Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities. Its 14 academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. WPI's talented faculty work with students on interdisciplinary research that seeks solutions to important and socially relevant problems in fields as diverse as the life sciences and bioengineering, energy, information security, materials processing, and robotics. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference to communities and organizations around the world through the university's innovative Global Projects Program. There are more than 45 WPI project centers throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.
(see more)Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities. Its 14 academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. WPI's talented faculty work with students on interdisciplinary research that seeks solutions to important and socially relevant problems in fields as diverse as the life sciences and bioengineering, energy, information security, materials processing, and robotics. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference to communities and organizations around the world through the university's innovative Global Projects Program. There are more than 45 WPI project centers throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.
Needing a pin at heavyweight to defeat Chicago, the Engineers nearly struck for the improbable victory when Day put his opponent immediately on his back in TB 3 but his opponent was able to just barely wiggle out and avoid the fall. Day took home a 9-6 decision but it was Maroons that took the match 23-21. He later notched a 15-0 tech fall to secure the 31-21 comeback win versus Westminster (MO).
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Bolstered by a career-high 19 points versus Husson on December 16, the junior averaged 17.7 points, 6.0 rebounds to go with four assists and three steals since the last weekly update. He also dropped 19 as part of a double-double in the Tampa Bay Shootout opener against Maryville (TN).
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Jan 14
The senior achieved a personal-best clearance of 11-2.5 in the pole vault this past weekend at the Bowdoin Invitational. In addition to being tied for 16th on the NCAA Division III leaderboard, the height is fifth in Division III New England and 18th among all NCAA student-athletes in the region.
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Jan 14
The sophomore was one of two Engineers to set a school and facility record Saturday in the team's season debut at the Bowdoin Invitational as he reset his own standard with an 8.18 in the 60-meter hurdles. The time is the best in Division III New England so far this season and is also tied for sixth on the NEICAAA (All-New England All-Divisions) and NCAA Division III performance lists.
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Jan 14
The sophomore notched a game and career-best five steals to go with six points on 3-4 shooting inside the arc, two assists and two rebounds in Saturday's 49-26 win over Mount Holyoke. The team leader with 1.3 swipes per game played a game-high 33 minutes, the most for an Engineer since her 37 minutes versus UMass Boston during the WPI Holiday Tournament.
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Jan 14
The junior made the most of her first career start this past Sunday with career-bests of 20 points and 14 rebounds in a close setback to UMass Boston. The WPI Holiday All-Tournament team selection then finished with 18 points, four boards, two assists, two steals and a block as the Engineers defeated Roger Williams on Monday.
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Jan 14
WPI senior Jack Bauer and the 200-yard medley relay team earned NEWMAC swimming weekly awards. Bauer was named as the NEWMAC Men's Swimmer of the Week and the quartet of Bauer, junior Dave Chen, senior Jackson Perry and senior Jean Philippe Miralda were selected as the NEWMAC Men's Relay of the Week.
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Jan 14
WPI senior goalkeeper Gabriela Hoops headlined the New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) All-New England first team and junior midfielder Kristen McCrea repeated as a second team honoree.
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Jan 14
WPI senior Spencer Herrington was named as the Worcester Area Football Association's Special Teams Player of the Year and was joined by 10 fellow Engineers on the 28th Annual Steve "Merc" Morris All-Star Team. Selections were made by the sports information directors from the eight colleges and universities that sponsor the sport in Worcester County, including Division I Holy Cross and Division II Assumption. Joining Herrington on the first team were senior offensive lineman Nick Day and junior defensive back Sam Casey, as well as, senior defensive back Collin Saunders, junior wide receiver Nic Rossi, junior defensive lineman Mike McGoff and junior linebacker Nick Ostrowski. Two-time major award winner, junior Sean McAllen headlined the second team, along with senior linebacker Blayne Merchant, junior offensive lineman Vince Lucca and sophomore Lou Duh.
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2018 Dec 12
WPI senior Azita Bakhtyari has been named as a repeat Google Cloud Women's Volleyball Academic All-America, as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Bakhtyari was one of five student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA to earn a spot on the first team. She was joined by MIT senior Abby Bertics, who headlined the scroll as the Academic All-America Team Member of the Year. In all, 11 of the student-athletes boasted a perfect GPA including eight seniors. In addition to joining Stacey Cotton (1988, 1989) as the program's only back-to-back selections, the duo is now linked as the program's only two first team selections.
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2018 Dec 12
Senior Jean Philippe Miralda, freshman Sid Williams, graduate student Craig Barrett and senior Jack Bauer was just over a second quicker (3:08.79-3:09.83) than No. 18 Williams to secure the 151-150 triumph. The Engineers also bested No. 11 Tufts and host Wesleyan.
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2018 Dec 11
WPI junior Dave Chen was named as the NEWMAC Men's Swimmer of the Week and the 400-yard freestyle quartet of senior Jean Philippe Miralda, freshman Sid Williams, graduate student Craig Barrett and senior Jack Bauer was lauded as the NEWMAC Men's Relay of the Week.
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2018 Dec 11
Savage averaged 14 points and 4.5 rebounds, and totaled four assists and two steals in the Engineers 1-1 week. After tying her career-high of 11 points at the half versus Clark, the freshman went on to share game-high honors with 15 on the day.
