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Old Dominion
Athletic Conference
Athletes of the Week
March 31, 2008
BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Drew Elkins, Bridgewater College
Elkins, a sophomore from Lynchburg, Virginia,
had a big week for the Eagles. In five games, he was 13-for-18 (.722
average) with six doubles and a home run. Against Catholic, Elkins was
4-for-4 with three doubles, four runs scored and one RBI. Against W&L,
he was 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Against Mary Washington, he was
4-for-5 with four RBIs, a run scored, two doubles and a grand slam
homer. He finished his week 2-for-4 in a doubleheader against R-MC and
he reached base in five of his seven plate appearances. For the week he
had an on-base percentage of .727 and a slugging percentage of 1.222.
BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Jesse Freeman,
Virginia Wesleyan College
Freeman, a senior from Virginia Beach, Virginia,
Virginia
Wesleyan to a 7-0 victory over Roanoke College by recording a
career-high 11 strikeouts. He now leads the team with 58. The shutout
was also the first of the season for Freeman, who improved to 4-1 on the
mound. He also lowered his ERA to 3.21.
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Baseball Honor Roll |
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Chris
Harpine, Eastern Mennonite |
Went
7-for-11 with four runs scored, a homer and three RBI. |
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Jesse
Baker, Eastern Mennonite |
Threw seven
innings in a 3-1 loss to Lynchburg, scattering six hits
while giving up three runs and fanning one. |
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Brad
Buchman, Guilford |
Batted .400
with two doubles, a homer and four RBI in a 2-1 week for the
Quakers. |
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Ryan
Hairston, Guilford |
Went all
seven innings to record the win in the second game against
W&L; surrendered 12 hits but only three runs in the 4-3 win;
marked his team-best 5th complete game of the season. |
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Todd
Harrell, Hampden-Sydney |
Went
11-for-17 with four runs scored, three doubles, a homer and
four RBI in a 3-1 week for the Tigers. |
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John West,
Hampden-Sydney |
Worked
seven innings, allowing one run and seven hits to earn the
win over CNU; fanned six and walked a pair. |
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Ronnie
LaBrie, Lynchburg |
Batted .700
with five runs scored, three doubles, one triple, a homer
and four RBI; was 5-for-5 in stolen bases; reached base in
14-of-17 plate appearances. |
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Joe Devlin,
Lynchburg |
Gave up one
run on six hits over seven innings to win the first game of
a double-header with EMU; struck out seven Royals. |
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Charlie Hartt, Randolph-Macon |
Was 5-for-13 with a double,
homer and four RBI in a 3-0 week; also picked up a win in
the first game of a two against BC, giving up three runs on
seven hits in seven innings; struck out three Eagles. |
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C.J. Rhodes, Virginia Wesleyan |
Backstop went 5-for-14 with two
doubles, a homer and seven RBI in a 3-1 week. |
GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Burton Wood, Guilford College
Wood, a junior from Siler City, North Carolina,
led
Guilford and tied for ninth place at the Marine Federal Credit Union
Intercollegiate with a 54-hole 219 (70-71-78), which ranked 9th among 80
competitors, first among ODAC players. The Quakers placed seventh
among 16 teams at the Marine Federal Credit Union Intercollegiate.
Guilford finished 4th among Division III competitors and
first among seven ODAC competitors.
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Golf Honor Roll |
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Tim Grindle,
Virginia Wesleyan |
Carded a 33
on the front-nine on Day 1 at Camp Lejeune, setting a new
record for VWC; the Marlins' 293 team score on Day 1 is the
third-best in school history. |
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Nathaniel James, Wash. and Lee |
Helped lead the Generals to a tie for 11th place
at the Marine Federal Credit Union Intercollegiate over the
weekend; carded a 69-74-77--220 (+6) to finish in a tie for
11th place individually, while the team shot
283-304-320—907. |
MEN'S LACROSSE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Ned Rider, Washington and Lee University
Rider, a senior from Manakin-Sabot, Virginia,
helped
lead the Generals to a 1-1 week by totaling six goals and one assist
over the two games. He notched two goals and one assist in a 15-10 loss
to Middlebury and became the 28th player in W&L history to
record 100 career points. He then notched four goals in a 9-6 win over
Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday and currently sits at 106 career points on
74 goals and 32 assists. This season, Rider has 21 goals and four
assists for 25 points.
