FOREST, Va. – The Emory & Henry College Men's Swimming Team has been chosen to take eighth place at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships, ODAC officials announced Friday. It is the first time in ODAC history that the league's coaches have voted on a preseason poll.

RELATED – ODAC Men's Swimming Preseason Poll

Emory & Henry has nine swimmers on this year's roster including eight freshmen who will look to propel the team up from last year's 10th-place finish at the league meet.

Washington and Lee University is picked to win the league with 81 points and nine first-place votes. Randolph-Macon College is second (one FPV) while Roanoke College and Hampden-Sydney College round out the top four.

Emory & Henry (1-0, 1-0 ODAC) got the season started on Friday, October 5 with a 115-36 win over Ferrum College for its first dual meet win in program history. The Wasps will be back in the water on Saturday when they compete in the ODAC Relays, hosted by Washington and Lee.

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