2014-15 ODAC Swimmers of the Week

  • Bobby Brajdic, Randolph-Macon, Sr.
    February 02, 2015
    Brajdic, a senior from Roanoke, Va., earns his fourth weekly award of the season after leading R-MC to wins in a dual meet against Greensboro and a tri-meet with Hampden-Sydney and Ferrum. He won all five individual events in which he competed, adding a first and second place showing in two relays. Against Greensboro, Brajdic won the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke events in 0:53.82 and 1:58.52, respectively. He also won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:58.54. He and his teammates won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:41.01. In the tri-meet, Brajdic won the 200-meter butterfly in 2:13.80, and followed suit in the 200-meter backstroke in 2:15.17. The Yellow Jackets finished second in the 200-meter freestyle relay in 1:43.57.
  • Allison Fowler, Emory & Henry, So.
    February 02, 2015
    Fowler, a sophomore from Morristown, Tenn., earns her second weekly award of the season after helping the Wasps to resounding wins over King College and Mars Hill College -- both NCAA Division II -- in a tri-meet last week. Fowler won three individual events and aided the Wasps in a relay victory. All three of Fowler's individual times would rank inside the ODAC's top-10. She won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:01.26. She also stopped the watches first in the 200-yard butterfly (2:15.94) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:15.89). She posted a butterfly leg of 0:27.41 to help E&H win the 200-yard medley relay in 1:53.84.
  • Mohamed Saleh, Randolph-Macon, So.
    January 26, 2015
    Saleh, a sophomore from Cairo, Egypt, helped the Yellow Jackets to a dual meet victory over Catholic University. He swam in four events for Randolph-Macon, winning each discipline. He posted a time of 0:54.39 to touch the wall first in the 100-yard backstroke. He duplicated the effort in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 0:49.40. Saleh already owned the second-best time in the ODAC in both events this season. Saleh then took to the relays, helping his teammates finish first in the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays in times of 1:39.63 and 3:18.86, respectively.
  • Megan Monahan, Sweet Briar, So.
    January 26, 2015
    Monahan, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio, helped the Vixens to a pair of dual meet wins against ODAC competition. She competed in seven total events, winning four times individually and three times in relays. Each of her individual times rank inside the ODAC's top-15 in each respective event. In a 166-36 win over Hollins, Monahan touched first in the 800-meter freestyle in 10:22.00. She went on to help her teammates to first place showings in the 400-meter medley (5:14.31) and 800-meter freestyle (10:02.00) relays. Monahan helped supply the winning points in a 142-120 win over Bridgewater. After winning both the 100-meter (1:11.94) and 200-meter (2:38.15) backstroke events, she added the 400-meter freestyle to her performance, winning the discipline in 4:55.82. She also helped the Vixens to top prize in the 400-meter medley relay (4:59.91).
  • Brennan Haley, Washington and Lee, So.
    January 19, 2015
    Haley, a sophomore from Westfield, N.J., helped the Generals trounce Catholic University in a dual meet last week. Haley won twice individually and was a member of a winning relay squad. Haley touched the wall first in the 100-yard backstroke, posting a time of 0:53.69. He went on to capture the 100-yard butterfly crown in 0:52.47. He and his teammates won the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:37.87. Haley's backstroke time bettered his previous season-best and strengthened his hold on the third-lowest time in the ODAC. In the butterfly, Haley already owns the league's best mark.
  • Kira Tomenchok, Washington and Lee, Fr.
    January 19, 2015
    Tomenchok, a freshman from Richmond, Va., picks up her second weekly award of the season after helping the Generals to a dual meet victory over Catholic University. Tomenchok won the 100-yard backstroke in 0:59.84, an event in which she already owns the league's best mark. She also won the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.95. She and her teammates captured the top prize in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 4:03.90.
  • John Carmody, Washington and Lee, Fr.
    January 12, 2015
    Carmody, a freshman from West Des Moines, Iowa, helped the Generals defeat Hampden-Sydney in a dual meet between the two schools as both returned to action following the winter break. Carmody won twice individually and was a member of one relay victory. He touched the wall first in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 0:22.54, improving upon his previous ODAC top-10 time. He added a solo win in the 100-yard freestyle in 0:50.06. He and his teammates claimed top prize in the 200-yard freestyle relay, stopping the watches in 1:28.73.
  • Natalie Brendsel, Washington and Lee, So.
