Worcester Polytechnic Institute

The WPI men's and women's swimming and diving programs were honored by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for academic success while eight individuals have been recognized for their efforts in the pool and the classroom.

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

Recent graduate and four-time All-America high jumper Laura Pumphrey is WPI's nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year. Now in its 25th year, the Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.

Alex Venditti and Sean Greene wrapped up the postseason awards circuit with ECAC Division III New England Baseball All-Star first team nods.

Nina Murphy-Cook was named the ECAC Division III New England Softball Rookie of the Year and earned first team honors while teammate Ama Biney was voted to the second team by the region's head coaches.

Sophomore Michael Beinor and seniors Matt Deptula and Joe Sperry headlined awards for WPI Men's Rowing announced late last week by the ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championship (NIRC) Stewards.

Led by Maggie Freed and Corre Steele, nine WPI women's rowers were named a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholar Athlete and an ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championship (NIRC) Stewards All-Academic honoree. Four others were recognized by the ECAC while senior Emily Hofmeister picked up All-ECAC rowing honors for the Engineers.

WPI's women's rower Corre Steele been selected as a first team Capital One Division III Academic All-American by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). It marks the third Academic All-America laurel in the At-Large division for Steele, which includes student-athletes from bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis and water polo.

A signature element of the innovative undergraduate experience at WPI, the project-based curriculum offers students the opportunity to apply their scientific and technical knowledge to develop thoughtful solutions to real problems that affect the quality of people's lives--and make a difference before they graduate.

A signature element of the innovative undergraduate experience at WPI, the project-based curriculum offers students the opportunity to apply their scientific and technical knowledge to develop thoughtful solutions to real problems that affect the quality of people's lives--and make a difference before they graduate.

A signature element of the innovative undergraduate experience at WPI, the project-based curriculum offers students the opportunity to apply their scientific and technical knowledge to develop thoughtful solutions to real problems that affect the quality of people's lives--and make a difference before they graduate.

A signature element of the innovative undergraduate experience at WPI, the project-based curriculum offers students the opportunity to apply their scientific and technical knowledge to develop thoughtful solutions to real problems that affect the quality of people's lives--and make a difference before they graduate.

The largest graduating class in WPI's history, 1,680 students, received their degrees beneath a large, billowing tent that shielded graduates and well-wishers from the sun that occasionally peeked from behind generally cloudy skies. In all, the Institute awarded 956 bachelor's degrees, 682 master's degrees, and 42 PhDs during its 147th Commencement exercises.

WPI junior Alex Venditti was named the player of the year and head coach Mike Callahan was tabbed co-coach of the year while three others also earned a spot on the fifth annual Worcester Area Baseball All-Star Team. The selections were made by the area sports information directors and feature student-athletes from all three NCAA divisions, including Holy Cross and Assumption.

Bumila has been selected as a Capital One Division III Academic All-American by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Bumila was named to the first team, becoming just the 13th WPI student-athlete all-time to pick up first team accolades.

The 4x100 quartet of Alex Price, Liz Pellegrini, Maya Rhinehart and Sara Velleca placed fifth in their heat, and eighth overall, with a school-record time of 47.24.

Freshman Nina Murphy-Cook became the first WPI softball student-athlete to garner National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America status as she was named to the Division III third team as a utility player. The 2015 selections were revealed at the NCAA Division III Softball Championship banquet Wednesday evening.

Alex Venditti took home American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), D3baseball.com and New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England First Team honors as three WPI student-athletes totaled seven regional selections. Sean Greene also earned ABCA and NEIBA All-New England First Team accolades to go along with D3baseball.com Second Team honors while Taylor Landry, the NEWMAC Pitcher of the Year, picked up a D3baseball.com Third Team nod.

The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differ from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.

Hughes touts an impressive 3.97 GPA as a robotics engineering and computer science double major. A five-time Dean's List member, he was named a Charles O. Thompson scholar as top 10 percent of his freshman class at WPI. This past winter Hughes earned selection to his second straight NEWMAC Men's Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team. A member of Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, Hughes just completed his IQP Project in Zurich, Switzerland.

The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.

The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differ from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.

WPI's women's rower Corre Steele has been named a Division III Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District I honoree as voted upon by the region's Sports Information Directors.

The men's 4x800 won and women's team finished eighth. Four record were also set at the two-day event.

Laura Pumphrey, Liz Pellegrini and the 4x100-meter relay team were selected to participate in the 2015 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 21-23 at St. Lawrence.

The WPI Softball team (34-11) set the program and school record for team wins in a single season en route to its first-ever NCAA Division III Championship tournament berth. The Engineers made the most of it by sweeping through the Williamstown Regional and sporting a 3-2 record on the national stage.

A number of WPI student-athletes either set a new school record and/or achieved All-New England status at last weekend's NEICAAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

WPI (34-9) captured the NCAA Division III Softball Championship Williamstown Regional last weekend and will now face two-time defending national champion and undefeated Tufts in a Super Regional. The action in the best-of-three series begins Thursday in Medford.

For the second straight season WPI softball senior Katie Bumila has been tabbed Capital One Division III Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America (Co-SIDA). Bumila was honored first team in District I, which is comprised of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, and advances to the national ballot for All-America consideration.

WPI baseball student-athletes Sean Kelly and Taylor Landry have been selected to the Capital One Division III Academic All-District I team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (Co-SIDA). The duo earned first team accolades for the second consecutive season in District I, which is comprised of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, and advances to the national ballot for All-America consideration.