Senior (Sterling, Ill./Sterling) and sophomore聽 (Perkasie, Pa./Christopher Dock) each claimed their first Academic All-District honor, in a vote done by the district鈥檚 College Sports Information Directors of America members. Junior (Bluffton, Ohio/Bluffton) earned a spot on the women鈥檚 side, also a first for her.

Landis holds a 3.94 GPA as a double major in congregational and youth ministries along with biblical studies.聽 He was named the ODAC鈥檚 Scholar-Athlete for men鈥檚 cross country, earning All-ODAC and All-Region honors en route to a trip to the NCAA National Championships.聽 Landis has also been a Ministry Assistant at 91短视频 before missing the indoor and outdoor track seasons when he studied in the Middle East during the spring semester.

Denlinger carries a lofty 3.98 GPA through two years at Eastern Mennonite as a biology (pre-med) major. He was voted the ODAC鈥檚 Scholar-Athlete for men鈥檚 indoor track & field and earned All-ODAC Third Team honors in the both indoor and outdoor 800m. Denlinger is also a Community Advisor at 91短视频 and is part of the school鈥檚 Student Government Association.

Chappell-Dick has a 3.87 GPA as a biology major and recently completed a stellar season with a pair of All-America titles.聽 The middle distance runner took third last weekend in the 1500m at the NCAA National Outdoor Track & Field Championships.聽 At the indoor meet she placed second in the mile.聽 Including cross country, Chappell-Dick landed six All-ODAC First Team honors this year and was named the South/Southeast Region Athlete of the Year for both indoor and outdoor track & field.聽 She was also the ODAC Scholar-Athlete for cross country, indoor and outdoor track.

Eastern Mennonite helped the Old Dominion Athletic Conference to a dominant showing on the Academic All-District teams, as the conference staked 11 of the total possible 24 spots.

To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 20,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

All of the All-District honorees are now eligible for the All-America teams, which will be announced on June 23.

Lucas was named to the All-Region Second Team last year and also has back-to-back All-ODAC First Team nods.

She batted a career high .452 this spring, a jump of 45 points from last year.聽 Lucas also notched career numbers with 42 hits, 22 runs, 21 RBIs and eight doubles despite playing in seven fewer games than either of her previous seasons.聽 The Royals had 10 games washed off the schedule due to inclement weather.

Lucas finished third in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference with her batting clip, fourth with a .495 on-base percentage, and tenth with a .634 slugging percentage.聽 She also had a perfect fielding percentage from her position in right field, not making an error in 27 chances.聽 She was one of just five women in the ODAC to play only in the field and not commit an error.

Of the 45 all-region honorees in the Atlantic Region, which stretches from southern Pennsylvania to Alabama, only nine players from the ODAC were selected.聽 Lucas was one of two ODAC women named all-region who did not play in the NCAA Tournament, as seven of the nine played for national participants Virginia Wesleyan and Randolph-Macon.

Eastern Mennonite finished the 2015 season with a record of 16-14, charting the 11th consecutive campaign with a .500 or better record.

Women’s runner聽聽(Dover, Ohio/Dover) had the highest individual finish for 91短视频. She traversed the 6k course in 24:02.2, crossing 202nd out of 275. Besides going to Nationals In her first collegiate season, Lehman was named All-Region, All-ODAC First Team and ODAC Rookie of the Year. She also took ODAC Runner of the Week honors three times.

On the men’s side, seniors聽聽(Sterling, Ill./Sterling) and聽聽(Millersville, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) completed a roundabout journey on the national stage. The duo were teammates at Hesston College in the fall of 2011 before Gehman went to Montreat the next year. Both men transferred to Eastern Mennonite as juniors in 2013 and wrapped up their cross country eligibility together on Saturday.

Landis had a strong finish and clocked in at 26:03.6 in the talented national field, taking 216th out of 280 runners. Gehman, the South/Southeast Region Athlete of the Year, struggled getting out of the gate and played catch-up the entire race. He crossed in 26:15.8 and took 237th.

Gehman was All-Region, All-ODAC First Team and a three-time ODAC Runner of the Week this fall, while Landis earned All-Region, All-ODAC Second Team and ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete honors.

“Even though the results weren’t that great today, this race does not define the season these three runners had,” said Coach Jason Lewkowicz. “I am extremely proud of each of them and how they represented 91短视频 today and all season.”

