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Old
Dominion Athletic Conference
Athletes
of the Week
October 6, 2008
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
RUNNER OF THE WEEK
RICKY FLYNN, LYNCHBURG COLLEGE
Flynn, a junior from Gaithersburg, Maryland,
finished third overall at the Pre-NCAA South/Southeast Region meet, as
he helped LC to a third place finish, topping all other D-III teams
entered. Flynn ran his best time of the season Saturday, placing
third individually with an eight-kilometer time of 25:50.00, the top 8K
time in the ODAC this season.
| Men's Cross
Country
Honor Roll |
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Brandon Spalding, BC |
Placed second overall and helped the Eagles to a first place
showing at the Hagan Stone Classic with an 8K time of 26:41.3. |
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Justin Hochstetler, EMU |
Led the Royals at the Virginia State Meet with an 8K time of
30:34.0, good enough for 7th individually. |
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Palmer Hicks, GC |
Led Guilford at the Hagan Stone Classic with an 8K time of
29:56.8. |
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Ian Robinson, RC |
Was the top D-III finisher at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational
(N.C.), finishing fourth with an 8K time of 26:50.0. |
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Robert Aaron, VWC |
Paced the Marlins at the Norfolk State Invitational with an 8K
time of 27:09.14, his best time this season by 12 seconds; the
mark was good for fourth overall. |
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Michael Welsh, W&L |
Placed 34th out of 230 runners at the Pre-Nationals race in
Hanover, Indiana, with an 8K time of 26:37.86; it marked his
season-best time and just 28 seconds short of a new career
standard. |
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
RUNNER OF
THE WEEK
ASHLEY MEYER,
LYNCHBURG COLLEGE
Meyer, a junior from Springfield, Missouri,
was
the top LC finisher at the 35th annual Paul Short Invite, as
the Hornets finished 14th out of 37 teams at the prestigious
meet in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Meyer
posted her career-best time and top LC women’s time of the season,
running a 23:22 over the six-kilometer course. Her mark places her
with the fifth fastest 6K time this year in the ODAC.
| Women's Cross
Country
Honor Roll |
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Katie Lee, BC |
Led the Eagles
to a third place finish at the Hagan Stone Classic with a 5K
time of 22:07.9 |
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Kelsey Wiebe, EMU |
Had the
strongest showing for an EMU runner since 2006 by finishing
second at the Va. State Meet with a 6K time of 26:35. |
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Grace Normann, GC |
Continue her
streak of Guilford best times with her fifth straight pacing of
the Quakers at the Hagan Stone Classic; posted a 5K time of
21:55.2. |
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Jennifer Doughman, RC |
Led the Maroons
for the first time this season, finishing 10th at the Lenoir-Rhyne
Invitational with a 5K time of 20:15. |
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Ashley Roane, VWC |
Became the
first VWC runner to post a 5K time under 20 minutes with a fifth
place mark of 19:41.36 at the Norfolk State Invitational. |
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Kathryn Iwata, W&L |
Placed first
out of 31 runners and led the Generals to the team title at the
Va. State Meet with a 6K time of 26:09.79. |
FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF
THE WEEK
ALLIE WEIR, LYNCHBURG COLLEGE
Weir, a junior from Richmond, Virginia,
added
onto her team best totals of points and goals, now currently posting 18
goals and 37 points. She scored seven goals over the week,
including her 11th hat-trick and fifth four-goal game of her
career against Shenandoah, also leading the Hornets to two other
victories. She has now scored in 44 of her 57 career games played
at LC, and has scored in all but two Hornet games this season.
GOLFER OF
THE WEEK
BURTON WOOD, GUILFORD COLLEGE
Wood, a senior from Siler City, North
Carolina,
placed
sixth among 87 competitors at the Greensboro College Invitational, first
among ODAC contestants. He shot 71-74-145 for a one-over-par score
over 36 holes. Wood helped Guilford place third among 16 teams.
MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BRANDON MASSIE,
VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Massie, a junior from Chesapeake, earns his second straight
men's soccer Player of the Week award. Massie scored
four
goals to help VWC to a 2-0 week in ODAC competition with a 6-1 win over
Randolph College and a 2-0 victory over regionally-ranked Eastern
Mennonite University. He scored the fourth and fifth goals against
Randolph and both goals against EMU, both in the second half. He now
leads VWC with 10 goals scored.
| Men's Soccer
Honor Roll |
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Sam Huff, GC |
Defender notched the first goal of his career in a 4-3 win at
Bridgewater on Saturday; also contributed a strong right-back
performance in a 0-0 tie against regionally-ranked Lynchburg. |
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Matt Sturdivant, LC |
Was in net for a pair of shutout ties over the past week,
recording 14 total saves in scoreless draws with Guilford and
Hampden-Sydney; made eight stops versus Guilford. |
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Timothy Songer, RAND |
Scored two goals, including the game-winner, a 3-2 win over
Emory & Henry last week. |
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Tommy Pignatelli, W&L |
Notched six points over the past week including the game-winner
and an assist in a win over Emory & Henry and another goal with
one more helper in a 4-0 shutout of Randolph-Macon. |
WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER
OF THE WEEK
PAGE MINTON,
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
Minton, a freshman from Bowling Green, Kentucky, scored twice
and added two assists in a 5-0 win over Sweet Briar. The defender
followed that up with a strong showing for the Generals' defense by
shutting out Randolph-Macon and holding the Yellow Jackets without a
shot. The points marked the first six of Minton's career.
| Women's Soccer
Honor Roll |
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Katie Lamm, EMU |
Scored both Royal goals in a 2-1 ODAC win over Emory & Henry; is
ranked in the top five in both goals and points in the ODAC. |
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Amber Stapler, GC |
Recorded two shutouts wins for the Quakers by making 11 combined
saves in victories over Greensboro and Bridgewater; made seven
stops in a 1-0 win vs. the Pride. |
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Joanie Snyder, LC |
Notched a hat-trick and assisted on another goal in the Hornets
9-0 win over Hollins. |
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Victoria Johnson, RAND |
Helped lead the WildCats to a pair wins by making 18 total saves
over three games, including two shutouts; she made seven stops
in a 4-0 whitewashing of Gallaudet. |
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Courtney Whorten, VWC |
Scored twice in a 3-0 win over Roanoke; she opened the scoring
in the first half and put the Marlins up 2-0 in the second half. |
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF
THE WEEK
JESSICA ULRICH,
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
Ulrich, a senior from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
notched
44 kills and 40 digs in leading W&L to a 4-0 week. She also had
four aces and four blocks. She recorded season highs in kills and
digs with 15 and 16, respectively, in a 3-1 win over Emory & Henry on
Wednesday. She also added three service aces in the win over the
Wasps. Ulrich hit .688 with 11 kills in 3-0 win over Mary Baldwin
on Saturday, finishing the week with a .402 overall attack percentage.
| Volleyball
Honor Roll |
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Katie Baker, BC |
Had eight kills and three blocks in a win over Lynchburg, the
only match of the week for the Eagles. |
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Samantha Shephard, E&H |
Collected 17 blocks over 12 games for the Wasps, including nine
against W&L and seven versus Piedmont; also collected 34 kills
on the week. |
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Anna Miller, GC |
Registered 34 kills and 25 digs in three matches for the
Quakers; had a pair of 12 kill performances, and added 21 digs
against Salem. |
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Maggie Horn, RMC |
Had 16 kills to go with 22 digs and five blocks in a pair of
match wins for the Jackets; went for 11 kills, 15 digs and three
blocks in a 5-game win over VWC. |
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Ashley Winters, SBC |
Led the Vixens with 12 kills, 20 digs and three blocks in a 3-1
win over Guilford. |
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Marissa Wood, VWC |
Notched three
matches of 40-plus assists, improving her streak to five matches
with at least as many assists; had 124 assists for the week,
also adding 37 digs and eight service aces. |
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