2021-22 ODAC Outdoor Track & Field News
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Averett Tabs Blanding as Director of Track & Field and Cross Country
January 23, 2023Averett University named Kameron Blanding as its new director of men's and women's track and field/cross country, the school announced Monday. -
Vixens Announce Addition of Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field Programs
January 05, 2023Sweet Briar College is proud to announce the addition of indoor and outdoor track and field as NCAA intercollegiate sports, athletic director Jason Vittone announced today, Jan. 5.
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ODAC Announces Berkley and Jopson Award Winners
June 07, 2022It is rare to have a "first" for a set of awards that have been bestowed since the early 1980's, but that is exactly what we have this season following the announcement of the Marjorie Berkley and Harry G. "Doc" Jopson Awards on Tuesday afternoon. Shenandoah University women's basketball forward Olivia Weinel and Eastern Mennonite University cross country and mid-distance track athlete Isaac Alderfer garnered the conference's highest honors from the ODAC Board of the Directors. Weinel is the first recipient of either honor from Shenandoah since the Winchester-based school joined the ODAC prior to the 2012-13 season. Alderfer is the sixth Royal to earn the Jopson Award and 12th overall high honor winner from EMU. He is the first Royals' student-athlete to claim either trophy since Tyler Denlinger earned the Jopson Award in 2017.
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Thirteen ODAC Stars Headed for Track & Field Nationals for a Second Time
May 20, 2022Thirteen ODAC competitors competed in Winston-Salem indoors, and now 13 ODAC stars will travel to Geneva, Ohio, to compete outdoors following the announcement of the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship fields on Friday evening. There are three changes to the conference's contingent that took part in the indoor championships at JDL Fast Track in March. Throwers Tucker Kindig from Shenandoah University and Peter Fulton from Bridgewater College are two of eight ODAC men headed north, while University of Lynchburg runner Kelsey Lagunas is one five women's competitors from league schools. Kindig and Fulton are the lone men's qualifiers from their schools. Eastern Mennonite University sprinter Alijah Johnson will compete in a pair of events, while fellow Royal and mid-distance runner Isaac Alderfer joins Johnson on the national stage for the second time this year. Lynchburg's duo of mid-distance runners, Tor Hotung-Davidsen and Sam Llaneza, are also competing nationally for a second time in a little over two months. The same can be said for Virginia Wesleyan University jump Geni Roberts and Washington and Lee University pole vaulter Joe O'Connor. While Lagunas appears in her first national track & field meet of the year, this will be the second run-out a pair of Lynchburg teammates in distance runner Stephanie Burnett and hurdler Aniya Seward. Like EMU's Johnson, Bridgewater sprinter Adalia Coleman will feature in a pair of races. She'll be joined in one of those by W&L speedster Katelyn Gamble.
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ODAC Announces 2022 All-ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Awards
May 06, 2022The outdoor track & field postseason continued on Friday with the announcement of the All-ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Awards in addition to several special honors determined the by the league's head coaches from the recently completed ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Bridgewater College sprinter Adalia Coleman repeats as not only the Outdoor Track Athlete of the Meet, but adds this to the same award she earned for the 2021-22 indoor season. Virginia Wesleyan University jumper Jaylyn Lane is also a repeat honoree as she was named the Outdoor Field Athlete of the Meet to match the same recognition to earned indoors. Roanoke College mentor Gene Galloway was named the ODAC Women's Outdoor Coach of the Year, while Maroons' thrower Elisabeth Cullen received ODAC Women's Outdoor Rookie of the Year. It was announced during the championship that University of Lynchburg distance runner Stephanie Burnett secured the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year award from the the conference's athletic communications personnel. On the men's ledger, Eastern Mennonite University sprinter Alijah Johnson garnered ODAC Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Meet laurels. VWU jumper Geni Roberts is the ODAC Men's Field Athlete of the Meet for the second straight year and adds this to the same honor he earned a couple months ago indoors. Lynchburg mentor Jim Sprecher repeats as the ODAC Men's Outdoor Coach of the Year. Bridgewater multi-discipline athlete Aaron Moon was tabbed the ODAC Rookie of the Year. EMU mid-distance runner Isaac Alderfer earned ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year plaudits.
