Babson Park, MA --- Three WPI men's swimmers have been selected to receive honors on the 2008-09 NEWMAC All-Academic team. The Engineers' three selections placed them third in the NEWMAC. MIT had eight All-Academic selections.

Senior swimmers Steve Rose (Worcester, MA) and Dan White (Sidney, ME) each received their third consecutive All-Academic selections, while sophomore Lee Chiang (Lexington, MA) was honored for the first time.

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 2007 fall semester, achieved second year academic status at her institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.

The NEWMAC consists of 10 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, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

The WPI men's swimming and diving team finished the season with a 5-3 record in dual meets and a 4th place finish at the NEWMAC Championships last week.  The Engineers are coached by Paul Bennett.

Written by Ray Cotrufo '98 - WPI Athletics Department

The 2008-09 NEWMAC Men's Swimming & Diving Academic All-Conference Team

Joel Bonina                    2011    Babson

Pranav Kotwal               2011    Babson

Mikita Kourtchikov          2011    Babson

Ted Plaisted                   2010    Babson

Mario Rodriguez             2009    Babson

Jeffrey Amari                  2011    Clark

Salvatore Pezzella         2009    Clark

Brian Bonomi                  2011    Coast Guard

Zach McCune                 2011    Coast Guard

Taylor Volkman              2010    Coast Guard

Zachary Cordero            2010    MIT

Udit Garg                       2009    MIT

Daniel Jimenez                2010    MIT

Daniel Klenk                    2009    MIT

Toomas Sepp                  2011    MIT

John Walk                       2010    MIT

Peter Wellings                2009    MIT

Jeff Zhou                         2010    MIT

Matthew Fitzgerald         2010    Springfield

Brian Sobel                     2011    Springfield

Lee Chiang                     2011    WPI

Steve Rose                     2009    WPI

Dan White                      2009    WPI