Worcester Polytechnic Institute

McCrea notched a pair of goals, including a game-winner, and three assists in the Engineers 3-0 week. The junior assisted on both goals in a 2-0 result Tuesday at Rhode Island College and tallied another Friday at Fitchburg State. On Sunday, McCrea netted the first (GWG) and third in a 4-0 win versus Framingham State.

The sophomore, who has scored in all three games thus far, netted the game-winner Tuesday at Simmons and added another Saturday at Elms. O'Sullivan is currently tied for fifth in the NEWMAC with four goals on the year.

The sophomore goalkeeper stopped all five shots that came his way in 154:37 of action. He began with a 1-0 complete-game shutout Wednesday night at Wesleyan and shared credit Saturday as the Engineers defeated Mass. Maritime 5-0.

Herrington was perfect at Anna Maria, going 7-for-7 in extra points and was successful in the lone field goal attempt for 10 of the Engineers points. He also added a 38 yard punt.

The junior made his first collegiate start a memorable one as he racked up 335 yards and three touchdowns on 20-of-23 passing, as well as 43 yards on five keeps, and zero interceptions for an efficiency rating of 252.3 at Anna Maria.

The sophomore boasted a .545 hitting percentage with 13 kills in the Worcester City Tournament opener versus Worcester State and added eight more versus Husson en route to All-Tournament honors. In all, Kwatinetz hit an eye-popping .488 with 24 kills in the first three matches of the season.

Led by Jack Bauer and Jenny Day, five members of the WPI swimming & diving program secured College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) All-America Team honors for their work in the pool and in the classroom. Additionally, both programs earned the CSCAA Scholar All-America Award for their respective combined GPAs.

Junior Sarah St. Pierre and sophomore Ally Sichler earned the team's NERC All-Scholar award while St. Pierre also headlined a dozen WPI women's rowing student-athletes that repeated as an NIRC All-Academic Team honoree, as announced by USRowing. In all, 16 members of the team were recognized following the May regattas. Of the 16, nine were also lauded by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA).

Sophomore Brandon Fox claimed the WPI men's rowing NERC All-Scholar award and junior Nathan Pietrowicz was named to the NIRC All-Stewards Team following the May regattas. Additionally, 15 members of the team, including Fox and four three-time honorees, earned NIRC All-Academic Team accolades.

WPI junior Jack Bauer was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Division III At-Large First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He is the first WPI male student-athlete to earn a spot on a first team since Men's Basketball's Matt Carr in 2012.

WPI senior Ama Biney has been named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Division III softball third team, as selected by CoSIDA, for the second time in as many years.

The WPI athletic department recently honored all of its 20 varsity teams which encompasses over 600 student-athletes at its annual awards banquet. During the festivities, 11 student-athletes were presented with major awards. These accolades highlight some of the best varsity student-athletes at WPI who excel both in the classroom and in their respective sports.

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.

WPI punctuated it's best season in school history by finishing third in the varsity eight race and as a team at the NCAA Division III Women's Rowing Championships at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, FL. The team finish is the highest of any NCAA team sport in school history.

Earns third All-America honor

The WPI women's rowing team has been selected to participate in the NCAA Division III Championships for the first time in program history. This year's championships will be held May 25-27 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, FL, and will be hosted by the University of Central Florida.

Two individuals and a relay will head to La Crosse, Wisconsin for the 2018 NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships May 24-26.

Three individuals and two relays garnered U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region accolades for finishing the outdoor track & field season in the top five of their respective events.

Kinsey McNamara, Christine Hovermale and Marlies de Jong were named to the first team and coxswain Madison Healy was a second team selection.

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.

WPI seniors Ama Biney and Nina Murphy-Cook were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-New England first team while three others were also recognized by the region's head coaches. Biney completed the four-year sweep and Murphy-Cook, who missed half of last season, was lauded for the third time in four years. Junior Caraline Wood and freshman Marissa Gonzales picked up second team honors and junior Renee LeClaire represented the Engineers on the third team. The five selections ties the program record set in 2016.

The 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.

Junior Ryan Tropeano and sophomore Tyrone Patterson were selected as NEWMAC Baseball All-Conference second team honorees following the 2018 campaign.

Senior Ama Biney and freshman Marissa Gonzales earned major awards as the NEWMAC All-Conference accolades were announced Tuesday. Biney was named as the NEWMAC Athlete of the Year while Gonzales was selected as NEWMAC Rookie of the Year. Biney, the program's second athlete of the year selection in three seasons and women's basketball co-athlete of the year this past winter, was joined on the first team by junior Caraline Wood. The second team featured senior Nina Murphy-Cook, Gonzales, senior Kelsey Saucier and junior Renee LeClaire.

Packard set a NEWMAC record and won two events to lead WPI women's track & field to a second-place finish at the 2018 conference championship meet Saturday. The sophomore improved 36 spots (43rd to 7th) on the NCAA Division III performance list with a NEWMAC and school record time of 4:31.08 in the 1,500-meter run. The time displaced MIT's Maryann Gong who clocked a 4:34.06 at the 2015 meet. Packard then posted a 2:14.41 to earn gold in the 800-meter run.

Rus set two school records, one NEWMAC championship record and won a pair of events as the team finished second Saturday. He began by teaming with Oliver Thomas, Antoine Harris and Nick Fleury to secure the first victory of the day with a 42.48 in the 4x100-meter relay. He went on to handed in a NEWMAC and WPI record of 48.17 in the 400-meter dash, which ranks 11th on the NCAA performance list. The sophomore then wrapped up his day with a school-record 21.83 in the 200-meter dash.

WPI senior Ama Biney and freshman Nicole Kuberka have been named as the NEWMAC Athlete and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. It was the only weekly awards sweep of the season and the first since Springfield claimed both on March 20, 2017. WPI also accomplished the feat March 14, 2016 and April 13, 2015.

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 2017 fall semester, achieved second year academic status at their institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.