KACEY KELLY | LYNCHBURG | JR. | JUMPS | WOODBRIDGE, VA.
Kelly is now a two-time winner of this award, pairing this season's outdoor honor with the indoor recognition she received a couple of months ago.

• Event: Triple Jump
  • Mark: 1st at 12.09m (39-8.00)
  • Records?: None
  • ODAC Rank: 1st
  • South Region: 1st
  • D3 Rank: 9th
• Event: Long Jump
  • Mark: 2nd at 5.45m (17-10.75)
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: 3rd
  • South Region: 6th
  • D3 Rank (Top-50):  Outside of top-50
• Event: Javelin
  • Mark: 3rd at 36.60m (120-1.00)
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: Previous Mark (40.08m) is 1st
  • South Region: Previous Mark (40.08m) is 2nd
  • D3 Rank: Previous Mark (40.08m) is 24th
• Event: 4x100m Relay (does not apply to Field AOM)
  • Mark: 1st at 0:47.19
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: 1st
  • South Region: 2nd
  • D3 Rank: 36th

MIKE SMITH | BRIDGEWATER | SR. | THROWS | WAYNESBORO, VA.
Smith adds a fourth ODAC Field Athlete of the Meet plaque to his mantle as he has earned the top honor as a thrower in each of the past two conference indoor and outdoor championships.

• Event: Hammer
  • Mark: 1st at 56.70m (186-0.00)
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: New Mark (59.76m) is 1st
  • South Region: New Mark (59.76m) is 1st
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): New Mark (59.76m) is 13th
• Event: Shot Put
  • Mark: 2nd at 14.69m (48-2.50)
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: 2nd
  • South Region: 10th
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): Outside of top-50
• Event: Discus
  • Mark: 4th at 40.62m (133-3.00)
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: New Mark (48.19m) is 2nd
  • South Region: New Mark (48.19m) is 3rd
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): New Mark (48.19m) is 46th

JADE BUCKLES | BRIDGEWATER | JR. | SPRINTS | STAFFORD, VA.
Buckles picks up her first ODAC Track Athlete of the Meet award after winning a pair of sprints, finishing second in one relay and fourth in another, and chiming in eighth in the long jump.

• Event: 100m Dash
  • Mark: 1st at 0:12.27
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: 2nd
  • South Region: Outside top-10
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): Outside of top-50
• Event: 200m Dash
  • Mark: 1st at 0:25.27
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: Previous Mark (0.25.17) is 2nd
  • South Region: Outside top-10
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): Outside of top-50
• Event: 4x100m Relay
  • Mark: 2nd at 0:47.48
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: 3rd
  • South Region: 4th
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): Outside of top-50
• Event: 4x400m Relay
  • Mark: 4th at 4:09.34
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: 5th
  • South Region: 10
  • D3 Rank (Top-50):  Outside of top-50
• Event: Long Jump (does not apply to Track AOM)
  • Mark: 8th at 5.16m (16-11.25)
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: 10th
  • South Region: Outside top-10
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): Outside of top-50

TOR HOTUNG-DAVIDSEN | LYNCHBURG | GR. | DISTANCE | OAKTON, VA.
Hotung-Davidsen is your back-to-back men's Track Athlete of the Meet after claiming this honor during the indoor championships a couple of months ago. His effort at EMU included a new ODAC championship record in the 800-meter run.

• Event: 800-Meter Run
  • Mark: 1st at 1:50.71
  • Records?: Championship Record
  • ODAC Rank: Previous Mark (1:48.47) is 1st (ODAC Record)
  • South Region: Previous Mark (1:48.47) is 1st (ODAC Record)
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): Previous Mark (1:48.47) is 1st (ODAC Record)
• Event: 1,500-Meter Run
  • Mark: 5th at 4:00.33
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: New Mark (3:40.69) is 1st (converted from 3:58.35 in the mile)
  • South Region: New Mark (3:40.69) is 1st (converted from 3:58.35 in the mile)
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): New Mark (3:40.69) is 1st (converted from 3:58.35 in the mile)
• Event: 4x400-Meter Relay
  • Mark: 4th at 3:21.88
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: N/A
  • South Region: N/A
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): N/A

TAYLOR MYERS | BRIDGEWATER | FY. | DISTANCE | ROCKINGHAM, VA.
Myers has had a stellar 2024-25 season beginning with ODAC Rookie of the Year laurels in cross country and continuing with ODAC Track Athlete of the Meet plaudits at the indoor championships. She has competed in four different events during the outdoor season featuring three of those disciplines at the ODAC championships.

