Worcester, MA --- WPI softball outfielder Nicole Maglione (Charlton, MA) has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I first team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (Co-SIDA). 

Maglione, who now advances to the national ballot, is one of four outfielders who were selected to the first team in the College Division, which is comprised of NCAA Division II and III and NAIA programs in New England, New York and Eastern Canada. 

Maglione sports a 3.85 GPA while majoring in civil engineering.  During each of the last three years at WPI, she has been honored with a major award at the department's annual banquet.  The awards include the Carolyn McCabe Award presented to the sophomore who best exemplifies the high standards expressed in “The WPI Athlete", the Poly Club Award, presented to the top junior female athlete who has outstanding academic records along with campus involvement of a non-athletic nature, and the Varsity Club Award, presented to the senior athlete on her achievements, contributions, character, leadership, sportsmanship and promotion of school spirit during her four years at WPI.  Maglione also earned the Charles O. Thompson scholarship for outstanding academic success at WPI as a freshman, was a three-time Academic All-NEWMAC selection and was named NEWMAC Rookie of the Year in 2006.

This season, Maglione led the Engineers in runs scored, walks and triples.  She batted .351 for the year, with two home runs, 11 RBI and 28 runs scored. The Engineers, under the leadership of second-year head coach George Legacy, finished the season 16-23, a four-win improvement from a year ago.

Senior catcher/designated player Jennifer Richards (Hampstead, NH) was also selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I first team, the first time that WPI has had two players named to the first team in the same season.

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District I Winners

College Division

FIRST TEAM

Catcher                  Ariana Mullin   TRINITY COLLEGE   Woodbridge, Conn.       3.69    Neuroscience
Infield                    Becky Bailey    RPI       Holland Patent, N.Y.    3.93    Chemical Engineering
Infield                    Danielle Lopez  TUFTS UNIVERSITY     Danvers, Mass.  3.51    Bio-psychology
Infield                    Kristi Bradley   ST. JOHN FISHER   Dansville, N.Y. 3.84    Comm./Journalism
Infield                    Brittany DeGennaro      WNEC    Orange, Conn.   3.84    English
Outfield                  Jackie Tyler    AMHERST COLLEGE   Ridgewood, N.J. 3.70    Sociology
Outfield                  Bridget Farago  EMERSON COLLEGE   Oneonta, N.Y.   3.37   Literature/Publishing
Outfield                  Brittany Lillie    ITHACA COLLEGE    Honeoye Falls, N.Y.     3.66    Clinical Health
Outfield                  Nicole Maglione   WPI  Charlton, Mass  3.85    Civil Engineering
Pitcher                   Alex Chang-Graham       AMHERST COLLEGE  San Carlos, Calif.      3.88    Chemistry
Pitcher                   Ginni Sack      UNION COLLEGE (NY)   Burnt Hills, N.Y.       3.50    Neuroscience
Designated Player   Jen Richards    WPI  Hampstead, N.H. 3.89    Biomedical Engineering