs Record: 3.61m | Christina Rhodes, BC, 2010
All-ODAC 1st Team 3.50m Lauren Anderson, LYN
All-ODAC 2nd Team 3.40m Chloe Van Duyne, RC
All-ODAC 3rd Team 3.30m Ashley D'Ambrosia, W&L
     
LONG JUMP
ODAC Record:
5.89m | Amber Celen, BC, 2017
Champs Record: 5.89m | Amber Celen, BC, 2017
All-ODAC 1st  Team 5.46m Aniya Seward, LYN
All-ODAC 2nd Team 5.41m Ray Ray Taylor, EMU
All-ODAC 3rd Team 5.40m Kaitlin Measell, SU
     
TRIPLE JUMP
ODAC Record:
11.90m | Jaylyn Lane, VWU, 2022
Champs Record:
 11.69m | Jaylyn Lane, VWU, 2020
All-ODAC 1st Team 11.95m*^ Aniya Seward, LYN
All-ODAC 2nd Team 10.85m Ray Ray Taylor, EMU
All-ODAC 3rd Team 10.82m Madelyn Venable, W&L
     
SHOT PUT
ODAC Record:
13.36m | Crystal Campbell, EMU, 1995
Champs Record: 13.36m | Crystal Campbell, EMU, 1995
All-ODAC 1st Team 12.36m Grace Fowler, RC
All-ODAC 2nd Team 11.88m Portia Jones, GC
All-ODAC 3rd Team 11.62m Logan Babbs, LYN
     
WEIGHT THROW
ODAC Record:
17.09m | Kiara Felston, SU, 2023
Champs Record: 15.98m | Whitney Fitzwater, RC, 2011
All-ODAC 1st Team 17.11m* Kiara Felston, SU
All-ODAC 2nd Team 15.33m Logan Babbs, LYN
All-ODAC 3rd Team 15.25m Grace Fowler, RC
   

MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE MEET
Geni Roberts, Sr., Virginia Wesleyan

MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE MEET
Frank Csorba, Sr., Lynchburg

MEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR
Jim Sprecher, Lynchburg

MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Chasen Hunt, Fy., Lynchburg

MEN'S ODAC/VA FARM BUREAU INSURANCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
Zach Moore, Jr., Washington and Lee

MEN'S ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS

60-METER DASH
ODAC Record:
0:06.76 | Johnathan Smith, GC, 2012
Champs Record: 0:06.78 | Davonta Womack, BC, 2020
All-ODAC 1st Team 6.84 Brady Fowler, RC
All-ODAC 2nd Team 6.86 William Crowder, SU
All-ODAC 3rd Team 6.88 Kyle Clanton, BC
     
200-METER DASH
ODAC Record:
0:21.79 | Miles Moore, SU, 2023
Champs Record: 0:22.13 | Alex Shadkhoo, LYN, 2022
All-ODAC 1st Team 22.02* Miles Moore, SU
All-ODAC 2nd Team 22.10 Samuel Crawford, RC
All-ODAC 3rd Team 22.27 Alijah Johnson, EMU
     
400-METER DASH
ODAC Record:
0:47.86 | Tom Sippie, LC, 2014
Champs Record: 0:49.11 | Tom Sippie, LC, 2014
All-ODAC 1st Team 49.63 Samuel Crawford, RC
All-ODAC 2nd Team 50.19 Michael Hamm, FC
All-ODAC 3rd Team 50.38 Lorenzo Camobreco, RC
     
800-METER RUN
ODAC Record:
1:49.17 | Tor Hotung-Davidsen, LYN, 2023
Champs Record: 1:54.06 | Tor Hotung-Davidsen, LYN, 2022
All-ODAC 1st Team 1:55.16 Tor Hotung-Davidsen, LYN
All-ODAC 2nd Team 1:56.50 Elias McGhie, SU
All-ODAC 3rd Team 1:56.98 Zach Moore, W&L
     
1-MILE RUN
ODAC Record:
4:07.78 | Sam Llaneza, LYN, 2022
Champs Record: 4:07.78 | Sam Llaneza, LYN, 2022
All-ODAC 1st Team 4:10.04 Sam Llaneza, LYN
All-ODAC 2nd Team 4:16.08 Chasen Hunt, LYN
All-ODAC 3rd Team 4:19.78 Chris Ruiz, W&L
     
3,000-METER RUN
ODAC Record:
8:15.57 | Max Sparks, LYN, 2022
Champs Record: 8:31.70 | Max Sparks, LYN, 2022
All-ODAC 1st Team 8:27.80* Frank Csorba, LYN
All-ODAC 2nd Team 8:41.35 Charles Scharf, W&L
All-ODAC 3rd Team 8:44.13 Bryce Davis, LYN
     
