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Lynchburg College > Current Students > Athletics > 2009-10 News Releases > Archived Releases > 2006-07 Releases > Track and Field > Hornet Men Win 10th-Straight ODAC T&F Title
Hornet Men Win 10th-Straight ODAC T&F Title |
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| VaSID Recognizes 194 Virginia Student-Athletes - Mary Mohay Named CoSIDA Academic First-Team All-District - LC’s Andy Rollins Named ODAC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year - Travis Wray Places 12th in NCAA 1,500 - Andy Rollins Earns All-American Honors - Travis Wray Qualifies for NCAA Finals in 1,500 - Two Hornets to Compete at NCAA Track & Field Nationals - Hornet Track Competes at LU Twilight - Hornet Men Win 10th-Straight ODAC T&F Title - LC Track Classic concludes - Day One of LC Track Classic in the Books - Three Hornets Earn All-ODAC Player of the Week Honors - Hornet Track Competes at North Carolina A&T - Hornet Track Travels to North Carolina A&T and Duke - Hornet Men Compete at Liberty - Hornet Track Hosts LC Invite - Ryan Holmes Named ODAC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year - Hornet Track Opens Outdoor Season at Coastal Carolina - Ryan Holmes Wins NCAA All-American Honors - Dr. Jack Toms Named South Region Track Coach of the Year - Two Hornet Teams Ranked in NCAA Division III Top 20 - Lynchburg Track Competes at Va. Tech Last Chance Meet - Hornet Men Win 10th Straight ODAC Indoor Track title Women Take Third - Hornet Track Runs at Virginia Tech - LC Track Travels to CNU - Hornet Track and Field Competes at UNC and VMI - Hornet Track Competes at Liberty - Hornet Track Competes at Marietta - Holmes and Funderburke Earn ODAC Athlete of the Week Honors - Hornet Indoor Track Finishes at Va. Tech - Hornet Track Competes at Day One at Va. Tech - Hornet Indoor Track Opens 2006-07 Season at Liberty - BC on Hornets’ Heels, W&L Follows Up Maroons - James Goss Named Women's Track Coach - Hornet Alum Doug Thomasey Tackles Double Decathlon - LC Men Repeat as ODAC Outdoor Track Champions – Women Finish Fourth - LC Track Competes at Duke Invitational - LC Track at Duke Invitational - Chris Martin Earns ODAC Male Athlete of the Week Honors - Hornet Track Qualifies Four for Nationals at Liberty - LC Track at Emory Invite - LC Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season - LC's athletic fields are headed for an extreme makeover - Lynchburg Men and Roanoke Women Top ODAC Outdoor Track Polls |
For immediate release – 4/28/2007 - #338 LYNCHBURG, VA – The Lynchburg College men’s and Roanoke College women’s squads ran away with the team titles Saturday at the 2007 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Lynchburg College. Meet webpage with complete results and award winners Hornet sophomore Chris Martin (Roanoke, VA/Patrick Henry) was named the Men’s Most Valuable Performer of the Meet and Bridgewater’s Tony Konate took home the men’s Freshman of the Year crown. Lynchburg’s Dr. Jack Toms was named the ODAC Men’s Coach of the Year and Scott Decker (Clfton, VA/Robinson) earned the ODAC Men’s Track & Field Outdoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Washington & Lee’s Elizabeth Webb was voted the women’s Most Valuable Performer of the Meet and the Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well. Robin Yerkes from Roanoke took home the Freshman of the Year Award and the Maroons’ Finn Pincus was named the conference women’s coach of the year. Roanoke’s men’s and women’s track program earned the team sportsmanship award. Martin won the long jump (22’9.25") and the triple jump (45’3") and took third in the high jump. Junior Travis Wray (Newburg, MD/La Plata) won the 1,500 meters in 3:59.84 and placed third in the 5,000, while Chris Word (Lynchburg, VA/E.C. Glass) won the 400-meter dash (48.60) and was third in the 200. Andy Rollins (Ooltewah, TN/McCallie) won the pole vault, clearing 16-6 to set the ODAC and school records in the event and automatically qualify for national competition. Brian Wright (Hardy, VA/Franklin County) cleared 6’2" to win the high jump and Chris Florio (Midland, VA/Colonial Forge) used a 168’3" heave to take home the javelin title. Lynchburg’s 4x400-meter relay team of Earl Graves (Richmond, VA/Heritage), Robby Jackson, Word and Brandon Edwards finished over eight seconds ahead of the competition and won in 3:19.22. Ryan Holmes (Glen Allen, VA/JR Tucker) scored points for LC in three different events; placing second in the triple jump, third in 110-meter hurdles and fifth in the long jump. Junior Mary Mohay (Fairfax, VA/Robinson) won the women’s pole vault title (10’11.75") and was fourth in the javelin. Junior Danielle Garofalo (Boxford, MA/Masconomet) finished third in the high jump and the triple jump and was fourth in the 110-meter hurdles. Sarah Funderburke (Fredericksburg, VA/Courtland) was third in the 400-meter dash and fifth in the 200, Heather Jones (Manassas, VA/Osbourn Park) was third in the hammer throw and Amanda Diver (Boxford, MA/Masconomet) was third in the 800. ### |