2005-06 Year in Review
 

Baseball

Virginia Wesleyan went undefeated in ODAC Tournament play, and captured it’s sixth ODAC Championship with a 7-6 victory over Bridgewater.....The Marlins advanced to the NCAA South Regional but their season came to a close with losses to Rowan and NC Wesleyan.....Bridgewater received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs and were seeded fourth in the South Regional. The Eagles won their first game against Rowan 4-3, but lost their next two, 7-5 to NC Wesleyan and 5-2 to ODAC rival Va. Wesleyan….Bridgewater designated hitter and pitching ace Ricky Read earned Player-of-the-Year honors after compiling a 9-1 record and 2.76 ERA on the mound and was ranked in the top 10 in the league with a .337 batting average....Randolph-Macon right-hander Travis Beazley was tabbed as the league’s Pitcher-of-the-Year, as he posted a 9-3 record on the hill with an ODAC best 1.94 ERA in 88 innings of work. The Beaverdam, Va. native fanned a league best 108 batters....ODAC Rookie-of-the-Year went to Randolph-Macon infielder Greg Meleski. A native of Weston, Fla., Meleski hit .364 in 39 games for the Yellow Jackets....Brent Vuyovich of Virginia Wesleyan was named the 2006 ODAC Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year by the league’s Sports Information Directors....Virginia Wesleyan skipper Nick Boothe was tabbed by his peers as the ODAC Coach-of-the-Year after leading the Marlins to the ODAC Championship.

Men’s Basketball

The Virginia Wesleyan Marlins captured their second consecutive Old Dominion Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship with a 81-78 overtime win over Randolph-Macon in the ODAC Tournament and received the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Marlins then continued their winning ways with a 71-61 victory over Framingdale, a 72-71 victory over Lincoln(PA), a 46-35 victory over William Patterson, a 81-79 upset over Illinois Wesleyan, and then a 59-56 victory over Wittenburg University to capture the NCAA Division III National Championship....Randolph Macon also received a bid into the NCAA Tournament, seeded #4 in the South Region, but lost its first game to Wooster to end the season. Virginia Wesleyan’s Brandon Adair received the Kurt Axe ODAC Player-of-the-Year award and also earned Division III Play-of-the-Year honors after averaging 18.8 PPG....David Carlson of Randolph-Macon was named ODAC Freshman-of-the-Year.....For the second consecutive season, Bridgewater forward Clay Michael was named the 2005-06 ODAC Men’s Basketball Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year by the league’s Sports Information Directors....Virginia Wesleyan Head Coach Dave Macedo was named ODAC Coach-of-the-Year after leading Virginia Wesleyan to a 22-3 regular season record. Macedo was also tabbed the 2006 Division III Coach of the Year.

Women’s Basketball

The Randolph Macon Yellow Jackets posted an impressive 79-65 win over the Eagles of Bridgewater to capture their 2nd consecutive ODAC Championship. The Yellow Jackets advanced all the way to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III Tournament before falling to Hardin-Simmons University, 72-56. Randolph Macon ended the season with a 28-3 overall record and a 19-1 ODAC record....For the third consecutive season, Randolph-Macon guard Megan Silva was named the ODAC Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Year. The senior stand out becomes the first ODAC Women’s Basketball player to win the award three times after leading the league in scoring with 22.7 points a game and assists with 147. Megan Silva was also voted as the Division III WBCA National Player of the Year as well as National Division III Athlete of the Year.....Freshman-of-the-Year honors went to Guilford’s Kristine Ellis after ranking third in the ODAC in rebounding, and 18th in scoring....Bridgewater’s Marsha Kinder was honored by the league’s Sports Information Directors as the 2005-06 Women’s Basketball Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year....Virginia Wesleyan’s Stephany Dunmyer was honored by her peers as the 2005-06 ODAC Coach-of-the-Year after leading VWC to a 14-6 conference mark.

Women’s Cross Country

Washington and Lee clinched the ODAC title with a score of 25 points with all seven scorers finishing in the top 22. The Generals claimed the top two spots. Washington & Lee’s Jackie Burns was the individual champion with a time of 23:47.2, 21 seconds faster than teammate Lindsay Erickson, who finished second. Burns also earned Runner of the Year as well as Rookie of the Year honors....The ODAC Scholar-Athlete-of the Year was awarded to Washington & Lee’s Elizabeth Twentyman....Washington & Lee’s Kris Hoey claimed ODAC Coach of the Year honors after leading the Generals to their 9th ODAC title.

