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Washington & Lee Wins 2007 Wooldridge Champions Cup
Generals Top Charts in
Both Men and Women’s Divisions
June
6, 2007
SALEM,
Va. ---
Last
season, Washington and Lee University set a record with
nine Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) league
titles. As an encore to that performance, the Generals
finished atop the standings in eight different sports
through both ODAC Men and Women’s Commissioner’s Cup
competitions, securing its fifth straight Dan Wooldridge
Overall Sports Champion Cup.
Washington & Lee has won 11 of the 13 overall sport
trophies since the award's inception in 1994-95. This
year, the Generals racked up a record 144.0 championship
points, winning eight league championships through its
21-sport sponsorship. Washington & Lee earned league
titles in men and women’s cross country, football,
women’s lacrosse, women’s soccer, men and women’s
tennis, and volleyball.
Roanoke College finished second overall with 117.0
points including four conference championships.
Bridgewater College rounded out the top three with 112.0
overall points, thanks in part to a pair of league
championships.
In
the women’s division, Washington & Lee won its fourth
consecutive women’s title and seventh overall with 82.0
points and five championships. Roanoke finished 14.5
points back in second place with 67.5 points that
includes titles in indoor and outdoor track and field.
Bridgewater holds the third position with 61.5 points
and two championships in softball and equestrian.
In
men’s competition, the Generals won three regular season
crowns on the way to 62.0 points. Washington & Lee has
won the past three men’s commissioner’s cups and 12 of
the past 13 awards. Bridgewater finished second 50.5
points, and Roanoke placed third with 49.5 points that
includes the soccer championship and a share of the top
spot in the regular season lacrosse standings.
Points for the Commissioner’s Cups are based on regular
season standings in team sports and championship team
finishes in individual sports. Farm Bureau Insurance ®
is the proud sponsor for the Dan Wooldridge Overall
Champions Cup and the Men and Women’s Commissioner’s
Cups.
For
a look at the entire breakdown of the 2007 Dan
Wooldridge Overall Champions Cup, as well as the 2007
Men and Women’s Commissioner’s Cups, please see the
information below or visit the ODAC on the Internet at
www.odaconline.com .
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