Tenth Straight For Lynchburg, Four in a Row for Roanoke
Men's Results / Women's Results
LYNCHBURG, Va. --- The Lynchburg College men's
and Roanoke College women's squads ran away with the team titles
Saturday at the 2007 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)
Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Lynchburg
College. The men's victory was the 10th straight
and 22nd all-time for the Hornets while Roanoke claimed
its fourth straight and Hornet sophomore Chris Martin was
named the Men's Most Valuable Performer of the Meet and
Bridgewater's Tony Konate took home the men's Freshman of the Year
crown. Lynchburg's Dr. Jack Toms was named the ODAC Men's Coach of
the Year and Scott Decker earned the ODAC Men's Track & Field
Outdoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Washington & Lee's
Elizabeth Webb was voted the women's Most Valuable Performer of the
Meet and the Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well. Robin Yerkes from
Roanoke took home the Freshman of the Year Award and the Maroons'
Finn Pincus was named the conference women's coach of the year.
Roanoke's men's and women's track program earned the team
sportsmanship award.
Martin won the long jump (22'9.25") and the triple jump (45'3") and
took third in the high jump. Junior Travis Wray won the 1,500
meters in 3:59.84 and placed third in the 5,000, while Chris Word
won the 400-meter dash (48.60) and was third in the 200.
Andy Rollins won the pole vault, clearing 16-6 to set the ODAC and
school records in the event as well as automatically qualify for
national competition. Brian Wright cleared 6'2" to win the high
jump and Chris Florio used a 168'3" heave to take home the javelin
title. Lynchburg's 4x400-meter relay team of Earl Graves, Robby
Jackson, Word and Brandon Edwards finished over eight seconds ahead
of the competition and won in 3:19.22. Ryan Holmes scored points
for LC in three different events; placing second in the triple
jump, third in 110-meter hurdles and fifth in the long jump.
On the women's side, Roanoke won 10 different events. To win
her Rookie of the Year honors, Yerkes won both the 100 and 200
meter dashes and was also on Roanoke's first place 4x100 and 4x400
relay teams. On the 400-meter relay team, Yerkes was joined by Kate
Mason, Tonya Phillippe, and Jaleesa Osborne, while Phillippe, Laura
Scuffins, and Jess Smith all ran on the 1,600-meter relay team.
Phillippe was the conference champion in the 400-meter dash. Junior
Meredith Withers won both the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles
events, while Osborne took first place overall in the long jump.
The Maroons also took first in the triple jump, getting the winning
performance from freshman Dominique McCoy. Katie Suehs rounded out
Roanoke's first place finishes, winning the hammer throw.
2007 ODAC Team Results
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Men's Team Points |
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Women's Team Points |
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1. Lynchburg - 239.50 pts. |
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1. Roanoke - 217.00 pts. |
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2. Bridgewater - 130.50 pts. |
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2. Washington & Lee - 113.50 pts. |
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3. Roanoke - 84.00 pts. |
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3. Lynchburg - 75.00 pts. |
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4. Washington & Lee - 54.00 pts. |
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4. Bridgewater - 69.50 pts. |
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5. Eastern Mennonite - 42.00 pts. |
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5. Eastern Mennonite - 65.00 pts. |
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6. Virginia Weselyan - 6.00 pts. |
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6. Virginia Wesleyan - 14.00 pts. |
2007 All-ODAC Track and Field Performers
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Men's All-ODAC Team |
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Women's All-ODAC Team |
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MVP of the Meet: Chris Martin, Lynchburg |
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MVP of the Meet: Elizabeth Webb, Wash. & Lee |
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Rookie of the Year: Tony Konate, Bridgewater |
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Rookie of the Year: Robin Yerkes, Roanoke |
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Scholar-Athlete: Scott Decker, Lynchburg |
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Scholar-Athlete: Elizabeth Webb, Wash. & Lee |
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Coach of the Year: Dr. Jack Toms, Lynchburg |
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Coach of the Year: Finn Pincus, Roanoke |
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Team Sportsmanship Award: Roaoke College |
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Team Sportsmanship Award: Roanoke College |
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100-Meter Dash |
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100-Meter Dash |
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1st Team: Melvin Queen, Bridgewater |
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1st Team: Robin Yerkes, Roanoke |
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2nd Team: Tony Konate, Bridgewater |
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2nd Team: Kate Mason, Roanoke |
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200-Meter Dash |
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200-Meter Dash |
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1st Team: Tony Konate, Bridgewater |
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1st Team: Robin Yerkes, Roanoke |
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2nd Team: Melvin Queen, Bridgewater |
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2nd Team: Kate Mason, Roanoke |
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400-Meter Dash |
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400-Meter Dash |
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1st Team: Chris Word, Lynchburg |
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1st Team: Tonya Phillippe, Roanoke |
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2nd Team: Early Graves, Lynchburg |
