ODAC Athletes of the Week | Outdoor Track & Field

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Outdoor Track & Field

FOREST, Va. --- ODAC track & field athletes participated in a pair of meets hosted by conference members in Week 32. Records and personal-bests were again set despite the number of overall competitors reduced due to the holiday weekend. Those earning ODAC Outdoor Track & Field athletes of the Week for Tuesday, April 11, include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Adalia Coleman from Bridgewater women's track & field, Luke Diemoz from Lynchburg men's track & field, Ashley D'Ambrosia from Washington and Lee women's track & field, and Peter Fulton from BC men's track & field.

Below are entries for each of the winners from today's release. The schedule below will be used for reporting ODAC Athletes of the Week:

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

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MEN'S OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Peter Fulton | Bridgewater | Sr. | Throws
Fulton, a senior from Bridgewater, Va., reset his own ODAC and Bridgewater records for a second straight week, earning him a third consecutive ODAC weekly honor. Fulton competed in two throwing events at the North River Invitational hosted by Bridgewater. He won both the hammer and the discus, cracking his own league and school standards in the hammer at 60.34 meters (197-11.00). That mark is #1 in the conference and currently sits third in NCAA Division III. His previous record from last week was 59.36 meters (194-9.00). Fulton is already #1 in the conference in the discus at 49.97 meters (163-11.00). At the North River Meet, he spun the implement 48.83 meters (160-2.00) to win the event. While the throw goes down as his third best of the season, it still is more than five meters longer than the ODAC competitor that sits second on the conference's performance chart.

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MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Luke Diemoz | Lynchburg | Fy. | Mid-Distance
Diemoz, a first-year from Walkill, N.Y., put together an ODAC top-five performance after competing in the 800-meter dash at the WildCat Track & Field Festival hosted by Randolph College over the weekend. Diemoz was the top Division III finisher in an 800-meter field that featured most Division I or unattached/private club runners. He chimed in fifth overall at 1:55.92, marking a personal collegiate-best in the event, indoors or outdoors. That time ranks fourth in the ODAC.

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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Ashley D'Ambrosia | Washington and Lee | So. | Pole Vault
D'Ambrosia, a sophomore from Henrico, Va., went top of the ODAC table in the pole vault after competing at the North River Meet hosted by Bridgewater College. D'Ambrosia won the event at 3.45 meters (11-3.75), taking over the top spot in the ODAC by 0.07 meters (2.75") over Roanoke's Chloe Van Duyne. D'Ambrosia's new mark is a personal collegiate-best, indoors or outdoors, and currently ranks 33rd in NCAA Division III.

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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Adalia Coleman | Bridgewater | Jr. | Sprints
Coleman, a junior from Warrenton, Va., continues to post times among the nation's best as she collects her third straight ODAC weekly award. Coleman took a break from the 100-meter dash -- in which she still leads the country (11.63) -- and competed in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes as well as the 4x400-meter relay at the North River Meet hosted by Bridgewater College. Coleman won the 200-meter dash at 25.28 seconds. That time is her second-best outdoor 200-mark of the year, but would still rank inside the ODAC's top five and inside the top-25 nationally. Coleman took part in the 400-meter dash for the first time outdoors this year and finished third overall at 1:01.17. That sits just outside the ODAC's top-five and represents a personal collegiate-best mark, indoors or outdoors. Coleman was joined by teammates Kacee Hooker, Jade Buckles, and Cassidy Oliver in the 4x400-meter relay. They finished second at 4:21.46.

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