The Roanoke College women’s swim team split a pair of duals against Div. II opponents with a win against Lenoir Rhyne and dropping a dual with host UNC Pembroke.
The Roanoke College women's swim team finished second at the 2022 WPU Pacer Invite with 596 points, less than 20 behind Lynchburg, but still ahead of fellow ODAC opponents Randolph and Guilford.
The Roanoke College women's swim team dominated the Bobcats of Lees-McRae in the its home-opener on Saturday afternoon at the Salem YMCA, 171-87, to begin the year 2-0 in dual meets.
The Roanoke College women's swim team opened up the dual meet portion of the 2022-23 season with a crushing 175.5-86.5 win over the Bridgewater College Eagles on Saturday afternoon at Nininger Natatorium in Bridgewater.
The Roanoke College women’s swim team opened up its 2022-23 season at the 2022 ODAC Relays finishing third with 298 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 Roanoke College women were back in the pool after the holiday break when they traveled to North Carolina to face UNC Pembroke in a dual-meet. The Maroons would win three individual events to post 112 points. However, they would fall to the Braves, 150-112, in the 14-event meet.
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.
After a successful ODAC Relay Meet the Roanoke men and women hosted Lees-McRae in a dual meet on Saturday afternoon. The Maroon men would win six of the 11 events on their way to a, 111 – 77, win over Lees-McRae. In the women’s meet, it would come down to the final event as the NCAA DII Bobcats won by just 13 points over the Maroons.
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.
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.
Price Leads Five Maroons on VaSID All-State Teams
April 27, 2023After finishing second at the 2023 ODAC Swimming Championships, the Roanoke women's swimming team keeps getting awards.
