June 2004
W&L's DEAN AWARDED NCAA POSTGRADUATE
SCHOLARSHIP
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. -- Peter Dean (Vienna, Va./James
Madison), a recent graduate of Washington and Lee University, has
been awarded a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Postgraduate Scholarship. The award is a $7,500 scholarship for
academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time or
part-time graduate student.
RITTER AND HAGERMAN NAMED CoSIDA ACADEMIC
ALL-AMERICANS
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Washington and Lee senior swimmer Eric
Ritter (Birmingham, Ala./Mountain Brook) and junior tennis player
Lindsay Hagerman (Wichita Falls, Texas/Highland Park) have been
named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America College Division Men's and
Women's At-Large teams which were announced on Thursday afternoon.
Both were third team selections in voting conducted by the College
Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
W&L CLAIMS FOUR ON ALL-STATE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
TEAM
ASHLAND, Va. -- Washington and Lee claimed four
selections to the Virginia Sports Information Director's (VaSID)
College Division All-State Women's Lacrosse team which was released
on Wednesday afternoon. Additionally, 16th-year Head Coach Jan
Hathorn was named the State Coach of the Year.
DEAN NAMED TO VaSID ALL-STATE BASEBALL
TEAM
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Senior pitcher Peter Dean (Vienna,
Va./James Madison) has been named to the 2004 Virginia Sports
Information Directors Association (VaSID) College Division
All-State Baseball Team which was announced on Friday
afternoon.
FOUR GENERALS NAMED TO VaSID ACADEMIC ALL-STATE
TEAM
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Washington and Lee had four athletes
recognized on the 2004 Virginia Sports Information Directors
Association (VaSID) Academic All-State Team which was voted on by
the members and released on Friday afternoon.
THREE GENERALS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
LAURELS
HIRAM, Ohio -- Washington and Lee senior Andy Schorr
(Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood) and juniors Steven Chambers (Christiana,
Pa./Octorara Area) and Nathan Johnson (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge
County) have been named to the 10-member CoSIDA College Division
Men's Cross Country and Track Academic All-District III squad which
was released on Thursday morning. The team was voted on by members
of the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America.
TAFFE NAMED TO A PAIR OF WOMEN'S LACROSSE
ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee senior attacker
Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) has been named to the
Inside Lacrosse and womenslacrosse.com All-America teams which were
announced on Tuesday afternoon. She garnered Second Team honors
through Inside Lacrosse and Third Team recognition by
womenslacrosse.com.
JOANNA PERINI NAMED WOMEN'S LACROSSE
ALL-AMERICAN
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Washington and Lee senior goalkeeper
Joanna Perini (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) has been named to the
Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association/US Lacrosse
All-America team which was announced on Tuesday afternoon.
PETER DEAN NAMED CoSIDA ACADEMIC
ALL-AMERICA
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Washington and Lee senior left hander
Peter Dean (Vienna, Va./James Madison) was placed on the Second
Team CoSIDA Academic All-America College Division Baseball squad
which was announced on Tuesday afternoon.
FOUR GENERALS EARN USILA ALL-AMERICA
HONORS
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Four members of the Washington and Lee
men's lacrosse team have been named to the United States
Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division III
All-America team which was announced on Monday afternoon.
May 2004
IWLCA ALL-SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION
ANNOUNCED
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Seniors Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville,
Va./Albemarle), Sara Jurkowsky (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) and
Joanna Perini (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) were named to the
Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association South Atlantic
Region All-America first team, announced Friday morning.
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT AT-LARGE HONORS
ANNOUNCED
NORFOLK, Va. -- Washington and Lee senior Joanna Perini
(Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) and juniors Lindsay Hagerman (Dallas,
Texas/Highland Park) and Kitt Murphy (New York, N.Y./Saint
Catherines(Va.)) have been named to the CoSIDA College Division
At-Large Academic All-District III squad on Friday morning. The
team was voted on by members of the Collegiate Sports Information
Directors of America.
HEATHER COLEMAN EARNS ODAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
AWARD
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee senior women's
soccer player Heather Coleman (Blackwood, N.J./Triton Regional) has
been named the recipient of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's
(ODAC) Marjorie Berkley Award presented to the league's top female
scholar-athlete.
