W&L Women’s Golfers Win ODAC Crown
The No. 15-ranked Washington and Lee University women's golf team secured its seventh consecutive Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship last Wednesday afternoon, completing a wire-to-wire victory at the Stoney Creek Golf Course at Wintergreen Resort (par-72, 5,676 yards) in Nellysford.
The Generals carded rounds of 302-299-316—917 (+53) to finish eight strokes ahead of the runner-up, No. 16 Randolph-Macon College (925, +61) and earn the ODAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship.
Despite a challenging final day, W&L's consistency and depth throughout the tournament helped secure the title after building a 17-stroke lead over Randolph-Macon through the front nine. That cushion allowed the Generals to continue playing aggressively on the back nine, which featured six of the tournament's most difficult holes, while still maintaining control of the leaderboard.
The Generals led the field in par-3 scoring (3.15 avg, +9), par-5 scoring (5.07 avg, +4), and recorded the most birdies (24) and pars (156) of any team. W&L also posted the fewest bogeys (68) and double-bogey-or-worse holes (21) in the field.
Freshman Berkely Bundy led the Generals with a runner-up finish at +8 (73-72-59-224). Bundy and two teammates, senior Laetitia Roegner and sophomore Ella Wong, were named to the all-tournament team. Five W&L golfers placed in the top 18: Bundy, Roegner, Wong, Haetzel and Crews.
The NCAA Division III Championships will take place May 13-16 at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg.
For more on W&L golf, visit www.generalssports.com.
W&L Women Win ODAC Track Meet
The W&L women’s track and field team claimed the program’s first ODAC outdoor title since 1995 on Friday and Saturday at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg.
W&L scored 206 points, while Lynchburg placed second of 11 teams with 165 points, and Bridgewater (116) finished third. Rounding out the top five were Roanoke (111) and Randolph (42).
Individual winners for the Generals were Ashley D’Ambrosia (pole vault), Olivia Warr (1500-meter and 5000-meter runs).
The Generals will be back in action on Friday when they travel to the University of Lynchburg for the Hill City Twilight.
The W&L men placed second with 113 points, only trailing Lynchburg (273), while Roanoke (94) finished third, and Bridgewater (83) and Randolph (71) completed the top five.
For more on W&L track and field, visit www.generalssports.com.
SVU Women Claim USA South Track Meet
The Southern Virginia University women’s track and field team won the USA South Conference outdoor championships, which took place on Friday and Saturday in Concord, N.C.
SVU won the title for the fourth straight year, and SVU head Kyle Chandler was named the women’s coach of the meet.
The Knights scored 223 points to win comfortably over North Carolina Wesleyan (92), while Pfeiffer placed third of seven teams. Rounding out the top five were Methodist (83) and Meredith (60).
Freshman Andee Nelson placed second in three events for SVU and was named women’s athlete of the meet.
Individuals for the SVU women were Heidi Barton (800 and 1500-meter runs), Bayleigh Redd (5000-meter run), Flo Torres (100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles), Marin Simmons (high jump), Surraiya Mahmud (pole vault and shot put), Hazel Allen (discus), Katrina Gardner (hammer throw) and Jilane Pedersen (javelin).
In the men’s standings, the Knights placed second, led by senior Dylan May, a 2020 Parry McCluer High School graduate, who won three races and was named men’s track athlete of the meet for the first time in his impressive career. May won the 1500, the 5000 and the 1000-meter runs.
Other winners for the SVU men were Joseph Hughes (800-meter run), McCormick Johnson (pole vault) and Nolan Opp (javelin).
Pfeiffer (217) won the men’s meet, SVU (166) placed second, and Methodist (126) finished third. Completing the top five were Brevard (92) and Mary Baldwin (21).
The Knights will next compete in the Hill City Twilight Meet on Friday at the University of Lynchburg.
For more on SVU track and field, visit knightathletics.com.
