Julie Tevenan of Weymouth, Mass., Tabbed WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week

2015 Feb 9

Julie Tevenan from the track and field team has been selected as the WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, February 8th.

Tevenan clocked the best time among Division III New England student-athletes and set the school record with a 5:06.49 in the mile at the Boston University Scarlet & White Invitational on Saturday. Overall the junior was a fraction of a second out of 10th place.

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