KIM, RITTER EARN CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
HONORS
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Washington and Lee seniors Austin Kim
(Richmond, Va./Clover Hill) and Eric Ritter (Birmingham,
Ala./Mountain Brook) have both been named to the 10-member CoSIDA
College Division At-Large Academic All-District III squad on
Thursday morning. The team was voted on by members of the
Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America.
PETER DEAN SELECTED TO ALL-REGION
TEAM
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee senior left hander
Peter Dean (Vienna, Va./James Madison) was selected to the 2004
American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings NCAA Division III
All-South Region team.
THREE GENERALS TO PLAY IN MEN'S NORTH-SOUTH
GAME
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Washington and Lee senior men's
lacrosse players Lawson Grumbine (Owings Mills, Md./Gilman), Dustin
Martin (Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) and Ansel Sanders
(White Stone, Va./Woodberry Forest) have been selected to
participate in the North-South Senior All-Star game held at 12:00
pm on June 12 at Nazareth College.
DEAN, TAFFE HIGHLIGHT AWARD WINNERS AT
W&L
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Seniors Peter Dean (Vienna, Va./James
Madison) and Kelly Taffe (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) headed
the list of honorees at the annual Washington and Lee University
Athletic Awards Ceremony on May 18 at W&L's Lee Chapel. Dean
was named the Pres Brown Outstanding Senior Male Athlete, while
Taffe was the female recipient of the award.
TWO W&L WOMEN'S LAXERS NAMED TO NORTH-SOUTH
ALL-STAR ROSTER
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Senior attackers Kelly Taffe
(Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) and Lee Wheeler (Baltimore,
Md./Bryn Mawr) were named to the 2004 STX Farewell Lacrosse
Festival Division III North-South Senior All-Star game.
SIX GENERALS NAMED TO ALL-ODAC MEN'S LACROSSE
TEAM
SALEM, Va. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference
announced its all-conference men's lacrosse team on Wednesday
afternoon. Washington and Lee claimed six players on the first and
second teams, while senior goalie Ansel Sanders (White Stone,
Va./Woodberry Forest) was named Player of the Year and Mike Cerino
was named Coach of the Year.
W&L BASEBALL PLACES FIVE ON ALL-ODAC
SQUAD
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Senior left hander Peter Dean (Vienna,
Va./James Madison) earned Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)
Pitcher of the Year honors as five Washington and Lee baseball
players were named to the 2004 All-ODAC team, announced Wednesday
afternoon.
W&L WOMEN'S TENNIS SEEDED SIXTH IN NCAA
CHAMPIONSHIP
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's tennis
team earned the sixth-seed in the upcoming NCAA Championships, to
be held on May 12-14 at Rhodes College and the Racquet Club of
Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. The Generals will face fourth-seeded
Gustavus Adolphus (25-7) on Wed., May 12, at 10:00 a.m.
NCAA WOMEN'S LACROSSE TOURNAMENT FIELD
ANNOUNCED
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Washington and Lee women's
lacrosse team (15-3), winners of the Old Dominion Athletic
Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament,
will face Gettysburg College (17-2) in the second round of the
tournament in a regional hosted by Salisbury University on Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 pm.
April 2004
ALL-ODAC WOMEN'S LACROSSE TEAMS
ANNOUNCED
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Six members of the Old Dominion
Athletic Conference champion Washington and Lee women's lacrosse
team earned recognition on the All-ODAC team which was announced on
Friday. In addition, senior goalie Joanna Perini (Huntington,
N.Y./Huntington) was named the ODAC Player of the Year, while Head
Coach Jan Hathorn was tabbed ODAC Co-Coach of the Year.
W&L's RITTER AWARDED NCAA POSTGRADUATE
SCHOLARSHIP
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Washington and Lee senior swimmer
Eric Ritter (Birmingham, Ala./Mountain Brook) has been awarded a
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Postgraduate
Scholarship. The award is a $7,500 scholarship for academic work
beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time or part-time
graduate student.