Men’s Cross Country

Washington and Lee clinched the ODAC title with a score of 26 points, with all seven scorers finishing in the top 22, including three of the top five finishers. Nathan Johnson led the way for Washington & Lee with a time of 26:05....Johnson was awarded ODAC Runner of the Year and ODAC Scholar Athlete of the Year honors....Lynchburg College’s Ricky Flynn was a unanimous choice for ODAC Rookie of the Year....Washington & Lee’s John Tucker was honored as the ODAC Coach of the Year helping the Generals to their 12th ODAC title.

Equestrian

Washington and Lee University won the 2006 ODAC Equestrian Championship, which was hosted by Randolph Macon Woman’s College. The Generals totaled 19 points. Bridgewater was named Reserve Champion. RMWC came in third....Rider of the Year honors went to Washington and Lee’s Caitlin Lane....Bridgewater’s Patti Ann Thorton was awarded Rookie of the Year....Scholar Athlete of the Year was awarded to W&L’s Katie Goodrich....W&L’s Amy Reistrup was named Coach of the Year guiding W&L to its first ODAC Equestrian title.

Field Hockey

Washington & Lee won the ODAC Championship with a 2-1 win over Lynchburg College. The Generals advanced to the NCAA Tournament, but their season came to an end with a 2-0 loss to Montclair State in the first round....ODAC Player of the Year honors went to Sweet Briar College’s senior goalie Jenn Wiley. Wiley completed the season as the all-time NCAA leader in saves with 1,042 career stops in goal....Washington and Lee took the final three honors for the year in Coach of the Year Wendy Orrison, Rookie of the Year Liz Garson and ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Courtney Harrison.

Football

For the fifth consecutive year, Bridgewater came away with yet another ODAC Championship after running the table in league play (6-0). The Eagles got the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Eagles defeated W&J and Thiel in the first 2 rounds only to lost in the quarterfinals to Wesley 46-7....Hampden-Sydney quarterback J.D. Ricca had a record setting year in 2005 by setting ODAC single season marks with 3,731-yards and 42 touchdowns on his way to receiving the ODAC Offensive Player of the Year award.....Catholic linebacker Bobby Stutz was named the ODAC Defensive Player of the Year. Stutz led the ODAC with 64.5 tackles (50 solo, 29 assisted), including 18.5 for loss....Guilford signal caller Josh Vogelbach from N. Fort Myers, Fla., was tabbed as the league’s Freshman-of-the-Year after setting Guilford season and NCAA Division III freshman records for pass completions (280), pass attempts (475), passing yards (3,549), passing touchdowns (37) and total offense (3,638 yards).....Washington and Lee defensive tackle Liam Murray was honored by the league’s Sports Information Directors as the Football Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year....Bridgewater field general Mike Clark was honored by his peers as the Coach-of-the-Year. Clark led the Eagles to an 8-1 record and a perfect 6-0 mark in the league. This is the fourth-time Clark has received this honor.

Golf

The Guilford Quakers got back to their winning ways and came away with yet another ODAC Championship with a team score of 596. Washington and Lee placed second with a score of 608. The Guilford Quakers then continued on to the NCAA Tournament in Lincoln, Nebraska but could not come away with another National title, as the Quakers settled for a 5th place finish with a team score of 1215 finishing 22 strokes behind tournament champion Nebraska Wesleyan....Nathaniel James of Washington and Lee was named the 2006 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Golfer-of-the-Year by the league’s head coaches. James earned the honor after posting an ODAC best stroke average of 73.3 in 19-rounds of play this season.....Beau Allen of Washington and Lee and Ralston King of Randolph-Macon were tabbed as Co-Rookies-of-the-Year....Anthony Zappin of Washington and Lee was honored by the ODAC Sports Information Directors as the 2006 Golf Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year....Lee Williams of Bridgewater was honored by his peers as the ODAC Coach-of-the-Year after leading his team to a third-place finish at the ODAC Championship. Overall, Williams led the Eagles to seven top-ten finishes this season.

Men’s Indoor Track and Field

Lynchburg College captured its ninth-straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship. LC accumulated 208.5 points to take the title. Eastern Mennonite was second with 82.5 points and Bridgewater third with 70 points....Lynchburg sophomore Ryan Holmes earned the year’s Male Athlete of the Year after winning the triple jump, the 55-meter hurdles (8.05) and the long jump (23-01.75). Holmes was also named the Division III Indoor Track & Field South/Southeast Region Male Athlete of the Year, followed by placing seventh in the triple jump to earn the first All-American accolades of his career...Teammate Chris Martin was honored as 2005-06 Rookie of the Year after scoring in five events.....Roanoke College’s Garrett Cosenza was awarded as the Scholar-Athlete Of The Year....Dr. Jack M. Toms of Lynchburg was named the Coach of the Year. Dr. Toms also earned the South/Southeast Region Men’s Coach of the Year, his 24th national award.

