Westwood, Mass. (June 5) -- Twenty-five members of the MIT women's track and field team have been named to the 2023 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Academic All-Conference Team. Overall, 157 student-athletes across the league were recognized with Academic All-Conference honors.
 
Honorees must have met the following criteria: earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale after the 2022 fall semester, achieved second-year academic status and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.
 
MIT Women's Track and Field Honorees
Tolu Akinbo (Naperville, Ill.)
Emily Ball (Des Moines, Iowa)
Sarah Bentley (Pacific Palisades, Calif.)
Anna Chau (Salem, Ore.)
Paige Cooksey (Ormond Beach, Fla.)
Olivia Dias (East Taunton, Mass.)
Einat Gavish (Newton, Mass.)
Savannah Gordon (El Cajon, Calif.)
Anna Haddad (Tacoma, Wash.)
Sofia Haug (Kadrina Vald, Estonia)
Madeline Hon (Manhasset, N.Y.)
Julia Howarth (Barrington, R.I.)
Maura Kelleher (Los Altos, Calif.)
Erika Leasher (Midland, Mich.)
Abby Lo (Davis, Calif.)
Emmeline MacPherson (Clinton, N.Y.)
Emma Martin (North Andover, Mass.)
Kimmy McPherson (San Diego, Calif.)
Sonia Purohit (Branchburg, N.J.)
Kirsi Rajagopal (Harrison, N.Y.)
Gillian Roeder (Delmar, N.Y.)
Olivia Rosenstein (Urbana, Ill.)
Meagan Rowlett (Dana Point, Calif.)
Olivia Stoner (Haddonfield, N.J.)
 
Chau, Gavish, Haddad, McPherson, Purohit and Rajagopal are three-time Academic All-Conference selections to go ahead with 11 Engineers being honored for the second time in their careers.
 
The Engineers captured the program's 14th all-time NEWMAC Championship with a 105.5-point victory at home, followed by a 60-point win at the New England D3 Outdoor Track and Field Championship for their 10th outdoor D3 New England title. MIT capped the season off with a fourth-place podium finish at the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championship as the team finished with 10 All-America performances, including an individual NCAA national championship in the hammer by sophomore Alexis Boykin (Clayton, Ohio).
 
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