• Event: 1,500-Meter Run
  • Mark: 2nd at 4:50.55
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: Previous Mark (4:43.15) is 6th
  • South Region: Outside top-10
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): Outside top-50
• Event: 800-Meter Run
  • Mark: 4th at 2:21.41
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: Previous Mark (2:19.65) is 4th
  • South Region: Outside top-10
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): Outside top-50
• Event: 5K Run
  • Mark: 6th at 18:25.41
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: Previous Mark (17:33.36) is 5th
  • South Region: Previous Mark (17:33.36) is 7th
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): Outside top-50

TRISTAN WRIGHT | LYNCHBURG | FY. | SPRINTS | FRANKLIN COUNTY, VA.
Wright is now a two-time ODAC Rookie of the Year, adding this honor to the indoor plaudit he received a couple of months ago. His three-event showcase at the outdoor championships included a new ODAC championship record in the 4x100-meter relay with teammates Michael Hamm, Jaylen Jones, and Nekolas Raya.

• Event: 100-Meter Dash
  • Mark: 1st at 0:10.39
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: 3rd
  • South Region: 3rd
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): 8th
• Event: 200-Meter Dash
  • Mark: 2nd at 0:21.44
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: Previous Mark (0:21.42) is 4th
  • South Region: Previous Mark (0:21.42) is 10th
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): Outside top-50
• Event: 4x100-Meter Relay
  • Mark: 1st at 0:40.96
  • Records?: Championships Record
  • ODAC Rank: 2nd
  • South Region: 3rd
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): 29th

OPHELIA LADNER | ROANOKE | JR. | HURDLES/SPRINTS | BRUNSWICK, MAINE
Ladner shines on and off the track for Roanoke. In the classroom, Ladner maintains a 3.913 grade point average as a sociology major  with a minor in literary studies and a concentration in publishing and editing. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Lamba Delta, and the Public Affairs Society. She has earned President's List, Dean's List, and Athletic Honor Roll accolades over her three years Ladner was awarded the Max Weber Paper Award, the Giordano Family Scholarship, and Bergeson Memorial Scholarship. She was a 2023-24 CSC Academic All-District honoree. On the track, Ladner set the ODAC championships record in the 400-meter hurdles and joined teammates Mae Kaufman, Maryrose Molina-Shuman, and Lindsey Hobin in winning the 4x400-meter relay.

• Event: 400m Hurdles
  • Mark: 1s at 1:01.93
  • Records?: ODAC Championships record
  • ODAC Rank: 1st
  • South Region: 3rd
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): 14th
• Event: 4x400-Meter Relay
  • Mark: 1st at 3:55.53
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: 1st
  • South Region: 3rd
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): Outside top-50

KEATON RUSH | WASHINGTON AND LEE | JR. | DISTANCE | DEVON, PA.
Rush is now a two-time ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau scholar-athlete, pairing this award with his honor from the 2024 cross country season. He maintains a 3.945 grade point average as an accounting and economics double major. He is a five-time W&L Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-ODAC honoree. He has twice appeared on the W&L President's List. He is the associate director of the Williams Investment Society, Treasurer of the Student Body (executive committee), and has an internship with Wells Fargo awaiting him this summer. On the track, Rush set the ODAC all-time record (14:59.48) in the 10,000-meter run earlier this year. He is the W&L program record-holder in the indoor 3K, outdoor 5K, and outdoor 10K. At the ODAC championships, he finished third in the 5K.

• Event: 5K Run
  • Mark: 3rd at 14:59.48
  • Records?: No
  • ODAC Rank: Previous Mark (14:23.18) is 2nd
  • South Region: Previous Mark (14:23.18) is 2nd
  • D3 Rank (Top-50): Previous Mark (14:23.18) is 37th

DANA FREEMAN | WASHINGTON AND LEE
Freeman collects her second ODAC top-coaching honor of the season and first of her career in the outdoor ranks after leading Washington and Lee to their second-ever ODAC women's outdoor championship. The previous title won by the Generals was the very first women's track & field championship sponsored by the ODAC in 1995.

JIM SPRECHER | LYNCHBURG
Sprecher, who announced he will be moving on from Lynchburg earlier this season, led the Hornets to their fifth straight and 33rd overall men's outdoor championship. This is his third outdoor top-coaching honor. Lynchburg is currently ranked fifth in the country by the USTFCCCA.