Sophomore swimmer Hannah Hesser (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal) and first-year Melissa Simpson (Madison Heights, Va./Amherst County) garnered all-conference honors on Tuesday as the ODAC announced its All-ODAC swimming team.
Both swimmers were top performers at the 2008 ODAC/Atlantic States meet in February. Hesser was a member of two record-breaking relay teams and finished the meet with two second-place finishes and five third-place finishes. She also swam a lifetime best in the 100-yard butterfly.
Hannah Hesser '10
Simpson joined Hesser on both record-breaking relays and set three individual school records at the conference meet. Overall, she finished second in one race and third in six other events.
Melissa Simpson '11
Together, the pair was involved in all nine new school records (six individual, three relay) set by Sweet Briar swimming this winter.
First-year head coach Alex Kuhn was named ODAC "Coach of the Year," receiving the honor at the conference meet. Under Kuhn, the Vixens finished the regular season 12-2 overall and captured 65 percent of their races during the dual-meet season.