聽(Bluffton, Ohio/Bluffton) had her best finish of the year, earning the runner-up medal.聽 She crossed the 6k course in 23:45.1, following only Bridgewater’s Kaylee Kubisiak, who won her second Old Dominion Athletic Conference title in 23:35.6.

贵谤别蝉丑尘补苍听聽(Dover, Ohio/Dover) came in third in her first go-around at the ODAC Championships, clocking a time of 24:10.8. 聽She took a full 67 seconds off her race on the same course as the ODAC Preview.聽 Both Chappell-Dick, who didn’t run at the ODAC Preview, and Lehman earned All-ODAC First Team honors with their finishes.

聽(St. Joseph, Ill./St. Joseph-Odgen) landed on the All-ODAC Second Team as she crossed 13th with a time of 25:28.9.聽聽聽(Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) and聽聽(Harrisonburg, Va./Broadway) followed each other through the chute as they rounded out 91短视频’s top five.聽 Eckman was 18th in 25:49.4 while Kreider was 19th in 26:03.0, beating a Roanoke runner by half a step.

贵谤别蝉丑尘补苍听聽(Gig Harbor, Wash./Peninsula) was sixth for the Royals, taking 26th in 26:27.1, while聽聽(Puyallup, Wash./Mountainview International) was 46th in 27:46.7.

The Royals charted 55 points as a team to finish second.聽 BC won the title with 42 points, as the two friendly rivals dominated the race with 11 of the top 19 finishers.聽 Washington and Lee was third with 83 points.

Coach Jason Lewkowicz said the ODAC race set up his runners for the upcoming regional meet.

“I’m really proud of the team today,” said Lewkowicz.聽 “The conditions were tough but they responded to my challenge to embrace the opportunity to compete and show their toughness, which they did.聽 The women stuck their nose into the race hoping to win and although they fell a little short, you can’t complain about their effort and strong runner-up finish.聽 This effort gives us a lot of momentum as we prepare for regionals.”

ODAC Awards
Aside from the All-ODAC honorees, the women claimed two special awards from the league.

Kat Lehman聽was named the ODAC Rookie of the Year, as she was the top D-III runner at three of her four races during the regular season.聽 She was named ODAC Runner of the Week three times during the year as well.

闯耻苍颈辞谤听Hannah Chappell-Dick聽was voted the women’s cross country ODAC Scholar-Athlete, charting a 3.84 GPA as a biology and kinesiology double major.聽 She has been named to the ODAC All-Academic Team and USTFCCCA All-Academic Team twice each, is a three-time All-ODAC First Team honoree, and went to nationals in both cross country and outdoor track (800m) as a sophomore.

91短视频’s runners have an off weekend next week as they prepare for the South/Southeast Regional Championships.聽 That meet is Nov. 15 in Rome, Ga.

Ygarza led the Royals to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament bid, leading the balanced team in scoring (14.0 ppg), rebounding (6.2 rpg), and field goal percentage (50.9 FG%). She was second on team with 61 assists and third with 33 steals.

The multi-faceted forward ranked in the top 23 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference in 13 categories, including fourth in points per 40 minutes and free throws. Ygarza scored a season high 28 points in 78-72 loss at Ferrum, which was the South Region’s No. 1 team.

She finishes her career with 1,215 career points, good for sixth in program history. Ygarza is also seventh with 671 career rebounds, tied for 13th with 132 steals, and just outside of the top 15 with 179 assists.

D3hoops.com also put Ygarza on the All-Region Third Team after her sophomore season. She is a three-time All-ODAC First Team honoree, and was named ODAC Player of the Week twice this season (four times in her career) and Royals Athlete of the Week once.

Ygarza was one of four ODAC women honored to all-region teams.

Eastern Mennonite finished the year with a record of 22-6, their third straight season with 20 or more wins. For the second year in a row, the Royals won the ODAC’s regular season at 15-1 and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were eliminated by Sweet 16 participant Christopher Newport University.

Ygarza is part of a senior class which finishes with the most wins of any class, compiling a record of 80-28 overall and 60-12 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

Falk named to all-region third team

A big season just got a little bigger for 91短视频 men’s basketball player聽聽(Madison, Va./Madison County), as the junior was named to the D3hoops.com All-South Region Third Team. In his first season as a starter, Falk led the nation in rebounding and was also named All-ODAC First Team. Only 15 men from the South Region were named to all-region teams.