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Men's Lacrosse Honor Roll |
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Norby King,
Lynchburg |
Won
10-of-13 face-offs in a 26-4 win over Hood; also picked up
eight ground balls. |
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Paul
Johnsen, Randolph-Macon |
Scored
three goals in the Jackets' 10-9 overtime win over Guilford. |
WOMEN'S LACROSSE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Jillian Boyd, Virginia Wesleyan College
Boyd, a senior from Warrenton, Virginia,
led
VWC to a 3-0 week with wins over Christopher Newport (9-6), at Guilford
(15-12) and at Greensboro (17-9). She scored a total of 12 goals in the
three games and 14 points, the latter improving her career total to
207. She is only the fifth woman in VWC lacrosse history to surpass the
200-point plateau. Boyd also led the team with 18 ground balls and 11
draw control victories. She leads the Marlins with 33 goals, 42 points,
47 ground balls and 48 draw controls.
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Women's Lacrosse Honor Roll |
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Mary
Hutchins, Guilford |
In a 2-1
week for the Quakers, scored eight goals and notched an
assist to go with 10 draw controls and 11 ground balls. |
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Deanna
Welsch, Lynchburg |
Scored
eight times and assisted on four other goals in two games
for the Hornets. |
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Katie
Green, Randolph-Macon |
Helped R-MC
to a 1-2 week with eight goals including six in an 18-9 win
over Lynchburg. |
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Megan
Behrle, Sweet Briar |
In a 2-1
week for the Vixens, scored eight goals and dished out five
assists to go with 11 ground balls. |
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Christine Bender, Wash. and Lee |
Scored 11 goals in three wins
for the Generals; notched a career-high five markers in a
win over Middlebury. |
SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dana Dettmar, Emory & Henry College
Dettmar, a junior from Ewing, New Jersey, had a hit safely in
each of six games for the Wasps, and had multi-hit games in five of
those contests. She batted .524 for the week, picking up 11 hits
in 21 at-bats. Dettmar scored seven runs, knocked three doubles
and cleared the fences once. She also drove in three runs.
SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Gretchen Wolfe, Roanoke College
Wolfe, a freshman from New Windsor, New York, won four games in
29.2 innings of work last week. Early in the week, she helped the
Maroons earn a split with Bridgewater by giving up only one run in a 9-1
win. She picked up another victory in a 4-3 effort over Virginia
Wesleyan, and recorded both wins in a double-header sweep of
Randolph-Macon. She gave up 27 hits in 29.2 innings of work while
fanning 16 batters. She ended with a 2.82 earned run average.
Wolfe is now 9-1 on the season with a 2.10 earned run average.
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Softball Honor Roll |
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Mallory
Sandridge, Bridgewater |
Went
7-for-9 in four games for the Eagles, picking up three
doubles, a homer and six RBI. |
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Jessica
Sullivan, Eastern Mennonite |
Batted
10-for-25 with five runs scored and nine RBI. |
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Jamie
Fraysher, Eastern Mennonite |
Picked up
three wins against one loss in 22.1 innings of work; fanned
18 batters and boasted a 1.58 ERA. |
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Shannon
Harris, Emory & Henry |
Struck out
21 batters in 17.1 innings of work over three starts. |
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Kelly Hale,
Guilford |
Notched
three homeruns, tying the Guilford record for homers in a
season and career along the way. |
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DeNina
Eldridge, Guilford |
Went 2-1 with a
2.62 ERA in three appearances; struck out nine batters in 13
innings of work. |
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Elizabeth
Perkins, Lynchburg |
Went 3-for-7 in
four games with a homer and six RBI; she was walked six
times and hit by two pitches. |
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Katie
Bruce, Lynchburg |
Went 2-0
with two complete games, one being a come-from-behind win
over nine innings of work; fanned 10 batters in 16 total
innings. |
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Nikki
Smith, Randolph |
Batted
4-for-9 with a double, triple and homer as well as three RBI
and two runs scored. |
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Brooke
Snyder, Randolph-Macon |
Knocked
seven hits in 13 at-bats with four runs scored, a double,
homer and three RBI. |
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Tamara
Poles, Roanoke |
Went
8-for-13 last week with two doubles and seven RBI; also
scored six runs. |
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Ellie Witt,
Sweet Briar |
Was
7-for-13 at the dish with a pair of doubles, a homer and
four RBI; also scored four runs. |
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Megan Franklin, Sweet Briar |
Pitched six innings of shutout
ball for her second career shutout in a win over Mary
Baldwin. |
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Mandy Nixon, Virginia Wesleyan |
Knocked out six hits including a
homer in 14 at-bats; drove in five runs and scored three
others; also stole two bases. |
MEN'S TENNIS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Nat Estes, Washington and Lee University
Estes, a senior from Charleston, South
Carolina,
helped lead the
Generals to a 4-0 week by going 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles. He
won at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 6-1 and fell at No. 1 doubles, 8-6, in a 7-2
win over Bridgewater on Wednesday. He then won 6-3, 6-0 at No. 2
singles and 8-5 at No. 2 doubles in a 9-0 win over Swarthmore on
Saturday and he capped the week by winning 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2 singles and
8-0 at No. 2 doubles in a 5-4 win over 15th-ranked Johns
Hopkins on Sunday. For the season, Estes is 8-5 in singles and 11-4 in
doubles.