PERINI EARNS INSIDE LACROSSE WEEKLY
HONOR
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee senior goalie Joanna
Perini (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) has been named an Inside
Lacrosse Division III Honorable Mention Player of the Week,
for the week of April 26.
W&L MEN'S TENNIS SELECTED TO NCAA TOURNAMENT
FIELD
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men's tennis
team has been selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament for
the fourth straight year.
W&L CHOSEN AS NCAA WOMEN'S TENNIS HOST
SITE
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's tennis
team was chosen as one of eight schools to host first and second
round matches of the 2004 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis
Championships.
HAGERMAN NAMED ODAC WOMEN'S TENNIS SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
OF THE YEAR
SALEM, Va. -- Washington and Lee junior Lindsay Hagerman
(Dallas, Texas/Highland Park) has been named the Old Dominion
Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
PERINI NAMED ODAC WOMEN'S LACROSSE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
OF THE YEAR
SALEM, Va. -- Washington and Lee senior goalkeeper Joanna
Perini (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) has been named the Old
Dominion Athletic Conference Women's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of
the Year.
THREE W&L GOLFERS GARNER ALL-ODAC
HONORS
SALEM, Va. -- Washington and Lee claimed three members on the
All-ODAC golf team which was announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Freshman Ted Williams (Vero Beach, Fla./St. Edwards School) was
named to the first team all-conference squad, while junior Ged
Johnson (Darien, Conn./Taft School) and freshman Matt Nickles
(Columbia, S.C./A.C. Flora) were tabbed to the second team.
AUSTIN KIM NAMED ODAC MEN'S TENNIS SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
OF THE YEAR
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee senior Austin Kim
(Richmond, Va./Clover Hill) has been named the Old Dominion
Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
W&L RECEIVES ITA NATIONAL TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP
AWARD
SKILLMAN, N.J. -- The Intercollegiate Tennis Association
(ITA) has announced that Washington and Lee is among three schools
to be honored as this month's recipients of the Intercollegiate
Tennis Association National Team Sportsmanship Award.
A TOTAL OF 136 W&L STUDENTS EARN
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee Director of
Athletics Mike Walsh has announced that 136 students earned
Scholar-Athlete awards during the recently completed winter term.
The students are all members of W&L athletic teams and achieved
a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.500.
W&L ANNOUNCES 2004 ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
CLASS
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee University has
announced the 17th class to be inducted into its Athletic Hall of
Fame. Two members, Howard Dobbins '41, '42L and Frank Brooks '46
will be inducted at the University's Five-Star General Dinner on
Fri., Oct. 1, while four others, Jack Emmer, David Redmond '66,
'69L, Chris Cavalline '83 and Nancy Mitchell Hatcher '92, will be
inducted at the Hall of Fame dinner on Fri., Sept. 17. All six will
be recognized at the dinner ceremony and at halftime of the
football game against Sewanee on Sat., Sept. 18.
SETH MARTIN NAMED UNSUNG GENERAL OF THE
YEAR
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Senior men's tennis player Seth Martin
(Bryn Mawr, Pa./Radnor) was presented the John W. Elrod Unsung
General of the Year award at the Celebrating Student Success Gala
Awards Assembly held on Wednesday evening at Lee Chapel.
March 2004
CINDA RANKIN GAINS 300TH CAREER VICTORY
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee Head Women's Tennis Coach
Cinda Rankin claimed her 300th career victory with a 9-0 win over
UC Santa Cruz on Mar. 24.
TWO W&L SWIMMERS INVITED TO NCAA
CHAMPIONSHIPS
LEXINGTON, Va. --Washington and Lee senior Eric Ritter
(Birmingham, Ala./Mountain Brook) and freshman Michael Ginder
(Jacksonville, Fla./Episcopal) will represent the Generals at the
2004 NCAA Swimming Championships. The championships will be hosted
by Principia College in St. Peters, Mo., on March 18-20.
ODAC ANNOUNCES SPRING SPORTS PRESEASON
POLLS
SALEM, Va. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference
announced its spring sports preseason polls on Tuesday morning as
voted on by the league's coaches in each particular sport.
