Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Recent WPI graduate Caraline Wood has been named as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America first team honoree, as revealed this evening (May 22) at the NCAA Division III Softball Championship banquet in Tyler, TX.

UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski III Delivers Keynote

WPI awards 1,019 bachelor's degrees to the Class of 2019 and honors Gordon Hargrove, executive director of Friendly House in Worcester

Now in its third year, the NEWMAC 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.

Five WPI track & field individuals and a relay were recognized as All-Region performers by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The scroll features the top five individuals and top three relays from each event.

Recent WPI graduates Carley Dykstra, Ryan Wittenberg and Antoine Harris will don the Crimson and Gray one more time as they have been invited to the 2019 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships being held May 23-25. This year's event, hosted by Mount Union and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, is being held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, OH. All three previously earned All-America honors in their respective events during the indoor season.

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.

Several WPI outdoor track & field student-athletes finished in the top eight at the NCAA Division III New England Championships and/or NEICAAA (All-New England, All-Divisions) Championships

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 2018 fall semester, achieved second year academic status at her institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.

Senior Caraline Wood has been named as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-New England first team selection. Sophomore Marissa Gonzales and junior Mackenzie Phillips were recognized as second and third team honorees, respectively.

WPI's Caraline Wood has been named a semifinalist for the 2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III Softball Player of Year award. The senior is just one of 25 players nationwide, and the only third baseman and representative of the New England, to make the most recent list.

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.

Senior Caraline Wood, freshman Lindsay Ambrosino and head softball coach Whitney Goldstein earned major awards, as voted upon by the NEWMAC head coaches following the conclusion of the regular season. Junior Mackenzie Phillips and sophomore Marissa Gonzales were also recognized.

WPI juniors David Larson and Tyrone Patterson were named to the NEWMAC Baseball All-Conference first and second team respectively, following a vote by the conference head coaches following the regular season.

After falling to Eastern Connecticut State in the double-elimination opener, WPI staved off elimination by defeating St. Joseph (CT) before being ousted by nationally-ranked Tufts.

Named Most Outstanding Player, sophomore Katie Martin pitched 13 innings and collected three victories, including a shutout, as WPI claimed its second NEWMAC tournament title in four years Saturday on Rooftop Field. After the Engineers walked off with a 3-2 victory in the first game of the day versus Wellesley they shutout MIT 2-0 to force the 'if necessary' game where the Crimson and Gray took the 5-4 triumph. Senior Renee LeClaire batted 3-for-3 with a double in the middle game while senior Caraline Wood was 2-for-3 with a double, three RBI and a pair of runs scored in the finale.

Following the NEWMAC Championship, Kinsey McNamara was honored as the NEWMAC Rower of the Year and Madison Healey was honored as the NEWMAC Coxswain of the Year. McNamara, a four time honoree, and Healey, who had been the second team coxswain in 2017 and 2018, were joined on the NEWMAC All-Conference first team by Barinelli and three-time selection Christine Hovermale.

Larson yielded one run on seven hits and two walks and struck out seven in the first 10 innings of the 18-inning 2-1 triumph over Springfield to help the Engineers secure the NEWMAC West title for the fourth time in five years.

The WPI women's rowing varsity and second varsity eight won their races as the Engineers claimed the program's first NEWMAC Championship Saturday morning (April 26) on Lake Quinsigamond. In addition to snapping an eight-year reign by Wellesley, the Crimson and Gray earned an invitation to the NCAA Division III Championships May 31-June 1 in Indianapolis.

WPI secured its fourth West Division crown in five years,

Event winners are named to the first team while the runners up are named to the second team.

WPI senior Xandria Korn and sophomore Johann Bradley have been selected as NEWMAC Field Athletes of the Week while the men's 4x100m has been tabbed as the NEWMAC Relay of the Week.

The WPI women's rowing varsity eight completed the season sweep with its third consecutive NEWMAC Boat of the Week award.

Martin earned the NEWMAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player award after pitching 13 innings and collecting three victories, including a shutout, as WPI claimed its second NEWMAC tournament title in four years Saturday on Rooftop Field. The sophomore started her historic day by tossing an inning of relief in a 3-2 walk-off victory over Wellesley before a six-hit, no-walk 2-0 shutout over MIT. Martin then faced MIT again and went the first five innings in the 5-4 in the winner-take-all contest.

Larson went 2-for-4 including a three-run home run and struck out 11 batters as second-seeded WPI knocked off third-seeded, and nationally-ranked, Babson, 5-1, in Game 3 of the NEWMAC Baseball Championship at the New England Baseball Complex. The junior belted what proved to be all WPI needed offensively in the bottom of the first.

Brady won the 5,000-meter run at the 2019 NEWMAC Championships Saturday, April 27 at Springfield. The senior, who finished fifth as a freshman and was second each of the past two years, broke the tape with a time of 15:33.07.

Gencorelli won the 200-meter dash (26.26) and was part of the third-place 4x100-meter relay (49.91) and fifth-place 4x400-meter relay (4:15.55) at the 2019 NEWMAC Championships Saturday, April 27 at Springfield.

Whitney won the long jump Saturday, April 20, besting student-athletes from No. 7 Williams, No. 17 RPI and No. 25 Middlebury, with a leap of 20-5.25. Earlier this season, the freshman established his collegiate best of 21-10 in the outdoor opener at Bryant.

The sophomore batted .571 (8-for-14) with two doubles and four stolen bases in a 4-0 week. Trailing 4-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh in game two versus Wellesley, Gonzales doubled in the tying run before touching home to end the game and extend the Engineers winning streak to nine games.