Women’s Indoor Track and Field

The Maroons of Roanoke College took home their fourth ODAC Championship, posting a total of 158 points to finish ahead of second place Washington and Lee (106 points) and third place Lynchburg (84 points).....Washington and Lee’s Stacey Doornbos took home Athlete of the Year honors as well as Rookie of the Year. Doornbos claimed individual titles winning the Long Jump (17’4.25") and the Triple Jump (34’9.5") which broke her own school record leap. She also brought home 2nd place finishes in the 400m (59.84) and the 200m (27.01) and 4th place finishes in the 55m (7.69) and High Jump (5’0.25").....Eastern Mennonite’s Megan Mlinarchik was honored by the league’s Sports Information Directors with Scholar Athlete of the Year....Roanoke head coach Finn Pincus was tabbed as ODAC Coach of the Year.

Men’s Lacrosse

Trailing 7-4 after the first period of play, the Roanoke College men’s lacrosse team went on a 17-5 run over the next two-and-a-half quarters in rolling to a 21-15 win over Lynchburg College in the championship game of the 2006 Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship. The win gave the Maroons their 14th ODAC title, first since 1997, and the ODAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. RC advanced in the NCAA Tournament eventually losing to Salisbury 13-12 in overtime in the semifinals.....The Lynchburg Hornets also advanced to the NCAA Tournament, but came up short as Washington College defeated Lynchburg College 8-7....Roanoke senior midfielder Chris Keating was named Player-of-the-Year, as well as, Division III National Player of the Year. Keating was also a First Team All-American and the first Maroon player in team history to be named the national Midfielder of the Year. Keating completed his final season with the Maroons with 65 points on 34 goals and 31 assists.....Tim Skeen of Washington and Lee was tabbed by the coaches as the ODAC Rookie-of-the-Year. Skeen led the Generals with 35 points on 17 goals and 18 assists....For the second consecutive season, A.J. Tinklepaugh of Lynchburg was honored by the league’s Sports Information Directors as the ODAC Men’s Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year....Roanoke’s Bill Pilat was named the ODAC Coach-of-the-Year by his peers for the second consecutive season and for the seventh-time in his 18 years on the sidelines.

Women’s Lacrosse

Top-seeded and 10th-ranked Washington and Lee women’s lacrosse team came away with a 13-7 win over Virginia Wesleyan in the ODAC Championship Game to claim their fourth consecutive ODAC title. With the win, the Generals advanced to the NCAA Tournament, W&L’s season came to a close with 16-6 loss to fourth-ranked College of New Jersey in the second round of the NCAA tournament.....Amanda Strickler of Washington and Lee was named Player-of-the-Year by the league’s head coaches. Stickler was also honored as Virginia College Division Player of the Year, and Second team All-American. Stickler led the team in scoring with 67 points on 26 goals and a team-high 41 assists for the year.....Virginia Wesleyan goal keeper Ashley Sippel was named the league’s Rookie-of-the-Year. A native of Leesburg, Va., Sippel posted a 134 saves between the pipes for the Marlins this season and VWC was 10-4 with her in net.....Kristen Jehl of Virginia Wesleyan was named the 2006 ODAC Women’s Lacrosse Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year by the league’s Sports Information Directors while W&L head coach Jan Hathorn was tabbed as ODAC Coach-of-the-Year after leading her Generals to their fourth-consecutive ODAC crown.

Men’s Soccer

Virginia Wesleyan outscored Eastern Mennonite 4-2 in a gut-wrenching penalty shootout to capture the ODAC Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament. The Marlins were upended by York College (PA) 3-2 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to bring Virginia Wesleyan’s season to an end…..Roanoke defender Donny Smith and Randolph-Macon goalkeeper Nick Warner were named Co-Players-of-the-Year. Smith started all 15 matches this season for RC, registering one-goal and anchoring a defense that allowed just a total 21 goals and posted four shutouts. Warner posted a league-best 0.70 goals-against-average. He notched nine shutouts in 17 matches, allowed just 12 goals, while making 71 saves on the season….Emory and Henry’s Elliot Anderson was named the Rookie-of-the-Year. Anderson, who was a second-team all-conference defender, finished tied for fourth in the league with nine goals….Eastern Mennonite’s Adam Shank was recognized by the Sports Information Directors in the ODAC as the Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year….Washington and Lee’s Rolf Piranian was honored by his peers as the Coach-of-the-Year. Piranian capped off his 30th-year on the W&L sidelines by leading his team to a 9-6-2 overall record, a third-place regular season finish in the ODAC and a spot in the semifinals of the league tournament.

