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Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a global leader in project-based learning, is a distinctive, top-tier technological university founded in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems. Recognized by the National Academy of Engineering with the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, WPI's pioneering project-based curriculum engages undergraduates in solving important scientific, technological, and societal problems throughout their education and at more than 50 project centers around the world. WPI offers more than 70 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs across 18 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. Its faculty and students pursue groundbreaking research to meet ongoing challenges in health and biotechnology; robotics and the internet of things; advanced materials and manufacturing; cyber, data, and security systems; learning science; and more. www.wpi.ed

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a global leader in project-based learning, is a distinctive, top-tier technological university founded in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems. Recognized by the National Academy of Engineering with the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, WPI's pioneering project-based curriculum engages undergraduates in solving important scientific, technological, and societal problems throughout their education and at more than 50 project centers around the world. WPI offers more than 70 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs across 18 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. Its faculty and students pursue groundbreaking research to meet ongoing challenges in health and biotechnology; robotics and the internet of things; advanced materials and manufacturing; cyber, data, and security systems; learning science; and more. www.wpi.ed

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Varsity Eight Garners NEWMAC Women's Rowing Boat of the Week Accolades

The Engineers, ranked ninth in the CRCA/USRowing Coaches Top 15, crossed the finish line in 6:44.30 while 11th-ranked Tufts followed with a 6:46.01 in the cup portion of the headline race. No. 12 William Smith also rowed a sub-seven minute 2K to take third.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 24

Women's Rowing Varsity Eight Garners WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week Honors

Marlies de Jong, Melissa Bazakas-Chamberlain, Jasmine Loukola, Christine Hovermale, Sarah Wutka, Kinsey McNamara, Eva Barinelli, Diana Celaj and coxswain Madison Healey was the first WPI crew to capture the Bernard Brown Cup since 2013.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 24

Men's Track & Field's 4x100m Named WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week

The quartet consisting of Oliver Thomas, Antoine Harris, Alex Rus and Nick Fleury was second to Middlebury by .01 in a head-to-head race as the foursome collaborated to post a 42.87.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 24

Men's Track & Field's 4x400m Lauded as NEWMAC Relay Team of the Week

WPI sophomore Alex Rus, senior Paul-Henry Schoenhagen, sophomore Nick Fleury and senior Warren Staver teamed up to earn NEWMAC Men's Relay Team of the Week accolades.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 17

Women's Track & Field's 4x100m Named NEWMAC Relay Team of the Week

WPI freshman Katy Nippert, freshman Arden Tanner, senior Taylor Teed and senior Sara Velleca were lauded as the NEWMAC Women's Relay Team of the Week.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 17

Nina Murphy-Cook of Roseville, Calif., Honored as WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week

The senior, who finished the week with 162 career stolen bases, took over the top spot as the active leader across all three NCAA divisions and moved into third place all-time in Division III during Thursday's twinbill at Clark. Murphy-Cook also batted .560 (14-for-25) with a double, three RBI and 11 runs scored.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 17

Ryan Tropeano of Pembroke, Mass., Selected as WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week

The junior batted 4-for-4 and drove in a pair as part of a five-run seventh inning that separated the Engineers and Coast Guard Friday afternoon. In all, Tropeano was 10-for-18 (.556) with six RBI, two runs and 11 total bases on the week.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 17

Caraline Wood of Averill Park, N.Y., Named NEWMAC Softball Athlete of the Week

Wood, the fourth different Engineer to claim the award this season, returned to the lineup and batted .714 (5-for-7) with a pair of doubles Saturday, including 3-for-3 and the game-winning RBI hit in game two, as the Engineers swept No. 20 Babson. The junior also represented the Boynton Hillers initial go-ahead run in the 3-2 triumph. The Engineers have now won three of four games versus nationally-ranked opponents.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 9

Brittney Lambert of Hudson, N.H., Lauded as NEWMAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week

Lambert, who was also tabbed as the WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week, won her first high jump competition of the season and ended the weekend atop the NEWMAC performance list with a clearance of 5-2.5. It is the senior's ninth career win and third in as many trips to the Amherst Spring Fling. The victory also helped the Engineers take the team crown for the third consecutive season.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 9

Brittney Lambert of Hudson, N.H., Named WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week

Lambert won her first high jump competition of the season and ended the weekend atop the NEWMAC performance list with a clearance of 5-2.5. It is the senior's ninth career win and third in as many trips to the Amherst Spring Fling.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 9

