2015-16 ODAC Cross Country News
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ODAC Announces Jopson and Berkley Award Winners
June 06, 2016Eastern Mennonite University and Washington and Lee University added to their awards quota for the 2015-16 season as the ODAC Board of Directors announced the annual winners of the top scholar-athlete awards in the conference. Royals' cross country and track & field star Hannah Chappell-Dick was selected as the Marjorie Berkley Award winner, while Generals' tennis standout Michael Holt was tabbed for the Harry G. "Doc" Jopson Award. -
Finn Pincus Retires Following 25 Years at Roanoke College
June 06, 2016Dr. Finn Pincus, who just completed his 25th year as head coach of the Roanoke College Cross Country and Track & Field programs, announced Monday that he is retiring. Pincus will remain as a part-time assistant coach for the cross country programs through the end of the 2016 season. Roanoke Director of Athletics Scott Allison said a search for a new Director of Cross Country and Track & Field will begin immediately.
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Hollins University to Add Cross Country Beginning in Fall 2016
December 14, 2015Hollins University has announced that they will be adding cross country to their roster of sport offerings for 2016-17. Hollins will compete in a full schedule and become the 10thteam competing for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championship in the fall of 2016.
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EMU's Chappell-Dick, RC's Toney Earn All-American Honors
November 21, 2015Eastern Mennonite's Hannah Chappell-Dick and Roanoke's Harrison Toney continued their stellar seasons at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Saturday as both placed inside the top-35 in their respective races to earn All-American honors from the USTFCCCA. The duo led a group of six ODAC runners competing in Winneconne, Wisc.
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Six Set to Represent the ODAC at the NCAA Cross Country Championships
November 20, 2015Six individual athletes from three conference schools are set to represent the ODAC in the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Saturday. A trio from Eastern Mennonite University are joined by two from Washington and Lee University and one from Roanoke College in competing in the women's six-kilometer and men's eight-kilometer races in Winneconne, Wisc.
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Washington and Lee Sweeps ODAC Cross Country Championships
October 31, 2015Washington and Lee University came away with sweeps of the team titles at the 2015 ODAC Cross Country Championships. Eastern Mennonite University senior Hannah Chappell-Dick and Roanoke College senior Harrison Toney claimed the individual crowns. Watch the meet recap!
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Recapping the 2015 ODAC Cross Country Championships
October 31, 2015Washington and Lee University came away with sweeps of the team titles at the 2015 ODAC Cross Country Championships. Eastern Mennonite University senior Hannah Chappell-Dick and Roanoke College senior Harrison Toney claimed the individual crowns.
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ODAC Players of the Week: October 19, 2015
October 19, 2015A full slate of contests provided us with some great performances. Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Noah Schammell, W&L (MSW); Elisabeth Holmes, W&L (WSW); Harrison Toney, RC (MXC); Hannah Chappell-Dick, SU (WXC); Kelani Bailey, SU (FH); De'Eric Bell, GC (FB); Tiffany Barrett, VWC (VB); Michael Messick, SU (FB); Ty Palmer, GC (MG); Olivia Bowling, RMC (WG); Adam Weisenborn, BC (MS); Danielle Burris, SU (WS).
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ODAC Players of the Week: October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015Swimming opened its season, joining the fall sports in this week's installment of awards. Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Adam Smith, GC (FB); Maggie Waxter, W&L (FH); Thomas Freeland, W&L (FB); Christina Herbert, BC (WG); Luke Farley, W&L (MG); Samantha Yates, W&L (WXC); Anthony McBride, LC (MXC); Jordan Couch, E&H (MS); Morgan Singer, LC (WS); Katie Gardner, W&L (WSW); Sam Childress, W&L (MSW); Tiffany Barrett, VWC (VB).
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ODAC Spotlight: Hannah Chappell-Dick, Eastern Mennonite
October 08, 2015Eastern Mennonite University senior Hannah Chappell-Dick is about as well-rounded a student athlete as they come. A two-time track & field All-American -- mile run indoors and 1,500m run outdoors -- Chappell-Dick is also a national competitor in cross country. She has earned three ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete awards, and was named a Capital One Academic All-American last season.
