RC Athletics Highlights
June 06, 2018
Quinn Harlan '21 and Mara Briggs '19 closed the season with top-five finishes and All-American honors at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held May 24-26 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Harlan finished third in the 100-meter finals with a time of 12.05 to earn All-American honors. Briggs tied for fourth with a mark of 1.71M, also earning All-American honors. With the 1.71M mark, Briggs set the school record in the high jump.
Sean Guida '18 became the first All-American in Roanoke College Baseball history when D3baseball.com named him to their second-team on May 23. It was the latest in a series of awards for Guida, who was also named the American Baseball Coaches Association's South Region Player of the Year, and was a First-Team All-Region choice by the ABCA as well. He also was a Second-Team All-Region pick by D3baseball.com and was the first RC baseball player to be named ODAC Player of the Year.
Reilly Bird '21 and Sarah Virginia Scott '21 were named to the 2018 ODAC Women's Swimming All-Conference Team. Bird was named First-Team All-ODAC, while Scott was named to the third-team. Nick McGrath '21 and Ethan Gordon '21 were named to the 2018 ODAC Men's Swimming All-Conference Team. McGrath was second-team, while Gordon was a third-team choice.
Basketball standout Josh Freund '19 was named the 2018 ODAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He also was named First-Team All-State by the Virginia Sports Information Directors, named an All-American by both the NABC and DIII News, received all-region honors from D3hoops.com and was an all-district honoree from the NABC.
Women's Lacrosse player Emma Boris '19 was named ODAC Defensive Player of the Year.
Four RC lacrosse standouts have been named All-Americans by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, including Ian Davies '19, who was named the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. National Goalie of the Year. Davies was named a First-Team All-American along with IV Stucker '18. Conn Curry '18 was a second-team choice and Jason Sarro '20 was named an Honorable Mention All-American.
Four softball standouts were named to the All-ODAC team. Katie Smith '18 was named first team, while Teresa Wagner '19 and Taylor Carter '18 were named second team. Emily Salsberry '19 was a third-team choice.
A number of RC student-athletes received All-Conference honors this season, including Reilly Bird '21, who was named to the 2018 ODAC Women's Swimming All-Conference Team. She is the ODAC champion in the 100 backstroke, winning the league title with a time of 56.98.
SCOREBOARD
Baseball—31-11 (15-5 ODAC)
Roanoke advanced to the Championship Round of the 2018 ODAC Tournament before falling to Shenandoah University in extra innings on May 13.
Softball—24-18 (11-7 ODAC)
Men's Lacrosse—14-5 (5-2 ODAC)
For the 20th time in school history the Men's Lacrosse team took part in the NCAA Division III Tournament, receiving an at-large bid to the 2018 NCAA Tournament. The Maroons ended their season May 9 with a 17-11 loss to Christopher Newport University.
Women's Lacrosse—8-7 (3-5 ODAC)
Men's Basketball—20-8 (11-5 ODAC)
Roanoke advanced to the ODAC Men's Basketball Championship game, its first tournament finals appearance since 2007.Maroons fell to Emory & Henry by the score of 72-70.
Women's Basketball—7-19 (4-12 ODAC)
Men's Swimming—Fourth at ODAC Championships
Women's Swimming—Fifth at ODAC Championships
Men's Tennis—2-12 (1-9 ODAC)
Women's Tennis—12-6 (7-4 ODAC)
Men's Track & Field—Seventh at ODAC Championships
Women's Track & Field—Third at ODAC Championships
Golf—Ninth at ODAC Championships
As of May 31, 2018. For latest scores, go to roanokemaroons.com