Shenandoah University

Shenandoah University's Addisyn Banks earned her second Old Dominion Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week nod of the season on Jan. 19 following a 2-0 week for the Hornets.

Shenandoah University's Jaime Padilla and Liam Stewart were named D3baseball.com 2026 Preseason All-Americans on Jan. 14. Padilla and Stewart, both first-team honorees, each earned D3baseball.com All-America honors at the end of the 2025 season. Padilla also was named an American Baseball Coaches Association All-American.

Simon Bellenbaum earned the first-ever weekly conference award for Shenandoah University's men's volleyball team when he was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Week following SU's program debut on Jan. 11. Bellenbaum helped the Hornets to a 1-1 weekend at the Regent tri-match featuring the host Royals and Randolph College. SU defeated Regent 3-0 in its second game for the program's first-ever victory. Bellenbaum, a first-year student from York, Pennsylvania, accumulated six solo blocks and eight digs on the defensive side of the court during the Hornets' two matches. He tallied three blocks in each match and had five digs against the Royals. Offensively, Bellenbaum had six kills on a .417 hitting percentage across 12 total attacks.

Shenandoah University senior linebacker Matt Conroy earned his second All-America award of the 2025 college football season with a selection to the Walter Camp Division III All-American team on Dec. 23. Conroy was previously named an Associated Press Division III All-American following a season in which he finished with 147 tackles to lead all of Division III. He also recorded 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks, while adding two interceptions, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery in 11 games played. Conroy posted nine games with at least 10 tackles, highlighted by a 22-tackle performance in Week 3 at Hampden-Sydney. During a Week 5 matchup against Bridgewater, he broke the program's all-time career tackles record, finishing his career with 442 stops to surpass Ben Burgan's previous mark of 352.

Shenandoah University senior linebacker Matt Conroy was named an NCAA Division III third-team All-American by the Associated Press on Dec. 18. In 11 football games this season, Conroy totaled 147 tackles to lead all of Division III. He also recorded 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks, while adding two interceptions, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. Conroy, of Bel Air, Maryland, anchored the Hornets' defense throughout the year. The team captain posted nine games with at least 10 tackles, highlighted by a 22-tackle performance in Week 3 at Hampden-Sydney. During a Week 5 matchup against Bridgewater, he broke the program's all-time career tackles record, and he finished his career with 442 stops to surpass Ben Burgan's previous mark of 352. The All-America honor marks the first of Conroy's career and adds to an already impressive resume that includes four All-ODAC selections, two D3football.com All-Region honors, and four ODAC Defensive Player of the Week awards. Earlier this season, Conroy was one of 180 semifinalists for the National Football Foundation's William V. Campbell Trophy, college football's top scholar-athlete award.

The Old Dominion Athletic Conference has announced its 2025 Sportsmanship Teams in each of the conference's seven sponsored fall sports. The squads are composed of a student-athlete from each school, selected by the coaching staff of each team that competes under the ODAC banner, with all sports and schools fully represented. Shenandoah University's selections included Cora Helman (women's cross country), Regan Fields (field hockey), Alexandra Sarrach (women's soccer), Ava Pannullo (women's volleyball), Tyler Mullen (men's cross country), Drew Custer (football), and Nick Mattiace (men's soccer).

Shenandoah University seniors Matt Conroy and Andy Anderson were named All-Region 3 by D3football.com on Dec. 10. Conroy, a linebacker from Bel Air, Maryland, earned second-team all-region honors for the second time in his career, while Anderson, an offensive guard from Williamsburg, Virginia, earned his first all-region nod with a third-team selection.

Four Shenandoah University field hockey student-athletes were named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's 2025 All-Region VI team in selections announced on Dec. 3. Camryn DeLeva, Claudia Lenahan, and Reagan Flory represent the Hornets on the first team, with Madison Short getting a second-team nod. Shenandoah wrapped up the 2025 season with 15 wins for the seventh consecutive season (excluding the COVID-shortened 2020 season) and is ranked 20th in the NFHCA Division III coaches poll.

