HADLEY, Mass. – Nearly 1,600 student-athletes have been named to the 2022 NESCAC Spring All-Academic Team. To be honored, an individual must have reached sophomore academic standing, and be in good standing in their sport with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50 or equivalent on a 4.0 scale. Transfers must have completed one year of study at an institution.

> NESCAC Spring All-Academic Team

Of the student-athletes to garner All-Academic honors this spring, 172 earned both All-Academic and All-NESCAC accolades and 78 individuals were named to both the All-Sportsmanship and All-Academic Teams. A total of 12 student-athletes were named to all three squads: Anna Madden (Amherst Women’s Track & Field), Eliza Dean (Colby Women’s Lacrosse), Christopher Koskinen (Conn. College Men’s Track & Field), Kenneth Dieker (Middlebury Men’s Golf), Cassie Kearney (Middlebury Women’s Track & Field), Kamila Zygadlo (Trinity Women’s Track & Field), Josh Belandres (Tufts Men’s Tennis), Cora Kakalec (Tufts Women’s Track & Field), Jack Meehan (Tufts Men’s Golf), Kyle Camphausen (Wesleyan Men’s Lacrosse), Courtney Collins-Pisano (Wesleyan Softball), and Chase Cohen (Williams Men’s Tennis).  

The All-Academic Team also includes the following individual award winners from this spring:

• Baseball Player of the Year: Alec Ritch, Middlebury
• Baseball Defensive Player of the Year: Cole Palmeri, Colby 
• Softball Player of the Year: Noelle Ruschil, Middlebury
• Softball Pitcher of the Year: Sophia DiCocco, Tufts
• Softball Defensive Player of the Year: Josie Steinberg, Tufts
• Men’s Tennis Player of the Year: Chase Cohen, Williams
• Men’s Tennis Clarence Chaffee Sportsmanship Award winner: Harris Foulkes, Amherst 
• Women’s Tennis Player of the Year: Jackie Bukzin, Amherst
• Men’s Golfer of the Year: Billy Geach, Hamilton
• Men’s Lacrosse Rookie of the Year: Will Byrne, Bowdoin
• Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Year: Jane Earley, Middlebury
• Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year: Molly Laliberty, Tufts
• Women’s Lacrosse Rookie of the Year: Olivia Lai, Wesleyan
• Men’s Track & Field Most Outstanding Performer: Luke Botsford, Tufts
• Women’s Track & Field Most Outstanding Performer: Malissa Lindsey, Conn. College

Founded in 1971, the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) consists of 11 liberal arts colleges and has consistently reflected its commitment to the values of athletics and academic achievement. The member colleges of the conference are Amherst College, Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, Connecticut College, Hamilton College, Middlebury College, Trinity College, Tufts University, Wesleyan University, and Williams College.