FOREST, Va. -- Randolph-Macon once again found itself ranked in the top-three of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) 2025–26 Dan Wooldridge Overall Champions Cup.
2025-26 BY THE NUMBERS
The Yellow Jackets 2025–26 athletic year has been marked by multiple achievements across all three seasons. RMC compiled an overall record of 230-124-7 (.647). The male sports posted an overall record of 122-55-4 (.685), while female sports posted an overall record of 108-69-3 (.608). The Lemon and Black recorded strong results in ODAC matchups, earning a 120-54-3 (.684) record. Defending home turf with a 129-43-1 (.749) record.
Team and individual accolades reflect the Yellow Jackets broad-based success. RMC student-athletes posted 87 All-ODAC selections, including 27 First Team selections, while the department claimed seven ODAC Player of the Year honors, five Coach of the Year awards, one Rookie of the Year nod, and one Scholar-Athlete of the Year recognition. The program secured three ODAC Championships across the year and continued to show up on the regional and national stages with 14 All-Region citations.
Nationally, RMC made six NCAA Tournament appearances. The Yellow Jackets also earned seven All-American honors this year.
CUP SCORING
Washington and Lee increased its record win totals for each cup with the Generals' 30th overall and 24th straight Dan Wooldridge Cup, 26th overall and 23 consecutive women's cups, and 24th overall men's prize.
The University of Lynchburg and Randolph-Macon College finished second and third, respectively, in all three points standings. In the Dan Wooldridge Cup table, Shenandoah University placed fourth with Roanoke College chiming in fifth. SU was fourth in the women's cup tally with Bridgewater College finishing fifth. The Maroons were fourth in the men's race, while Hampden-Sydney College turned in a fifth-place showing.
As determined by the ODAC Board of Directors, points for the ODAC Commissioner's Cups are based on regular-season standings in team sports and championship team finishes in individual/meet-based sports. Each institution has a total number of possible points it can collect based on its sport sponsorship. The total number of points earned is then divided by the total number of possible points to determine the rating for each institution.
In the Wooldridge Cup standings, WLU earned 231.0 of a possible 254.0 points for a 0.909 rating. That mark is the third-best in ODAC history behind the Generals' 0.927 rating in 2021-22 and 0.913 in 2019-20. Lynchburg finished second with a 0.810 (209.0-of-258.0) rating, while Randolph-Macon posted a third-best mark of 0.736 (142.0-of-193.0).
Washington and Lee came up 0.003 rating points shy of matching its ODAC-record mark from a season ago on the women's cup chart. The Generals earned 122.5 of a possible 129.0 points for a 0.950 rating this season. Lynchburg registered a 0.782 (109.5-of-140.0) mark, while RMC was close behind at 0.758 (75.0-of-99.0).
For the men's cup, Lynchburg and Washington and Lee traded each of the past four trophies. This season, WLU posted a 0.868 (108.5-of-125.0) rating, just shaving past the Hornets' mark of 0.843 (99.5-of-118.0). The Yellow Jackets finished third at 0.713 (67.0-of-94.0).
ODAC and Virginia Farm Bureau Partnership
Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance is the proud sponsor for the Dan Wooldridge Overall Champions Cup and the ODAC Men and Women's Commissioner's Cups. Virginia Farm Bureau and the ODAC continue their partnership in focusing on the strength of the conference's student-athletes and maintaining the NCAA Division III philosophy of the complete student-athlete experience. Aside from supporting the ODAC Commissioners' Cups, Virginia Farm Bureau is the sponsor of the ODAC's sport-by-sport scholar-athlete awards.
