For Immediate Release
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT RELEASE — 5.18.04
Contact: Christina Cracolici
Phone: (781) 283-2003
E-mail: ccracoli@wellesley.edu
THIRTEEN WELLESLEY STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN SPRING NEWMAC ACADEMIC
ALL-CONFERENCE
WELLESLEY, Mass. – Thirteen
Wellesley College student-athletes were named to the New England
Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Spring
Academic All-Conference team.
Eight student-athletes representing Wellesley’s crew team,
including seniors Erzsi Szilagyi (Kingwood, W.Va.), Marthine Satris
(Bolinas, Calif.) and Jane Whitney (Wayland, Mass.) were among those
to receive the award. Szilagyi is a three-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
honoree while Satris has earned the accolade twice during her career.
Five members of Wellesley’s lacrosse team also earned NEWMAC
Academic All-Conference honors. Sophomore Audrey Gill (Exeter, N.H.),
a first-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference selection, was Wellesley’s
fourth-leading scorer in 2004 netting 10 goals and passing off six
assists. Four lacrosse senior student-athletes rounded out
the honorees for Wellesley, including all-conference selections
Laura Bender (Mattapoisett, Mass.) and Katie Bedard (East Longmeadow,
Mass.). Bender, a first-team NEWMAC All-Conference selection, led
the Blue in scoring with 30 goals and seven assists while Bedard
anchored Wellesley’s defense in a breakout season to earn
NEWMAC All-Conference honorable mention honors.
Honorees must have met the following criteria: earned a minimum
cumulative GPA of 3.5/4.0 scale after the 2003 Fall semester, achieved
second year academic status at his or her institution, and been
a member of a varsity team for the entire season.
Spring sports sponsored by the NEWMAC include men’s and women’s
track and field, women’s lacrosee, men’s tennis, baseball,
softball and women’s rowing.
The NEWMAC Consists of ten highly selective institutions committed
to academic excellence: Babson College, Clark University, U.S. Coast
Guard Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke
College, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College and
Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Wellesley College |
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| Abby Barker |
04 |
Lacrosse |
| Alissa Gordon |
04 |
Lacrosse |
| Audrey Gill |
06 |
Lacrosse |
| Katie Bedard |
04 |
Lacrosse |
| Laura Bender |
04 |
Lacrosse |
| Ashley Shaffer |
06 |
Rowing |
| Erzsi Szilagyi |
04 |
Rowing |
| Jane Whitney |
04 |
Rowing |
| Justine Aylmer |
06 |
Rowing |
| Marthine Satris |
04 |
Rowing |
| Meg Tabaka |
06 |
Rowing |
| Melissa Spencer |
05 |
Rowing |
| Monique Abrishami |
06 |
Rowing |
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