Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Named in honor of the first president of WPI, this honor recognizes outstanding performance by first-year students.

The 4x800-meter relay team of Maggie LaRoche, Gina Capobianco, Emily Newman and Jessica Orr set the school record with a ninth-place time of 9:47.17 at the Division III New England Championships on Saturday.

Andrew Zayac and Laura Pumphrey were individual winners while the 4x100-meter relay also struck gold this past weekend at MIT.

For the first time in program history, the WPI softball team has been selected to participate in the NCAA Division III Championships. The Engineers, who finished runner-up in this past week's NEWMAC Tournament, earned one of the coveted 18 Pool C (at-large) bids available nationwide.

The Two Towers Prize is awarded annually to students who best exemplify "Theory and Practice"-the guiding principles of a WPI education-through their academic competence, outstanding campus leadership, and through their work on research and projects.

The Kranich Prize is awarded annually, and it recognizes a science, engineering, or management major who best integrates the humanities and arts into his or her undergraduate experience-including course work, independent projects, and extracurricular activities.

Corre Steele and Anisa Swei. helped guide the 15th-ranked Varsity Eight to a third-place showing (7:07) at the event as the Engineers finished third behind No. 4 Wellesley (6:52.5) and No. 14 Smith (7:02).

The boat made up of Alexa Hiznay, Emily Perkins, Jasmine Loukola, Carolina Leguizamon, Sarah Wutka, Abigail Sawyer, Rachel Santarsiero, Huda Gad and coxswain Robyn Quartararo captured its race at the NEWMAC championship for the third straight year.

The Salisbury Prize was instituted in 1871 by Stephen Salisbury, a 19th century businessman and philanthropist who was one of the founders of WPI. Salisbury, who also served as President of the Board of Trustees, established the award to recognize outstanding members of the senior class "who have faithfully, industriously, and with distinguished attainment" completed all course and project requirements for the bachelor's degree.

The Salisbury Prize was instituted in 1871 by Stephen Salisbury, a 19th century businessman and philanthropist who was one of the founders of WPI. Salisbury, who also served as President of the Board of Trustees, established the award to recognize outstanding members of the senior class "who have faithfully, industriously, and with distinguished attainment" completed all course and project requirements for the bachelor's degree.

The Two Towers Prize is awarded annually to students who best exemplify "Theory and Practice"-the guiding principles of a WPI education-through their academic competence, outstanding campus leadership, and through their work on research and projects.

The Kranich Prize is awarded annually, and it recognizes a science, engineering, or management major who best integrates the humanities and arts into his or her undergraduate experience-including course work, independent projects, and extracurricular activities. Wilmer Kranich was a professor of chemical engineering who was active in the development of the WPI Plan, and who served as dean of graduate studies for the university.

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 2014 fall semester, achieved second year academic status at her institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.

Fifteen WPI student-athletes won and/or finished second at the NEWMAC Track and Field Championships.

Arpin, who is the third WPI pitcher to earn the conference weekly honor this season, did not allow a run last week in all four of her relief appearances, registering a win and a pair of saves in WPI's four victories.

The boat made up of Alexa Hiznay, Emily Perkins, Jasmine Loukola, Jennifer Golden, Sarah Wutka, Abigail Sawyer, Rachel Santarsiero, Huda Gad and coxswain Robyn Quartararo captured its race at the NEWMAC championship for the third straight year.

Zayac won the NEWMAC men's 3,000-meter steeplechase title on Saturday.

Frederick, who was named the NEWMAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week on Monday, won a pair of events as the Engineers handily won the Eric Loeschner Memorial Meet at Fitchburg State on Saturday.

Monday was a busy day for the WPI track and field athletes as David Frederick, Liz Pellegrini and Laura Pumphrey as well as the women's 4x100-meter relay all garnered NEWMAC weekly honors on Monday afternoon. The awards come after the Crimson and Gray swept the Eric Loeschner Memorial Meet hosted by Fitchburg State on Saturday.

The boat comprised of Kendell Cotton, Matt Foley, Norm Harris, Liam Rucker, Danny Singer, Matt Deptula, Keegan Cole, Jackson Krupnick and coxswain Julianna Mello bested six other boats to help WPI retain the Baker Cup for the 10th consecutive year.

Pellegrini went from 62nd to 16th nationally in the 400-meter hurdles with a winning time of 1:03.41 at the Eric Loeschner Memorial Meet title hosted by Fitchburg State on Saturday.

WPI sophomore battery mates Lindsay Gurska and Caroline Medino swept the NEWMAC softball weekly awards, as announced on Monday. Gurska was named the NEWMAC Player of the Week while Medino was tabbed the NEWMAC Pitcher of the Week.

Vaitkunas, who was also named the WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week, entered the Engineers rubber game with Coast Guard in the top of the third inning with WPI trailing 5-0 and proceeded to throw seven shutout innings, earning the win as the Crimson and Gray came back to win 7-5.

Vaitkunas entered WPI's rubber game with Coast Guard in the top of the third inning with the Engineers trailing 5-0 and proceeded to throw seven shutout innings, earning the win as the Crimson and Gray came back to win 7-5.

Medino upped her record to 5-1 this season with series-opening victory versus Coast Guard and Wellesley while Gurska batted .667 (8-for-12) with eight runs batted and three runs scored.

Longwell landed on the ECAC Division III New England All-Star Second Team for the second consecutive year, as voted upon by the region's head coaches.

At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.

At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.

At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project addressing a challenge in their major field of study.

At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project addressing a challenge in their major field of study.