Women’s Soccer

Lynchburg College registered a 4-0 win over Guilford in the finals of the conference Tournament. The third-seeded Hornets won their sixth championship in women’s soccer and received the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Hornets defeated Catholic University 3-1 in the first round, then went on to beat ODAC rival Virginia Wesleyan 1-0 in the second round, but fell to Trinity in the Round of 16 to end their season. Virginia Wesleyan also received a bid into the NCAA Tournament, winning their first game in the first round 2-1 against cross town rival Christopher Newport, but lost, 1-0, in the 2nd round to Lynchburg. The third team from ODAC to get a bid into the NCAA Tournament was Washington and Lee. The Generals lost their first round game to Moravian 2-1….Virginia Wesleyan’s Sharon Hay was named the Player-of-the-Year. Hay had 20 goals and a total of 43 points. Her points rank fourth in the league while her goal total is tied for second in the ODAC….Rookie-of-the-Year honors went to Eastern Mennonite’s Katie Lamm. Lamm led the Royals with 33 points on a team-best 15 goals and 3 assists…..The Sports Information Directors in the ODAC honored Hollins’ Lindsay Lucas as the Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year….For the second-time in three-years, Jeff Bowers of Virginia Wesleyan was tabbed by his peers as the ODAC Coach-of-the-Year. Bowers was also named the South Region Coach of the Year.

Softball

Roanoke captured its seventh ODAC softball championship in eight years with a 4-3 victory over Lynchburg. The Maroons then advanced on to the NCAA Tournament. Roanoke recorded 3 wins and 2 losses in the regional tournament, eventually losing to Emory 2-1 to end their season…..Outfielder Caroline Cubbage of Lynchburg and right-hander Becky Sowell of Virginia Wesleyan were named the Player and Pitcher-of-the-Year by the league’s 10 head coaches. Cubbage, a junior from Bridgewater, Va, hit .504 in 44 games. She also set an ODAC single season record with 17 home runs and drove in 57 runners on the season. Sowell posted a 15-6 record this season in the circle for Virginia Wesleyan. She had a 1.75 ERA and set an ODAC single season record with 170 strikeouts in 151.0 innings of work.….Kaitlyn Bowman of Bridgewater was tabbed at the 2006 Rookie-of-the-Year by the head coaches after hitting a league best .519 in 39 games this season.….Right-handed pitcher Amy Gillis of Roanoke was named the Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year by the league’s Sports Information Directors and BC skipper Donnie Fulk was honored by his peers as the Coach-of-the-Year.

Swimming

Washington and Lee captured yet another ODAC Swimming Championship by claiming 827 points, followed by Randolph Macon (566.5), and RMWC in third with 333 points. This was the General’s 13th consecutive title….Kim Edmonds of Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and Erin Ewalt of Randolph-Macon were tabbed Co-Swimmers of the Year. Edmonds won the 100 and 200 breast and also placed second in the 200 IM at the ODAC/Atlantic States Swimming Championships held at Radford University to help her seal all-conference honors. Ewalt took first-place in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 back and was a part of two winning relays, the 400 medley and 800 free, on her way to an unprecedented fourth Swimmer-of-the-Year honor. Ewalt became the only female in the history of the league to win Athlete-of-the-Year in her sport on four consecutive years…. Erin Ewalt also was named 2006 Swimming ODAC Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year by the league’s Sports Information Directors….Lindsey Strachan of Washington and Lee was honored as Rookie-of-the-Year after winning the 500 free and 100 back and finishing second in the 200 back at the ODAC/Atlantic States Swimming Championships….Additionally, 15th-year Washington and Lee head coach Kiki Jacobs was named the ODAC/Atlantic States Coach of the Year for the 10th time.