The 6-6 Falk started all 28 of Eastern Mennonite’s games this year and responded by averaging a double double at 14.1 points and 13.4 rebounds.聽 His 375 total rebounds were 17 better than anyone else in D-III. The athletic big man also swatted 2.93 blocked shots an outing, good for 10th in the nation. He charted 16 double doubles, which was 12th in the country, and shot 59.7% from the floor.

Falk broke 91短视频 and ODAC records with 28 rebounds against Lynchburg in the ODAC Tournament. He also broke 91短视频’s record for rebounds in a season with 375, and tied 91短视频’s record for blocked shots in a career with 151. He had 82 blocked shots this year, which gives him 91短视频’s record for blocked shots in a season as well.

Falk also had a memorable weekend when he landed in for a dunk against Randolph College in a Feb. 15 game.

Aside from his All-ODAC First Team award, Falk was also named ODAC Player of the Week once and Royals Athlete of the Week twice this winter. He earned a spot on the all-tournament teams at both weekend tourneys the Runnin’ Royals played at early this season.

Falk was one of five ODAC players honored to all-region teams. Virginia Wesleyan senior D.J. Woodmore was named the South Region’s Player of the Year.

Eastern Mennonite finished the 2013-14 season with a record of 17-11 overall and 10-6 for fifth in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Playing with just one senior, the Runnin’ Royals were playing their best ball at the end of the year, building a six-game winning streak before losing to Hampden-Sydney in the ODAC Tournament semifinals.

Softball

Senior (Mt. Solon, VA/Fort Defiance) leaves with her first-ever All-ODAC First Team honor, as she was 91短视频’s triple crown winner, leading the team in batting, homeruns and RBIs.聽 Overall, Allman led the Lady Royals in nine offensive categories, hitting .422, on 49 hits, with eight homeruns, 11 doubles and 17 walks.聽 She also tied a program record with 46 RBIs in a season.聽 The infielder closes her career with five 91短视频 records: homeruns in season (9), RBIs in a season (46 鈥� tied with Karla Alderfer), career homeruns (31), career RBIs (151) and career walks (52).聽 Allman earned a spot on the All-ODAC First Team in the utility spot, as she played games at first base, second base and designated player this year.聽 This is her third time on an All-ODAC team.

High school teammates (Elkton, VA/Spotswood) and (Elkton, VA/Spotswood) earned nods to the All-ODAC Second Team.聽 Hensley, 91短视频’s shortstop, led the women and was sixth in the ODAC with 40 runs this year.聽 She came two short of 91短视频’s record of 42.聽 Hensley was second on the team with 45 hits and added some pop as well, with a career high six homeruns to go with ten doubles and two triples.聽 She was also on the Second Team as a freshman and Third Team last year.聽 Smith took a spot on the Second Team as an outfielder after on the First Team in 2011.聽 She played her best in the ODAC part of the season and finished with a .348 batting average, with eight doubles and four homeruns.聽 Smith was second on the team with 28 RBIs.聽 She also had a 6-3 record with one save and a 3.91 ERA as a pitcher.

The Lady Royals also had three new players land on the All-ODAC Third Team.聽 Sophomore (Crimora, VA/Fort Defiance), a transfer from Lynchburg College, took over as 91短视频’s starting center fielder and lead-off hitter.聽 She was third on the team with 44 hits and batted .336 with a team-best eight stolen bases.聽 Freshmen (Bridgewater, VA/Turner Ashby) and (Elkton, VA/East Rockingham) rounded out 91短视频’s honorees.聽 Miller, as designated player, was second on the team with a .404 batting average, adding four homeruns and 17 RBIs.聽 She was also second in on-base percentage and third in slugging percentage.聽 Cash earned her spot as the third baseman, and had a team high seven sacrifices.聽 She tied for second on the team in stolen bases, going a perfect five-for-five.聽 Cash was also fourth with 25 runs scored.

Eastern Mennonite’s young team finished the 2013 season 21-19 overall and 9-11 in the ODAC.聽 They had a number of big wins during the year, including three over nationally ranked teams.聽 The Lady Royals swept Lynchburg to end the regular season, and also handed No. 1 Salisbury one of their two losses.

Baseball

The Royals had two players honored to 2013 All-ODAC teams, with both catcher (Miami, FL/Doral Academy) and first baseman (Poquoson, VA/Poquoson) named to the Third Team.聽 Both players are juniors at 91短视频.