W&L CROSS COUNTRY EARNS NATIONAL ACADEMIC
RECOGNITION
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men's and
women's cross country squads both garnered recognition as Cross
Country Association Division III Academic All-America teams for
their success on the course and in the classroom.
February 2004
TWO GENERALS NAMED TO ALL-ODAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
TEAM
SALEM, Va. -- Washington and Lee senior forward Sarah
Michaels (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Academy) and sophomore guard Louisa
Feve (Bethesda, Md./Winston Churchill) were both named to the
All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference women's basketball team which
was announced on Wednesday evening.
EIGHT GENERALS NAMED TO NFHCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC
SQUAD
GLEN ALLEN, Va. -- Eight members of the Washington and
Lee field hockey team were named to the National Field Hockey
Coaches Association (NFHCA) National Academic Squad which was
released on Tuesday afternoon. Additionally, the Generals were one
of 68 Division III teams which received the National Academic Team
award.
W&L RIDING ADVANCES FIVE TO IHSA
REGIONALS
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee equestrian team
has qualified five riders to the Intercollegiate Horse Show
Association (IHSA) Regionals held on Feb. 28 at Hollins
University.
W&L'S HALKITIS NAMED HONORABLE MENTION
ALL-ODAC
SALEM, Va. -- Freshman guard Chris Halkitis (New Port
Richey, Fla./Ridgewood) was named to the Honorable Mention All-Old
Dominion Athletic Conference team which was announced at the
conference tournament banquet held Friday evening.
NINE W&L SWIMMERS EARN ALL-CONFERENCE
HONORS
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Nine members of the 14th-ranked
Washington and Lee men's swimming team received All-Bluegrass
Mountain Conference (BMC) honors for their performances at the
conference championships this season.
W&L WOMEN'S LACROSSE NINTH IN PRESEASON
NATIONAL RANKINGS
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee's women's lacrosse
team has been ranked ninth in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse
Coaches Association Division III preseason poll, which was released
on Thursday.
January 2004
W&L SET TO HOST NCAA YOUTH BASKETBALL
CLINIC
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The tipoff for the W&L men's
basketball game against top-ranked Hampden-Sydney on Sun., Jan. 18
has been moved from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm to accomodate the NCAA
Basketball Day Youth Clinic which W&L will be hosting that
day.
ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO W&L STUDENTS EARN
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee Director of
Athletics Mike Walsh has announced that 122 students earned
Scholar-Athlete awards during the recently completed fall term. The
students are all members of W&L athletic teams and achieved a
grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.500.
December 2003
DETWILER EARNS USTA/ITA COMMUNITY SERVICE
AWARD
SKILLMAN, N.J. -- The U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) and
the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) presented their Campus
Recreation and Community Service Awards during the 19th annual ITA
Coaches Convention on Dec. 12-15 in Miami. Washington and Lee Head
Men's Tennis Coach David Detwiler received the USTA/ITA Community
Service Award for the Mid-Atlantic Region at the proceedings.
W&L MEN'S LACROSSE RANKED 10TH IN FACEOFF
PRESEASON POLL
TOWSON, Md. -- Inside Lacrosse released its Faceoff
Magazine preseason Division III men's lacrosse coaches poll on
Friday afternoon. Washington and Lee ranked 10th overall in the
voting.
W&L ATHLETICS RECEIVES COMMUNITY SERVICE
AWARD
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The National Association of Division
III Athletic Administrators has announced its NADIIIAA/Jostens
Community Service Awards and Washington and Lee University was
among the schools cited.
W&L LACROSSE TEAMS RANKED IN US LACROSSE
POLLS
BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Washington and Lee men's and
women's lacrosse teams are both ranked in the Top 10 of the
Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Division III Polls announced by US
Lacrosse on Friday afternoon.
W&L PLACES FOUR ON ALL-STATE WOMEN'S SOCCER
TEAM
FERRUM, Va. -- The Virginia Sports Information Director's
Association (VaSID) announced its College Division All-State
Women's Soccer team on Friday afternoon and Washington and Lee had
four players honored.
