KENZIE SWICEGOOD | LYNCHBURG | THROWS
Swicegood, a junior from Riner, Va., competed in two separate meets and participated in three throwing events, finishing as the top Division III competitor in each. Swicegood was the top Division III finisher in the weight throw at the Liberty Kick Off hosted by Liberty University. She placed seventh overall at 15.54 meters (51-0.00). Then at the Holiday Kickoff Open hosted by Shenandoah University, Swicegood won both the shot put and weight throw events. She improved in the weight throw by 1.25 meters, setting a new personal standard with a heave of 16.79 meters (55-1.00). That tops the ODAC chart and ranks fourth nationally. Swicegood won the shot put at 11.67 meters (39-3.50), which is second in the early season ODAC rankings.

JESSICA TAYLOR | RANDOLPH | SPRINTS
Taylor, a junior from Monroe, Va., competed in three sprints at the Liberty Kick Off and promptly set two school records and notched a trio of top-five ODAC times at the meet hosted by Liberty University. Taylor finished eighth in the 400-meter dash with a WildCats record-time of 0:59.61. That converts to 1:00.41 for ODAC rankings, which is the best to start the season among conference competitors.Taylor shows up fourth on the conference's 60-meter dash listing and fifth on the 200-meter dash chart, posting times of 0:08.05 and 0:26.40, respectively. That latter mark represents a school-record and converts to 0:26.81 for ODAC rankings.

MICAH LEECH | LYNCHBURG | MULTIPLE EVENTS
Leech, a junior from Yorktown, Va., wasted no time jumping in the fray as he opened the 2025-26 indoor season by finishing second in the heptathlon at the Liberty Kick Off hosted by Liberty University. Leech posted 4,999 points, a total that not only was just 101 behind Group B winner Joshua Horstmann from Charlotte, but would have also ranked 11th in Division III last season and qualified for the indoor championships. Leech won two events, claiming the pole vault (4.25m/13-11.25) and 60-meter hurdles (0:08.43). He finished second in the 60-meter dash (0:07.13), fourth in the 1,000-meter run (2:57.60) and long jump (6.82m/22-4.50), seventh in the shot put (10.55m/34-7.50), and eighth in the high jump (1.79m/5-10.50).

KEATON RUSH | WASHINGTON AND LEE | DISTANCE
Rush, a senior from Devon, Pa., started the celebration for the start of the 2025-26 season early by capturing a 16-year old record on his first run of the year. Rush competed in the 5,000-meter run at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener hosted by Boston University. A total of 199 runners posted times in a field that included athletes from all NCAA divisions as well as some unaffiliated competitors. Rush placed 163rd place as the third-best Division III finisher with a time of 14:28.95. That eclipsed the ODAC record set by former Division III cross country champion Ricky Flynn from Lynchburg by 0.03 seconds. Rush's new mark is currently ranked 10th in the country following the opening weekend. His converted time of 14:38.25 tops the ODAC chart nearly 10 seconds.