ODAC Indoor Track Athletes of the Week Archive

Theall, a senior from Blossvale, N.Y., was named the Athlete of the Meet after winning the shot put and weight throw competitions at the 2013 Mason-Dixon Indoor Championships. Theall fired the shot put 11.54 meters (37' 10.5") to take over the second spot on the ODAC's season-best list. She then heaved the weight at 15.24 meters (50' 00"), coming up eight inches short of the conference's top mark, which she already owns.

Lott, a junior from Virginia Beach, Va., won the 60-meter dash at the 2013 Mason-Dixon Indoor Championships with a time of 6.98, tying the ODAC top time he established earlier this season. Lott also placed fifth in the 200-meter dash with a VWC record time of 22.86, breaking the former record of 22.88 set by Jason Taylor in 2009. That stands as the fastest time in the ODAC this season. Lott also ran a leg on the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second with a VWC record time of 3:27.31, breaking the former mark of 3:28.31. That time is second-best in the ODAC and qualified the Marlins for the Penn Relays.

Janney, a freshman from Daleville, Va., won a pair of individual events and was part of the Maroons' winning 4x400-meter relay team at the Susquehanna Invitational hosted by Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa. In the 200-meter dash, Janney set a new ODAC top time by crossing the line in 26.75 seconds. She added a win in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.13 seconds, third-best in the conference. Janney was joined by teammates Alease Kinney, Jessica Mejia, and Carmen Graves in posting a time of 4:03.02 to win the 4x400-meter relay

Sippie, a freshman from Toms River, N.J., put together a pair of solid performances at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games at The Armory in New York City. Sippie record a pair of ODAC season-best times while placing in the top-five amongst NCAA Division III competition. In the 200-meter dash, he posted a time of 22.95 seconds to finish 10th overall and third amongst D-III runners. He followed that with a time of 50.70 seconds in the 400-meter dash, placing sixth overall and second versus D-III competitors.

Van Dunk, a junior from Mahwah, N.J., won the shot put with a career-best toss of 49'11.75", which puts him second in the ODAC. He also took fourth in the weight throw with a heave of 38’06.75” at the VMI Relays.

Hubbard, a junior from Madison Heights, Va., won the triple jump and the long jump competitions on Saturday at the VMI Winter Relays. Hubbard jumped 36'7" in the triple jump and 17'9.5" in the long jump. She currently sits 23rd in the nation in the triple jump and 27th in the long jump. Hubbard also finished second in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.60. Hubbard sits atop the ODAC in the long jump and triple jump standings after her performances on Saturday.

Penick, a junior from Amherst, Va., moved into second place all-time at Lynchburg in the shot put as she heaved the apparatus 12.56 meters (41' 2.5") on Friday night at Liberty in the LU Quad Meet. She mark is #1 in the ODAC this season. She currently ranks 30th in NCAA Division III.

Tallman, a sophomore from Grand Blanc, Mich., broke two school records at the Bucknell Winter Classic on Saturday. He finished first overall in the 400-meter dash with a new school standard of 49.06, crushing his own record of 49.96 that he set last year. His 49.06 is also currently the third fastest time in NCAA Division III and the fastest mark in the ODAC this season. Tallman also finished third overall and first among Division III competitors in the 200-meter dash with a school-record time of 22.31, eclipsing the old mark of 22.78. That time is also a new season-best standard for the conference.

Lott, a freshman from Virginia Beach, Va., turned in an excellent effort in the 55-meter dash at the Mason-Dixon Conference championships at Christopher Newport University. He broke VWC’s record in the event three times in the meet en route to finishing as the Mason-Dixon champion in the event. He started it in the prelims with a time of 6.60, breaking the previous VWC record of 6.86 set by Josh Smith in 2006. He broke his own record in the semifinals with a time of 6.55 and then topped that in the finals with a championship time of 6.51. He also placed 11th in the 200-meter dash (23.67).

Garber, a freshman from Canby, Ore., won the triple jump Saturday at the DuCharme Invitational and also took over the top spot in the ODAC in process. Her distance of 10.92m (35-10.0) won the triple jump over W&L’s Marissa Thompson (10.63m). It was a personal best for Garber as she has improved her distance in each of her four collegiate meets.

The Washington and Lee men's indoor track 4x400-meter relay team, comprised of senior Tyler Grant, sophomore Steven Colliau, and freshmen Zander Tallman and Dillon Myers, posted the 12th-best time in the country at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games over the weekend. The Generals clicked the tape in 3:21.81 to place first overall, set a new ODAC season top-time and break the previous W&L record of 3:25.93. For NCAA qualification, the time was converted due to track size to 3:23.81, 4.37 seconds quicker than the next fastest time in the ODAC this year.

Graves, a sophomore from Christiansburg, Va., competed in five events at the Vince Brown Invitational. She set a new Roanoke record in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:20.25, which is 4.19 seconds faster than any time in the ODAC this season. She placed third overall and second in D-III ranks in the event. Her leap of 16'1" in the long jump was 16th overall, but third amongst D-III competitors. She also competed in the triple jump, posting a mark of 34'4.25" to place seventh overall and second in D-III competition. She finished by running a leg on the Maroons' 4x400-meter relay team, helping RC to a program season-best time of 4:14.83.