Estrada, also an ODAC All-Academic Team member, led the Royals in a number of offensive categories, as well as catching for a pitching staff which shaved nearly two full runs off its team ERA this spring and led the ODAC in strikeouts per game (7.08).聽 Estrada had team highs with his 17 doubles (fourth-best season in 91短视频 history), two homeruns, 34 RBIs and .500 slugging percentage.聽 He was also second with 50 hits and a .333 batting average.聽 Estrada was third in the ODAC in doubles, and fifth in both RBIs and sacrifice flies.

Posey responded very well to a big move this year.聽 After concentrating on pitching only his first two seasons, the junior added playing first and batting to his repertoire.聽 He hit from the leadoff spot all season and led 91短视频 with a .367 batting average, 54 hits and 35 runs scored.聽 His .460 on-base percentage easily led 91短视频 and was fifth in the ODAC.聽 Posey displayed a judicial eye at the plate, earning 19 walks compared to just eight strikeouts.聽 He also had a 4-3 record from the hill, with a 2.81 ERA in 10 starts.

Despite a cold spell to end the season, Eastern Mennonite finished with their most wins since 2002, coming in at 15-24.

Eastern Mennonite finished first in the league at 15-1, besting their previous best ODAC finish of 13-1 from 1984-85. Aside from the win total, a big accomplishment for Griffin was melding a stable full of talented players into a balanced team, as eight women average between 6.5 and 10.1 points. Griffin earns his second ODAC Coach of the Year award in eight years at the helm of 91短视频, as he also won in 2006-07. Griffin has won 135 career games to date, and leads his Royals in search of their third ODAC title.

Ygarza was named All-ODAC First Team for the second straight year, as she led the women’s attack with 10.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. The multi-faceted Ygarza is also second on the team with 2.1 assists per game and enters the postseason in the ODAC’s top 17 in 10 different categories.

All-ODAC Second Teamer Sykes, who gave up her starting spot to Ygarza this season, has been an explosive presence coming off the bench for 91短视频. She is averaging 10.0 points and 6.2 rebounds and leads the ODAC with a 53.4% shooting clip. Sykes is also first in the league at 24.7 points per 48 minutes.

The Royals enter the postseason on a 12-game winning streak, which is tied for the longest in program history. Top-seeded 91短视频, 19-5 overall and 15-1 in the ODAC, takes on No. 8 Washington and Lee in the ODAC Quarterfinals Thursday afternoon at 1:00pm.

Lee was also named All-Region Second Team and All-ODAC Second Team.

She was second for the Lady Royals this spring with a .405 batting average, and led the team with 35 runs, 10 stolen bases and a .750 slugging percentage.聽 She added eight homeruns, 12 doubles and 29 RBIs.聽 As a pitcher, Lee led Eastern Mennonite with a 12-5 record with a 2.25 ERA.

In her final season, Lee established program records with 27 career homers and 141 career runs.聽 She also helped the team break program records with 49 longballs and a .542 slugging percentage.

She was also named VaSID All-State First Team in 2011.

91短视频 finished 27-13 this spring, tying last year’s club for the second-most wins in program history.

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presented the awards, which are based on academic achievement, athletic contribution, Christian commitment, leadership, campus involvement and service, as the culmination of the evening.

Richter, a major with a 3.64 GPA, was a four-year pitcher for the baseball team and plans to work in a sales or marketing position.聽 He was consistently on the Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and 91短视频鈥檚 Dean鈥檚 List.聽 Besides baseball, his campus life was filled with leadership on , 91短视频 Royals Society and the .聽 He also volunteered at numerous places off campus.

鈥淵ou are not an athlete just when you鈥檙e in season 鈥� you鈥檙e an athlete year round,鈥� Richter explained in how he balanced his demanding schedule at 91短视频.聽 鈥淏aseball provided me with the discipline I needed to enjoy a busy, but incredibly rewarding college career.鈥�

Young, a captain with the women鈥檚 basketball team, was also on the Dean鈥檚 List and ODAC All-Academic Team, holding a 3.71 GPA with a major in and minor in .聽 She was a four-year member of Royals Society, helping with prospective students, as well as being a member of the .聽 Young was also a youth leader at her church and volunteered with a local food bank and the fall back-to-school backpack drive.

