Guardino, Briskey, Brown and Thomas Earn NEWMAC Women's Swimming Academic Honors

Morgan Guardino
Babson Park, MA --- Four WPI women's swimmers and divers have been selected to receive honors on the 2008-09 NEWMAC All-Academic team.
Junior diver Morgan Guardino (Manchester, CT) makes her second appearance on the team while senior swimmer Emily Briskey (Hyde Park, NY) and sophomore swimmers Samantha Brown (Dunbarton, NH) and Kelsey Thomas (Webster, NY) have been tabbed 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 women's swimming and diving team finished the season with a 1-9 record in dual meets and a 10th place finish at the NEWMAC Championships three weeks ago. The Engineers are coached by Paul Bennett.
Written by Steven M Miller, Jr --- Sports Information Correspondent
NEWMAC Announces 2008-09 Women's Swimming & Diving Academic All-Conference Team
Babson Park, Mass. - The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference announced its 2008-09 Women's Swimming & Diving Academic All-Conference Team on Friday.
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 2008 fall semester, achieved second year academic status at her institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.
The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference 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 2008-09 NEWMAC Women's Swimming & Diving Academic All-Conference Team
Katelynn Conlon 2011 Babson
Claudia Gutierrez 2009 Babson
Jennifer Aballo 2011 Clark
Jessica Baker 2009 Clark
Cassandra Crawford Gr. Clark
Korin Danchise-Curtis 2009 Clark
Caitlin Hanson Gr. Clark
Kayleigh Lagasse 2009 Clark
Theresa Lindboe 2011 Clark
Elizabeth Rosen 2011 Clark
Emily Rouleau 2011 Clark
Corri Stewart 2010 Clark
Sarah Hohnstadt 2010 Coast Guard
Sarah-Jane Otey 2011 Coast Guard
Ariana Pourmonir 2010 Coast Guard
Shea
Winterberger
2009 Coast Guard
Lauren Cipicchio
2010
MIT
Abigail Clark 2009 MIT
Caroline DeBoer 2011 MIT
Erika Erickson Gr. MIT
Lauren Hernley 2011 MIT
Sarah King 2010 MIT
Diana LaScala-Gruenewald 2011 MIT
Caroline Lowenthal 2009 MIT
Rachel Price 2010 MIT
Ellie Souganidis 2010 MIT
Michelle Kroll 2011 Mount Holyoke
Amanda McGrosky 2010 Mount Holyoke
Lisa Nash 2009 Mount Holyoke
Lindsay Schonborn 2010 Mount Holyoke
Sarah Schultz 2011 Mount Holyoke
Rachel Dorset 2010 Smith
Christine Dzialo 2010 Smith
Cheri Hardy 2009 Smith
Gillian Riggs 2010 Smith
Lily Seidman 2011 Smith
Elizabeth Belmont 2009 Springfield
Megan Feran 2010 Springfield
Elizabeth Munson 2011 Springfield
Caitlin Studer-Sweetman 2009 Springfield
Abigail Friedman 2010 Wellesley
Savanna Johnson 2009 Wellesley
Emilie Mitten 2010 Wellesley
Alex Stark 2010 Wellesley
Kathleen Dwyer 2011 Wheaton
Caitlin Glover 2009 Wheaton
Sara Hollar 2011 Wheaton
Iris Meehan 2010 Wheaton
Stephany Perkins 2011 Wheaton
Emily Briskey 2009 WPI
Samantha Brown 2011 WPI
Morgan Guardino 2010 WPI
Kelsey Thomas
2011
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