April 30, 2013
Football to Host Alumni Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 8th
Worcester, MA --- The 2013 WPI Football Alumni Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 8 at the Heritage Country Club in Charlton, MA at 1:00pm. The event will be a shot-gun start featuring prizes, raffles, and a dinner in the evening. Registration begins at noon. Children's Hospital of Boston and the Vandette Family Fund will each receive 10% of the net proceeds from this year's outing.
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November 23, 2012 |
D3football.com Feature: A second senior season
As Mitch McClune lay in the hospital waiting to undergo surgery to reconstruct the lower part of his left leg, he wrestled with the more painful realization that his days of college football might be over.
All of the hard work, all of the practices, all of the sacrifices over the previous three years, only to have his senior season end in the third quarter of WPI's first game. McClune, playing his first game at safety, broke his fibula and dislocated his ankle simultaneously on a gruesome non-contact injury in the season opener against Merrimack.
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November 14, 2012 |
Grogan and McClune Pick Up First All-Liberty League Distinction
Troy, NY --- Seniors Shaine Grogan and Mitch McClune highlighted seven WPI football players to receive recognition from the Liberty League as all-conference teams were announced on Tuesday. The duo each received first-team accolades while senior classmates Joe Everett and Josh Nitso picked up second team honors and Tim Grupp, Nick Chambers and Vinny Tavernelli earned honorable mention.
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November 10, 2012 |
Football Stymied by Springfield in Season Finale
Worcester, MA --- Springfield struck for a pair of touchdowns in the final 1:05 of the first half and added two more scores 12 seconds apart less than three minutes into the second half to propel the visiting Pride to a 62-23 victory over WPI in the Liberty League football finale for both squads. Ehab Hamden led the day offensively with a career-best showing. The junior hauled in five receptions, including a touchdown, for 121 yards. Gallagher Hogan rushed for 80 yards and a score on 17 carries and John Antonoupolos passed for 204 yards.
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November 8, 2012 |
Everett Earns Second Consecutive Capital One Academic All-District Football Selection
Worcester, MA --- WPI football student-athlete Joe Everett has been named to the Capital One Division III Academic All-District I team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (Co-SIDA). It marks the second straight season Everett has earned first team honors in District I, which is comprised of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The senior nose guard is currently fourth on the Engineers with 45 tackles, including 2.5 sacks to go along with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
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November 5, 2012 |
Football Leads the Liberty League with 30 Academic All-Conference Honorees
Troy, NY --- For the third year in a row, the WPI football team once again led the Liberty League Conference in All-Academic selections. The Engineers placed an eye-popping 30 student athletes on this year’s team. Graduate student Mohamed Yatim led the group receiving the honors as he was named a fourth time. Yatim earned the accolades last season after suffering a season-ending injury and received a medical waiver in the off season and was able to compete in 2012 as a grad student.
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November 3, 2012 |
Turnovers Doom Football in Liberty League Road Loss at Rochester
Rochester, NY --- The University of Rochester scored four touchdowns after takeaways and defeated WPI, 42-15, in Division III football at Edwin Fauver Stadium. WPI lost five fumbles and Rochester intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown. At the other end of the field, Rochester had two bad snaps on punts. U of R evened its record at 4-4 overall, 3-3 in the Liberty League. WPI is 2-7 overall, 1-5 in the league.
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October 31, 2012 |
McClune Takes Home Football's First Gold Helmet in Seven Years
Cambridge, MA --- WPI graduate defensive back Mitch McClune and Yale sophomore tailback Tyler Varga and have garnered New England Football Writers’ Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Gold Helmet Awards for the week of October 30th. McClune was a force on both defense and special teams to lead the Engineers past St. Lawrence, 36-17. The Pembroke product set a school record as he intercepted four passes in the win. He also added five tackles, including 1.5 for loss.
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October 31, 2012 |
BOSTON GLOBE COLLEGE SPORTS BLOG: McClune, Varga snare Gold Helmets
Mitch McClune recalled intercepting a pair of passes in a single game suiting up for Silver Lake Youth Football. And there was a pick against Catholic Conference rival Malden Catholic when he was a standout at Boston College High. But four interceptions in a single game, the first four of his collegiate career at WPI. "I just kept hoping they threw the ball my way," said McClune of his magnificent effort in Saturday's 36-17 win over visiting St. Lawrence University.
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October 29, 2012 |
McClune Earns Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week Honor
Troy, NY --- WPI's Mitch McClune has been selected Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week for games played on Saturday, October 27th. The graduate student set a school record with four interceptions in WPI’s 36-17 victory over St. Lawrence on Saturday afternoon. He added to his standout day with five tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and returned four kickoffs for 98 yards with a long of 41. In addition to McClune's award, quarterback John Antonopoulos was named to the Liberty League honor roll.
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October 27, 2012 |
Antonopoulos and McClune Key in Football's 36-17 Win Over St. Lawrence
Worcester, MA --- Quarterback John Antonopoulos accounted for four touchdowns and passed for a career-best 347 yards and defensive back Mitch McClune set a school record with four interceptions as host WPI got its first Liberty League conference victory of the season with a 36-17 win over St. Lawrence on Saturday afternoon. The Engineers are now 2-6 overall and 1-4 in conference play while St. Lawrence slips to 0-8 in 2012 and 0-5 in Liberty League action.
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