TWO W&L FOOTBALL PLAYERS EARN ALL-STATE
HONORS
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Virginia Sports Information Director's
Association (VaSID) announced its College Division All-State
Football team on Friday afternoon. Washington and Lee senior
offensive lineman Scott Kucinski (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) and
senior defensive lineman Brian Becker (Vienna, Va./Gonzaga) were
both honored as first team selections.
TWO GENERALS NAMED TO ALL-REGION SOCCER
TEAM
MISSION, Kan. -- Washington and Lee junior defender Peter
Miller (Towson, Md./Baltimore Lutheran) and junior midfielder Brian
Pirkle (Lexington, Va./Woodberry Forest) have been named to the
National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Division III
All-South Region team which was announced on Friday morning.
ZAGOL NAMED W&L'S FIRST WOMEN'S SOCCER
ALL-AMERICAN
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee junior defender
Kelley Zagol (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) earned a spot on the Second
Team NSCAA/adidas Women's Division III All-America squad, announced
Wednesday morning.
ALL-STATE MEN'S SOCCER TEAM ANNOUNCED
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee junior defender and team
tri-captain Peter Miller (Towson, Md./Baltimore Lutheran) earned a
spot on the First Team Virginia Sports Information Directors
Association (VaSID) College Division Men's Soccer Team, which was
announced Wednesday afternoon.
TAFFE AND MURPHY GARNER ALL-STATE
RECOGNITION
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Two members of the Washington and Lee
field hockey team were honored as selections to the Virginia Sports
Information Directors Association (VaSID) College Division
All-State Field Hockey Team, which was announced Tuesday
afternoon.
ALL-SOUTH REGION WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM
ANNOUNCED
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Three members of the Washington and Lee women's
soccer team were recognized on the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America (NSCAA) Division III All-South Region
team.
W&L VOLLEYBALL PLACES THREE ON ALL-STATE
TEAM
DANVILLE, Va. -- The Virginia Sports Information
Director's Association (VaSID) announced its College Division
All-State Volleyball team on Friday afternoon. Three Washington and
Lee players and Head Coach Bryan Snyder were among those
honored.
W&L WOMEN'S SOCCER EARNS ACADEMIC
AWARD
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The National Soccer Coaches Association
of American (NSCAA) recently released its College Team Academic
Award Winners from the 2002 season and Washington and Lee women's
soccer was among those listed.
GLADYSZ AND GAILLARD NAMED TO VOLLEYBALL
ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The American Volleyball
Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its 2003 Division III
All-America teams on Monday afternoon, with Washington and Lee
having two players honored.
November 2003
COLEMAN NAMED COSIDA WOMEN'S SOCCER ACADEMIC
ALL-AMERICAN
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee senior midfielder Heather
Coleman (Blackwood, N.J./Triton Regional) was named to the CoSIDA
Women's Soccer Academic All-America team on Wednesday as voted on
by members of the College Sports Information Directors of
America.
KRASNOFF CHOSEN TO PLAY IN EAST COAST
BOWL
PETERSBURG, Va. -- Washington and Lee senior linebacker
Ben Krasnoff (Towson, Md./Towson) was among 71 football players
chosen to play in the Third Annual City of Petersburg East Coast
Bowl on Sat., Nov. 29 at Historic Cameron Field in Petersburg,
Va.
W&L PLACES FOUR ON ALL-ODAC FOOTBALL
TEAM
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference
announced its all-conference football team on Tuesday afternoon and
Washington and Lee had four players honored.
W&L VOLLEYBALL PLACES THREE ON ALL-REGION
TEAM
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Washington and Lee
volleyball team placed three players on the American Volleyball
Coaches Association (AVCA) All-South Region Team which was
announced on Thursday morning.
JACOBS GARNERS 100TH CAREER SWIMMING
VICTORY
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee Head Women's
Swimming Coach Kiki Jacobs reached her 100th career victory on
Tuesday evening with a 135-76 win over Hollins University.
WOLFING NAMED TO VOLLEYBALL ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
TEAM
NORFOLK, Va. -- Washington and Lee junior outside hitter
Emily Wolfing (Mt. Airy, Md./South Carroll) was named to the CoSIDA
Academic All-District Volleyball team as a second team
selection.
