2017-2018 WPI Swimming & Diving Headlines
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SUMMER REWIND: Day Caps Career in Style on Final Day of 2018 NEWMACs
July 27, 2018Cambridge, MA --- Senior Jenny Day (Chelmsford, MA) set a school record in the first event of the night as the WPI women placed fourth at the four-day 2018 NEWMAC Swimming & Diving Championships. -
SUMMER REWIND: Bauer Rewrites NEWMAC Record Book at Swim Dive Championships
July 25, 2018Cambridge, MA --- Junior Jack Bauer (Cumberland, RI) repeated as the 100-yard backstroke champion, and he did it in style, as the WPI men's swimming & diving team ended day three of the NEWMACChampionships at MIT in third place.
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Bauer and Day Headline Swimming & Diving Scholar All-America Scrolls
July 05, 2018WORCESTER – Led by Jack Bauer (Cumberland, RI) and Jenny Day (Chelmsford, MA), five members of the WPI swimming & diving program secured College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) All-America Team honors for their work in the pool and in the classroom. Additionally, both programs earned the CSCAA Scholar All-America Award for their respective combined GPAs.
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Bauer Repeats as Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III At-Large Honoree
June 12, 2018WORCESTER – WPI junior Jack Bauer (Cumberland, RI) was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III At-Large First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He is the first WPI male student-athlete to earn a spot on a first team since Men’s Basketball’s Matt Carr in 2012.
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WPI Men Second, Women Third in NEWMAC President Cup Standings
June 04, 2018Westwood, MA --- For the third consecutive year WPI finished second in the Men’s NEWMAC Presidents Cup standings while the women placed third, as announced at the conference's annual meetings by WPI President Laurie Leshin along with NEWMAC President and WPI Director of Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics Dana L. Harmon.
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WPI Honors 11 Major Award Winners During Annual Athletic Banquet
May 31, 2018WORCESTER – The WPI athletic department recently honored all of its 20 varsity teams which encompasses over 600 student-athletes at its annual awards banquet. During the festivities, 11 student-athletes were presented with major awards. These accolades highlight some of the best varsity student-athletes at WPI who excel both in the classroom and in their respective sports.
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Swimming & Diving’s Day and Bauer Earn More Academic All-District At-Large Laurels
May 18, 2018WORCESTER – WPI swimming & diving senior Jenny Day (Chelmsford, MA) and junior Jack Bauer (Cumberland, RI) have been named to their respective Google Cloud Academic All-District® At-Large Team, as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) members in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
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BOSTON GLOBE: For Jenny Day, swimming’s key lessons were mental ones
May 11, 2018Former Chelmsford High standout Jenny Day closed out her decorated WPI swimming career as the owner of 10 school records, seven individually and three as part of relay teams. Those records competing for WPI head coach Paul Bennett included marks in her favorite event, the 200-yard butterfly, as well as her least favorite, the mile freestyle race. Day will graduate with a degree in mechanical engineering May 12.
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The Goat Nation Giving Challenge "A Resounding Success"
March 30, 2018Thank you to all who supported WPI’s first-ever Goat Nation Giving Challenge! 544 alumni donors helped raise $30,860 for the WPI Fund for Athletics, making the challenge a resounding success. These gifts will allow us to continue to provide the newest equipment, dedicated training spaces, top-notch coaches, and more for our student-athletes. Because of your support, WPI Athletics will continue to soar to new levels of greatness.
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Poskus and Melanson Wrap Up 2017-18 Swimming & Diving Campaign at NCAA Regional
March 03, 2018Middlebury, VT --- Seniors Hayley Poskus (Middleboro, MA) and Randy Melanson (Attleboro, MA) closed out the 2017-18 WPI swimming & diving season Saturday at the NCAA Division III Northeast North Diving Regional, hosted by Middlebury.
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Melanson and Poskus Compete on Day One of NCAA Division III Diving Regional
March 02, 2018Middlebury, VT --- Seniors Randy Melanson (Attleboro, MA) and Hayley Poskus (Middleboro, MA) represented WPI on the first day of the 2018 NCAA Division III Northeast North Diving Regional at Middlebury.
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Rodgers, Buckley, Melanson & Day Earn NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship Recognition
February 28, 2018Westwood, MA --- The winter NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship teams were recently revealed following a busy championship weekend.
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Women’s Swimming & Diving Finishes Fourth at NEWMAC Championships
February 25, 2018Cambridge, MA --- Senior Jenny Day (Chelmsford, MA) set a school record in the first event of the night as the WPI women placed fourth at the four-day 2018 NEWMAC Swimming & Diving Championships.
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Men’s Swimming & Diving Takes Third at NEWMAC Championships
February 25, 2018Cambridge, MA --- Junior Jack Bauer (Cumberland, RI) set another meet and school record as the WPI men finished the 2018 NEWMAC Swimming & Diving Championships in third place.
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Grant Sets Record as Women’s Swimming & Diving Concludes Day Three of NEWMACs
February 24, 2018Cambridge, MA --- Allysa Grant (Framingham, MA) broke the 100-yard breaststroke record while the WPI women’s swimming & diving team remained fifth heading into the final day of the NEWMAC Championships at MIT.
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Bauer Rewrites NEWMAC Record Book on Day Three of Swim Dive Championships
February 24, 2018Cambridge, MA --- Junior Jack Bauer (Cumberland, RI) repeated as the 100-yard backstroke champion, and he did it in style, as the WPI men’s swimming & diving team ended day three of the NEWMAC Championships at MIT in third place.