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ODAC Players of the Week: October 5, 2015
October 05, 2015Weather forced some issues with scheduling, but that didn't keep the ODAC's athletes from performing. Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Hannah Chappell-Dick, EMU (WXC); Mac Strehler, W&L (MXC); Kendall Bernard, W&L (FH); Austin Fockler, HSC (MG); Erin Septer, SU (WS); Ben Bayles, W&L (MS); Sidney Henry, HSC (FB); Kaitlyn Kelley, SU (VB); Kyree Koonce, HSC (FB).
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ODAC Players of the Week: September 28, 2015
September 28, 2015ODAC play is in full swing, and the performances have been excellent! Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Blake Heatherly, RAND (MS); Hannah Chappell-Dick, EMU (WXC); Justin Mehrer, SU (MXC); Hannah Olds, LC (WS); Hayden Combs, W&L (MG); Tiffany Barrett, VWC (VB); Tre'von Lightfoot, E&H (FB); Catherine Rogerson, LC (FH); Skyler Simcox, E&H (FB).
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ODAC Players of the Week: September 21, 2015
September 21, 2015Week three features of full slate of standings and quality performances. Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Caity Ashley, RC (WXC); Harrison Toney, RC (MXC); Evan Cox, VWC (MG); Frances Foster, LC (WS); Logan McHugh, RMC (MS); Kelsey Stanley, RMC (FH); Daytwyn Rascoe, GC (FB); Mackenzie Shand, W&L (VB); Adam Smith, GC (FB); Liza Freed, W&L (WG).
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ODAC Players of the Week: September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015ODAC teams won a lot of games in week two, lending to some great performances. Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Harrison Toney, RC (MXC); Karissa Lemaire, LC (FH); Evan Cox, VWC (MG); Hannah Chappell-Dick, EMU (WXC); Tyequis Stallins, E&H (MS); Keri Rager, BC (WS); Joseph Vairo, RMC (FB); Courtney Lowers, RMC (VB); Jimmy Moynahan, W&L (FB).
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ODAC Players of the Week: September 8, 2015
September 08, 2015ODAC teams started the 2015-16 season with some outstanding performances in week one. Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Shelby Shrader, SU (WXC), Brian Maye, SU (MS), Tricia Jessee, W&L (WS), Mac Strehler, W&L (MXC), Christina Herbert, BC (WG), Ty Palmer, GC (MG), Ryan Byrd, E&H (FB), Heather Schauder, RC (FH), Lucas Morley, CUA (FB), Courtney Lowers, RMC (VB).
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ODAC Preseason Interview - Brian Flynn, BC
August 31, 2015After sweeping both the ODAC men's and women's cross country titles in 2014 for the second straight year, Bridgewater College's teams were picked atop the ODAC preseason polls. Head coach Brian Flynn talks about his squad and touches on ODAC competition.
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Bridgewater Leads ODAC Men's Cross Country Poll
August 24, 2015Two-time defending ODAC champion Bridgewater College received nine first place votes on the way to 99 total points to lead the 2015 ODAC Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll. Washington and Lee University picked up the remaining two top nods from the league's head coaches, securing 91 tallies. Eastern Mennonite University and Roanoke College are separated by just four points (76-72) for third.
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Eagles Headline ODAC Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll
August 24, 2015Bridgewater College earned six first place votes on the way to 78 total points to lead a tightly packed survey in the 2015 ODAC Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll. Washington and Lee University and Eastern Mennonite University also earned top consideration in what appears will be one of the most competitive seasons in conference history. W&L is second in the poll standings with 72 points, with EMU rounding out the top three with 69 tallies.
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EMU's Ryan Gehman Featured in NCAA Champion Magazine
July 21, 2015Eastern Mennonite University standout runner Ryan Gehman is featured in the latest edition of the NCAA's "Champion" magazine. The article focuses on how Gehman, a Millersville, Pa., native, has used running as his "medication" to combat Asberger Syndrome and an anxiety disorder.
