2006-07 Media Guide - Washington & Lee - Washington and Lee ...
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<strong>Washington</strong> washington <strong>and</strong> lee<br />
ATHLETICS AT W&L<br />
<strong>Washington</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Lee</strong> University provides<br />
its students with a unique athletic program<br />
that allows them to pursue athletic excellence<br />
without sacrificing their educational<br />
experience.<br />
W&L follows the NCAA Division III<br />
guidelines of awarding financial aid based<br />
only on family need <strong>and</strong> academic merit. The<br />
result is a strong, diverse program in which<br />
participants are motivated by their love of<br />
the game <strong>and</strong> their desire to excel.<br />
Over the years W&L students have been<br />
impressive on <strong>and</strong> off the playing fields. A<br />
capsule sketch of that success is listed<br />
below:<br />
THE SCHOOL<br />
• Located in historic Lexington, Virginia in the Shen<strong>and</strong>oah Valley<br />
• Founded in 1749 <strong>and</strong> is the ninth oldest college in America<br />
• Has an undergraduate enrollment of 1,760 students <strong>and</strong> a law school with 400<br />
students<br />
• The average class size is just 16 students<br />
• The tuition fee for <strong>2006</strong>-<strong>07</strong> is $31,175<br />
• The early decision application deadlines are November 15 <strong>and</strong> January 1, <strong>and</strong><br />
the regular application deadline is January 15<br />
THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM<br />
• W&L sponsors 23 varsity sports, 12 for men <strong>and</strong> 11 for women<br />
• All sports compete at the NCAA Division III level <strong>and</strong> the majority of teams compete<br />
in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference<br />
• W&L has won the ODAC Commissioner's Cup for overall excellence in men's <strong>and</strong><br />
women's athletics 10 of the last 12 years<br />
• In 2005-<strong>2006</strong>, W&L won 65 percent of its contests <strong>and</strong> 10 conference championships<br />
• Seventy-nine athletes earned first team all-conference honors last season <strong>and</strong><br />
17 were named All-Americans<br />
• 194 athletes were named to receive Scholar-Athlete Awards for achieving at least<br />
a 3.500 grade point average in a term last school year<br />
• Since 1970, W&L has had 25 athletes earn prestigious NCAA Postgraduate<br />
scholarships<br />
• In the last 25 years, W&L has had 38 athletes earn CoSIDA Academic All-America<br />
honors <strong>and</strong> countless others have been named to CoSIDA Academic All-District<br />
teams<br />
THE TENNIS PROGRAM<br />
• <strong>Washington</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Lee</strong> boasts one of the most successful tennis programs in Division<br />
III. The Generals won the Division III National Championship in 1988 <strong>and</strong> have<br />
finished in the top eight 10 other times since 1977<br />
• Since the formation of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference in 1976-77, W&L has<br />
won the league title 25 of 30 times, including a current streak of 11 in a row<br />
• Photography provided by Kevin Remington of <strong>Washington</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Lee</strong> University.