Shenandoah University women's basketball student-athlete Addisyn Banks was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's Offensive Player of the Week on Dec. 15. Banks, the Hornets' leading scorer, scored 17 points and had 11 rebounds in a win over No. 17 Elizabethtown on Dec. 14.

Shenandoah University sophomore McKenna Newcome has earned Second Team All-Region VI honors in women's soccer from United Soccer Coaches, the organization announced on Dec. 2. Newcome, of Capon Bridge, West Virginia, is the first Hornet to receive an all-region nod since Emily Yergin in 2019. Newcome helped SU reach the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament semifinals and earned first team All-ODAC honors last month. Along with the postseason awards, Newcome was also named ODAC Offensive Player of the Week twice this season. The midfielder scored 14 goals and had eight assists in 21 games in 2025. Newcome had 24 points in the team's 10 ODAC regular-season games and ended the season on a nine-game goal streak.

Shenandoah University senior Dorian Davis earned the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week award for the first time in his career on Dec. 1. Davis, a guard from Florence, South Carolina, helped the Hornets to a 2-0 week with 14 defensive rebounds, five steals, and two blocks throughout the pair of games. Davis started the week with a nine-rebound, one-steal performance against Penn State Schuylkill on Nov. 24. Davis also scored 11 points and dished out one assist in the 87-64 win over the Lions at home. The next day, in an 80-74 win over Lancaster Bible College, Davis had four steals and two blocks while leading the Hornets with 22 points.

Shenandoah University's women's basketball team swept the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards, with Emily Williams earning the conference's offensive award and Addisyn Banks winning the defensive award in selections announced by the ODAC on Dec. 1. Williams, a senior from Thurmont, Maryland, averaged 20 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in two games last week for Shenandoah. The guard started the week with a 26-point, seven-rebound outing at Dickinson on Nov. 25, a 72-60 Shenandoah win. In a Nov. 30 home game against Christopher Newport, Williams recorded a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Banks, a guard from Nokesville, Virginia, gathered seven steals, blocked three shots and pulled down eight defensive rebounds in the Hornets' two games last week. Against Dickinson, Banks had three steals and a block, and she added four steals and two blocks in the loss to CNU.

Shenandoah University's football team earned nine All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference honors for the 2025 season, highlighted by quarterback Mekhi Brown winning the conference's Rookie of the Year award in selections announced on Nov. 25. Offensive lineman Andy Anderson, linebacker Matt Conroy and defensive back Sean Perry each earned first-team distinction, with running back Jalen Redfearn, wide receiver Roge't Walker, defensive end Ryan Apietu, and kicker Carson Gallant being named to the second team. Brown and defensive lineman Phoenix Andes-Stowell rounded out the selections on the third team.

Shenandoah University sophomore Ellis Wright was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for men's basketball following a 2-0 week for the Hornets in which the forward averaged 30.5 points per game.

The Shenandoah University wrestling team swept the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's weekly awards in Week 3, with Sean Rinebolt being named the conference's Lighter Weight Wrestler of the Week and Tyler-Nicholas Ritz earning Heavier Weight Wrestler of the Week. Rinebolt, wrestling at the 141-pound weight class, placed second at the Shenandoah Invitational on Nov. 16. The senior from Keedysville, Maryland, went 3-1 in the tournament, winning by fall in his first two matches of the day and advancing to the championship round after a victory by decision in the semifinals. Ritz, a transfer from Averett, wrestled at 174 pounds and placed fourth in the Shenandoah Invitational. The Moseley, Virginia, native won his first- and second-round bouts by fall before earning another victory by fall in the quarterfinals.

Shenandoah University senior Emily Williams was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for women's basketball following the Hornets' 2-0 to the season. Williams, a guard from Thurmont, Maryland, recorded two double-doubles in the season's opening week, averaging 17.5 points and 10 rebounds per game.

