Friday, December 03, 2004
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Lynchburg Tops the ODAC Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Preseason Polls

SALEM, VA -- The Lynchburg College Hornets have been tabbed to repeat as Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) champions in both the men’s and women’s preseason indoor track and field polls as voted on by the league’s head coaches.

The LC men garnered four of a possible five first-place votes to earn the top spot in the men’s poll. Last season, the Hornets captured their 18th league title. ODAC Coach-of-the-Year Jack Toms returns Ryan Holmes who was named Athlete-of-the-Meet at the league championships last season after he won the long jump, triple jumps, placed third in the 55-meter hurdles and sixth in the high jump.

Bridgewater College placed second with one first-place vote and a total of 26 points. The Eagles were followed by Roanoke College (18 points), Washington and Lee University (17 points), Eastern Mennonite University (14 points) and Virginia Wesleyan College (5 points).

On the women’s side, Lynchburg edged Roanoke with three first-place votes and a total of 26 points. The Hornets won their seventh league championship last season behind Athlete-of-the-Meet Ashley Palmer. Palmer won three events including the 200, 400 meters and long jump.

RC received one first-place vote and a total of 25 points. The Maroons were followed by Washington and Lee University (21 points), Eastern Mennonite University (17 points), Bridgewater College (7 points) and Virginia Wesleyan College (5 points).

2004 ODAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Preseason Poll

Place School Points (First-Place Votes)

1. Lynchburg 30 (4)

2. Bridgewater 26 (1)
3. Roanoke 18

4. Washington and Lee 17
5. Eastern Mennonite 14
6. Virginia Wesleyan 5

2004 ODAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Preseason Poll

Place School Points (First-Place Votes)

1. Lynchburg 26 (3)

2. Roanoke 25 (1)
3. Washington and Lee 21 (1)

4. Eastern Mennonite 17
5. Bridgewater 7
6. Virginia Wesleyan 5

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