Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

WPI senior offensive lineman Nick Day has been named to the 2018 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England team.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Herrington provided two field goals, including a career-long of 42, and two PATs in the first half a 20-17 triumph over Norwich on Saturday. He also punted five times for an average of 37 yards, including one for 54 yards and one downed inside the 20. The victory secured the Engineers fourth consecutive winning season for the first time in a quarter century.

WPI freshman Molly Sykes has been named as the NEWMAC Women's Swimmer of the Week and sophomore Audrey Berner, freshman Katherine Pawlak, junior Sofie de Oliveira and junior Alice Morgan were lauded as the NEWMAC Women's Relay of the Week for the week ending November 4.

WPI senior Jack Bauer was selected as the NEWMAC Men's Swimmer of the Week while he and junior Dave Chen, senior Jean Philippe Miralda and graduate student Craig Barrett were collectively honored as the NEWMAC Men's Relay of the Week for the week ending Nov. 4.

Chen claimed the 200-yard breaststroke (2:09.40) and was on both winning relays (200 Medley, 200 Free) Friday night versus Babson and Brandeis. During the season-opening Worcester City Championships, Chen was part of four wins and meet records en route to Justin Ferris (WPI) Swimmer of the Meet honors.

Marsh, an NCAA Championship participant a season ago, and currently ranked sixth nationally, was dominant on opening weekend at the Ursinus Fall Brawl, pinning all four of his opponents at 157 pounds. The junior registered second period falls in his first two bouts before pinning his opponent from Delaware Valley (2:25) in the semifinals and York (2:26) at nearly the identical time in the first period.

Women's Cross Country's Sydney Packard, Emily Newman, Keely Nistler and Ari Rozen and Men's Cross Country's Brian Brooks, Michael Brady, Avery Ingegneri and Tom Hanlon all finished in the top 14 at the 2018 NEWMAC Championships at Smith on October 27.

Sykes was the fastest in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:09.72) and 400-yard IM (4:42.14), as well as a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay as the Engineers defeated Babson, Smith, Brandeis and Simmons Friday night. In her debut at the Worcester City Championships, Sykes handed in a trio of top 3 individual finishes and was part of two third-place relays.

Blake earned MVP honors as the Engineers claimed their fifth-consecutive Worcester City Tournament title on Saturday. The sophomore poured in a career and game-high 20 points to go with five rebounds in the semifinal versus Becker and added eight points, four rebounds and a pair of steals in a come-from-behind victory over Worcester State in the title game.

Spencer Herrington was joined on the first team by senior offensive lineman Nick Day, junior defensive back Sam Casey, junior running back Sean McAllen, junior defensive lineman Mike McGoff and junior linebacker Nick Ostrowski. The second team featured senior linebacker Blayne Merchant, senior defensive back Collin Saunders, junior offensive lineman Vince Lucca, junior wide receiver Nic Rossi and sophomore defensive lineman Lou Duh.

Herrington connected on two fourth-quarter field goals in adverse conditions one from 41 yards and one from 31 with less than six minutes left in the game versus MIT on Homecoming. The senior outscored both teams as he drilled a PAT for a total of seven points on the day. He also boomed eight punts for 170 yards for an average of 21.3 with a long of 54 and two touchbacks, including one that narrowly missed going out at the 1 yard line. The 41-yard field goal tied his career best at the time.

Herrington, the inaugural special teams athlete of the year and first team selection in 2017, led the NEWMAC in points, field goals made and extra points made. In all, he was 12-for-15 with a career-long 42-yard field goal and 30-for-30 in extra point opportunities. His with 66 points also tied for second amongst all NEWMAC student-athletes. Herrington concludes his career a perfect 75-for-75 in PATs, 22-for-27 in field goals, and 141 points. As a punter, Herrington boomed 113 for 3882 career yards with a long of 55 and eight landing inside the 20.

WPI senior Gabriela Hoops and junior Kristen McCrea have earned NEWMAC Women's Soccer All-Conference accolades for the third consecutive year. The duo was named to the first team while sophomore Leah Beauton landed on the second team.

Senior Riley Doherty and junior Ben Rickson headlined WPI's NEWMAC Men's Soccer All-Conference honorees as voted upon by the conference head coaches following the regular season. Doherty and Rickson were named to the first team while sophomore Rufus Adams, junior Mark Calnan and junior Jackson Conroy were named to the second team.

WPI junior Shannon Hynes was selected as a NEWMAC Field Hockey All-Conference first team selection while sophomore Abby O'Sullivan and freshman Angie Ferro were named to the second team, as voted upon by the league's head coaches following the regular season.

Bakhtyari, the seventh different Engineer to be recognized by the NEWMAC or NEW 8 and is the third WPI selection in four years following a lengthy absence, was fourth in assists (351) and assists per set (9.75) in conference contests. Overall, the dental school hopeful was seventh in both categories despite missing a handful of matches due to interviews.

To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution, must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed on the nomination form (where applicable) and he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility.

To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution, must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed on the nomination form (where applicable) and he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility.

To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution, must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed on the nomination form (where applicable) and he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility.

Honorees must have met the following criteria: earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5/4.0 scale or 4.35/5.0 scale after the 2018 spring semester, achieved second year academic status at his/her institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.