    January 12, 2015
    Brendsel, a sophomore from Oakton, Va., helped the Generals post a dual meet win over Bridgewater College in their return to ODAC waters in the new year. Brendsel won twice and swam a leg of a winning relay. She picked her solo triumphs in two freestyle sprints. She claimed the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 0:25.07, coming up just 0.01-seconds short of the top-five in the ODAC this season. She also won the 100-yard freestyle, registering a time of 0:55.65, which slots seventh this year. She and her teammates won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:42.06.
  • Bobby Brajdic, Randolph-Macon, Jr.
    December 08, 2014
    Brajdic, a senior from Roanoke, Va., competed in seven events at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, winning all three individual events in which he swam and helping R-MC to a trio of relay victories and one second place showing. He set a NCAA "B" Cut in winning the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:53.10. It was also one of three meet records he set, each coming in his individual races. He also won the 100-yard backstroke in 0:51.78 and the 200-yard individual medley in 1:54.39. He and his teammates set schools records in the 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays. The placed second in the 200-medley in 1:36.28 and won the 800-free in 7:05.92. R-MC also touched the wall first in the 400-yard medley (3:33.18) and 400-yard freestyle (3:10.46) relays.
  • Michaela Nolte, Emory & Henry, So.
    December 08, 2014
    Nolte, a sophomore from Hillsborough, N.C., helped the Wasps to first place at the Union College Winter Invitational as Emory & Henry bested seven NAIA schools on the weekend. Nolte competed in eight events, won twice individually and three times on relays, set one ODAC record, and met a pair of NCAA "B" Cuts. Her individual victories came in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststrokes with NCAA "B" Cut times of 1:05.46 and 2:23.13, respectively. Her time in the 100-breaststroke set a new conference standard. She also won the 50-yard freestyle in 0:24.31. Nolte and her teammates claimed time prize in the 200-yard freestyle (1:37.57), 200-yard medley (1:49.89) and 400-yard medley (3:58.12) relays. They went on to finish second in the 400-yard freestyle (3:33.34) and 800-yard freestyle (7:48.56) relays.
  • Tommy Thetford, Washington and Lee, Fr.
    November 24, 2014
    Thetford, a freshman from Birmingham, Ala., picks up his second straight weekly award after leading W&L to a second-place showing of nine teams at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational. Thetford finished second in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 0:21.09, which ranks eighth nationally. His time of 0:47.08 in the 100-yard freestyle finished third and ranks 24th in the country. He also finished seventh in the 200-yard free with a time of 1:48.36. He was a member of three relays, placing third in the 200-yard (1:26.21) and 400-yard (3:10.00) freestyle and fifth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:37.19).
  • Kira Tomenchok, Washington and Lee, Fr.
    November 24, 2014
    Tomenchok, a freshman from Richmond, Va., helped the Generals to second place out of 12 teams at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational, winning twice individually. She stopped the watches first in the 100-yard (0:58.13) and 200-yard (2:06.02) backstrokes. Her times rank ninth and fifth nationally, respectively. She also placed eighth in the 50-yard freestyle in 0:25.27. She participated in three relays, helping her teammates to a second place finish in the 400-yard medley in 3:56.18. She was also a member of the fourth-place 200-yard medley (1:50.65) and sixth place 400-yard freestyle (3:40.05) relays.
  • Tommy Thetford, Washington and Lee, Fr.
    November 17, 2014
    Thetford, a freshman from Birmingham, Ala., won twice and participated in a pair of second-place finishing relays as W&L finished second at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational Tri-Meet. Thetford won the 50-yard freestyle in 0:21.38 and then added the 100-yard freestyle title in 0:47.44. He and his teammates finished second in the 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle relays with times of 1:38.74 and 1:27.93, respectively.
  • Elisabeth Holmes, Washington and Lee, So.
    November 17, 2014
    Holmes, a sophomore from Raleigh, N.C., helped the Generals to a second place showing at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational Tri-Meet. She won four individual events, setting one ODAC seasonal top mark and posting times that would have second in the conference to her previously established best marks. She won the 50-yard freestyle in 0:24.90, which is the top time in the ODAC by nearly a half-second. She also stopped the watches first in the 100-yard, 500-yard and 1000-yard freestyle events in times of 0:54.16, 5:15.38 and 10:50.01.
  • Bobby Brajdic, Randolph-Macon, Jr.
    November 10, 2014
    Brajdic, a senior from Roanoke, Va., picks up his second weekly award of the season after helping the Yellow Jackets to a 1-1 week in dual meet action. Brajdic won three individuals, places second in a fourth, and helped his teammates to a win in one relay. In a win over St. Mary's (Md.), he won the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke in 1:47.91 and 0:53.99, respectively. He then helped his teammates to a win in the 200-yard medley relay in 1:40.13. In R-MC's second meet of the week against Mary Washington, Brajdic won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:59.77. He finished second in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:57.01.
