HADLEY, Mass. – Over 1,400 student-athletes have been named to the 2025 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 2024 semester was used to determine eligibility for the honor.
Of the student-athletes to garner NESCAC All-Academic honors this winter, 111 earned both All-Academic and All-NESCAC accolades and 58 individuals were named to both the All-Sportsmanship and All-Academic Teams. Eight student-athletes garnered All-NESCAC or an individual award, and were also named to the All-Sportsmanship and All-Academic teams:
- Alex Brown, Amherst Women’s Squash
- Maya Cwalina, Amherst Women’s Basketball
- Emma Watts-Roy, Bowdoin Women’s Squash
- Nathan Feinstein, Middlebury Men’s Squash
- Luke McNamara, Middlebury Men’s Swimming & Diving
- Kerwin Teh, Tufts Men’s Squash
- Abhinav Gupta, Wesleyan Men’s Squash
- Andrew Minnis, Williams Men’s Squash
The 2025 NESCAC Winter All-Academic Team includes the following major award winners:
- Men’s Basketball Player of the Year - Hank Morgan, Hamilton
- Women’s Basketball Player of the Year - Sydney Jones, Bowdoin
- Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year - Maya Cwalina, Amherst
- Men’s Ice Hockey Player of the Year - Luke Tchor, Hamilton
- Women’s Ice Hockey Player of the Year - Claire Sammons, Conn. College
- Women’s Ice Hockey Defensive Player of the Year - Gretchen Dann, Amherst
- Men’s Swimming & Diving Swimmer of the Year - Justin Finkel, Conn. College
- Men’s Swimming & Diving Diver of the Year - Haochen Liu, Williams
- Men’s Swimming & Diving Career High-Point Swimmer - Oliver Schalet, Williams
- Men’s Swimming & Diving Career High-Point Diver - Ivan Knoepflmacher, Colby
- Women’s Swimming & Diving Swimmer of the Year & Career High-Point Swimmer - Sophia Verkleeren, Williams
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.
