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Old
Dominion Athletic Conference
Athletes
of the Week
September 10, 2007
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
RUNNER OF THE WEEK
MICHAEL WELSH,
WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY
Welsh, a
junior from Tullahoma, Tennessee,
helped
lead the Washington and Lee men’s cross country team to a first-place
finish out of 13 teams at the W&L Invitational on Saturday morning.
Welsh was the individual champion, crossing the finish line in 28:39 and
finishing 39 seconds ahead of his nearest competition in the 124-person
race. Welsh earned All-ODAC and All-Region honors last season.
| Men's Cross
Country
Honor Roll |
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Nathan Rittenhouse, Bridgewater |
Finished second overall at the W&L Invitational with a time of
29:18.00. |
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Jonathan Seidel, Emory & Henry |
Placed fifth out of 124 runners at W&L with a time of 29:39.00 |
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Doug Fender, Roanoke |
In
his first collegiate meet, led the Maroons with an individual
7th place finish at W&L in 29:55.00. |
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
RUNNER OF THE WEEK
LIZ MUMAW, ROANOKE
COLLEGE
Mumaw, a
sophomore from Berryville, Va., finished second overall at the Generals
Cross Country Invitational at Washington & Lee, but earned first place
finish points. Mumaw finished in a time of 24:48.00, helping the
Maroons capture first place at the meet.
| Women's Cross
Country
Honor Roll |
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Charissa Duncan, Guilford |
Ran the second-fastest 6-kilometer time in GC history with a
27:37.00 showing at W&L. |
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Grace Normann, Guilford |
Clocked GC's sixth-fastest 6-kilometer time with a 28:16.00 at
W&L. |
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Kat Telfeyan, Washington & Lee |
Placed sixth overall (5th in points) at W&L with a time of
25:29.00, helping the Generals to a second place team finish. |
FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF
THE WEEK
ALLIE WEIR,
LYNCHBURG COLLEGE
Weir, a sophomore from
Richmond, Va., wins her second straight ODAC Player of the Week award.
Last season's top freshman, Weir
led the
Hornets to victories over Mary Washington and York (Pa.) and a near
upset of #8 Lebanon Valley. She had two goals, including the
game-winner, on Wednesday to give LC a 3-2 victory on the road at Mary
Washington. Over the weekend, she tallied three goals in a 6-4 loss
against Lebanon Valley – who had only allowed one goal all season prior
- and followed that up with three more goals and an assist on the road
at York. For the season, Weir has scored 13 goals to go with six
assists for 32 points.
| Field Hockey
Honor Roll |
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Brianna Jacques, Bridgewater |
Scored her team-leading third goal in a loss to Dickinson. |
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Leeanne Clark, RC |
In
the only game of the week for the Maroons, notched a goal in a
3-2 loss to Dickinson. |
MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JOE RIGERT,
GUILFORD COLLEGE
Rigert, a junior from Clayton, N.C.,
helped
the Quakers to a 2-1 week with a team-leading five goals and 11 points
in three matches. He set a Guilford record with nine points in the
Quakers’ 5-1 road win over NCAA Division II Chowan Sept. 5. Rigert
scored four times in the match, tying the school standard. He also
tallied Guilford’s first goal in the Quakers’ 2-1 win over Salisbury,
which was ranked 10th in the current NSCAA/adidas South
Region Poll.
| Men's Soccer
Honor Roll |
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Elliott Anderson, Emory & Henry |
Scored twice in a 4-0 win over LaGrange and added another in a
4-1 win over Averett in a 4-0 week for the Wasps. |
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Scott Meguid, Guilford |
Had three assists on the week to move into a tie for fifth place
on GC's all-time list (13). |
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JoJo Howard, Hampden-Sydney |
Scored once in a 4-2 loss to Elizabethtown in 1-1 week for the
Tigers. |
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Shawn Bender, Lynchburg |
Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win of Salisbury on
Sunday. |
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Chris Williams, Randolph-Macon |
Earned all-tournament honors after scoring the lone goal in a
1-0 win over Wesley. |
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Eric Eversole, Roanoke |
Had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win over Ohio Northern. |
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Brandon Massie, Virginia Wesleyan |
Earn tournament MVP honors after collecting a goal and an assist
in each victory for the Marlins... a 3-0 win over Catholic and a
5-0 trumping of Wesley. |
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Washington & Lee |
Earned the program's 400th victory with a win over Southern
Virginia early in the week. |
WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER
OF THE WEEK
NIKKI GRECO, EMORY
& HENRY COLLEGE
Greco, a freshman from Radford, Va., led the Wasps with seven
goals and three assists through a pair of victories for E&H. She
scored twice with three assists in a 13-1 win over Pikeville, and
followed that up with five goals in an 11-1 win over Averett. She
now has 11 goals and four assists on the season for the 4-0 Wasps.