WPI Men's 4x100m Honored as NEWMAC Relay Team of the Week

The 4x100-meter quartet earned gold at Saturday's Amherst Spring Fling with a time of 43.40, which was 1.45 quicker than Wheaton and 1.52 faster than Brandeis. The performance is also second on the NEWMAC performance list.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 9

Rowing Varsity Eight Tabbed as WPI Student-Athlete of the Week

The Varsity Eight from the rowing team has been tabbed as the WPI Male Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, April 8th. Nathan Pietrowicz, Jeremy Hemingway, Michael Eaton, Ben Thornton, Trevor Dowd, Frank Campanelli, Isaac Beeman, Lorenzo Dube and coxswain Kenedi Heather bested Wesleyan by less than a second to retain the Class of 2003 Cup on Saturday. The crew then raced as two fours, with Heather hot-seating, to defeat Bates, Hamilton and Conn College in both races. Bates and WPI will battle again next weekend in the eights.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 9

Renee LeClaire of Merrimack, N.H., Honored as NEWMAC Softball Athlete of the Week

LeClaire batted .529 with a slugging percentage of .765 and an on-base percentage of .550, as well as three extra base hits, two doubles, and one triple in a 5-1 week. The junior went 2-for-3 in the Engineers game one triumph versus No. 12 Amherst and went on to go a combined 5-for-6 in Saturday's twinbill against Wheaton. LeClaire helped the Engineers to two league sweeps over Springfield and Wheaton while boasting a perfect fielding percentage at first base with 45 putouts and six assists.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 2

Steven D'Agostino of Worcester, Mass., Selected as NEWMAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week

D'Agostino did not allow an earned run on three hits and one walk, and struck out a career-high 11 batters in game one Saturday versus Emerson. The lefty also held the Lions to .120 in the seven inning triumph.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 2

Kelsey Saucier of Worcester, Mass., Selected as WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week

Saucier earned three of the Engineers five wins, including a triumph over No. 12 Amherst. The senior was also key in the openers versus Springfield and Wheaton. In 18 1/3 innings, Saucier allowed just six runs while scattering 19 hits and registering six strikeouts en route to improving to 6-1 on the season.
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Sports - 2018 Apr 2

Alex Rus of Newton, Mass., Honored as WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week

Rus captured the 400 meter dash title at the Tufts Snowflake Classic on Saturday by turning in a time of 49.79. His performance is the best so far this season in the NEWMAC and led a WPI medal sweep in the event as Warren Staver and Paul-Henry Schoenhagen placed second (49.80) and third (50.37).
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Sports - 2018 Apr 2

Guzzi and Garver Guide Field Hockey to 13th Consecutive NFHCA Academic Team Award

The Division III Scholars of Distinction program recognizes those student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or higher through the first semester of the 2017-18 academic year while the National Academic Squad program recognizes those student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher through the first semester of the 2017-18 academic year. The Division III National Academic Team Award, meanwhile, recognizes those programs that earned a team GPA of 3.0 or higher during the Fall Semester of the 2017-18 academic year.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 29

Marissa Gonzales of Oakley, Calif., Named NEWMAC Softball Athlete of the Week

Gonzales batted .714 (5-for-7) with eight RBI and four runs scored, as well as an eye-popping 1.571 slugging percentage as a result of hitting for the cycle over the course of Saturday's NEWMAC split at Emerson. The rookie was 3-for-3 with a triple, four RBI and two runs scored in the opener and 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, four RBI and two runs in the game two triumph.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 26

Marissa Gonzales of Oakley, Calif., Tabbed as WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week

Gonzales batted .714 (5-for-7) with eight RBI and four runs scored, as well as an eye-popping 1.571 slugging percentage as a result of hitting for the cycle over the course of Saturday's NEWMAC split at Emerson. The rookie was 3-for-3 with a triple, four RBI and two runs scored in the opener and 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, four RBI and two runs in the game two triumph.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 26

Steven D'Agostino of Worcester, Mass., Named WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week

D'Agostino allowed only two earned runs and struck out 15 as he went 1-1 for the Engineers. The southpaw had a strong start to the week with a career-high nine strikeouts in the 8-1 win versus Mass. Maritime. He went on to fan six MIT batters and finish the week with a 1.86 ERA.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 26

