5/10/2008:
W&L Women's Lax Falls to Amherst in NCAA Tournament, 10-8 Junior attacker Amy Craig (Denver, Colo./George Washington) and senior attacker Maddie Hoeg (Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) scored four goals apiece to lead the 11th-ranked Amherst women’s lacrosse team to a 10-8 victory over sixth-ranked Washington and Lee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon in Lancaster, Pa.
4/21/2008:
W&L Golf Wins ODAC Championship The Washington and Lee golf team claimed its 10th Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship and its first since 1999 after shooting a 313 in the final round on Monday at the Poplar Grove Golf Club in Amherst, Va.
5/11/2008:
W&L's Sutherland Qualifies for Nationals in Heptathlon The Washington and Lee women’s outdoor track and field team hosted the Generals Combined Events Challenge on Saturday and Sunday. The Generals competed in the heptathlon, which is a two-day, seven event competition and had one athlete qualify for nationals and set one school record.
Athletics Headlines
5/8/2008:
W&L's Madden Selected to Academic All-District Team Washington and Lee senior outfielder James Madden (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park) has been named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-District III Baseball Second Team, which was released Thursday.
5/8/2008:
Generals Place 12 Swimmers on All-Bluegrass Mountain Team Washington and Lee recently had 12 men's swimmers named First Team All-Bluegrass Mountain Conference (BMC), following their performances at the 2008 Championship Meet. Additionally, senior Alex Sweet (Louisville, Ky./Kentucky Country Day) was named the BMC Swimmer of the Year.
5/7/2008:
W&L Baseball Nabs Four All-ODAC Selections The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced its baseball all-conference awards on Wednesday and Washington and Lee had two players receive first-team honors, one player earn second-team accolades and one player was named to the honorable mention squad. Additionally, senior rightfielder James Madden (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park) was named the ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for baseball.