W&L's RITTER AWARDED NCAA POSTGRADUATE
SCHOLARSHIP
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Washington and Lee senior swimmer
Eric Ritter (Birmingham, Ala./Mountain Brook) has been awarded a
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Postgraduate
Scholarship. The award is a $7,500 scholarship for academic work
beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time or part-time
graduate student.
ALL-ODAC MEN'S SOCCER TEAMS
ANNOUNCED
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Three members of the Washington and Lee
men's soccer team were honored as the Old Dominion Athletic
Conference announced its' all-conference team on Wednesday
afternoon.
ALL-ODAC WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS
ANNOUNCED
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Seven members of the sixth-ranked
Washington and Lee women's soccer team were honored as the Old
Dominion Athletic Conference announced its all-conference team on
Wednesday afternoon.
ALL-ODAC FIELD HOCKEY TEAMS
ANNOUNCED
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Three members of the Washington and Lee
field hockey team were honored as the Old Dominion Athletic
Conference announced its' all-conference team on Tuesday
afternoon.
W&L WOMEN'S SOCCER RANKED SIXTH
NATIONALLY
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Following it's 2-1 victory over
seventh-ranked Virginia Wesleyan in the ODAC Championship match,
the Washington and Lee women's soccer team has been ranked No. 6 in
the November 10 edition of the National Soccer Coaches Association
of America (NSCAA) Division III poll.
MEN'S SOCCER ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
ANNOUNCED
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Junior defender Peter Miller (Towson,
Md./Baltimore Lutheran), a member of the Washington and Lee men's
soccer team, has been named to the Second Team CoSIDA Academic
All-District squad, which was announced Saturday evening.
ALL-ODAC VOLLEYBALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Three members of the Washington and Lee
volleyball team were honored as the Old Dominion Athletic
Conference announced its all-conference team. Head Coach Bryan
Snyder was also named the Coach of the Year.
THREE GENERALS NAMED TO WOMEN'S SOCCER ACADEMIC
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer
team had three members named to the 12-player First Team CoSIDA
Academic All-District squad which was announced on Wednesday
afternoon.
W&L's CHAMBERS NAMED ODAC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee junior Steven
Chambers (Christiana, Pa./Octorara Area) has been named the Old
Dominion Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of
the Year.
FALL ODAC TOURNAMENT BRACKETS SET
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The fall Old Dominion Athletic
Conference tournament brackets are set for this weekend.
October 2003
W&L-BRIDGEWATER FOOTBALL GAME TO BE
TELEVISED
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee parents' weekend
football game against Bridgewater on Saturday will be broadcast
tape-delayed on WDRL-TV in Roanoke.
W&L MEN'S TENNIS INVITED TO ITA INDOOR
NATIONALS
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men's tennis
team has been invited to participate in the Intercollegiate Tennis
Association (ITA) Division III Indoor National Championships held
at Gustavus Adolphus College on Feb. 27-29.
September 2003
ERIKA PROKO NAMED NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR
FINALIST
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- On Friday afternoon, the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced the 10 finalists
for the 13th annual NCAA Woman of the Year Award. The list of 10
includes Erika Proko, a 2003 Washington and Lee graduate and former
member of the University's women's tennis team.
W&L VOLEYBALL RECEIVES VOTES IN AVCA DIVISION
III POLL
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee volleyball team
received 17 votes for this week's American Volleyball Coaches
Association (AVCA) Division III Top 25 poll.
ERIKA PROKO NAMED NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR FOR
VIRGINIA
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- On Friday afternoon, the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced the state winners
for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Erika Proko, a 2003
Washington and Lee graduate and former member of the University's
women's tennis team was named the winner of the award for
Virginia.
W&L ATHLETICS RECEIVES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Washington and Lee recently
received the 2003 USA Today/NCAA Academic Achievement Award for
placing among the Top 10 schools in Division III for
student-athlete graduate rates.
August 2003
W&L NAMES NEW ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
ASSISTANTS
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee Director of
Athletics Mike Walsh has announced the hiring of four new assistant
coaches, an assistant athletic trainer and a new assistant sports
information director.
