2019-20 Indoor Track Athletes of the Week

  • Joe O'Connor, Washington and Lee, So., Jumps/Hurdles
    February 25, 2020
    O'Connor, a sophomore from Henrico, Va., picks up his second weekly honor of the indoor season with a strong three-event performance at the JDL DMR Invitational. O'Connor finished second in the pole vault with an ODAC-best 4.80 meters (15-9.00) cleared. That broke his own Washington and Lee record and is currently tied for 14th in NCAA Division III. O'Connor added a sixth place finish in the high jump at 1.82 meters and qualified sixth in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.65-seconds, but did not start in the finals.
  • Shawn Gmurek, Lynchburg, Sr., Mid-Distance
    February 25, 2020
    Gmurek, a senior from Parkton, Md., put together a stellar effort in the 800-meter run at the STEEMER Showcase hosted by Wittenberg University. Gmurek crossed the finish line third overall at 1:53.99, which is second-fastest in Lynchburg history. When is time is converted for ODAC and NCAA rankings due to track banking and/or size, his time shows as 1:55.62. That is tops in the ODAC and tied for 41st in Division III.
  • Jaylyn Lane, Virginia Wesleyan, So., Jumps/Sprints
    February 25, 2020
    Lane, a sophomore from Portsmouth, Va., put together a strong two-event performance at the JDL DMR Invitational over the weekend. Lane finished second overall in the triple jump with a new personal-best leap of 11.22 meters (36-9.75). That not only tops the ODAC season chart, but ranks 48th in the country. Lane also took a turn in the 60-meter dash, posting a time of 7.99-seconds to place sixth overall. That is 0.04-seconds off her previous season-best mark.
  • LaMaya Lacy, Lynchburg, Jr., Hurdles/Jumps
    February 25, 2020
    Lacy, a junior from Bremo Bluff, Va., picks up her second weekly honor of the indoor season after a strong two-event showing at the Virginia Tech Challenge over the weekend. Lacy finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.95-seconds. That was the second time she reset her program record on the day as she posted a time of 8.96-seconds in the prelims. She has rewritten that record five times total this year. Lacy's mark is tops in the ODAC and currently sits tied for 14th in the country. Lacy also took a turn in the 60-meter dash, posting a new personal-best time of 8.28-seconds.