ODAC Athletes of the Week | Outdoor Track & Field

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Outdoor Track & Field

FOREST, Va. --- Week 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.

Below are entries for each of the winners from today's release. The following schedule will be used for awards reporting:

  • Mondays: baseball, softball, m/w lacrosse, and m/w tennis
  • Tuesdays: outdoor track & field
  • Wednesdays: m/w golf

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MEN'S OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Devin Teal | Lynchburg | So. | Jumps
Teal, a sophomore from Aldie, Va., put his bet foot forward at the WildCat Twilight hosted by Randolph College, the squad's final meet prior to the ODAC Track & Field Championships this weekend. Teal will go into the weekend as the top seed in the high jump as he matched his ODAC-best mark in placing second overall in the event. He cleared 1.93 meters (6-4.00) for the second time this season. That height is two inches (0.05 meters) higher than teammate Cee Jay Williams, who is second in the conference.

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MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Tor Hotung-Davidsen | Lynchburg | So. | Mid-Distance
Hotung-Davidsen, a sophomore from Oakton, Va., had one of those "best if he had not already done it" performances at the Virginia Challenge hosted by the University of Virginia. In field consiting of Division I athletes, Hotung-Davidsen placed 11th overall in the 800-meter dash. His time of 1:49.53 best runners from Duke, Georgetown, and Princeton. That time would be tops in the ODAC and #3 in NCAA Division III if he had not already posted a better ODAC record-breaking time earlier this year. That time -- 1:49.04 -- is second-fastest in the country. This week's mark is still the second swiftest in the league this year.

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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Meghan Chaffins | Randolph | Gr. | Jumps
Chaffins, a graduate student from Temperanceville, Va., went record-hunting as she competed on her home track at the WildCat Twilight hosted by Randolph College. Chaffins set the WildCats record in the high jump, taking over the top position in the ODAC in the process. She won the event by clearing 1.61 meters (5-3.25), snapping her own school standard set in 2019. That mark not only leads the conference table, but it ranks 37th in the NCAA Division III. Chaffins also took part in the long jump. She finished third at 5.26 meters (17-3.25), matching her season-best leap from last week's Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic hosted by the University of Lynchburg.

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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Adalia Coleman | Bridgewater | So. | Sprints
Coleman, a sophomore from Warrenton, Va., put in her final tune-up prior to the ODAC Track & Field Championships with a strong set of races at a dual meet against Eastern Mennonite and hosted at Bridgewater. Coleman won the 100-meter dash with at time of 12.08 seconds. That mark is second in the ODAC and ranks 19th in the country as the reigning Division III "fastest woman indoor track" prepares for the outdoor slate of postseason events. Coleman also competed in the 4x400-meter dash against EMU. She ran the third leg and joined teammates Kacee Hooker, Cassidy Oliver, and Mackenzie Young in posting a time of 4:14.68, fourth-best in the league.

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