HADLEY, Mass. – Over 1,400 student-athletes have been named to the 2024 NESCAC Winter 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. Lists of All-Academic honorees are provided by the athletic departments at each institution. The cumulative GPA on record as of the end of the Fall 2023 semester was used to determine eligibility for the honor.
Of the student-athletes to garner All-Academic honors this winter, 80 earned both All-Academic and All-NESCAC accolades and 42 individuals were named to both the All-Sportsmanship and All-Academic Teams. Three student-athletes garnered All-NESCAC or an individual award, and were also named to the All-Sportsmanship and All-Academic teams: Bria Fuller (Trinity women’s basketball), Maddie Hylland (Trinity women’s squash), and Steve Ward (Bowdoin men’s swimming & diving).
The 2024 Winter All-Academic Team includes the following major award winners:
- Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year: Dana Smith, Trinity
- Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year: Bria Fuller, Trinity
- Men’s Ice Hockey Defensive Player of the Year: Ned Blanchard, Trinity
- Women’s Ice Hockey Player of the Year: Meg Rittenhouse, Colby
- Women’s Ice Hockey Defensive Player of the Year: Jenna Stevens, Wesleyan
- Men’s Swimmer of the Year: Justin Finkel, Conn. College
- Men’s Career High-Point Swimmer: Jacob Grover, Williams
- Women’s Swimmer of the Year: Sophia Verkleeren
- Women’s Diver of the Year: Adelaide Herman, Williams
- Women’s Career High-Point Swimmer: Samantha Kilcoyne
- Women’s Career High-Point Diver: Eleanor McGrath, Colby
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.
