2006-07 Media Guide - Washington & Lee - Washington and Lee ...

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ATHLETICS AT W&L
Washington and Lee University provides its
students with a unique athletic program that allows
them to pursue athletic excellence without
sacrificing their educational experience.
W&L follows the NCAA Division III guidelines
of awarding financial aid based only on family
need and academic merit. The result is a
strong, diverse program in which participants
are motivated by their love of the game and
their desire to excel.
Over the years W&L students have been
impressive on and off the playing fields. A capsule
sketch of that success is listed below:
THE SCHOOL
• Located in historic Lexington, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley
• Founded in 1749 and is the ninth oldest college in America
• Has an undergraduate enrollment of 1,760 students and a law school with 400
students
• The average class size is just 16 students
• The tuition fee for 2006-07 is $31,175
• The early decision application deadlines are November 15 and January 1, and
the regular application deadline is January 15
THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM
• W&L sponsors 23 varsity sports, 12 for men and 11 for women
• All sports compete at the NCAA Division III level and the majority of teams compete
in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
• W&L has won the ODAC Commissioner's Cup for overall excellence in men's and
women's athletics 10 of the last 12 years
• In 2005-2006, W&L won 65 percent of its contests and 10 conference championships
• Seventy-nine athletes earned first team all-conference honors last season and
17 were named All-Americans
• 194 athletes were named to receive Scholar-Athlete Awards for achieving at least
a 3.500 grade point average in a term last school year
• Since 1970, W&L has had 25 athletes earn prestigious NCAA Postgraduate
scholarships
• In the last 25 years, W&L has had 38 athletes earn CoSIDA Academic All
America honors and countless others have been named to CoSIDA Academic
All-District teams
THE W&L SWIMMING PROGRAM
• W&L has had an NCAA All-America swimmer in each of the past 32 seasons,
including senior Michael Ginder and sophomores Paul Crook, Chris Diebold and
Brett Tatman, who garnered honors last year.
• The W&L women's squad has won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference 13-
consecutive years. The Generals have also had seven All-ODAC swimmers in
each of the past three seasons.