Friday, August 27, 2004
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne

Roanoke and Lynchburg Top Men’s and Women’s ODAC Cross Country Polls

SALEM , VA. – After capturing the conference championship in 2003, Roanoke College has been picked to repeat as league champion in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference men’s cross-country poll, while Lynchburg College was selected to repeat on the women’s side.

The Maroons received five of a possible nine first-place votes and totaled 75 points overall.  Men’s ODAC Coach-of-the-Year Dr. Finn Pincus returns First-Team All-ODAC member Zack Tembi who recorded a seventh-place finish at the conference championships last season.  Will Justice, who earned second-team honors in 2003 returns for RC as well.

The Lynchburg men’s team earned two first-place votes and 72 points for second-place in the poll.  Washington and Lee (69 points/two first-place votes), Bridgewater College (52 points), Eastern Mennonite (46 points), Hampden-Sydney (30 points), Virginia Wesleyan (27 points), Emory and Henry (22 points) and Guilford (15 points) rounded out the poll.

On the women’s side, LC earned seven of a possible nine first-place votes and 81 points overall.  Last season, the Hornets took the top three spots at the conference championship to capture the program’s fifth title. 

Women’s Coach-of-the-Year Dr. Jack Toms returns ODAC Runner-of-the-Year Amanda Archibald who took the top spot in last season’s conference championship race.  Archibald will be joined by fellow First-Team All-ODAC selections Amanda Diver and Crystal Bergen who finished second and third respectively at the league championships last season.

Roanoke placed second with two first-place votes and 74 total points. Washington and Lee took the third slot in the poll with 63 points.  Eastern Mennonite (50 points), Bridgewater (39 points), Virginia Wesleyan (33 points), Emory and Henry (50 points), Hollins University (23 points) and Guilford (15 points) filled out the rest of the poll.

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