Old
Dominion Athletic Conference
Players
of the Week
February 12, 2007
SWIMMER OF
THE WEEK
Justine Merritt,
Guilford College
Merritt, a freshman from
McAllen, Texas, won two events and swam on a winning relay team in
Guilford's 118-74 home win over Salem. She won the 50 free in
29.14 seconds and the 100 individual medley in 1:08.52. The latter
is a top time in the ODAC for that event this season. She also
swam on the winning 100 medley relay team.
MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF
THE WEEK
Nathan Turner,
Eastern Mennonite University
Turner, a sophomore from
Elkton, Va., took home an individual medal at the Vince Brown
Invitational at Christopher Newport University. Turner place first
in the shot put, provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Championships
with a throw of 52-feet 0.5-inches. His toss of 51-fee 0.75-inches
in the weight throw not only put him in third place over (first D-III),
but set a new EMU record.
| Men's Track
and Field
Honor Roll |
|
Tony Konate, Bridgewater |
Finished second in the D-III 55 meter dash (6.56 secs.), 5th in
the 200-meter dash (22.86) and 13th in the 60-meter dash (7.13)
at the Vince Brown Invitational |
|
Ricky Flynn, Lynchburg |
Ran a personal-best 8:44.82 in the 3,000-meter run at the Vince
Brown Invitational... the time put him second-best on the LC
all-time list |
|
Andy Nagel, Roanoke |
Won the D-III 55 meter hurdles at the Vince Brown Invitational
with a RC season-best 8.08 seconds |
WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF
THE WEEK
Stacy Doornbos,
Washington & Lee University
Doornbos, a sophomore from Roswell, Ga.,
finished first overall in the long jump at the Bucknell Winter Classic.
Her leap of 17-feet 9.75-inches broke her own school record and was an
NCAA provisional qualifying performance, and also marked the farthest
jump this season. She also broke her own school record in the
200-meter dash with the top D-III meet top time of 26.88 seconds.
| Women's Track and Field
Honor Roll |
|
Courtney Hartman, Bridgewater |
Ran a new
personal-best in the 200 (27.24), good for ninth place and
fourth among D-III runners at the Vince Brown Invitational...
she also place fifth in the high jump (4' 10.5") and sixth in
the 400 (61.79 sec) |
|
MIchelle Leaman, Eastern Mennonite |
Finished second
overall in the 55 hurdles (8.78 sec), breaking the EMU record...
she also reset the record in the 60 hurdles (9.48) and ran a leg
on the 6th place 4x400 team (4:31.10) at the Vince Brown
Invitational |
|
Sarah Funderburke, Lynchburg |
Finished second
in the D-III 55 dash (7.58 sec) and also ran a leg on the fourth
place 4x400 team (4:28.36) at the Vince Brown Invitational |
|
Meredith Withers, Roanoke |
Set a school
record in the 55 hurdles to win the event in 8.60 secs. at the
Vince Brown Invitational |
