Old
Dominion Athletic Conference
Players
of the Week
January 22, 2007
SWIMMER OF
THE WEEK
Hannah Hesser,
Sweet Briar College
Hesser, a freshman from
Richmond, Va., picked up her second ODAC Athlete of the Week award by
leading the Vixen swimming squad to a pair of victories in a dual meet
against Salem College and Agnes Scott. She capture first place in
four races she entered for a combined six total individual first place
finishes (three vs. Salem, three vs. Agnes Scot) and two relay top
finishes (one versus each team). In the 200-yard freestyle, she
touched out in 2:05.23. She followed that up with a 2:21.15
showing in the 200-yard butterfly and a 5:31.77 in the 500-yard
freestyle. She finished up as part of the 200-yard freestyle relay
team that came in at 1:55.07.
| Swimming
Honor Roll |
|
Laura Over, R-M Woman's |
Placed first overall in the 50-yard backstroke (31.72 sec.) and
second overall in the 50-yard freestyle (31.66 sec.) in a pair
of wins in a dual meet vs. Salem and Agnes Scott |
MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF
THE WEEK
Tony Konate,
Bridgewater College
Konate, a freshman from
Reston, Va., won the 55-meter dash at the Orange and Maroon Classic
hosted by Susquehanna University.
Konate, running in
his first collegiate meet, ran the second fastest time in BC history,
winning the finals with an ODAC best time of 6.40 seconds. The
college record is 6.37. The time met the NCAA provisional qualifying
standard in the 55 meters.
| Men's Track
and Field
Honor Roll |
|
Jeremy Webster, Eastern Mennonite |
Placed first in the 200-meter dash in a time of 22.63... he
current holds the ODAC best time in the event at 22.52 set
earlier in the season. |
|
Luke Yoder, Eastern Mennonite |
Placed first in the 800-meters with a league-leading time of
1:57.96... he won the event by five seconds. |
|
Scott Decker, Lynchburg |
Won the pole vault and provisionally qualified for nationals by
clearing 15-feet 5.5-inches. |
WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF
THE WEEK
Elizabeth Webb,
Washington & Lee University
Webb, a sophomore from Middlebury, Va., was
a member of the winning and school record-setting W&L distance medley
team, running the lead-leg on the way to a 13:11.24 time. She also
won the 800-meter run, stopping the watches in an ODAC season-best time
of 2:29.56 at the Marietta College Open in Marietta, Ohio.
| Women's Track and Field
Honor Roll |
|
Courtney Hartman, Bridgewater |
Placed in three
events in her first collegiate meet, winning the 200-meter dash
(27.28), finishing second in the 55-meter dash (7.55), and sixth
in the high jump (4' 3.75")... her times in the 200 and 55 were
BC all-time second bests. |
|
Michelle Leaman, Eastern Mennonite |
Placed sixth in
the 400-meters (1:05.08) at the Marietta Open and was a member
of the third place 4x400 relay team (4:23.16) |
|
Amanda Diver, Lynchburg |
Finished third
in the 800-meter run (2:33.81) and sixth in the 500-meter run
(1:24.52) at Marietta. |
