Date: March 2, 2004
Contact: Brian Laubscher (540) 458-8676
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ODAC ANNOUNCES SPRING SPORTS PRESEASON POLLS
Generals Picked to Win Women's Lacrosse, Men's and Women's Tennis
SALEM, Va. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced
its spring sports preseason polls on Tuesday morning as voted on by the
league's coaches in each particular sport.
Washington and Lee was chosen to finish first in women's
lacrosse, men's tennis and women's tennis. Additionally, the Generals'
men's lacrosse team was picked third, the baseball team was picked fourth,
the golf team was picked third, and the women's and men's track teams
were picked fourth and fifth, respectivley.
Below are the 2004 ODAC Preseason Spring Sports polls (first place votes in parenthesis):
| Women's Lacrosse | Men's Tennis |
| 1. Washington and Lee (8) | 1. Washington and Lee (7) |
| 2. Roanoke | 2. Lynchburg |
| 3. Randolph-Macon | 3. Hampden-Sydney |
| 4. Virginia Wesleyan | 4. Emory & Henry |
| 5. Lynchburg | 5. Virginia Wesleyan |
| 6. Sweet Briar | 6. Roanoke |
| 7. Bridgewater | 7. Eastern Mennonite |
| 8. Guilford | 8. Bridgewater |
| 9. Hollins | 9. Randolph-Macon |
| Baseball | Golf |
| 1. Virginia Wesleyan (9) | 1. Guilford (8) |
| 2. Bridgewater (1) | 2. Bridgewater |
| 3. Guilford | 3. Washington and Lee |
| 4. Washington and Lee | 4. Randolph-Macon |
| 5. Lynchburg | 5. Hampden-Sydney |
| 6. Hampden-Sydney | 6. Virginia Wesleyan |
| 7. Eastern Mennonite | 7. Roanoke |
| 8. Emory & Henry | 8. Lynchburg |
| 9. Roanoke | 9. Emory & Henry |
| 10. Randolph-Macon |
| Women's Tennis | Men's Lacrosse |
| 1. Washington and Lee (11) | 1. Lynchburg (4) |
| 2. Hollins | 2. Hampden-Sydney (1) |
| 3. Sweet Briar | 3. Washington and Lee |
| 4. Bridgewater | 4. Roanoke (2) |
| 5. Emory & Henry | 5. Virginia Wesleyan |
| 6. Randolph-Macon | 6. Randolph-Macon |
| 7. Roanoke | 7. Guilford |
| 8. Virginia Wesleyan | |
| 9. Eastern Mennonite | |
| 10. Guilford | |
| 11. Lynchburg | |
| 12. Randolph-Macon Woman's |
| Men's Track | Women's Track |
| 1. Bridgewater (2) | 1. Roanoke (2) |
| 2. Lynchburg (3) | 2. Lynchburg (3) |
| 3. Eastern Mennonite | 3. Eastern Mennonite |
| 4. Roanoke | 4. Washington and Lee |
| 5. Washington and Lee | 5. Bridgewater |
Contact:
Brian LaubscherSports Information Director
PO Drawer 928
Lexington, VA 24450
Phone: 540-458-8676