SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 10, 2006) – The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference has announced the 2006 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Teams for the fall season.
Honorees must have met the following criteria: earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale after the 2006 spring semester, achieved second year academic status at his or her institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.
Springfield College had 19 members make the Team from seven teams. They are:
Men’s Cross Country -- Mike Griffin, Sophomore, Scarborough, Maine
Men's Cross Country -- Peter Ferraro, Senior, Springfield, Mass.
Women’s Cross Country -- Jess Borsotti, Junior, Westfield, Mass.
Women’s Cross Country -- Katie Parente, Sophomore, Torrington, Conn.
Field Hockey – Julia Kincade, Junior, Durham, N.H.
Field Hockey – Bryanna O’Brien, Junior, Newburyport, Mass.
Field Hockey – Jillian Urtz, Sophomore, Verona, N.Y.
Field Hockey – Brittany Veazie, Junior, Dexter, Maine
Men's Soccer - Michael Kilmartin, Junior, Johnsonville, N.Y.
Men’s Soccer – Matt Lee, Senior, Lincoln, R.I.
Men’s Soccer – Henry Ruggiero, Junior, Stow, Mass.
Women’s Soccer – Michelle Bongiovanni, Senior, West Springfield, Mass.
Women’s Soccer – Sarah Loiselle, Sophomore, Leominster, Mass.
Women’s Soccer – Cara Reilly, Senior, Lenoxdale, Mass.
Women’s Tennis – Janice Exley, Senior, Portland, Maine
Women’s Tennis – Meghan Kelly, Senior, Queensbury, N.Y.
Women’s Tennis – Jessica Sousa, Junior, Falmouth, Mass.
Women’s Volleyball – Kathryn Becker, Senior, Albuquerque, N.M.
Women’s Volleyball – Jennifer Grimaldi, Sophomore, Farmingville, N.Y.
Women’s Volleyball – Alyssa Muething, Junior, Plainsboro, N.J.
Women’s Volleyball – MaryKathryn O’Neil, Senior, Liverpool, N.Y.
Toby Coffin G’01, enters his third year as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Springfield College. Coffin, who has coached at numerous high schools in the area, will look to build a program which will contend for a conference crown.
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