鈥淏eing a student-athlete has taught me to be mentally and physically strong in seemingly impossible situations,鈥� said Young, who suffered a long-lasting shoulder injury her freshman season.聽 鈥淕od used basketball as the framework that I could grow in my relationship with Him, share my talents with others, and now go on to pursue a career in physical therapy.鈥�

The Athletic Department staff also voted for Athlete of the Year winners.聽 Mitchell Leap (Harrisonburg, VA/Eastern Mennonite) claimed the men鈥檚 honor with Bianca Ygarza (Conestoga, PA/Penn Manor) taking the women鈥檚.

Leap led the men鈥檚 soccer team in scoring for the fourth straight season, netting ten goals, which was also third-best in the conference.聽 He had five game-winning goals and was named All-ODAC First Team.聽 Leap graduates fourth in 91短视频 history with 35 career goals and fifth with 80 career points.聽 Ygarza was a dynamic presence as a power forward for the basketball women, earning a spot on the All-ODAC First Team as a sophomore.聽 She led 91短视频 with 14.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and was second in the ODAC in field goal percentage and free throws.

Also at the banquet, Newcomer of the Year Awards were given to Jenessa Derstine (Harleysville, PA/Christopher Dock) in field hockey and Justin Rodriguez (Miramar, FL/Pace) in baseball.

Derstine, an attacker for the Lady Royals, led the team with 29 points this year.聽 She scored ten goals and assisted on nine others.聽 Her speed helped ignite 91短视频鈥檚 offense and landed her on the All-ODAC Third Team.聽 Rodriguez batted .374 with 28 runs and team highs of four homeruns and 41 RBIs.聽 His RBI total was third in the ODAC during the regular season and the third baseman was named All-ODAC Second Team.

As part of the dinner and banquet, four seniors gave short reflections on their time playing a sport at Eastern Mennonite: Valerie Landis (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) from field hockey, Justin King (Lititz, PA/Warwick) from baseball, Pete Nelson (Harrisonburg, VA/Christopher Dock) from track and cross country, and Brent Yoder (Sarasota, FL/Sarasota Christian) from soccer.

King uniquely talked about playing four years of a collegiate sport even though the experience was not living up to the ideas he had beforehand.

鈥淚 have learned a lesson I would have not chosen to learn on my own, because it was painful,鈥� said King.聽 鈥淭hrough the ups and downs, the wins and losses, I have had to rely on God as my source of hope and strength when I was weak, discouraged, or overwhelmed.聽 The Apostle Paul says it best in 2 Corinthians 12:8-9, 鈥楾hree times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.聽 But he said to me, 鈥楳y grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.鈥欌�欌��

Landis was the lone senior on the field hockey team this fall and stepped into a leadership role which was not natural to her.聽 She said that will help her as she leaves college.

鈥淚 recognize that I am going to be a new member of a completely different team after graduation,鈥� Landis explained. 聽鈥淲hat I have learned over the past four years is that I can鈥檛 let my age or lack of experience hinder me from being responsible or taking initiative. 聽God has granted each of us the experience of being part of a team and it is my hope that we are able to leave this community as an athlete and a graduate and apply those interpersonal skills learned on either the court or field and apply them in the next stage of life, appropriately and meaningfully.鈥�

Dr. Ronald Stoltzfus, Faculty Athletic Representative, and Dr. Nancy Heisey, Undergraduate Academic Dean, presented the Academic Achievement Awards to each team鈥檚 individual with the highest GPA.聽 Those awards went to: Richter and Brad Billings (Selinsgrove, PA/Selinsgrove) in baseball, Jennifer Blankenship (Bassett, VA/Bassett) in women鈥檚 basketball, Owen Longacre (Telford, PA/Christopher Dock) in men鈥檚 basketball, Nels Akerson (Harrisonburg, VA/Eastern Mennonite) in men鈥檚 cross country, Alli Eanes (Harrisonburg, VA/Westmont Hilltop) in women鈥檚 cross country and track, Jenna Longenecker (Lancaster, PA/Conestoga Valley) in field hockey, Bryce Shank (Harrisonburg, VA/Eastern Mennonite) in men鈥檚 soccer, Erica Detweiler (Hickory, NC/Fred T. Foard) in women鈥檚 soccer, Aaron Sloan (Ooltewah, TN/McCallie School) in men鈥檚 track, and Kendall Garber (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) in men鈥檚 volleyball.

