After four days of events and several top finishes, the Roanoke men’s swim team finished third in the final standings at the 2023 ODAC Swimming Championships held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
The Roanoke College men's swim team earned a dual win against Div. II Lenoir Rhyne in their final tune-up for the 2023 ODAC Swimming Championships, 138-117.
The Roanoke College men’s swim team took home the team title at the 2022 WPU Pacer Invite, beating out 2nd place Southern Virginia by nearly 100 points (572.5-475.5).
The Roanoke College men's swim team downed the Bobcats of Lees-McRae in the its home-opener on Saturday afternoon at the Salem YMCA, 145-114, to begin the year 2-0 in dual meets.
The Roanoke College men's swim team opened up the dual meet portion of the 2022-23 season with a dominating 144-117 win over the Bridgewater College Eagles on Saturday afternoon at Nininger Natatorium in Bridgewater.
The Roanoke College men’s swim team opened up its 2022-23 season at the 2022 ODAC Relays finishing third with 312.5 points among the eight ODAC schools.
The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced their 2022 Academic All State teams on Thursday morning. Six Maroons were honored for not only their athletic accomplishments, but for their academic success. Four of the six carry a 4.00 Grade Point Average (GPA), while the others sport a 3.974 and 3.966 gpa.
Roanoke College Director of Athletics Scott Allison has announced that Brandon Ress will be the next head coach of the swim program. Ress will be the program’s second head coach since it returned to the Salem campus five years ago.
The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced their 2022 All State Swim teams on Monday afternoon. Roanoke College would have 14 different honorees on the men's and women's All-State squads. Five women and nine men were honored for their accomplishments during the 2021-22 season.
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced the 2021-22 all conference swim teams on Monday afternoon. In total, 16 men's and women's swimmers earned All-ODAC designation after the 2022 ODAC Swim Championships last weekend.
The 2022 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Swim Championships came to a close on Sunday. The four-day event was held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center and it was Washington and Lee on top of both the men’s and women’s podium at meets end. The Roanoke men would finish runner-up with Lynchburg placing 3rd. On the women’s side, the Maroons came home 4th while Randolph-Macon was 2nd and Lynchburg 3rd.
Day three of the 2022 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Swim Championships featured six more events, one relay and five individual, in the pool at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Roanoke would claim three more individual wins with two runner-up and a trio of 3rd place efforts on the day.
Day two of the 2022 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Swim Championships would see a pair of relays and three individual events decided in the pool at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Roanoke would continue to hold onto the runner-up spot on the score board in both the women’s and men’s championships. Ben Tate broke his own ODAC, meet, and school record in the 500 Freestyle to headline a night that would see the Maroons earn eight top-3 finishes including a pair of wins.
The 2022 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Swim Championships got started on Thursday in North Carolina. The four-day event is being held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Roanoke would finish runner-up in both the men's and women's 800 Freestyle Relay to get the championship meet off to a solid start.
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced their weekly honors on Monday afternoon. Three Maroons were named Players of the Week in two different sports. Kasey Draper was named ODAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week and a pair of swimmers swept the ODAC honors. Ethan Brewer was named conference Men's Swimmer of the Week while Susanna Price won the award on the women's side for the second time this season.
Liberty University played host to a tri-meet between Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Miligan on Saturday afternoon. The Maroon women bested the Miligan, 133-129, but fell to the hornets, 129-133, earning a split. On the men’s side, RC downed Lynchburg 185-77, but fell in a close on to Miligan 125-137.
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced their weekly swim awards on Monday afternoon. Roanoke College swept both the men's and women's honors making it a total of five weekly conference awards for RC to start the season.
The Roanoke College swim teams were back in the pool for the first time in two weeks as they traveled to North Caroline for the Guilford College Invite. The RC men won the event, finishing atop the six-team field while the women finished runner-up to UNC Pembroke, in the field of eight women’s teams.
The Roanoke men’s and women’s swim teams made the two-hour trip southwest to face Emory & Henry in a dual meet on Saturday. The meet consisted of 28 different races (14 men and 14 women) and the Maroons would win 25 of the 28 total events on their way to picking up wins over the Wasps.
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced their weekly swim awards on Monday afternoon. The Maroons would take, both, the men's and women's Swimmer of the Week awards.
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced their weekly award winners on Monday afternoon. Roanoke College swimmer Xavier Williams was named the ODAC Men's Swimmer of the Week after the opening weekend of competition.
The 2021-22 swim season kicked off with the annual ODAC Relay Meet hosted by Washington and Lee University. The Maroons men finished just a single point, 410-409, behind the host Generals for a second-place finish. The women also finished runner-up to W&L but were able to best Lynchburg (264-253), after finishing 2nd to the Hornets in the 2021 ODAC Championships.
The Roanoke College Athletic Department announced their 2020-21 award winners on Monday afternoon. The announcement of the four awards comes after an unprecedented season that would see all sports competing, in condensed schedules, over a three and a half month period due to the pandemic.
When the College Swimming and Diving Coaches of America (CSCAA) announced their NCAA Division III, NAIA and NJCAA All-America teams for the 2020-21 season, Roanoke College junior Connor Kinkema was named an All American in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke.
The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced their men's and women's All State teams and awards over the past two days. Roanoke College swept the major men's awards as well as the women's swimmer of the Year. In total, 20 different swimmers were named to the first or second team as well as winning four of the six major awards.
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced the 2020-21 all conference swim teams on Friday afternoon. In total, 31 men's and women's swimmers earned All-ODAC designation after the 2021 ODAC Swim Championships last weekend.
Maroons Finish Third at 2023 ODAC Championships With Deal, Rauch Breaking ODAC Records
February 11, 2023After four days of events and several top finishes, the Roanoke men’s swim team finished third in the final standings at the 2023 ODAC Swimming Championships held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
