Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Steeves set a school record as the WPI men's track & field team kicked off the outdoor season with a sixth-place finish Saturday at the Bryant Black and Gold Invitational. The sophomore finished second in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:54.94, which is No. 17 on the NCAA Division III performance list.

The junior struck out five in a two hit shutout in the nightcap versus Emerson on Sunday. It is Phillips third win in as many outings and first since March 9 versus St. John Fisher, who was receiving votes in the NFCA Top 25 at the time.

The senior batted .467 with seven hits, including four doubles, 11 total bases and a .733 slugging percentage. Tropeano bookended his week with three hits in the wins versus Gordon and Plymouth State. He also stole a pair of bases.

Martin, went 2-1 with a 1.35 ERA while striking out 28 batters in 26 innings over six appearances, including four starts and a pair of complete games, during the Engineers stay at the Sunkissed Games. After striking out five in her season debut versus Bluffton, Martin set down a career-high 11 against Illinois College. The sophomore then sandwiched a six K performance opposite Muskingum with three in each game with Ohio Northern.

The sophomore hit a team-best .545 (6-for-11) to go with four walks and three RBI in a 2-2 week. He also posted a slugging percentage of .545 and a team-high on-base percentage of .667. DeDonato's week was highlighted by a 3-for-5 outing with two RBI versus Brandeis and a 2-for-4 game with an RBI and three runs scored in the middle game versus New England College.

Fusco, who was also selected as the NEWMAC Pitcher of the Week, tossed four perfect innings and struck out 11 of the 12 batters he faced while earning the save in a trio of one-run games. He made his season debut with a save on Monday versus Waynesburg (PA) and then closed out both games of a doubleheader against Wentworth Wednesday. Fusco later finished the week on the mound for the Engineers where he struck out two of the final three batters of the trip.

WPI senior Caraline Wood and sophomore Katie Martin swept the NEWMAC softball weekly awards, as revealed Monday afternoon. Wood collected her second career athlete of the week nod while Martin earned her first pitcher of the week honor.

WPI junior David Larson and senior Dominic Fusco have secured NEWMACbaseball weekly awards, as announced Monday afternoon. Larson was named as the co-athlete of the week along with Coast Guard senior Jeremy Lhotka while Fusco was selected as the league's pitcher of the week.

Dykstra became WPI's first All-American in the pole vault with a fourth-place clearance of 12-5.5 (3.80m) on the first day of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships. The senior made her first attempts at 3.45m, 3.70m, 3.75m and 3.80m, and the second attempt at 3.60m.

Harris reached the 200-meter dash finals at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships, hosted at the Reggie Lewis Center, with a time of 21.87 on Friday. He went on to run in what proved to be the championship heat and posted a 22.13, which was good for seventh to secure All-America honors. Harris also competed in the 4x400-meter relay on Friday where the team placed 10th in a time of 3:20.45.

Carley Dykstra and Oliver Thomas finished fourth while Sydney Packard, Ryan Wittenberg and Antoine Harris placed seventh at this past weekend's championships in Boston. Katy Nippert and the men's 4x400m relay (Alex Rus, Harris, Nick Fleury an Ben Steeves) also competed for the Engineers.

WPI's Michael Curtis and Tyler Marsh competed Friday in the 2019 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships hosted by Ferrum in the Berglund Center in Roanoke, VA.

WPI senior Ryan Wittenberg, Assistant Coach Miles Ketchum and Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Brian Chabot have all been recognized for their efforts during the indoor portion of the track & field season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), as announced Wednesday. Wittenberg was named as the men's New England track athlete of the year while Ketchum was selected as the men's New England assistant coach of the year and Chabot was feted as the men's New England coach of the year. Earlier in the week, Wittenberg and eight other WPI student-athletes were lauded for placing in the top five in the region heading into this weekend's championships.

Senior Michael Curtis and junior Tyler Marsh are headed the Berglund Center in Roanoke, VA for the 2019 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. The two-day event begin Friday March 8th and is hosted by Ferrum College.

Three men and three women, as well as a men's relay, from the WPI Track & Field program have been invited to the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships, hosted by UMass Boston at the Reggie Lewis Center on March 8-9.