Men’s Tennis

Washington & Lee University won its 11th straight ODAC men’s tennis title as the Generals easily outdistanced second-place Roanoke College for the team title. The Generals won eight of the nine flights, sweeping the titles in all six of the singles flights for a total of 89 team points. Roanoke placed second with 73 points. The Generals then went on to the NCAA Tournament where they downed Sewanee 4-0 in the first round but came up short against Emory in the second round falling 4-0.…W&L’s Shay, a senior from Matinez, Ga., was named the ODAC Player of the Year after taking the No. 1 singles flight….Virginia Weslyan’s Steven Wright, a freshman from Richmond, Va., took home the Rookie of the Year honor….W&L’s Charles Anderson was named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year in voting by the conference’s sports information directors after repeating his No. 6 singles win and adding the title at No. 2 doubles….Virginia Wesleyan head coach John Brinkman, who guided the Marlins to a college record 17 victories during the regular season, was named the ODAC Coach of the Year.

Women’s Tennis

The Generals of Washington and Lee captured their 4th straight ODAC Tennis Championship, and their 15th in the last 16 years, as the NCAA Division III’s top-ranked team recorded straight-set wins in all six singles finals and three doubles finals….The Generals then went on to compete in the NCAA Tournament as they downed Mary Washington 5-0, Carnegie Mellon 5-0, Williams 5-0, Claremont Mudd-Scripps 5-1, but fell short to Emory 5-1 in the finals. W&L’s Emily Applegate, a third seed, claimed the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Singles Championship….Applegate received the ODAC’s Player of the Year Award by virtue of a vote of the league’s head coaches. She is the fourth straight Washington and Lee student so honored and the ninth General to win the prize in league history….The league’s coaches selected Hollins’ Maggie Bai as the ODAC Rookie of the Year….Washington and Lee senior Katie Kingsbury, a psychology major and two-time ODAC singles champion, won the league’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award….Guilford head coach Jenn Anderson claimed her alma mater’s first ODAC Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year Award after helping the Quakers to their best ODAC finish (7th) and most victories (10) since 1998.

Men’s Track and Field

Lynchburg College ran away from its competition to win the men’s championship with 257 points, while Bridgewater came in second with 106, and Eastern Mennonite third with 94 points….Ryan Holmes, Co-ODAC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, paced the Lynchburg College Hornets to the team title with two individual first-place efforts. Holmes won the 110 high hurdles and the triple jump. He placed second in both the high jump and long jump and added a fifth in the 400-meter hurdles. Holmes counterpart for Athlete of the Year, Eastern Mennonite’s Jeremy Webster, placed first in both the 200 and 400 meters….Eastern Mennonite’s Nathan Turner received the Freshman of the Year honor as he won the Shot Put with a throw of 14.90m….EMU’s Kevin Beachy was awarded with ODAC Scholar Athlete of the Year….Lynchburg’s Dr. Jack M. Toms was named the Men’s Outdoor Coach of the Year for the 15th time in his career.

Women’s Track and Field

Roanoke College held off strong challenges from Eastern Mennonite and Washington & Lee to claim the women’s title. Meredith Withers, the ODAC Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, helped lead the Maroons to the championship. Withers won the 100-meter hurdles, the 400-meter hurdles and the javelin. She placed third in the high jump, fourth in the shot put and sixth in the long jump. Withers, was also named the Women’s Athlete of the Meet….Washington & Lee’s Stacy Doornbos was named the Outdoor Track Freshman of the Year as she won the 200M dash and long jump and came in second in the 400M dash and triple jump….Roanoke’s Bridget Tainer (Sr., Roanoke, VA) was honored as the Women’s Outdoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year….Finn Pincus received the Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year award for the 3rd time in his career.

Volleyball

The Washington and Lee Generals captured their fifth consecutive ODAC title with a 3-1 over Randolph-Macon, advancing to the NCAA Tournament where they fell 3-0 to Southwestern…..For the second consecutive season, Washington and Lee setter Christine Gladysz was named the Player-of-the-Year. Gladysz, a senior from Palm Harbor, Fla., finished the regular season as the ODAC assist leader with 1,207.…Rookie-of-the-Year Honors went to Gladysz’s teammate Laura Maurer, who contributed immediately, averaging an ODAC-best 4.27 kills-per-game….Bridgewater’s Heather St. Clair was named the Volleyball Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year by the ODAC Sports Information Directors. She ranks in the ODAC top-five in hitting percentage (.386), kills-per-game (3.25) and blocks-per-game (1.25)….W&L head coach Bryan Snyder was honored by his peers as the Coach-of-Year for the 5th consecutive year after leading the Generals to a perfect 10-0 ODAC record.

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