Six Lynchburg College student-athletes were recognized recently as the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association announced that 213 collegiate student-athletes were honored for their performances both in the classroom and in competition as the organization selected the 2008-09 VaSID Academic All-State Team.
The Lynchburg College athletic department recently announced the team grade-point average awards that are released each summer. There are five awards - teams with 15 members and less (male and female), teams with 16 or more (male and female), and the Co-ed teams. Certificates are issued to the winners in each group and a plaque listing of the teams will be posted in the trophy case in Turner Gymnasium.
Lynchburg College won the men's sport trophy by capturing 56.0 points out of a possible 79.0 points for an overall rating of 0.71. The Hornets were crowned conference champions in cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field. Lynchburg was also a regular season champion in baseball.
All-time men's lacrosse goal leader Tyler Tolson (Lutherville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) and softball stand-out Brittany Allsop (Milford, CT/Johnathan Law) took home the top awards Monday night at the 2008-09 Lynchburg College Athletic Awards Banquet.
The Lynchburg College spring teams continued to rack up the weekly awards on Monday, as Lynchburg softball player Lauren Duguay (Williamsburg, VA/Jamestown) and men’s tennis player Kyler Paluga (Williamsburg, VA/Lafayette) were honored Monday by the league office.
For the second consecutive week, four Lynchburg College student-athletes garnered Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Player of the Week honors, as released by the league office Monday.
Four Lynchburg College athletes, all from the Old Line State of Maryland, took home Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) honors Monday as announced by the league office this afternoon.
This weekend is scheduled to feature six Hornet athletic teams in action in Lynchburg over the three days.
Two Hornet athletes were named Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Players of the Week Monday afternoon, as trackster Ricky Flynn (Gaithersburg, MD/Damascus) and softball pitcher Katie Bruce (Lanexa, VA/Lafayette) were honored.
The pairings for the 2009 ODAC Men and Women's Basketball Tournaments feature of pair of teams with championship pedigree holding down the #1 seeds.
Fans of the Lynchburg College athletic program won't have a hard time finding a game on campus this Saturday. No less than four Hornet teams will be in action at home tomorrow, with two campaigns starting and two regular seasons coming to an end.
If pre-season predictions have merit, this spring could be a record-breaking campaign for the athletic teams of Lynchburg College.
The Lynchburg College athletic program currently ranks 31st overall in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Standings, the all-sports trophy for Division III athletics.
Three Lynchburg College fall athletic teams will be prepping for Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament semifinal action on Wednesday from Shellenberger Field after emerging victorious in the quarterfinals at home on Saturday.
The fall season is coming to a close, as the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) championships start this weekend for numerous Lynchburg College teams. Lynchburg will host three home conference quarterfinal tournament matches this weekend on Shellenberger Field.
Events begin at 9 p.m.
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced its weekly player of the week awards Monday, with three Hornets garnering accolades for the last seven days of action.
Lynchburg College was well-represented on the weekly Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) player of the week list, as three Hornets took home top honors as announced Monday afternoon by the league office.