New England Wrestling Association Announces 2017-18 Awards

Brendan Marion was tabbed as the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Co-Rookie of the Year while head coach Steve Hall '87 took home the association's Coach of the Year award. Tyler Marsh added to the Crimson and Gray honors by being selected the All-NEWA first team while six others drew honorable mention praise from the conference and 13 were named to the all-academic team.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 23

Biney, Beck and Rodgers Net All-WACBA Honors

WORCESTER - Women's Basketball seniors Ama Biney and Madison Beck, as well as Men's Basketball senior Chris Rodgers have garnered postseason honors from the Worcester Area College Basketball Association, as announced Wednesday in the Telegram & Gazette. Voters included sports information directors or primary contacts from each of the nine NCAA schools in Worcester County, including Division I Holy Cross and Division II Assumption, as well as members of the local media. Biney repeated as a first team selection while Beck and Rodgers landed on their respective second teams.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 23

RiAnna May of Westminster, Colo., Honored as WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week

May led the Engineers with a .500 batting average and 13 RBI during the teams trip to Florida. The senior also totaled 22 bases, 12 runs scored, three walks and two stolen bases, as well as a double, triple and home run. After going 2-for-3 versus Heidelberg (OH), May collected multiple hits in the final six games of the trip. The run was highlighted by a 3-for-4 performance against Bluffton (OH), three RBI versus Centenary (NJ) and both stolen bases opposite Simmons.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 20

Tyrone Patterson of Upper Marlboro, Md., Selected as WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week

Patterson launched the game-ending home run Thursday as the Engineers defeated Brandeis 12-9 in the Crimson and Gray's home opener at the New England Baseball Complex. He finished 2-for-5 (double, homerun) with a walk, three RBI and two runs scored. Defensively, the sophomore was part of an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 20

Madison Beck of Syracuse, N.Y., to Represent Women's Basketball at NEWBA Senior All-Star Classic

Madison Beck has been selected to represent WPI at the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Senior All-Star Classic that will be held March 24th at 1pm on Senda Berenson Court inside Smith's Ainsworth Gym.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 16

Ama Biney of Worcester, Mass., Earns Repeat NEWBA and D3hoops.com Nods

WPI senior Ama Biney has been named to the D3hoops.com and New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) All-Region Second Teams. The guard was a NEWBA first team selection and D3hoops second team honoree a year ago.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 16

Austin Lindner of West Windsor, N.J., Tabbed as WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week

Lindner had a breakout week for the Engineers. The catcher batted a team-best .440 to go with a .760 slugging and .467 on-base percentage while totaling 12 RBI, four extra base hits - including a pair of home runs - as well as three walks and two sacrifice flies. Lindner began the season with a 2-for-3 game versus Coe and went 2-for-4 the next day against Gwynedd Mercy. He later homered and drove in two runs in each end of a doubleheader with Anna Maria and went 3-for-4 in the nightcap versus the AMCATS.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 12

Sydney Packard of Georgetown, Mass., Named WPI Female Student-Athlete of the Week

Packard handed in the 10th-fastest time in Division III history en route to being named an All-America in the 800-meter run Saturday at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships. The sophomore's time of 2:09.10 secured third place in the final and was over a second quicker than her previous school record time of 2:10.38. It is Packard's second All-America nod and the 11th for head coach Brian Chabot. Like last year's outdoor championship, Packard was the top finisher from New England.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 12

Sydney Packard of Georgetown, Mass., Excels at NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships

Sophomore Sydney Packard handed in the 10th-fastest time in Division III history en route to being named an All-America in the 800-meter run at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships Saturday. Packard's time of 2:09.10 secured third place in the final and was over a second quicker than her previous school record time of 2:10.38. It is the sophomore's second All-America nod and the 11th for head coach Brian Chabot. Like last year's outdoor championship, Packard was the top finisher from New England.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 12

RiAnna May of Westminster, Colo., Selected as NEWMAC Softball Athlete of the Week

May led the Engineers with a .500 batting average and 13 RBI. The senior also totaled 22 bases, 12 runs scored, three walks and two stolen bases, as well as a double, triple and home run. After going 2-for-3 versus Heidelberg (OH), May collected multiple hits in the final six games of the trip. The run was highlighted by a 3-for-4 performance against Bluffton (OH), three RBI versus Centenary (NJ) and both stolen bases opposite Simmons.
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Sports - 2018 Mar 12
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