18 Blue Student-Athletes Named to NEWMAC Fall Academic All-Conference Teams

WELLESLEY, Mass. – The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) has announced the 2016 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference teams for women's cross country, field hockey, soccer, tennis, and volleyball, and 18 Blue student-athletes have been recognized for their prowess in the classroom (Edit: Field Hockey's Haley Chrobock was inadvertently omitted on the original release). 

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 2016 spring 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 11 highly selective institutions committed to academic excellence: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

See below for a complete list of Wellesley College's honorees: 

Cross Country

Taylor Fortnam '18
Clare Salerno '18
Alice Zhou '17 

Field Hockey 

Haley Chrobock '19
Emmy Hamilton '18
Paige Hauke '19
Arielle Mitropoulos '19

Soccer

Alex Dionne '19
Melise Knowles '18
Zoe Matticks '18
Gabriela Portilla '19
Kelly Hoover '19 

Tennis

Justine Huang '19
Dasha Kostikina '17 

Volleyball

Samantha Hoang '19
Alex Kew '19
Michelle Li '19
Alina Mota '18