W&L WOMEN'S SOCCER 15th IN PRESEASON NATIONAL
RANKINGS
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee's women's soccer
team has been ranked 15th in the NSCAA/Adidas NCAA Division III
Women's Preseason Poll, released by the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America.
W&L CROSS COUNTRY SQUADS TABBED FOR SECOND IN
ODAC PRESEASON POLL
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference
(ODAC) preseason cross country poll was released Friday morning,
with Washington and Lee ranked second in both men's and women's
competition.
W&L FIELD HOCKEY FOURTH IN ODAC PRESEASON
POLL
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference
(ODAC) preseason field hockey coaches' poll was released Thursday
morning, with Washington and Lee ranked fourth.
HANSON NAMED TO APPALACHIAN LEAGUE ALL-STAR
BASEBALL TEAM
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Former Washington and Lee shortstop
Michael Hanson, class of 2003, was named to the 15-man Appalachian
League All-Star team which was announced on Wednesday
afternoon.
W&L WOMEN'S SOCCER ODAC PRESEASON FAVORITE
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference
(ODAC) preseason women's soccer coaches' poll was released
Wednesday morning, with Washington and Lee atop the standings.
W&L MEN'S SOCCER FIFTH IN ODAC PRESEASON
POLL
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference
(ODAC) preseason men's soccer coaches' poll was released Wednesday
morning, with Washington and Lee ranked fifth.
W&L VOLLEYBALL TOP PICK IN ODAC PRESEASON
POLL
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference
(ODAC) preseason volleyball coaches' poll was released Thursday
afternoon, with Washington and Lee tabbed to win its third straight
ODAC title.
W&L NAMES SCHALL FITNESS CENTER DIRECTOR &
STRENGTH COACH
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee Athletic Director
Mike Walsh has announced the appointment of Chris Schall as
W&L's new Fitness Center Director and Strength Coach. Schall
begins his appointment August 15.
W&L NAMES KRIS HOEY HEAD WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
COACH
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee athletic director
Mike Walsh has announced the appointment of Kris Hoey as head
women's cross country coach, associate head coach of track and
field, and assistant professor of physical education. Hoey begins
her duties immediately.
July 2003
W&L NAMES ADAM HUTCHINSON HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL
COACH
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee athletic director
Mike Walsh has announced the appointment of Adam Hutchinson as head
men's basketball coach and assistant professor of physical
education. Hutchinson will begin his duties effective August 1.
W&L FOOTBALL PICKED FIFTH IN ODAC PRESEASON
POLL
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- At the annual Old Dominion
Athletic Conference football media day held Friday, July 25, on the
campus of Hampden-Sydney College, the conference's preseason poll
was announced.
SCHUCKERT RESIGNS WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY POST AT
W&L
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee Athletic Director
Mike Walsh has announced that Amy Schuckert, the University's head
women's cross country and assistant track & field coach for the
past two seasons, has resigned effective August 1 to accept the
head men's and women's cross country and women's track position at
the College of Charleston.
W&L HIRES SESSA AS ASSISTANT MEN'S LACROSSE
COACH
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee athletic director
Mike Walsh has announced the appointment of Michael Sessa as
assistant men's lacrosse coach. Sessa will begin his duties
effective immediately.
KRASNOFF NAMED TO ANOTHER PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA
TEAM
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee senior linebacker
Ben Krasnoff (Towson, Md./Towson) was selected as a Second Team
Preseason All-American by Don Hansen's Football Gazette.
W&L's PROKO AWARDED NCAA POSTGRADUATE
SCHOLARSHIP
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Erika Proko (Charlotte,
N.C./Providence Day), a 2003 Washington and Lee graduate and member
of the Generals' women's tennis team, has been awarded a National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Postgraduate Scholarship.
The award is a $6,900 scholarship for academic work beyond the
baccalaureate degree as a full-time or part-time graduate
student.
LAFAVE RESIGNS AS MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH AT
W&L
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee Athletic Director
Mike Walsh has announced that Jeff Lafave, the University's head
men's basketball coach for the past four years, has resigned
effective July 11 to accept an assistant coaching position at
College of the Holy Cross.
