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Longwood Men's Basketball Ranked in Preseason Top 10 The Longwood men's basketball team has been ranked No. 9 in the Basketball Times magazine preseason Division II National Poll. The Lancers of third-year head coach Mike Leeder return four starters, including Basketball Times preseason Top 20 player Jason Pryor. Pryor, a 6-2 senior guard, is the leading returning scorer in Division II (24.8) and is a candidate for All-America and National Player of the Year honors for this upcoming season. Longwood finished 23-8 a year ago, winning the program's first-ever CVAC Tournament Championship while advancing to the NCAA Regional semifinals.
Lemish stated that a desire to devote more time to his family and outside business interests in Harrisonburg prompted his decision to retire. Before his return to Longwood, Lemish was the director of athletics at James Madison University from 1993-99, and vice president for advancement at JMU from 1987-93. He was previously Longwood's VP for advancement from 1982-87. "I am going to miss the student-athletes," said Lemish. "After all, that's who it's all about.I am deeply appreciative of the opportunity I had to return to Longwood and hope that I have made a significant contribution to progress in the athletic department."
The 2000-01 Longwood College Female Athlete of the Year, Reyes was a four-year starting defender for the NCAA Division II Lancer field hockey team, competing from 1997-2000. She started 75 of 76 career games, totaling two (2) goals and four (4) assists for eight (8) career points, along with six (6) defensive saves.
Longwood
began its 2001-02 campaigns in intercollegiate sports with the fall
seasons involving field hockey, men's & women's golf, men's &
women's soccer, and the debut of men's & women's cross country
as the newest teams sports. Through September, the women's soccer
team had remained unbeaten and ranked No. 15 nationally in the NSCAA
Division II National Poll. The female Lancer booters of head coach
Todd Dyer '93 were looking for their first-ever CVAC Tournament Championship
and also the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Cross
Country began on a
high note as the Longwood women's team opened with a second-place
team effort at its first-ever competition - an
invitational hosted by Averett University.
Greg Prouty, Sports Information Director
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Longwood
College Director of Athletics Don Lemish has announced his retirement
effective January 1, 2002. He will complete 20 years within the Virginia
higher education system December 31. Lemish had returned to Longwood
in September 1999 as interim AD, and became the institution's director
of athletics in April 2000.
Longwood
graduate Claire Cunanan Reyes '01 featured in the special summer
edition 2001 of Longwood magazine was selected as the 2001 NCAA
Woman of the Year for the Commonwealth of Virginia. A two-time National
Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) first-team All-American (2000,
1999), she earned her May 2001 degree in physical education, including
a concentration in exercise science. Reyes, also a three-time NFHCA
National Academic Squad honoree (2000, 1999, 1998), graduated from Longwood
with a 3.75 GPA.