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2018 Dec 11
A first team kicker a year ago, Herrington was named to the 2018 third team to become the program's second two-time recipient (Brian Murtagh 2015, 2016). It is also the third straight honor for a WPI kicker.
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2018 Dec 5
Bauer clocked a pair of B cuts as he won his third 100-yard backstroke (49.22) and second 200-yard backstroke (1:48.52) at the Gompei Invitational. The six-time individual champion was second in the 100-yard butterfly (49.82) and third in the 100-yard IM (52.78). He is atop the conference leaderboard in the 100 and 200 backstrokes while the 100 IM ranks second, the 50 fly is third and the 100 fly is sixth. His 50 back split is currently third. Bauer was also a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay, third-place 400-yard medley relay, and fourth-place 200 and 800 free relays, as well as the sixth-place 400 free relay.
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2018 Dec 3
WPI senior back Riley Doherty was selected as a United Soccer Coaches All-New England second team honoree. It is the third consecutive year, and fifth time in six years, at least one Engineer has been recognized.
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2018 Dec 3
The freshman set the 50-yard freestyle school record with a fifth-place 24.16 on Friday night. Pawlak was also seventh in the 50-yard breaststroke (31.25), 14th in the 100-yard breaststroke, and the C final winner (21st) in the 100-yard freestyle. The 50 breast leads the conference while the 50 free is fourth. the 100 free is eighth and the 100 breast is ninth. She also topped the NEWMAC leaderboard with a 26.93 in the 50-yard butterfly trials. As part of a relay, Pawlak was seventh in the 200-yard freestyle, eighth in the 400-yard freestyle, 10th in the 200-yard medley, and 14th in the 400-yard medley.
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2018 Dec 3
WPI goalkeeper Gabriela Hoops was selected to play in the New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Senior Bowl on Saturday, December 1st at Merrimack College.
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2018 Dec 3
WPI junior midfielder Kristen McCrea has garnered All-New England accolades from the United Soccer Coaches for the third time in as many seasons. McCrea was named to the first team in 2016 and 2018.
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2018 Dec 3
WPI junior back Shannon Hynes has been honored by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) as an All-New England East second team selection. It is the first time an Engineer has been recognized since recent WPI Hall of Fame inductee Kelly Johnson was voted to the second team in 2009.
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2018 Dec 3
Victoria Nassar and Azita Bakhtyari have been chosen to compete in the New England Women's Volleyball Association (NEWVA) Senior Classic All-Star Game Sunday, December 2nd at Eastern Nazarene. Casey Hunt was tabbed as an honorable mention.
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2018 Dec 3
Now in its third year, the NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship team is intended to recognize one student-athlete from each team, in every sport that best demonstrates the ideals of the NEWMAC and its Code of Conduct, regardless of his/her overall performance or statistics for the season.
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2018 Nov 26
Vinson came off the bench to score 11 points and haul in a career-high 10 rebounds in Tuesday's home win over Nichols. The junior currently leads the 4-1 Crimson and Gray in scoring (11.8 ppg), rebounding (8.8 rpg) and blocks (4) and is second in steals (5).
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2018 Nov 26
Wensley, who entered the week third in New England and ninth in the nation at 184, defeated the fourth-ranked wrestler in the country by capitalizing on the riding time point to win 3-2 as the No. 12 Engineers rallied to defeat Western New England on Tuesday. The junior is now 8-1 on the season.
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2018 Nov 26
Walker notched 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in Tuesday's successful meeting with Worcester State. The sophomore also handed out three assists and recorded a block in the 90-71 triumph. On the season, Walker leads the Engineers in both scoring (13.8 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rpg) while second on the team in assists with 15.
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2018 Nov 26
WPI senior offensive lineman Nick Day has been named to the 2018 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England team.
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2018 Nov 26
Stephenson averaged 13.3 points and eight rebounds, and was named the MVP of the fourth annual Ted Coghlin Memorial Tournament, in a 3-0 week. He began with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds against Albertus Magnus in the season opener on Tuesday. For the weekend, Stephenson totaled 12 points, eight boards and seven assists in the semifinal win over SUNY Potsdam and 15 points and six rebounds in the title game versus William Paterson. He also notched a pair of blocks versus Albertus Magnus and SUNY Potsdam.
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2018 Nov 19
Gonyea turned in the quickest 1,000-yard freestyle time of the week among NEWMAC competitors with a third-place 10:59.44 in Saturday's meet with nationally-ranked MIT and Bowdoin. The performance is currently third on the conference leaderboard so far this season. The junior was also fourth in the 500-yard version of the event with a 5:27.00 while her time from the previous week is currently fourth in the NEWMAC rankings.
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2018 Nov 18
Marsh, an NCAA Championship participant a season ago, and currently ranked seventh nationally, was dominant on opening weekend at the Ursinus Fall Brawl, pinning all four of his opponents. The junior registered second period falls in his first two bouts before pinning his opponent from Delaware Valley (2:25) in the semifinals and a nationally-ranked foe from York (2:26) in the finals at nearly the identical time in the first period.
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2018 Nov 15
Vinson narrowly averaged a double-double on the week with 10.5 points and eight rebounds en route to All-Tournament honors as the Engineers secured their fifth consecutive Worcester City Championship. The junior totaled 13 points, seven rebounds, three steals and a block in the opener versus Becker on Friday and followed up with eight points and nine rebounds in the title game versus Worcester State.
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2018 Nov 15