  • Allison Fowler, Emory & Henry, So.
    November 10, 2014
    Fowler, a sophomore from Morristown, Tenn., helped the Wasps to a tri-meet win over Guilford and Sweet Briar in Amherst. Fowler, the reigning ODAC Swimmer of the Year, won the 200-meter individual medley in 2:33.81, just 0:0.37 off the school record. She came up 0:0.61 short of the school mark in the 100-meter butterfly, winning in 1:09.73. She and her teammates also claimed in a victory in the 200-meter freestyle relay with a time of 1:57.02. E&H is off to a 4-0 start in dual meet action this season.
  • Eddie Kirby Jr., Greensboro, Sr.
    November 03, 2014
    Kirby, a senior from Fairview, N.C., helped The Pride to a 78-72 dual meet win over Gallaudet University. He won a pair of individual events, stopping the watches first in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard backstroke in times of 2:20.90 and 1:09.69, respectively. He and his teammates also won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:49.69.
  • Jessica Richardson, Emory & Henry, So.
    November 03, 2014
    Richardson, a sophomore from Vero Beach, Fla., won a pair of individual events and helped her teammates to a relay win in a dual meet victory at Hollins. Richardson posted ODAC top-five times in winning both the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard backstroke. She stopped the watches in 2:22.20 and 1:03.67, respectively. She and her teammates won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:55.72, with Richardson swimming the freestyle leg in an unofficial split of 0:24.9.
  • Bobby Brajdic, Randolph-Macon, Jr.
    October 27, 2014
    Brajdic, a junior from Roanoke, Va., won a trio of individual events and helped Randolph-Macon to second place in a relay in the Yellow Jackets dual meet at Washington and Lee. Brajdic touched the wall first in the both the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke events, posting times of 0:53.86 and 1:59.49. He also claimed the win in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.99. He and his teammates took second in the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1:39.51.
  • Michaela Nolte, Emory & Henry, So.
    October 27, 2014
    Nolte, a sophomore from Hillborough, N.C., led the Wasps to a dual meet victory at Bridgewater by winning a pair of individual events and helping her teammates to a win in one relay. She set two school records in the process. The first came in the 100-meter breaststroke as she broke her own mark with a winning time of 1:19.24. She also won the 100-meter freestyle in a time 1:02.32. The 2014 ODAC Rookie of the Year and her teammates set a new school-standard in the 200-meter medley relay in 2:08.05.
  • John Womack, Washington and Lee, So.
    October 20, 2014
    Womack, a sophomore from Glendale, Ariz., helped the Generals to a dual meet win over Mary Washington last week. Womack finished first in a pair of individual events and helped his teammates to a victory in one relay. He won the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyles, posting times of 1:46.94 and 4:58.44, respectively. He also swam a leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that touched the wall first in a time of 1:27.12.
  • Elisabeth Holmes, Washington and Lee, So.
    October 20, 2014
    Holmes, a sophomore from Raleigh, N.C., wins her second straight weekly award after helping W&L to a dual meet win over Mary Washington and a victory at the ODAC Relays hosted by Washington and Lee. Holmes won three individual events against UMW, touching the wall first in the 200-yard (1:57.34), 500-yard (5:15.70) and 1000-yard (10:48.57) freestyle events. She also helped her teammates to wins in the 200-yard medley relay in 1:42.44, which set a new Cy Twombly Pool record. At the ODAC Relays, Holmes competed in four events, aiding to victories in the 8x25-yard freestyle (1:38.30), 500-yard freestyle (4:49.43), 200-yard medley (1:52.45), and 200-yard freestyle (1:41.31) relays.
  • Noah Schammel, Washington and Lee, Fr.
    October 13, 2014
    Schammel, a freshman from Greenville, S.C., is the inaugural ODAC Men's Swimmer of the Week after helping the Genreals to a first place finish among four competing teams at Centre College over the weekend. Schammel won both the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly events, posting times of 54.38 and 1:59.88. He also finished second in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:04.02.
  • Elisabeth Holmes, Washington and Lee, So.
    October 13, 2014
    Holmes, a sophomore from Raleigh, N.C., kicked off the season with a bang, winning three individual events and aiding her teammates in one relay to help the Generals to first place among four teams competing at Centre College. Holmes won a trio of freestyle disciplines, stopping the watches first in the 200-yard, 500-yard and 1,000-yard races with times of 1:57.68, 5:12.26 and 10:43.27, respectively. Holmes anchored the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team, which posted a time of 1:43.31.