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Day Resets 500 Free Record as Women’s Swimming & Diving Sits Fifth at NEWMACs
February 23, 2018Cambridge, MA --- Senior Jenny Day (Chelmsford, MA) reset a school record as WPI placed fifth on the first full day of the 2018 NEWMAC Swimming & Diving Championships at MIT.
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Burgwardt's B Cuts Headline Men’s Swim Dive’s Team Effort on First Full Day of NEWMACs
February 23, 2018Cambridge, MA --- Graduate student Erick Burgwardt (Honeoye Falls, NY) and sophomore Markus Zimmermann (Sammamish, WA) each set a school record while Burgwardt and both A relays garnered All-Conference second team status on the first full day of competition at the 2018 NEWMAC Swimming & Diving Championships at MIT.
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Shriner, Barrett, McDonald & Zimmermann Highlight NEWMAC Swim Dive Opening Session
February 22, 2018Cambridge, MA --- The WPI men’s swimming & diving 800-yard freestyle relay earned All-Conference second team honors with a runner up performance on the first night of the 2018 NEWMAC Swimming & Diving Championships at MIT.
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NEWMAC Recognizes 31 Winter Student-Athletes for Work in the Classroom
February 13, 2018Westwood, MA --- Eleven WPI winter student-athletes garnered NEWMAC Academic All-Conference status for the third time as 20 more were also recognized for carrying a 3.5 GPA or better. Men’s Swimming & Diving totaled 13 selections, followed by Women’s Swimming & Diving with 12. Women’s Basketball featured four selections and Men’s Basketball netted a pair.
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Werra, Carley, Saperstein, Lee Named NEWMAC Relay Team of the Week
February 12, 2018Westwood, MA --- The WPI men’s swimming & diving 200-yard freestyle quartet has been named as the NEWMAC Relay Team of the Week.
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Marcucci Secures NEWMAC Women's Swimmer of the Week Accolades
February 12, 2018Westwood, MA --- WPI junior Stephanie Marcucci (Dingmans Ferry, PA) has been tabbed as the NEWMAC Women’s Swimmer of the Week.
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Marcucci, Houghton & Hughes Shine for Women’s Swimming & Diving at Cougar Invite
February 10, 2018WORCESTER – Junior Stephanie Marcucci (Dingmans Ferry, PA) and freshmen Erica Houghton (Berkley, MA) and Annie Hughes (Woodbury, NJ) each won a pair of events as select members of the WPI women’s swimming & diving team competed at Clark’s Cougar Invitational Saturday.
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Hlavenka, Babel & Carley Highlight Men’s Swimming & Diving’s Performance at Cougar Invitational
February 10, 2018WORCESTER – Graduate student Thomas Hlavenka (Seaford, NY) along with seniors Bryant Babel (Oceanside, NY) and Sam Carley (Trumbull, CT) each struck gold while other select WPI men’s swimmers and divers also participated in Clark’s Cougar Invitational Saturday in the Kneller Center.
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Bauer, Melanson and Perry Star as Men's Swimming and Diving Competes in Tech Sprints
February 03, 2018WORCESTER -- Swimmer Jack Bauer and diver Randy Melanson were double individual event winners and Bauer, Jackson Perry and Erick Burgwardt were part of all four winning relays as WPI concluded its home schedule Saturday by hosting the Tech Sprints.
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Clemente, Marcucci, Hanson Register Wins as Women's Swimming & Diving Hosts Tech Sprints
February 03, 2018WORCESTER - WPI's Jillian Clemente, Stephanie Marcucci and Olivia Hanson swam to individual victories and the 100 yard freestyle earned gold to highlight the Engineers performance Saturday in the Tech Sprints, the final home meet of the 2017-18 season.
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Swimming & Diving Programs Earn CSCAA Scholar Academic Team Status
January 29, 2018Richmond, VA --- The WPI men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams have once again achieved College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar Academic Team status.
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Women’s Swimming & Diving Concludes Duals .500 or Better For Eighth Consecutive Season
January 27, 2018Oneonta, NY --- Senior Hayley Poskus (Middleboro, MA) and sophomores Sydney Seo (North Andover, MA), Cailin Gonyea (Southbridge, MA) and Jillian Clemente (Killingworth, CT) each had a pair of top individual performances as the WPI women’s swimming & diving team defeated host Hartwick, 172-113, Saturday in the Sally Griffiths Herbert '88 Aquatics Center.
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Class of 2018 Sets Men’s Swimming & Diving Dual Meet Standard in Win at Hartwick
January 27, 2018Oneonta, NY --- Graduate student Erick Burgwardt (Honeoye Falls, NY), senior Randy Melanson (Attleboro, MA), junior Jack Bauer (Cumberland, RI) and sophomore Markus Zimmermann (Sammamish, WA) each collected a pair of individual victories as the WPI men’s swimming & diving team defeated host Hartwick, 175-109, Saturday in the Sally Griffiths Herbert '88 Aquatics Center.
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Women’s Swimming & Diving Near Flawless in Annual Dual With Clark
January 24, 2018WORCESTER -- Senior Hayley Poskus (Middleboro, MA) swept as the WPI women’s swimming & diving team had the best performance in all but two events as the Engineers defeated Clark, 124-67, Wednesday night in the Kneller Center.
