Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Melanson, the reigning NEWMAC Diver of the Week, set the school record in the 1-meter dive with a winning score of 257.95 as WPI cruised by Division I Providence, 201-86, and was knocked off by NEWMAC foe Coast Guard, 157.50-140.50, in a Saturday afternoon double dual.

Luna was named the Worcester City Tournament's Most Valuable Player as the Engineers won their second straight and seventh overall title this past weekend with victories over host Becker and Clark.

Senior Kurt Naugler and sophomore Connor Hoeckele were placed on the first team while senior Chris Murray and junior Nate Peterson landed on the second team.

WPI senior Kurt Naugler has been named to the CoSIDA Division III Men's Soccer Academic All-District I team, as selected by Division III sports information directors from Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. It marks the third consecutive year that Naugler has garnered the honor and he is now under consideration for Academic All-America status.

WPI women's soccer student-athletes Emily Doherty and Karina Larson have been selected to the Capital One Division III Academic All-District I team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The duo earned first team accolades in District I, which is comprised of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, and advances to the national ballot for All-America consideration.

Junior Kevin Lynch was joined by sophomore Dereck Pacheco on the CoSIDA Division III Academic All-District I Football Team as selected by member sports information directors from Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Hunt becomes the fifth different Engineer to be recognized by the NEWMAC or NEW 8 and is the first selection since 2010 WPI Hall of Fame inductee Rachel Zimet (Pytel) '02 secured her second nod in 2000.

For the second consecutive season WPI senior Emily Doherty and sophomore Susannah Gray have been recognized as NEWMAC Women's Soccer All-Conference selections, as voted on by the league's head coaches. Doherty once again landed on the first team while Gray repeated as a second team selection.

Doherty, a versatile center back and holding midfielder, helped the Engineers rank third in fewest goals allowed (17) and goals against average (0.80), as well as fourth in shutouts (7). Offensively, the local product scored twice in 2015, including the game-winner against Wheaton.

Led by six three-time honorees, the WPI football team regained its top spot with 28 Liberty League All-Academic selections, a distinction the Engineers have held five of the past six seasons.

Bolstered by a league-leading 21 cross country selections, 49 WPI student-athletes achieved NEWMAC Academic All-Conference status for the fall season. Men's Cross Country boasted an Engineer-best 13 honorees followed by Women's Soccer with 10 and Field Hockey and Women's Cross Country with eight each. Men's Soccer totaled six student-athletes and Volleyball added four.

Newman, the 2014 NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, improved on her All-New England time (19:16.4) with a 14th-place 19:13.

Ryan Moran, Austin Scott, Justin Trott and Michael Brady finished in the top 14 to earn the conference honor.

Nikolaki picked up her first win of the year with a score of 260.10 on the 1-meter board and was the runner up on the 3-meter with a score of 252.52 as the Crimson and Gray knocked off the Falcons 199-100 to open the 2015-16 campaign.

Melanson swept the diving events as WPI claimed all but three races in a men's swimming and diving double-dual with Babson and Brandeis Sunday afternoon.

Junior Dan Eckler (Stoughton, Mass.) and freshmen Alex Domond (Cambridge, Mass.) and Sam Malafronte (Abington, Mass.) all received weekly football awards from Liberty League on Monday following WPI's 35-34 triumph over Rochester this past weekend.

Domond scored what proved to be the winning touchdown when he took a kickoff with the game tied, 28-28, and went 99 yards with just 1:13 remaining in WPI's 35-34 triumph over Rochester.

Day was victorious in the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.46) and 200-yard freestyle (2:00.01) after anchoring the winning 400-yard medley relay team as the Engineers sweeps a quad dual on Sunday against Babson, Smith and Brandeis.

WPI's top novice boat wrapped up an outstanding fall campaign by registered a third place showing in a field of nearly 40 boats at the Head of the Fish Regatta.

Moran registered WPI's best-ever individual finish as he helped pace the team to its second consecutive runner-up placing at the NEWMAC Cross Country Championships, hosted by Wellesley, Sunday afternoon at Franklin Park.

Bingel picked an opportune time for her first career goal as she took a pass from senior Emily Doherty and chipped the ball over the Springfield goalkeeper in the 20th minute as WPI defeated Springfield 1-0 in an important NEWMAC contest.

Eccher hauled in a pair of first quarter touchdown passes from quarterback Dan Eckler as the Engineers cruised to a 38-8 home Liberty League victory over Merchant Marine.

Buckley continued her strong junior campaign by doling out a pair of assists in WPI 5-1 road victory at Nichols on Saturday.

WPI's top boat posted a sixth place finish for the second consecutive year at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday.

Lamb stuffed the stats in WPI's 29-21 road victory at Union. The junior outside linebacker recorded a three-yard tackle-for-loss that was a critical safety and hauled an interception on Union's final drive with 53 seconds remaining. Lamb also chipped in with a nine-yard sack, a pass break-up and a recovered fumble to go along with four total tackles.

Daigle amassed 59 kills last week as the Engineers went 4-0 including a thrilling 3-2 victory over defending NEWMAC tournament champion Babson.

Lamb stuffed the stats in WPI's 29-21 road victory at Union. The junior outside linebacker recorded a three-yard tackle-for-loss that was a critical safety and hauled an interception on Union's final drive with 53 seconds remaining. Lamb also chipped in with a nine-yard sack, a pass break-up and a recovered fumble to go along with four total tackles.

Grasis paced all Liberty League running backs with 168 yards on the ground Saturday as the Engineers went on the road and defeated Union 29-21.

Feeley helped WPI win four matches last week, including a pair of NEWMAC contests while also handing out her 1,000th assist.

Doherty has been named the NEWMAC Women's Soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week. It is believed to be the first weekly award hat trick - season and career - in program history.