Shenandoah University's football team earned two Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards in selections announced by the conference on Nov. 16. Senior linebacker Matt Conroy was named ODAC's Defensive Player of the Week, while Carson Gallant was the Special Teams Player of the Week.

The Shenandoah University women's volleyball team earned a pair of All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference selections for the 2025 season in selections announced by the conference on Nov. 15. Hannah Hylton, an outside hitter, was named to the second team while Ashlynn Spence, an opposite hitter/middle blocker, was named to the third team.

Four Shenandoah University women's soccer players were named All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference for the 2025 season. McKenna Newcome highlights the awards for the Hornets with first-team honors, while Lauren Duffy and Kaitlyn Wahl are on the second-team as midfielders, and Emily Soos rounds out the selections on the third-team.

The Shenandoah University field hockey team earned nine All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference honors for the 2025 season, highlighted by Reagan Flory being named ODAC Rookie of the Year and Madison Short receiving the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Flory, Short, Claudia Lenahan, and Camryn DeLeva represent the Hornets on the All-ODAC First Team, while Ellie Quinn, Kierney Weigle, Ava Fields, Mallory Holup, and Cassidy Alexander were selected to the third team. Of Shenandoah's nine honorees, five are first-year student-athletes.

The Shenandoah University men's soccer team earned three All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference awards for the 2025 campaign in selections announced by the conference on Nov. 13, marking the third straight season that the program has had three or more representatives on the list. Jarbin Rodriguez highlighted Shenandoah's all-conference selections with second-team honors, while James Blalock and Hatim Elkhasouani earned third-team recognition for the Hornets. This is the first all-conference award for all three players.

Shenandoah University's Autumn Stroop was named Old Dominion Athletic Conference Women's Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 10 in selections announced by the league office. Stroop, the Hornets' libero/defensive specialist, helped the team to two wins last week with 59 total digs in those two matches. The Winchester native also had 11 assists and five service aces through 10 sets. On Nov. 5, in a 3-2 win over Eastern Mennonite, Stroop tallied 27 digs and four assists. She followed that by posting a season-high 32 digs at home versus Messiah in another 3-2 win for the Hornets. Entering the week, Stroop ranked second in the ODAC in digs per set at 5.06 and fifth in total digs with 410.

Shenandoah University's Atlee Hilliard earned her second weekly women's tennis award of the season from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference after a strong showing in the WildCat Invitational at Randolph College on Nov. 1. Hilliard, who was announced as the ODAC's Singles Player of the Week on Nov. 3, went 2-0 in singles action at the four-team event, dominating a pair of matches against Pfeiffer University's Sydney Cohen (6-1, 6-0) and Gracie Spangler (6-1, 6-1). Hilliard, a first-year student from Hagerstown, Maryland, and teammate Olivia Guzzo were named the ODAC Doubles Team of the Week earlier this season. Shenandoah's women's tennis team has completed its fall schedule and will resume action on Feb. 13.

Shenandoah University's McKenna Newcome earned her second women's soccer weekly award from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, as she was named the Offensive Player of the Week in selections announced on Nov. 3 after notching two goals and an assist in two games. In Shenandoah's regular-season finale on Oct. 29, Newcome led the Hornets to a 7-1 win at Averett University, scoring a goal and adding an assist to help the Hornets clinch the three-seed in the ODAC tournament. Newcome scored the first goal of Shenandoah's ODAC tournament quarterfinal match against Roanoke three days later, setting the tone for the Hornets' 2-1 win on Nov. 1. Entering the ODAC semifinals on Nov. 5, Newcome was second in the ODAC in goals scored (13), third in points (34) and tied for fourth in assists (eight).