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2nd Team: Robin Yerkes, Roanoke |
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800-Meter Run |
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800-Meter Run |
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1st Team: Stanley Peyton, Bridgewater |
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1st Team: Elizabeth Webb, Wash. & Lee |
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2nd Team: Luke Yoder, E. Mennonite |
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2nd Team: Jessica Smith, Roanoke |
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1,500-Meter Run |
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1,500-Meter Run |
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1st Team: Travis Wray, Lynchburg |
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1st Team: Elizabeth Webb, Wash. & Lee |
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2nd Team: Brian Kirby, Lynchburg |
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2nd Team: Rebecca Taylor, Wash. & Lee |
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5,000-Meter Run |
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5,000-Meter Run |
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1st Team: Nathan Rittenhouse, Bridgewater |
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1st Team: Elizabeth Webb, Wash. & Lee |
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2nd Team: Brandon Spalding, Bridgewater |
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2nd Team: Mallory McClaine, Roanoke |
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110-Meter Hurdles |
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100-Meter Hurdles |
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1st Team: Andy Nagel, Roanoke |
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1st Team: Meredith Withers, Roanoke |
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2nd Team: McKinley Johnson, Lynchburg |
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2nd Team: Michelle Leaman, E. Mennonite |
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400-Meter Hurdles |
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400-Meter Hurdles |
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1st Team: Andy Nagel, Roanoke |
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1st Team: Meredith Withers, Roanoke |
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2nd Team: Brandon Edwards, Lynchburg |
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2nd Team: Stacy Doornbos, Wash. & Lee |
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High Jump |
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High Jump |
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1st Team: Brian Wright, Lynchburg |
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1st Team: Alysen Kuck, Wash. & Lee |
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2nd Team: Ben Goetsch, Wash. & Lee |
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2nd Team: Meredith Withers, Roanoke |
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Pole Vault |
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Pole Vault |
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1st Team: Andy Rollins, Lynchburg |
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1st Team: Mary Mohay, Lynchburg |
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2nd Team: Scott Decker, Lynchburg |
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2nd Team: Liz Brandley, Wash. & Lee |
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Long Jump |
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Long Jump |
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1st Team: Chris Martin, Lynchburg |
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1st Team: JaLeesa Osborne, Roanoke |
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2nd Team: Kevin Harrison, Roanoke |
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2nd Team: Dominique McCoy, Roanoke |
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Triple Jump |
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Triple Jump |
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1st Team: Chris Martin, Lynchburg |
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1st Team: Dominique McCoy, Roanoke |
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2nd Team: Ryan Holmes, Lynchburg |
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2nd Team: JaLeesa Osborne, Roanoke |
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Shot Put |
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Shot Put |
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1st Team: Nathan Turner, E. Mennonite |
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1st Team: Dominique Hull, E. Mennonite |
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2nd Team: Bobby Hoffert, Roanoke |
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2nd Team: Miranda Wolfe, E. Mennonite |
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Discus |
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Discus |
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1st Team: Nathan Turner, E. Mennonite |
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1st Team: Dominique Hull, E. Mennonite |
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2nd Team: Billy Billington, Wash. & Lee |
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2nd Team: Katie Suehs, Roanoke |
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Hammer Throw |
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Hammer Throw |
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1st Team: Brian Huff, Roanoke |
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1st Team: Katie Suehs, Roanoke |
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2nd Team: Bobby Hoffert, Roanoke |
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2nd Team: April Miller, Bridgewater |
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Javelin |
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Javelin |
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1st Team: Chris Florio, Lynchburg |
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1st Team: Alysen Kuck, Wash. & Lee |
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2nd Team: Andrew Fisher, Wash. & Lee |
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2nd Team: Sammy Mizerak, Bridgewater |