ODAC Athletes of the Week | Indoor Track & Field

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Indoor Track & Field

FOREST, Va. --- Week 22 was a big week for ODAC indoor track & field with not one but two conference records falling in addition to a few new school benchmarks and several nationally well-placed performances with league teams competing in a handful for meets. Those earning ODAC Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week awards for Tuesday, January 31, include (picture, l-r): Peter Fulton from Bridgewater men's track & field, Aniya Seward and Tor Hotung-Davidsen from Lynchburg 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. The schedule below will be used for reporting ODAC Athletes of the Week:

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

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MEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Peter Fulton | Bridgewater | Sr. | Throws
Fulton, a senior from Bridgewater, Va., posted a pair of top-nine finishes in the throws at the multi-divisional Patriot Games hosted by George Mason University. Fulton placed fifth out of 22 competitors in the weight throw with a heave of 18.10 meters (59-4.75). That mark broke the Bridgewater program record. It is currently the second-best throw in the ODAC and ranks ninth in NCAA Division III. Fulton also competed in the shot put and finished ninth of 21 throwers at 12.92 meters (42-4.75), his second-best toss of the year.

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MEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Tor Hotung-Davidsen | Lynchburg | Jr. | Mid-Distance
Davidsen, a junior from Oakton, Va., etched his name in the ODAC record books as part of two runs at the Steemer Showcase hosted by Wittenberg University (Ohio). Hotung-Davidsen won the 800-meter run in a field of 53 Division III competitors with a time of 1:50.43. That snapped his own ODAC and Lynchburg records in the event set last season at 1:51.75. His new time is also the third-fastest in the country this season. When converted to 200-meter flat track specifications for ODAC rankings, his mark tops the conference list by 2.58 seconds over teammate Marko Kovacevic, who finished fifth in the same race. Hotung-Davidsen was joined by Kovacevic, Sam Llaneza, and Chasen Hunt in the 4x400-meter relay. They placed third at 3:24.35, which converts to 3:27.62 and ranks second in the ODAC.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Aniya Seward | Lynchburg | Jr. | Jumps/Hurdles
Seward, a junior from Ebony, Va., earns her second ODAC weekly honor of the season following two strong showings at the Steemer Showcase hosted by Wittenberg University (Ohio). Seward won the triple jump with a leap of 11.71 meters (38-5.00), nearly a half-foot better than her nearest competitor. That mark reset her own Lynchburg program record set last season and currently ranks eighth in Division III. Seward also competed in her other specialty, the 60-meter hurdles. She posted the top qualifying time at 8.83 seconds in the prelims, and then won the finals of the event at 9.10 seconds. She is already #1 in the ODAC and sixth nationally in the event with a previous season-best time of 8.77 seconds.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Katelyn Gamble | Washington and Lee | Jr. | Sprints
Gamble, a junior from Houston, Texas, picks up her first ODAC weekly award of the season after blistering three separate heats of the 60-meter dash at the Winter Classic hosted by VMI. In the preliminary heats, Gamble posted a time of 7.69 seconds, the fifth-fastest of the 65 multi-divisional competitors and the second-best in the conference. She then tied Bridgewater's Adalia Coleman for the best mark in the league this year with a 7.68-second run in the semifinals. That was the sixth-fastest qualifying time and ranks as the fourth-fastest with Coleman in Division III this year. Gamble then finished sixth overall at VMI with a sprint of 7.71 seconds in the finals.

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