Two-time All-American wrestler Chris Mecate and three-time field hockey All-American Sarah Breen were named Monday as the Old Dominion Alumni Association’s Athletes of the Year.
Sailor Jake Spracher and swimmer Mackenzie Payment were recipients of the Jack Wilkins/James Howard Scholar Athletes of the Year at the school’s athletic honors banquet.
Mecate finished as ODU’s seventh multiple All-American and first back-to-back All-American at the Division I level. He capped off his decorated college career with a fifth-place NCAA finish.
The 2016 MAC champion went 115-37 at ODU –record, ranking eighth in school history for most wins.
Breen led her team in points as a senior, finishing the regular season fifth in the Big East in goals.