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Lynchburg Lifts Both ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Titles for Second Straight Season
May 01, 2022For the second time in as many season, the University of Lynchburg was not only home to the ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, but it is the residence of the conference's two trophies with the Hornets securing both the men's and women's crowns. Lynchburg increases its ODAC record total to 30 men's championships, while the Hornets women have lifted four straight prizes and now feature a conference-best 12 women's titles. Weather played a role in much of Saturday's competition on day two of the championships. Running times and field event marks were lower than expected, especially after eight league records were reset on day one. Still that didn't keep several individuals from putting their best feet forward.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Outdoor Track & Field
April 26, 2022Week 34 marks the final instance of ODAC weekly track & field report. The times and distances remained at a high level as league athletes prepare for ODAC Championships this weekend. Those earning ODAC weekly awards for Tuesday, April 26, include (pictured left and top): Meghan Chaffins from Randolph women's track & field, Adalia Coleman from Bridgewater women's track & field, and Devin Teal and Tor Hotung-Davidsen from Lynchburg men's track & field.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Outdoor Track & Field
April 19, 2022Five ODAC records fell in a banner series of events for conference athletes in week 33. Four of those new marks are on the men's side with school records and national top-25 rankings dotting each side of the ledger. Those earning ODAC weekly awards for Tuesday, April 19, include (pictured left and top): Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan, Alijah Johnson from Eastern Mennonite, and Aniya Seward and Lizzie Davis from Lynchburg.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Outdoor Track & Field
April 12, 2022It was a lighter week in Week 32 for ODAC track & field athletes with three meets dotting the league schedule. Conference stars made good use of their opportunities with school records set and league records coming into view. Those earning ODAC weekly awards for Tuesday, April 12, include (pictured left and top): Peter Fulton from Bridgewater men's track & field, Lizzie Davis from Lynchburg women's track & field, and Kacee Hooker and Kennedy Fauntleroy from BC women's and men's track & field.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Outdoor Track & Field
April 05, 2022ODAC track & field teams were busy in week 31 with student-athletes competing in five meets over the weekend. Some even competed a two separate venues. Schools records and high national rankings are common occurrences not only from this week's selections, but also from those recognized in the honor rolls. Those earning ODAC weekly awards for Tuesday, April 5, include (pictured left and top): Tucker Kindig from Shenandoah men's track & field, and Stephanie Burnett, Allison Bobst, and Tor Hotung-Davidsen from Lynchburg women's and men's track & field.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Outdoor Track & Field
March 29, 2022School and ODAC records fell as conference teams continued to move their track & field endeavors outdoors in week 30. Those earning ODAC weekly honors for Tuesday, March 29, include (pictured left and top): Joe O'Connor from Washington and Lee men's track & field, Kaitlin Measell from Shenandoah women's track & field, Landry Moffo from Virginia Wesleyan men's track & field, and Aniya Seward from Lynchburg women's track & field.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Outdoor Track & Field
March 22, 2022The outdoor track & field trickled into action in week 28 and was a full go with multiple teams competing in week 29, leading to our first outdoor weekly awards of the season. Those earning ODAC weekly honors for Tuesday, March 22, include (pictured left and top): Katelyn Gamble and Quinlin Zunk from Washington and Lee women's track & field, Wyatt Schannauer from Shenandoah men's track & field, and Alex Shadkhoo from Lynchburg men's track & field.
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Marlins Tab DelBene to Cross Country and Track & Field Posts
January 14, 2022Colby DelBene of Forest, Virginia, has been named Head Cross Country Coach/Assistant Director of Track & Field at Virginia Wesleyan University, according to Cameia Alexander, VWU Director of Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track and Field.
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VWU's Hull Headlines 20 ODAC Academic All-Americans
August 19, 2021With the start of the 2021-22 academic and athletic campaigns quickly approaching, ODAC members and their student-athletes continue to haul in major postseason honors from the 2020-21 season. Conference student-athlete distinction and influence extends well beyond their athletic arenas with several taking home Academic All-America recognition from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