Shenandoah University's Maddy Chorney and Amy Oleksy earned all-conference honors at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Nov. 1 in Bridgewater, Virginia. Chorney, a sophomore from Frederick, Maryland, earned first team All-ODAC honors with a fourth-place finish, completing the 6K race in 22:45.60, a personal record. She's the first Hornet to earn first team all-conference honors in women's cross country since 2011, and the first to accomplish the feat for Shenandoah's cross country program overall (men's and women's) since 2014. Oleksy, a senior from Milltown, New Jersey, placed 12th with a time of 23:38.90 to earn a spot on the All-ODAC second team. Together, Chorney and Oleksy powered Shenandoah to third place (89 points) in the eight-team women's race.

Shenandoah University first-year goalkeeper Cassidy Alexander was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Week in selections announced Oct. 20. Alexander, of Millington, Maryland, totaled 15 saves across two matches to help No. 17 Shenandoah to a pair of conference wins. In a 3-2 win over No. 25 Washington and Lee on Oct. 15, Alexander made 11 stops, including five in the second half to keep the General scoreless over the final 30 minutes. Alexander made four more saves in a 4-2 win over Roanoke on Oct. 18, three of them coming in the fourth quarter to thwart the Maroons' comeback attempt. Entering Oct. 21, Alexander had a save percentage of .734 and was averaging 1.703 goals against and 4.46 saves per contest.

Shenandoah University senior forward/midfielder Claudia Lenahan collected her second weekly award from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference this season, as she was named the Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 20. Lenahan, of Bristow, Virginia, directly contributed to four of Shenandoah's seven goals in a pair of conference wins for the No. 17 Hornets in Week 8. In a 3-2 win over No. 25 Washington and Lee on Oct. 15, Lenahan notched an assist on SU's first goal of the game and scored her own goal five minutes later to put Shenandoah up 2-1. With less than two minutes to play in the contest, the senior helped put the Hornets up 3-2, assisting on Madison Short's game-winning goal. On Oct. 18, Lenahan scored the Hornets' final goal in the fourth quarter of a 4-2 victory at Roanoke. Lenahan, who also was named the ODAC's Offensive Player of the Week in Week 1, led the conference in assists (12), points (28) and shots on goal (33) while also ranking among the top five in total goals (eight), game-winning goals (three) and shots (57) entering Oct. 21.

Shenandoah University's Olivia Guzzo and Atlee Hilliard were named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week, the league announced on Oct. 20. Guzzo and Hillard starred in the Hornets' 4-3 loss to Southern Virginia University on Oct. 14, as the duo defeated SVU's No. 1 pairing, 6-4, to help Shenandoah sweep all three matches to earn the doubles point. Individually, Guzzo and Hillard won their respective singles matches, with Guzzo defeating Lydia Delich, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6), and Hillard winning her match against Nadia Molanphy in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3. This is the first time the duo has earned the ODAC's weekly honor.

Shenandoah University sophomore linebacker Ryan Apietu was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's Football Defensive Player of the Week in selections announced Oct. 19. Apietu, of Stafford, Virginia, tied for the team lead with 11 tackles and led the Hornets with eight solo stops in Shenandoah's 33-20 win over Roanoke on Oct. 18. His biggest play came in the third quarter with the game tied at 13, when he delivered a strip sack and recovered the fumble, setting up the Hornets' go-ahead touchdown pass with 7:54 left in the quarter. Through six games, Apietu has 44 tackles (24 solo), four sacks, 10 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and an interception.

Shenandoah University first-year quarterback Mekhi Brown earned his second straight weekly football award from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference on Oct. 19, netting the conference's Offensive Player of the Week award for his performance in a win over Roanoke College in Week 7. Making his third career start, Brown completed 19 of 24 passes (79.2%) for 264 yards and four touchdowns in the Hornets' 33-20 win. The Owings Mills, Maryland, native threw first-half touchdowns to Connor Bartlett and TJ Henderson, and connected with Jackson McFarland for a 16-yard score in the third quarter to give SU a 20-13 lead. Brown found McFarland again for a 58-yard touchdown in the fourth. Through three starts, Brown has passed for 743 yards, nine touchdowns, and two interceptions while also rushing for one score. He has thrown for at least 225 yards in all three games.