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Outdoor Track & Field

Llaneza's Title Highlights ODAC Showing at Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Ten Stars Claim 11 All-American Honors

MYRTLE BEACH, Va. — Weather impacted the final day of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. That did not stop ODAC athletes from shining during the three days of competition at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

A total of 10 ODAC stars earned 11 All-American honors. University of Lynchburg men's distance runner Sam Llaneza and Hornets hurdler, jumper, and sprinter Aniya Seward highlighted the effort this weekend.

Llaneza won the men's 1,500-meter run national title with a time of 3:51.05. This is the second time Llaneza has donned a gold medal this season. He and teammates Frank Csorba, Jacob Hodnett, and Chasen Hunt won the distance medley relay title at the indoor championships.

Seward was the only multiple All-American for ODAC competitors this weekend. She earned First Team All-American laurels by placing fifth in the 100-meter hurdles at 0:14.01. She placed 15th in the triple at 11.67 meters (38-3.5) to garner Second Team All-America plaudits.

The sections below outline the performances of each of the ODAC's 22 competitors at the championships.

    • CHASEN HUNT | Lynchburg: Hunt finished 3rd in the 5K run to earn First Team All-American honors with a time of 14:15.51
    • SAM LLANEZA | Lynchburg: Llaneza won the 1,500-meter run to finish at the NATIONAL CHAMPION and earn First Team All-American honors with a time of 3:51.05; this is the second national championship of the year for Lynchburg after claiming the DMR title during the indoor championships
    • ANIYA SEWARD | Lynchburg
      • Seward finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 0:14.01 to earn First Team All-American honors
      • Seward placed 15th in the triple jump at 11.67m (38-3.5) to earn Second Team All-American honors
    • NATASHE TATE | Virginia Wesleyan: Tate finished 7th in the 100-meter dash at 0:12.19 to earn First Team All-American honors.
    • RAY RAY TAYLOR | EMU: Taylor racked up 5,026 points – 14 off her ODAC record set last season – to finished 4th overall in the women's heptathlon to earn First Team American honors
        
    • ZAIYON EVANS | Averett: Evans finished 13th in the men's 100-meter dash at 0:10.57 to earn Second Team All-American honors; 1st track & field All-American in program history
    • BRADY FOWLER | Roanoke: followed clocked in at 0:10.61 in the men's 100-meter dash to earn Second Team All-American honors
    • KACEY KELLY | Lynchburg: finished 16th in the triple jump at 11.64m (38-2.25) to earn Second Team All-American honors.
    • KAITLYN NGUYEN | Roanoke: Nguyen cleared 1.68 meters in the women's high jump to place 9th and earn Second Team All-American honors
    • KATYA HOOVER | Shenandoah: Hoover placed 13th in the women's high jump by clearing 1.63 meters to earn Second Team All-American honors
    • VURONIKA BARNES | Lynchburg
      • Event: 4x100m Relay
      • Status: Prelims - 13th at 0:47.31; did not qualify for finals
    • ASHLEY D'AMBROSIA | Washington and Lee
      • Event: Pole Vault
      • Status: Final - Tied for 21st by clearing 3.56 meters (11-8.00)
    • COURTNEY DRUMM | Lynchburg
      • Event: 10K Run
      • Status: Final - 19th at 37:33.05
    • HAYLEE GAMBLE | Roanoke
      • Event: 4x100m Relay
      • Status: Prelims - 15th at 0:47.59; did not qualify for finals
    • NALONDA HENDERSON | Roanoke
      • Event: 4x100m Relay
      • Status: Prelims - 15th at 0:47.59; did not qualify for finals
    • ELEANOR HINCKLEY | Roanoke
      • Event: 4x100m Relay
      • Status: Prelims - 15th at 0:47.59; did not qualify for finals
    • LINDSEY HOBIN | Roanoke
      • Event: 4x100m Relay
      • Status: Prelims - 15th at 0:47.59; did not qualify for finals
    • KATYA HOOVER | Shenandoah
      • Event: High Jump
      • Status: Final - 2ND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN - 13th at 1.63m
    • KACEY KELLY | Lynchburg
      • Event #1: Triple Jump
      • Status: Final - 2ND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN - 16th at 11.64m
      • Event #2: 4x100m Relay
      • Status: Prelims - 13th at 0:47.31; did not qualify for finals
    • BETSY MOHNKERN | Lynchburg
      • Event #1: 100m Hurdles
      • Status: Prelims - 21st at 0:16.56; did not qualify for finals
      • Event #2: 4x100m Relay
      • Status: Prelims - 13th at 0:47.31; did not qualify for finals
    • KAITLYN NGUYEN | Roanoke
      • Event: High Jump
      • Status: Final - 2ND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN - 9th at 1.68m
    • ANIYA SEWARD | Lynchburg
      • Event #1: 100m Hurdles
      • Status: Prelims - 3rd at 0:13.77
      • Finals Status: Final - 1ST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN - 5th at 0:14.01
      • Event #2: Triple Jump
      • Status: Final - 2ND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN - 15th at 11.67m
      • Event #3: 4x100m Relay
      • Status: Prelims - 13th at 0:47.31; did not qualify for finals
    • NATASHA TATE | Virginia Wesleyan
      • Event: 100m Dash
      • Status: Prelims - 4th at 0:11.72
      • Finals Status: Final - 1ST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN - 7th at 0:12.19
    • RAY RAY TAYLOR | Eastern Mennonite
      • Event #1: Long Jump
      • Status: Final - 17th at 5.45m (17-10.75)
      • Event #2: Heptathlon
      • Status: Final - 1ST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN - 4th with 5,026 Points
        • 100m Hurdles: 13th at 0:15.03 (838 pts.)
        • High Jump: 13th at 1.54m (666 pts.)
        • Shot Put: 3rd at 12.11m (668 pts.)
        • 200m Dash: 12th at 0:26.04 (794 pts.)
        • Long Jump: 2nd at 5.56m (717 pts.)
        • Javelin: 3rd at 37.37m (617 pts.)
        • 800m Run: 11th at 2:27.41 (726 pts.)
    • KAYLA WERNER | Lynchburg
      • Event: 5K Run
      • Status: Final - 20th at 17:42.57
    • JAMAARI BLACKBURN | Ferrum
      • Event: 100m Dash
      • Status: Prelims - 18th at 0:10.65; did not qualify for finals
    • ZAIYON EVANS | Averett
      • Event: 100m Dash
      • Status: Prelims - 2ND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN - 13th at 0:10.57; did not qualify for finals
    • BRADY FOWLER | Roanoke
      • Event #1: 100m Dash
      • Status: Prelims - 2ND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN - 16th at 0:10.61
      • Event #2: 200m Dash
      • Status: Prelims - 17th at 0:21.40; did not qualify for finals
    • CHASEN HUNT | Lynchburg
      • Event: 5k Run
      • Status: Final - 1ST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN - 3rd at 14:15.51
    • SAM LLANEZA | Lynchburg
      • Event: 1500m Run
      • Status: Prelims - 3rd at 3:52.06; qualified for finals
      • Finals Status: NATIONAL CHAMPION - 1st at 3:51.05
    • GEORGE MANN | Washington and Lee
      • Event: Javelin
      • Status: Final - 19th at 54.09m (177-5.00)
    • MIKE SMITH | Bridgewater
      • Event: Hammer Throw
      • Status: Final - 19th at 54.19m (177-9.00)