The evening included a special mention of , a senior student worker with the athletic events staff, who had passed away from cancer just a week prior to the banquet.

Forward (Harrisonburg, VA/Eastern Mennonite) earns his first All-State First Team award after being named to the Second Team in both 2008 and 2009.聽 The senior scored 10 goals this fall, which was third-best in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, and had 23 total points, tied for second in the ODAC.聽 He had five game-winning goals during the regular season, which led the league. 聽Leap leaves the 91短视频 program fourth in Career Goals with 35 and fifth in Career Points with 80.

Fellow senior (Harrisonburg, VA/Eastern Mennonite) dominated the midfield to earn his All-State First Team nod.聽 Chico had three goals and one assist.聽 He also scored the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Virginia Wesleyan, which was the men’s first win over the powerful Marlins since the 1998 ODAC Championship Game.

(Harrisonburg, VA/Eastern Mennonite) was named First Team as a defender.聽 The junior was a key ball-controller in the back line and routinely beat opposing forwards to long passes before pushing the ball up on offense.

All three players were also named All-ODAC First Team earlier this fall.

In 2009, 91短视频 put two men on the All-State First Team.聽 In 2008, four Royals were honored by the VaSID, with all of them on the Second Team.

The Royals tied with Roanoke for the best ODAC record during the regular season and also tied the program mark for most ODAC wins in a season with seven.聽 They were upset in the conference semifinals by Lynchburg, 2-1.

Christopher Newport University swept the top player awards with the release of the 2011 College Division Men’s Soccer All-State Team, as voted on by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Senior forward Brian Lybert earned the Player of the Year honor for the second straight year and his teammate Jalon Brown was voted Rookie of the Year. Voted the State Coach of the Year was Randolph College’s Bryan Waggoner, who led the WildCats to the round of 16 in the NCAA Division III tournament.

Lybert, the 2011 USA South Player of the Year, led the Captains to a 17-1-1 record and a No. 1 national ranking in the polls during the regular season for the third straight year. Lybert finished his career at CNU as the program’s all-time leader in assists. This past season he ranked third in the nation in assists per game and sixth in the nation in total assists with 13.

Brown started every game for the Captains in his first season and earned first-team USA South honors. He scored 11 points during the season on four goals and three assists.

Waggoner led the WildCats to an 18-5 overall record and the college’s first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in any sport.聽 Randolph advanced to the NCAA round of 16 in just the fifth year of the program’s existence.

Christopher Newport led the voting with seven picks on the All-State team, including four First-Team choices. Eastern Mennonite, Hampden-Sydney and Randolph College placed three players each on the All-State team. Lybert and Hampden-Sydney’s Nick DeProspero were repeat selections on the First Team.

COACH OF THE YEAR, Bryan Waggoner, Randolph
PLAYER OF THE YEAR 鈥� Brian Lybert, Christopher Newport
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 鈥� Jalon Brown, Christopher Newport

FIRST TEAM
F 鈥� Brian Lybert, Christopher Newport聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
F 鈥� Corey Sindle, Randolph
F –聽 Mitchell Leap, Eastern Mennonite
M 鈥� Jalon Brown, Christopher Newport聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
M 鈥� Nick DeProspero, Hampden-Sydney聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
M 鈥� Drew Claytor, Roanoke
M 鈥� Kevin Chico, Eastern Mennonite
D 鈥� Sean Moriarity, Christopher Newport
D 鈥� Ryan Eshleman, Eastern Mennonite
D 鈥� Curran Blackwell, Hampden-Sydney聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
GK 鈥� Justin Wolfe, Christopher Newport

SECOND TEAM
F 鈥� Winston Mattheisen, Christopher Newport
F 鈥� Brian White, Roanoke
F 鈥� Josh Smith, Southern Virginia
F 鈥� Bryan Wharton, Hampden-Sydney
M 鈥� Nick Cornell, Randolph
M 鈥� Kevin Gorman, Bridgewater
M 鈥� Brian Sims, Mary Washington
M 鈥� Steven Farmer, Christopher Newport
D 鈥� Josh Thrower, Averett
D 鈥� Basil Richter, Washington and Lee
D 鈥� Will Wolf, Randolph
D 鈥� David Hass, Christopher Newport
GK 鈥� Michael Releford, Lynchburg
(tie in voting for final forward and defender spot)

Nafziger, who missed last season with an injury after transferring from D-I George Mason, was running 150^th after the first mile, but his splits slowed as his Achilles acted up.聽 He finished with a time of 26:31.56 on the 8k course, taking 254^th out of 279 runners at the Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne, WI.聽 UW-Oshkosh was the host school.