5,000-METER RUN
ODAC Record:
14:28.98 | Ricky Flynn, LC, 2009
Champs Record: 14:54.53 | Jamie Hiegel, BC, 2019
All-ODAC 1st Team 14:37.58* Frank Csorba, LYN
All-ODAC 2nd Team 15:00.49 Charles Scharf, W&L
All-ODAC 3rd Team 15:19.82 Bryce Davis, LYN
     
60-METER HURDLES
ODAC Record:
0:08.09 | Landry Moffo, VWU, 2022
Champs Record: 0:08.09 | Landry Moffo, VWU, 2022
All-ODAC 1st Team 8.54 Ja'Marri Henderson, VWU
All-ODAC 2nd Team 8.55 Ty del Casal, W&L
All-ODAC 3rd Team 8.59 Daniel Jakubowski-Lewis, W&L
     
4X400-METER RELAY
ODAC Record:
3:16.84 |  Lynchburg, 2001
Champs Record: 3:21.96 | Virginia Wesleyan, 2016
All-ODAC 1st Team 3:24.24 Roanoke
Brandon Heffinger, Lorenzo Camobreco, Brady Fowler, Samuel Crawford
All-ODAC 2nd Team 3:24.28 Lynchburg
Zachary Jacobs, Gabriel Kwakye, Tor Hotung-Davidsen, Jacob Hodnett
All-ODAC 3rd Team 3:25.43 Virginia Wesleyan
Isaiah Bullock, Domenic Crosswell, Izaiah Pritchett, Jordan Hall
     
DISTANCE MEDLEY  RELAY
ODAC Record:
9:53.93 | Lynchburg, 2023
Champs Record: 10:17.21 | Lynchburg, 2022
All-ODAC 1st Team 10:21.58 Lynchburg
Tanner Firkins, Brian Flowers, Marko Kovacevic, Tor Hotung-Davidsen
All-ODAC 2nd Team 10:30.36 Washington and Lee
Chris Ruiz, Ryan McKenna, Zach Moore, Connor Verrett
All-ODAC 3rd Team 10:39.79 Eastern Mennonite
Dawson Woodruff, Michael Michael, Abenezer Abebe, Bellamy Immanuel
     
HIGH JUMP
ODAC Record:
2.13m | DaVon Lewis, BC, 1997
Champs Record: 2.05m | Jordan King, EMU, 2014
All-ODAC 1st Team 1.96m Terrian Smith, VWU
All-ODAC 2nd Team 1.96m Devin Teal, LYN
All-ODAC 3rd Team 1.93m Isaiah Brothers, LYN
     
POLE VAULT
ODAC Record:
5.10m | Joe O'Connor, W&L, 2022
Champs Record: 4.83m | Joe O'Connor, W&L, 2020
All-ODAC 1st Team 4.55m Evan Langhammer, W&L
All-ODAC 2nd Team 4.15m Easton Repko, BC
All-ODAC 2nd Team 4.15m Marques Wilson, LYN
     
LONG JUMP
ODAC Record:
7.43m | James Goss, LC, 2001
Champs Record: 7.36m | Davonta Womack, BC, 2020
All-ODAC 1st Team 7.13m Geni Roberts, WU
All-ODAC 2nd Team 6.98m Kyle Clanton, BC
All-ODAC 3rd Team 6.97m Tre Alexander, GC
     
TRIPLE JUMP
ODAC Record:
15.18m | Otio Okilo, BC, 1994
Champs Record: 14.82m | Darin Council, BC, 2017
All-ODAC 1st Team 15.05m Geni Roberts, VWU
All-ODAC 2nd Team 14.24m Isaiah Bullock, VWU
All-ODAC 3rd Team 14.17m Anthony Matthews, BC
     
SHOT PUT
ODAC Record:
16.82m | Nathan Turner, BC, 2008
Champs Record: 16.36m | Nathan Turner, BC, 2007
All-ODAC 1st Team 14.83m Michael Smith, BC
All-ODAC 2nd Team 14.20m Peter Fulton, BC
All-ODAC 3rd Team 14.17m Will Knight, W&L
     
WEIGHT THROW
ODAC Record:
19.27m | Tucker Kindig, SU, 2023
Champs Record: 17.64m | Tucker Kindig, SU, 2022
All-ODAC 1st Team 18.91m* Tucker Kindig, SU
All-ODAC 2nd Team 18.07m Michael Smith, BC
All-ODAC 3rd Team 17.38m Peter Fulton, BC