ODAC Athletes of the Week | Indoor Track & Field

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Indoor Track & Field

FOREST, Va. --- Week 25 featured a handful of meets as the ODAC's indoor track & field athletes made their final preparations for this weekend's ODAC Indoor Track & Field Championships.  Those earning ODAC Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week awards for Tuesday, February 21, include (picture, l-r): Michael Smith from Bridgewater men's track & field, Carolyn Todd from Washington and Lee women's track & field, and Frank Csorba and Aniya Seward from Lynchburg men's and 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, baseball, lacrosse, softball, tennis
  • Tuesdays: indoor track & field -- outdoor track & field when the indoor season concludes
  • Wednesdays: m/w golf once the spring season begins

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MEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Michael Smith | Bridgewater | So. | Throws
Smith, a sophomore from Waynesboro, Va., went record-hunting at the JDL DMR Invitational in the Eagles final tune-up before the ODAC Championships. Smith set the Bridgewater program record in the weight throw with a second-place toss of 18.76 meters (61-6.75). He is #2 in the ODAC behind only the conference-record toss (19.27m) by Shenandoah's Tucker Kindig. Smith's mark is also eighth in Division III. Smith also competed in the shot put, moving into third on the ODAC 2022-23 list with a heave of 14.74m (47-5.75). He finished fourth in that event and now sits third all-time at Bridgewater in the event.

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MEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Frank Csorba | Lynchburg | Sr. | Mid-Distance
Csorba, a senior from Boydton, Va., posted a pair of top-five ODAC times with collegiate best performances in two mid-distance events at the Virginia Tech Challenge over the weekend. Csorba finished third in the mile with a time of 4:08.17 to rank 16th in Division III this season. When converted for flat/200m track for ODAC rankings, Csorba converted time of 4:11.35 is #1 in the conference, 0.48 seconds quicker than teammate Sam Llaneza. Csorba also competed in the 800-meter run, placing second overall at 1:56.92. His converted time of 1:58.60 ranks fourth in the ODAC.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Aniya Seward | Lynchburg | Jr. | Hurdles/Jumps
Seward, a junior from Ebony, Va., picks up her second weekly honor of the season after resetting one of her own records as part of two events competed at the Virginia Tech Challenge over the weekend. Seward snapped her own Lynchburg record in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing 2nd overall at 8.74 seconds. She bettered her already top time in the ODAC, which now ranks ninth in Division III. Her new time is just 0.05 seconds shy of the ODAC record set by former Bridgewater standout Emily Valle in 2019. Seward posted a collegiate-best mark in the long jump and won the event with a leap of 5.42 meters (17-9.50). That mark ranks third in the conference and 47th in the country and improved upon her own hold on fifth in Lynchburg program history.

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WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Carolyn Todd | Washington and Lee | Sr. | Mid-Distance
Todd, a senior from Cumberland Foreside, Maine, nearly added a Washington and Lee record to her track & field plaudits following her efforts at the JDL DMR Challenge hosted at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. Todd finished sixth overall and first among Division III competitors in the Division I heavy field in the mile run at 5:02.55. That time ranks first in the ODAC and is the second-fastest in Generals program history behind the 5:00.91 posted by Elizabeth Webb in 2009. When converted to banked/oversized track parameters for Division III rankings, her time of 4:59.59 is slotted 33rd in the country.

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