Alumni News

ODU Athletics' 2009-2010 Season of Success

Monday, July 26, 2010

ODU's student athletes have always been an excellent example of Monarch success both on the playing fields and in the classrooms. With the 2009-2010 seasons complete, this past year has been no different with members from each of the university's 18 intercollegiate teams garnering recognition for their performances, both among the conference and nationwide.

Men's Basketball captured both the regular season and tournament CAA championship as well as thrilled fans across the nation with their upset of sixth seeded Notre Dame in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Other CAA honors went to Coach Wendy Larry, CAA Coach of the Year, Samanatha Morrell of Women's Golf, CAA Rookie of the Year; Nadine Fahoum of Women's Tennis, CAA Player of the Year; Gerald Lee of Men's Basketball, CAA Tournament MVP and James Nicholson of Wrestling, CAA Scholar Athlete of the Year.

ODU also had its share of 2009-2010 All-American honors including Men's Soccer Nane Joseph, Wrestling's Chris Brown, Men's Basketball Gerald Lee, Football's Jonathan Plisco and Dustin Phillips as well as Sailing's Stephanie Roble and Michael Komar.

Academic honors went to members of ODU's Wrestling and Men's Soccer Team as well as to the entire Field Hockey team which led the nation with the best GPA for the second time in three years.

The numbers alone speak to Monarch athletics' long-standing tradition of commitment to excellence, but it is the coaches, students and administrators who make these outcomes possible. To learn more about the stories behind the stats, visit odusports.com.

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