College notebook: Ocean Lakes swimmer earns Olympic berth

University of Florida senior J.B. Walsh was at his best in last month's Southeast Asian Games.

The Ocean Lakes graduate snared two gold and two silver medals at the swimming competition in Thailand. Walsh swam personal best times to win the 200-meter butterfly in 2 minutes, 0.45 seconds and finishing second in the 100 fly at 55.47.

His 200 victory earned him a berth on the 2008 Olympic team for his native Philippines.

Walsh also won gold in the 400 medley relay and silver in the 400 freestyle relay.

Back in the United States last week, he helped the No. 5 Gators to a victory against Purdue with a third place in the 200 butterfly.

- The Naval Academy women's and men's swim teams are second and sixth in the Mid-Major Power Rankings by CollegeSwimming.com.

Cox graduate Tara Chapmon, a sophomore, has helped the Navy women to an 11-0 start. Her season has included record-setting victories in the 800 and 400 freestyle against Army.

Heather Waldorf, who swam at Bayside for three years, also is competing for the Middies.

Great Bridge graduate Preston Mihalko is a junior sprint freestyler for the 11-1 Navy men. He finished fourth in the 50 freestyle and swam the third leg on the runner-up 200 free relay team in last week's loss to Harvard.

BASKETBALL

Freshman Austin Kenon has emerged as a 3-point threat at VMI.

The First Colonial graduate, a recent Big South Freshman of the Week, totaled 13 3-pointers in back-to-back December victories against William and Mary and Richmond.

He scored a career-high 25 points against the Tribe in Williamsburg.

The 5-foot-11 guard averages 12.5 points a game for the Keydets (7-6).

- Tyler Fantin served notice he's primed for the final stretch of his Virginia Wesleyan career with a 21-point performance in last Wednesday's victory against Methodist.

The senior from Kellam posted his second-highest output of the season to move 33 points short of the 1,000 career mark.

His effort included three 3-pointers.

- Another Kellam graduate, Ralph Hegaman, is a fixture in the post for West Chester (Pa.) University. The 6-8 junior averaged 11.5 points and 7.9 rebounds through nine games for the Golden Rams. His season highs are 20 points and 14 rebounds.

- Freshman LaTeisha Dean is averaging 25 minutes per game for High Point. Through 12 games, the guard has averaged 12 points and three rebounds.

- StoneBridge graduate Kara McCormick has played in all 12 games for Division II Hillsdale College in Michigan (10-2), averaging 8.8 points per game. The freshman was second on the team with 21 3-pointers.

OTHER SPORTS

The accolades continue to roll in for James Madison field hockey All-American Kelsey Cutchins.

The sophomore geography major, a graduate of Lakeland High, is the Colonial Athletic Association field hockey Scholar-Athlete Award winner with a cumulative grade-point average above 3.2.

- John Olanowski, a Kellam alumnus, has been a significant contributor to No. 7 Missouri's 5-0 wrestling start. The sophomore recorded a 16-1 technical fall in Friday's win against Bucknell for his seventh victory.

- William and Mary freshman Katy Winsper was named to the Mid-Atlantic All-Region team by Soccer Buzz. The Princess Anne graduate started all 22 games on a Tribe defense that posted 13 shutouts and an 0.48 goals per game average.

- Kellam product Aaron O'Neal made the College Soccer News All-Freshman third team for Boston University.