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Men's Tennis Honor Roll |
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Mike Muir,
Guilford |
Won twice
at #5 singles and once at #3 doubles to help the Quakers to
a 2-1 week; beat his VWC rival 8-0 in GC's 6-1 win. |
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Kyle Schneck, Randolph |
Picked up a win at #1 singles
and #1 doubles in a match against Lynchburg. |
WOMEN'S TENNIS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Leah Weston, Washington and Lee
University
Weston, a senior from Colorado Springs,
Colorado, won at No. 4 singles to lift the top-ranked Washington and Lee
women's tennis team to a 5-4 victory over No. 3 Williams on Thursday at
the 2008 Fab Five Tournament in Lexington, Va. She also won at No.
2 Doubles vs. Skidmore, No. 4 Singles & No. 2 Doubles vs. Claremont Mudd
Scripps, Wellesley, and Gustavus Adolphus.
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Women's Tennis Honor Roll |
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Kristen
Lenois, Randolph |
Won both of
her singles matches at the #5 and #6 positions; also
victorious at #3 doubles against Emory & Henry. |
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Virginia Edahl, Sweet Briar |
Won all four times she took the
court, including #1 singles vs. So. Virginia and Roanoke,
and #1 doubles against both schools. |
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Meredith Willett, Virginia
Wesleyan |
Won three singles matches at #5
or #6, and won 2-of-3 doubles tilts; owns an eight match
winning streak, longest for the Marlins. |
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Nathan Turner,
Bridgewater College
Turner, a junior from Elkton, Virginia,
won two events and placed third in another at the
Liberty Invitational. Turner won the shot at 53 feet, 7 inches, won the
discus with a throw of 148 feet, 5 inches and placed third in the hammer
with a distance of 169 feet, 4 inches. A pair of Division I throwers
placed ahead of Turner in the hammer. His throws in both the shot and
hammer were new Bridgewater College records and both marks met the NCAA
provisional qualifying standard.
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Men's
Track Honor Roll |
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Chris Word,
Lynchburg |
Won the
200-meter at Liberty in a time of 21.88. |
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Jess
Tomczak, Virginia Wesleyan |
Set the VWC
record in the shot with a throw of 37' 4.5" to place 10th
overall in the event at Liberty. |
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Alysen Kuck,
Washington and Lee University
Kuck, a junior from Staten Island, New York,
placed
first overall in two events at the Liberty Asics Invite. She won the
Javelin with an ODAC leading throw of 115'1" and also won the High Jump
clearing 5'0.25"
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Women's Track Honor Roll |
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Jill Wattai,
Bridgewater |
Set new BC
records in the 100 dash (12.58) and the 200 dash (25.36) at
Liberty; the latter marked the top D-III finisher. |
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Michelle
Leaman, Eastern Mennonite |
Set an EMU record in the
100 hurdles with a time of 15.10; also placed 15th in the
100 dash (13.54) and the 200 dash (28.13) marking the
second-best EMU time this year in the 200. |
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Ashley
Allen, Lynchburg |
Placed
third in the both the shot (35' 3.75") and the discus (109'
7") at Liberty. |
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Ashley
Roane, Virginia Wesleyan |
Reset her
own VWC record in the 1,500 with a time of 5:11.11 for 7th
in the event at Liberty; old record was 5:16.86. |
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