Date: June 30, 2005
Contact: Brian Laubscher (540) 458-8676
Release: Upon Receipt

W&L CLAIMS 212 ODAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE CITATIONS
Nearly 49 Percent of W&L Student-Athletes Garner Recognition

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference has announced that 212 Washington and Lee student-athletes have been cited as ODAC Scholar-Athletes for the 2004-05 school year.

The criteria states that the honoree must be an athlete on a varsity athletic team and carry a 3.2 minimum grade-point average (GPA) for the 2004-05 school year.

Six athletes posted a GPA in excess of 4.0 for the year, including sophomore women's soccer player Emily Binns (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian), freshman cross country and track runner Tom Brower (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy), sophomore men's soccer player Tyrrell Burrus (Beaumont, Texas/Monsignor Kelly Catholic), senior cross country and track runner Steve Chambers (Christiana, Pa./Octorara Area), junior field hockey player Courtney Harrison (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) and senior field hockey and lacrosse player Kitt Murphy (New York, N.Y./St. Catherines).

Other notable recipients of the award included senior ODAC and Virginia Lacrosse Player of the Year Kristen Brown (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville), freshman ODAC Cross Country Rookie and Runner of the Year Lindsay Erickson (Silver Spring, Md./Stone Ridge), senior NCAA Tennis Singles Champion Lindsay Hagerman (Wichita Falls, Texas/Highland Park), senior ODAC Cross Country and Track Runner of the Year Nathan Johnson (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County), senior All-America tennis player Paul McClure (Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School), senior All-America lacrosse player Gavin Molinelli (Northport, N.Y./Northport), senior All-America lacrosse player Maggie Speasmaker (Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne’s-Belfield), senior All-America volleyball player Emily Wolfing (Mt. Airy, Md./South Carroll), sophomore All-America tennis player Ginny Wortham (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) and senior All-America soccer player Kelley Zagol (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga).

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