For immediate release - 12/15/2008 - #142
Lynchburg Sweeps All-State College Division Field Hockey Awards
LYNCHBURG, VA - Lynchburg College swept all three major awards on the 2008 All-State College Division Field Hockey Team, as voted on by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Junior attack Allie Weir (Richmond, VA/James River) was named the state player of the year, midfielder Kristina Morris (Stafford, VA/Mountain View) earned Rookie of the Year honors while Enza Steele took home Coach of the Year accolades.
Weir earned third-team National Field Hockey Coaches All-American honors this fall after scoring 35 goals, including seven game-winners. She was named the co-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Player of the Year and was also an All-Region first team selection.
Morris, the ODAC Rookie of the Year, played in all 24 Hornet games with 23 starts. She was an honorable mention to the all-conference team. Steele's Lynchburg squad went 18-6 overall, won the ODAC title and advanced into the NCAA Division III Tournament's Sweet 16. She was voted the ODAC Coach of the year and her team has captured three-straight conference crowns.
Christopher Newport University dotted the first-team with four student-athletes, while Eastern Mennonite University, Lynchburg and Washington & Lee University each had two players on the first team. Randolph-Macon College garnered one first-teamer and the University of Mary Washington populated the second-team with four Eagles.
2008 All-State College Division Field Hockey Team
Player of the Year: Allie Weir, Lynchburg
Rookie of the Year: Kristina Morris, Lynchburg
Coach of the Year: Enza Steele, Lynchburg
First-Team:
Attack
Sallie Armstrong, Washington & Lee
Haylie Black, Christopher Newport
Alyssa Derstine, Eastern Mennonite
Allie Weir, Lynchburg
Midfield
Kylie Cale, Christopher Newport
Emily Mathews, Washington & Lee
Signey Milks, Lynchburg
Defense
Kristina Landis, Eastern Mennonite
Courtney Russ, Christopher Newport
Kim Tomlin, Christopher Newport
Goalie
Ashley Crouch, Randolph-Macon
Second-team:
Attack
Julie Denlinger, Eastern Mennonite
Emma Jones, Mary Washington
Molly McGonagle, Sweet Briar
Alison Weckstein, Mary Washington
Midfield
Kalah Hess, Bridgewater
Jaci Marshall, Mary Washington
Jenny Weir, Lynchburg
Defense
Liz Garson, Washington & Lee
Emily Horner, Roanoke
Heidi Sheehan, Mary Washington
Goalie
Chelsea Baker, Virginia Wesleyan
15 voters - 12/15/2008
