We are officially through the first weekend of competition in the 2025-26 academic year and happy to announce the first ODAC weekly award winners of the new season! Given the holiday, this report is a bit larger than a normal Tuesday would be, but expect to see a more normal release schedule starting next with Week 2.

Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Week 1 include:

• Men's Cross Country: Shane Stevens | Roanoke
• Women's Cross Country: Olivia Morra | Bridgewater
• Field Hockey Defense: Valentina Ambrogi-Torres | Randolph-Macon
• Field Hockey Offense: Claudia Lenahan | Shenandoah
• Men's Soccer Defense: Andrew Arledge | EMU
• Men's Soccer Offense: Pierce Boerner | Hampden-Sydney
• Women's Soccer Defense: Erinn Lockard | Bridgewater
• Women's Soccer Offensive: Isobel Evans | Averett
• Men's Tennis - Singles: Roger Pamies-Petit | Averett
• Women's Volleyball Defense: Breana Brooks | Virginia Wesleyan
• Women's Volleyball Offense: Grace Mitchener | Washington and Lee

Most weeks this season, the following schedule will be used for releasing weekly awards winners when the sports below active:

• Sundays: football
• Mondays: baseball, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, wrestling
• Tuesdays: cross country, single-discipline equestrian, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field
• Wednesdays: golf