ASHLAND, Va. — As the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) celebrates its 50th year of operation in 2025-26, four former Randolph-Macon standouts are members of the first class of the ODAC Hall of Fame.

Ted Keller '53, Carroll LaHaye, Megan Silva Schultz '06 and Hugh Stephens '41 represent the Yellow Jackets in the ODAC Hall of Fame.

Keller was an all-conference and All-America quarterback in football as well as an all-conference shortstop in baseball at RMC. Following six seasons as an assistant football coach, Keller was named head coach of the Yellow Jackets in 1964. He posted a record of 105-56-5 in 18 seasons with four Mason-Dixon Athletic Conference championships and three Old Dominion Athletic Conference titles. Keller was ODAC Coach of the Year three times. He was RMC Athletic Director from 1982-96 as well as head men's golf coach for the Yellow Jackets from 1964-2002.

LaHaye was RMC women's basketball head coach for 38 seasons (1982-2020), posting a record of 647-376 with fourteen 20-win seasons. She tops the ODAC career-wins list, registering eight ODAC regular season titles and 10 ODAC Tournament Championships. The Yellow Jackets had 12 NCAA Tournament bids with four Sweet 16 appearances and two trips to Elite Eight under LaHaye. The Yellow Jackets were national runner-up in 2005 with records of 30-2 overall, 20-0 in ODAC and 15-0 at home. LaHaye was ODAC Coach of the Year four times.

Silva Schultz was All-ODAC First Team all four years and ODAC Freshman of the Year in 2003. She was All-South Region First Team and VaSID All-State First Team all four years. Silva Schultz was All-America, ODAC Player of the Year and VaSID State Player of the Year in each of her final three seasons. She helped RMC win three ODAC titles and earn three bids to the NCAA Tournament. The Yellow Jackets reached the NCAA Championship Game in 2005 and advanced to the Elite Eight in 2006. Silva Schultz recorded 2,371 points, 700 assists and 446 steals during her four-year career, the top marks in program and ODAC history. She was the Honda Division III Female Athlete of the Year in 2006 and National Player of the Year by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), D3hoops.com and DIII News. Silva Schultz was the winner of Jostens Trophy as top player in nation in Division III.

Stephens was a two-time captain in his four-year RMC baseball career with a 20-9 pitching record. He also played basketball for two seasons. Stephens was named graduate manager of athletics at RMC in 1948 before a promotion to full-time athletic director and head baseball coach in 1949. He posted a 459-203-5 record (.692) with 32 winning campaigns in 33 seasons for the Yellow Jackets. RMC won the State Small College title 10 times, captured six Mason-Dixon Conference titles and won the Mason-Dixon Conference Southern Division 11 times. RMC played in each of first three ODAC Championship Games, winning the title in 1979. Stephens was named ODAC Coach of the Year in 1979. His 1977 squad went 22-7 and earned RMC's first bid to the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional. He was ODAC president from 1978-80 and was two-time president of the Mason-Dixon Conference.

Fifty of the conference's all-time great student-athletes, coaches, and administrators comprise the inaugural 2025 class. All inductees were directly selected by conference member schools, save for three that fall under an ODAC-wide banner. That trio includes founding commissioner Dan Wooldridge as well as Marjorie Berkley and Harry G. "Doc" Jopson, the namesake of the ODAC's top two individual honors, the Berkley and Jopson Awards recognizing the top senior women's and men's sports student-athletes in the conference, respectively.

"This inaugural Hall of Fame class embodies the heart and soul of the ODAC," explained ODAC Commissioner Brad Bankston. "They are champions, leaders, and trailblazers whose influence reaches far beyond wins and championships. As we celebrate our 50th anniversary, we are proud to honor individuals whose dedication and spirit have left an indelible mark on the conference and inspired all who have been part of our story."

This first class features honorees from all eight original charter members from 1976 – Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite College (now University), Emory & Henry College (now University), Hampden-Sydney College, Lynchburg College (now University of Lynchburg), Randolph-Macon College, Roanoke College, and Washington and Lee University. Each of those schools selected four members for inclusion, while three honorees each from Guilford College, Hollins College (now University), Randolph-Macon Women's College (now Randolph College), Sweet Briar College, and Virginia Wesleyan College (now University) feature in this class.

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