Despite not finishing as high as hoped, Coach Jason Lewkowicz was still proud of his runner.

“Dan didn’t have the race that he wanted to today,” said Lewkowicz, “but I am so proud of how he persevered throughout this season through illness and injury to even get to this point of representing 91短视频 at the national championships. 聽The cold weather caused his injured Achilles to act up and keep him from being his best but there are no excuses. 聽We’ll learn from this experience, take some time to get healthy, and look towards having a strong track season.”

Ben Sathre from St. Thomas (MN) led at every split and won the individual title with a time of 23:44.27.聽 Lee Berube of SUNY Geneseo was second at 23:49.60.

Traditional power North Central (IL) won the team title easily with a total of 110 points.聽 Haverford was second with 172.

Nafziger finishes with a handful of honors from his first competitive season at 91短视频 as he was named an ODAC Runner of the Week, All-ODAC Second Team, and All-South/Southeast Region First Team.聽 This is the third straight year the Royals have had a runner at the NCAA D-III National Championships.

Rittle, a defensive midfielder, had a career year and was third for the Lady Royals with 17 points as she had five goals and tied for the team lead with seven assists. She was also 3-for-3 in penalty strokes.

Landis helped anchor a defense which ranked third in ODAC play, allowing just 2.0 goals per game. Both Landis and Rittle were named All-ODAC First Team.

Spicher was consistently a force on the defensive side of the field despite missing six mid-season games with an injury. She recorded a pair of defensive saves and made her way forward for one assist and was also named ODAC Rookie of the Year.

The Lady Royals field hockey team finished the year 10-9 after a semifinal loss to eventual champion Lynchburg. 91短视频 was also 4-3 in ODAC play.

Other Virginia Sports Information Directors Honorees

Lynchburg’s Jenny Weir was named the All-State College Division Player of the Year Award in a vote by the Virginia Sports Information Directors. Lauren Seal from Randolph-Macon earned Rookie of the Year honors and Lynchburg’s Enza Steele and Randolph-Macon’s Crystal Carper earned co-Coach of the Year accolades.

Weir follows in the footsteps of older sister and 2010 LC graudate Allie Weir, the All-State Player of the Year the last two years. Jenny Weir led the ODAC this fall with 20 goals and 50 points and tied for the top spot in assists (10).

Seal, a freshman attacker, was an honorable mention all-conference performer this year for the Yellow Jackets. She tallied 13 goals and seven assists and netted five game-winning tallies.

Carper was voted the ODAC Coach of the Year, leading the Yellow Jackets to a 13-7 record and a 6-1 mark in conference play. R-MC tied the most wins in program history. Steele led the Hornets to their fifth-straight ODAC title in 2010. LC finished the season 17-4 and defeated Christopher Newport University in the first-round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Complete 2010 VaSID All-State Field Hockey Teams

Player of the Year: Jenny Weir, Lynchburg College
Rookie of the Year: Lauren Seal, Randolph-Macon
Co-Coaches of the Year: Crystal Carper, Randolph-Macon and Enza Steele, Lynchburg College

All-State First Team
Attack
Morgan Jones, Mary Washington
Kelly Tran, Washington & Lee
Jenny Weir, Lynchburg

Midfielder
Caitlin Cahill, Christopher Newport
Emmy Mathews, Washington & Lee
Shelly Milks, Lynchburg

Defender
Erin Claire Cassidy, Randolph-Macon
Kristen Haynor, Mary Washington
Brianna Milne, Christopher Newport
Katelyn Yandle, Christopher Newport

Goalie
Brittany Bradsher, Christopher Newport

All-State Second Team
Attack
Lindsay Leonard, Lynchburg
Mary McCarthy, Randolph-Macon
Lauren Seal, Randolph-Macon

Midfielder
Kalah Hess, Bridgewater
Monica Jenkins, Randolph-Macon
Hailee Rittle, Eastern Mennonite
Amanda Wain, Lynchburg

Defender
Caitlin Gibb, Lynchburg
Vanessa Landis, Eastern Mennonite
Morgan Spicher, Eastern Mennonite

Goalie
Tiffany Frye, Lynchburg