
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, September 16, 1994                   TAG: 9409160021
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

COMMONWEALTH GAMES AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Leonore McDaniels of Virginia Beach and James Kiser of Manassas are the 1994 Commonwealth Games of Virginia athletes of the year and will be honored Tuesday at the Governor's Mansion in Richmond.

Presentation of the award will be made by Susan Allen, the wife of Gov. George Allen.

McDaniels, 66, owns eight Commonwealth Games records in track and field. Kiser competes in track and power lifting.

A selection committee chosen by Virginia Amateur Sports, which runs the Games, picked the pair from a list of eight finalists. Criteria focused on sportsmanship, not on success in competition.

It is the first year VAS has given the award.

In other sports in the region:

Hollins erased a 2-0 deficit on a pair of goals by Beth Coughlin, but Meredith won the women's soccer game 3-2 in Raleigh, N.C. Meredith outshot Hollins (0-2) 22-14.

Four players scored first-half goals as Radford University's women's soccer team defeated the University of Charleston 4-0. Dee Dee Herndon added three assists as the Highlanders improved to 3-2 and snapped a two-game losing streak.

by CNB