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ODAC Indoor Track & Field Report: Week 4

Weather played a role in limiting action over the past week for ODAC indoor track & field stars, but there were still three meets on the docket. Conference athletes put up some impressive marks with a few national top-10 performances and some new school records featuring fresh names.

  • Bridgewater was the ODAC school with hosting responsibilities this week as the Eagles welcomed EMU and Sweet Briar to the Rockingham Recreation Center for the Shane Stevens Winter Invitational
  • Washington and Lee did not have to go far to compete at the VMI Invitational hosted by their neighbors at VMI.
  • Lynchburg and Randolph also got to stay close to home at the Liberty Open hosted by Liberty University; Averett, Hampden-Sydney, Roanoke, and Virginia Wesleyan also competed among the largest fields of the week.
     

Those earning ODAC Indoor Track & Field weekly awards include:

  • Men's Field AOW: Lamont Victoria | Lynchburg
  • Women's Field AOW: Camille Gillum | Washington and Lee
  • Men's Track AOW: Chasen Hunt | Lynchburg
  • Women's Track AOW: Jade Buckles | Bridgewater

 
Resources: ODAC Top Marks by TFRRS | Division III Top Marks by TFRRS

Results Note: the NCAA championships in 2026 will be competed on an oversized/banked track, whereas the ODAC championships will be competed on a flat 200-meter surface. On the ODAC performance lists, any track times registered on flat tracks for events over 60-meters will be recorded natively with no conversion. When ODAC teams compete on a banked or different-size track, those times over 60-meters will be converted to 200-meter flat track standards for ODAC performance chart rankings. On the Division III performance lists, any times competed for events over 60 meters on 200-meter flat surfaces will be converted to oversized/banked standards for national rankings. If events over 60 meters are competed on oversized/banked tracks, the resulting marks will be posted natively for NCAA ranking considerations. For ODAC record consideration, no converted marks will be used. Only the actual marks registered during competition will be used for possible record book entries.

  • CAMILLE GILLUM | WASHINGTON AND LEE | POLE VAULT
    Gillum, a senior from Mountain Brook, Ala., did not let the cold and snow keep her from matching the third-best clearance of her collegiate career in the high jump while competing at the VMI Invitational hosted Lexington-neighbor Virginia Military Institute. Gillum won the event by clearing 1.67 meters (5-5.75) to take over the top spot in both the ODAC and the South Region. Gillum's mark is the sixth-best in Division III. Her career-best clearance is 1.69 meters achieved at a last chance qualifier following the ODAC indoor championships last year.

  • JADE BUCKLES | BRIDGEWATER | SPRINTS
    Buckles, a senior from Stafford, Va., continued her stellar showing in the sprints with two more strong races in the Shane Stevens Winter Invitational hosted by Bridgewater at the Rockingham Recreation Center. Buckles won both the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes with times of 0:07.85 and 0:25.61, respectively. Her 60-dash time is her third-fastest of the mark of the season as she is the only athlete in the conference to crack 7.90-seconds this season. Her previous-best time of 0.07.80 slots fourth in the South Region and 37th in Division III. Buckles' new 200-dash time tops the ODAC charts, while her converted time (for track size) of 0:25.22 slots fifth in the region and 21st in the country.

  • LAMONT VICTORIA | LYNCHBURG | JUMPS/SPRINTS
    Victoria, a senior from Richmond, Va., put together a stellar three-event showing at the Liberty Open hosted by Liberty University. Victoria won the high jump competition by clearing 2.10 meters (6-10.75). That further cemented his top-mark status in the conference and sits just 0.03 meters shy of a long-standing ODAC record held by former Bridgewater standout DaVon Lewis from 1997. Victoria is currently first in the South Region and tied for second in Division III. Victoria also competed twice on the track. He finished second in the 60-meter dash in 0:06.81, taking over first place in the conference and the region. His time is tied for 10th in the country. Victoria joined teammates Parker Marshall, Noah Austin, and Blake Henson in placing ninth in the 4x400-meter relay at 3:26.64.

  • CHASEN HUNT | LYNCHBURG | MID-DISTANCE
    Hunt, a senior from Forest, Va., opened his season by going top of the ODAC in a pair of mid-distance events at the Liberty Open hosted by Liberty University. Hunt placed second in the mile run at 4:05.99 which, when converted for track size to 4:09.14, tops the ODAC charts. His original time is No. 1 in the South Region and slots fifth in Division III. Hunt placed fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:55.25. That time ranks fifth in the region and 39th in the country, while his converted time of 1:56.90 is No. 1 in the conference.