Wood batted .750 (6-for-8) with a pair of doubles, a home run and four RBI on the day as WPI opened up the 2019 campaign by knocking off Simmons, 3-1, and Bluffton (OH), 9-1, Sunday at the Sunkissed Games. In the opener against the Sharks, the senior was 2-for-3 with a double before going 4-for-5 in the nightcap versus the Beavers with a double, home run and four RBI.

Mondro punched out 10 in six shutout innings in game two as WPI swept Penn State Fayette, 10-5, and 7-0, Sunday at the Russmatt Invitational. The rookie was sensational on his collegiate debut, allowing just two hits and four walks, before being relieved by Kyle Wood (Hauppauge, NY) who fanned three in an inning of work to complete the shutout.

Senior Jack Bauer and sophomore Clayton Besch earned individual invitations while the medley relays were also selected to participate in the 2019 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, hosted by the ODAC and Greensboro Sports Commission March 20-23 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, NC.

WPI junior Jake Wisniewski was selected as the NEWMAC Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year and sophomore Reid Walker was named to the NEWMAC All-Conference second team, as voted upon by the league's head coaches following the regular season. Wisniewski was also tabbed as the team's NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship honoree.

Williams won the team title with 140 points as MIT was second (87.5), Tufts was third (67), Middlebury was fourth (57) and Bowdoin was fifth (52). Rhode Island College and Wesleyan tied for sixth (48), and WPI (44.5) finished a half point ahead of Coast Guard (44).

MIT earned the team crown with 164 points while Tufts was second (78) and WPI collected 67 points. Southern Maine (65.5) and Middlebury (64) rounded out the top five.

Tyler Marsh, Michael Curtis, Dan Wensley, Brendan Marion and Nick Day all placed in the top six at the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional.

The 2019 NEWMAC Men's Swimmer of the Year set conference meet and open records, as well as, school records to lead the team to a third-place finish this past weekend. Nationally, the senior ranks first in the 100 back and second in the 200 back while the 400 medley relay is 10th, the 200 medley relay is 13th and the 800 free relay is 20th.

Sykes accounted for 48 individual points at the 2019 NEWMAC Championships this past weekend. The freshman appeared in three A finals, finishing sixth in the 200-yard IM (2:10.44), seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:30.49) and eighth in the 400-yard IM (4:39.58). Sykes also contributed on the 800 free, 400 medley, 200 medley A relays.

Hay was dominant on his way to silver at 157 at Sunday's NEWA Futures Tournament. The freshman amassed a late second period pin, a pair of tech falls by shutout and a narrow 8-7 win by decision before dropping the championship bout.

Nippert bettered her own record twice in the long jump with an 18-4 and then an 18-6.5 Saturday at Springfield. The first leap tied for 12th while the second is currently sixth on the NCAA Division III performance list. The sophomore also placed sixth at the meet with a time of 8.24 in the 60-meter dash finals after posting an 8.17 in the prelims.

The WPI women's cross country program tied for fifth in Division III and eighth across all three NCAA divisions with a 3.78 GPA as both squads were named U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Teams. Additionally five women and four men were recognized for their efforts at the NCAA Division III New England Championships and in the classroom.

Wittenberg continued his stellar senior year this past weekend at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University by becoming the fifth fastest performer with the seventh fastest performance in NCAA DIII history in the 800-meter run when he crossed the finish line in 1:49.89. It was quite the run for Wittenberg, who hadn't clocked a sub-1:52 in the 800m in his career.

Wittenberg became the fifth-fastest man in NCAA Division III history in the 800-meter run and followed up with the quickest split amongst the members of Saturday's WPI 4x400-meter relay entry at the BU Valentine Invitational. His 1:49.89 also tops the 2019 NCAA Division III performance list and rewrites the program record book while the relay time ranks 10th on the NCAA DIII leaderboard.

Scariati averaged 9.5 points and 6.5 rebounds to go with 10 assists and five steals in a 2-0 week. After establishing a new career-high of 13 points to go with six rebounds and three helpers versus Wheaton, the freshman notched six points, seven rebounds and a career-best seven assists at Mount Holyoke.