| Women's Soccer
Honor Roll |
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Krista Ready, Bridgewater |
Scored the first goal in a 4-1 win over Shenandoah; now is tied
for the team lead with two goals. |
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Katie Lamm, Eastern Mennonite |
Scored twice in a 3-2 win over George Fox and added another in a
3-1 loss to Frostburg St. |
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Jada Daniel, Guilford |
Scored twice in a 4-2 loss to Maryville, he second multi-goal
effort of her career; notched a third tally in a 3-1 loss to
Emory. |
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Jackie Bader, Lynchburg |
Surrendered only one overtime goal and made eight saves in a 1-1
week; shutout Maryville 2-0 in the second contest. |
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Victoria Johnson, Randolph |
Notched 29 saves in the WildCats overtime loss to Peace. |
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Mary Jocelyn, Randolph-Macon |
Made 46 saves in a
1-2 week for the Jackets including 40 saves over two games at
the W&L Invitational. |
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McKenzie Garst, Roanoke |
Scored one goal in each of three games over the week, adding an
assist in a loss to Catholic. |
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Kristen Johnson, Sweet Briar |
Made 45 saves and
boasted a 1.94 goals-against-average in a 1-2 week for the
Vixens. |
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Kiki Moreo, Washington & Lee |
Collected her 27th career shutout over the weekend, placing her
in a tie for second in program history at W&L. |
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF
THE WEEK
GRACE GERALDS,
VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Geralds, a senior from Garden Ridge, Texas,
continued to quarterback the offense for VWC in the Gettysburg
Invitational, producing 87 assists, including 25 against host
Gettysburg. She hit .352 throughout VWC’s four matches, producing 35
kills and 81 total attacks. She also recorded 19 digs and had eight
aces and eight total blocks. Grace was named to the All-Tournament
team. She leads VWC with 218 assists and is hitting at a .277 clip
through 32 games and nine matches.
| Volleyball
Honor Roll |
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Sara Hoffman, Eastern Mennonite |
Had 159 assists, 51 digs and 14 aces in a 2-3 week for the
Royals; had 49 assists, 20 digs and 7 aces in a loss to Messiah. |
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Stephanie Owen, Emory & Henry |
Hit .280 with 61 kills, 26 digs and 11 total blocks in a 4-1
week for the Wasps; put together 20 kills and 6 blocks in a win
over Methodist. |
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Kaci Loeffler, Guilford |
Libero collected 65 digs in a 2-3 week for the Quakers; had 21
digs in four games in a win over Meredith. |
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Katie Warlick, Lynchburg |
Put up 3.31 kills per game and notched 38 digs in a 3-1 week for
the Hornets. |
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Lindsay Wood, Randolph |
Libero accounted for
73 digs in five matches for the WildCats; had two matches with
20-plus digs. |
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Jenna Burnop, Roanoke |
Was named to the Roanoke Classic all-tournament team after
posting 37 kills in a 4-0 weekend for the Maroons. |
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Ashley Winters, Sweet Briar |
Had 31 kills, 75 digs and 11 aces in four matches for the
Vixens. |
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Jess Hudock, Washington & Lee |
Averaged 2.40 kills, 1.40 digs and 0.87 aces over the weekend
for the Generals; W&L's 26-match home winning streak was snapped
by CNU. |
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Laura Maurer, Washington & Lee |
Along with Hudock, was named to all-tournament team after
averaging 3.60 kills and 2.93 digs per game. |
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