2016-17 ODAC Outdoor Track & Field News

  • ODAC Announces Jopson and Berkley Award Winners
    June 08, 2017
    For the second straight year, Washington and Lee University and Eastern Mennonite University feature in the ODAC's highest scholar-athlete honors. Generals' women's tennis star Brooke Donnelly is joined by Royals' men's track & field and cross country standout Tyler Denlinger as the winners of the 2017 Marjorie Berkley and Harry G. "Doc" Jopson Scholar-Athlete Awards, as selected by the ODAC Board of Directors.
  • BC's Celen Leads Strong ODAC Showing at NCAA Track & Field
    May 28, 2017
    Bridgewater junior Amber Celen registered her third career event victory and took home three All-American awards to lead a strong showing from the ODAC's contingent of nine competing athletes at the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships. The SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, served as the host venue with conference stars turning in nine total All-American performances from May 25-27.
  • Nine ODAC Competitors Set for NCAA Track & Field Championships
    May 25, 2017
    Nine athletes from ODAC schools are set to begin competing in the 2017 NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Six conference member schools will be represented in 10 events during the three day event May 25-27.
  • Generals and Eagles Share ODAC Outdoor Track Championships
    April 22, 2017
    Washington and Lee University turned its home venue advantage into one title on Saturday afternoon as the Generals claimed the ODAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field championship. Bridgewater College took home the ODAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field trophy after two days of competition in rainy conditions in Lexington.
  • Previewing the ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
    April 20, 2017
    The ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships are set for Wilson Field at Washington and Lee University this weekend as the Generals open their campus to the rest of the conference for two days of competition in Lexington. ODAC squads will compete in 40 total events (20 men, 20 women) beginning at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, April 21 and continuing on Saturday, April 22.
  • ODAC Players of the Week - Week 32
    April 17, 2017
    Spring championships are right around the corner, and ODAC athletes continue to gear up for runs in the postseason. Those earning weekly awards include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Cole Migliorini from Randolph-Macon baseball, Taylor Carter from Roanoke softball, Colin Morse from Shenandoah baseball, Hanna Hull from Virginia Wesleyan softball, Morgan Barlow from RC women's lacrosse, Evan Lombardo from Lynchburg men's lacrosse, Kateri Johnson from Hollins tennis, Paul Gladstone from Virginia Wesleyan men's tennis, Evan Truman from LC men's track, Lizzy Stanton from Washington and Lee women's track, Mac Strehler from W&L men's track, Marissa Coombs from VWC women's track, Alex Nelson from R-MC men's golf, and Christina Herbert from Bridgewater women's golf.
  • ODAC Players of the Week - Week 31
    April 10, 2017
    Conference pictures are starting to come into focus as ODAC teams work deeper into their seasons and athletes continue to perform at high levels. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Mary-Frances Hall from Washington and Lee women's golf, Zachary Evens from Guilford men's golf, Alicia Sandoval from Lynchburg women's lacrosse, Logan Adams from LC men's lacrosse, Grant Amoateng from Eastern Mennonite men's track, Katelyn Senger from Bridgewater women's track, Evan Truman from LC men's track, Amber Celen from BC women's track, Whitney Kiser from BC women's tennis, Joe Dillenbeck from BC men's tennis, Danielle Loving from Emory & Henry softball, Jeff Butler from Randolph-Macon baseball, Hanna Hull from Virginia Wesleyan softball, and Tom Concklin from W&L baseball.
  • ODAC Players of the Week - Week 30
    April 03, 2017
    All conference sports are settling into the ODAC portions of their schedules, lending to some outstanding performances over the past week. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Matt Wasson from Washington and Lee baseball, Jessica Lindsay from Virginia Wesleyan softball, Eli Sumpter from Roanoke baseball, Hanna Hull from VWC softball, Emily Saathoff from Randolph-Macon women's golf, Ocean Armstrong from Bridgewater men's golf, Susie Snee from R-MC women's lacrosse, Evan Lombardo from Lynchburg men's lacrosse, Thomas Rishcoff from BC men's tennis, Brooke Donnelly from W&L women's tennis, Prescott Terrell from BC men's track, Katelyn Senger from BC women's track, Connor Faint from Eastern Mennonite men's track, and Tajah Miller from EMU women's track.
  • ODAC Players of the Week - Week 29
    March 27, 2017
    Spring schedules filled with a few more conference games over the past week as ODAC teams return from spring break and associated trips. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Kiersten Richardson from Virginia Wesleyan softball, Anderson Baldy from Washington and Lee baseball, Hanna Hull from VWC softball, Amanda Dionne from Guilford women's lacrosse, Ian Levin from Hampden-Sydney men's lacrosse, Michelle Fleenor from W&L women's tennis, Will Bannister from W&L men's tennis, Carter Morgan from VWC men's golf, Katelyn Senger from Bridgewater women's track, Dash Dericks from W&L mens' track, Amanda Lee from W&L women's track, Evan Truman from Lynchburg men's track, and Nick Bay from VWC baseball.
  • ODAC Players of the Week - Week 28
    March 20, 2017
    The first day of spring brings about the first full report for spring sports with a complete list of 14 honorees. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Teresa Wagner from Roanoke softball, Chase Mayberry from Hampden-Sydney baseball, Caley Hodge from Emory & Henry softball, Cole Migliorini from Randolph-Macon baseball, Robert Quinilty from Washington and Lee men's golf, Christina Herbert from Bridgewater women's golf, Hunter Brown from HSC men's lacrosse, Jess Castelo from W&L women's lacrosse, Brooke Donnelly from W&L women's tennis, Matthew Moody from HSC men's tennis, Dana Lee from W&L women's track, Connor Faint from Eastern Mennonite men's track, Trevanna Berryman from Randolph women's track, and Dash Dericks from W&L men's track.
  • ODAC 40 Feature: Highlighting the Winners of the First Berkley and Jopson Awards
    January 27, 2017
    In the eighth installment of ODAC 40 features, we highlight the conference's top awards in a pair of conversations with the first winners of the Marjorie Berkley and Harry G. "Doc" Jopson Awards. Former Eastern Mennonite University (then known as Eastern Mennonite College) volleyball star Becky (Derstine) Esch garnered the first Berkley Award in 1984, while former Washington and Lee University football and track & field standout Chip Nunley earned the inaugural Jopson Award in 1981.
  • Simpson Selected as Royals Track & Field Head Coach
    August 10, 2016
    Eastern Mennonite University has announced the hiring of Brian Simpson as the new Head Track & Field Coach. He takes over the reins for the Royals immediately. With the recent promotion of Isaac Bryan to Director of Cross Country and Track & Field/Head Cross Country Coach, Simpson completes the second half of a new era for EMU.
  • Nauman Tabbed to Lead Roanoke Cross Country and Track Programs
    July 28, 2016
    Roanoke College Director of Athletics Scott Allison announced Thursday Kirk Nauman has been hired as the Maroons' new Head Men's & Women's Cross Country and Track & Field Coach. Nauman comes to Salem after nine years as the Head Track & Field Coach at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn.
  • Bryan Takes Reins of EMU Cross Country and Track Programs
    July 18, 2016
    Eastern Mennonite University has announced that Isaac Bryan will take over as the new Director of Cross Country and Track & Field and Head Cross Country Coach. He spent the last year as EMU's distance coach.