NORTHAMPTON - 72 Smith College student-athletes were named to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Spring Academic All-Conference Team, the league office recently announced. The spring list includes participants from each of the NEWMACs member institutions who competed in rowing (23), track & field (21), lacrosse (15), softball (8), and tennis (5).

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 2025 fall semester, achieved second-year academic status at their institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.

Lacrosse
Emma Butterick (Windsor, CT/Windsor) - Biological Sciences
Darci DeAngelis (Boise, ID/Boise) - Quantitative Economics/Film and Media Studies
Lea Glass (Brooklyn, NY/Poly Prep Country Day School) - Undeclared
Yasmin Grant (South Orange, NJ/Columbia) - Sociology/Spanish
Kyra Hawk (San Jose, CA/The Harker School) - Bio/Pre-Health
Jordan Hoffman (Portland, OR/Jesuit) - Biological Sciences
Shannon Houtenville (East Windsor, NJ/Highstown) - Architecture
Katie Janis (CosCob, CT/Torrey Pines) - Undeclared
Danika Lipchitz (Needham, MA/Gann Academy) - Engineering
Jenna Paczkowski (Jupiter, FL/Choate Rosemary Hall) - Computer Science/Russian
Abi Rusalavitch (Portland, OR/Jesuit) - Engineering
Caroline Sanders (Orange County, CA/Santa Margarita Catholic) - Economics/Psychology
Brooke Testa (Pittstown, NJ/Delaware Valley) - Engineering
Caroline Weyrich - Engineering
Abby Wrentmore - Undeclared

Rowing
Zeynep Akdora (Dallas, TX/Highland Park) - Neuroscience
Riley Amos (Palo Alto, CA/Palo Alto) - Physics
Kathleen Bacigalupi (Saint Paul, MN/Highland Park)
Maddy Beer (Seattle, WA/Seattle Preparatory School) - Anthropology
Julia Beyer (Ardmore, Pa./Friends' Central School) - Environmental Science
Anna Boden (Seattle, WA/Holy Names Academy) - Computer Science
Ellie Chungath (Des Moines, IA/Theodore Roosevelt) - Economics
Sophia Eastman (Indiana, PA/Homer Center Junior Senior High School) - Biochemistry
Eleri Flanigan (Centennial, CO/Cherry Creek) - Russian
Nadia Grinyuk (Scarborough, ME/Scarborough) - Psychology
Luciena Gundersen (Madison, WI/Madison West) - Undecided
Leni Hicks-Dutt (Newton, MA/Brimmer and May School) - Psychology
Leigh Howland (Atlanta, GA/Maynard Jackson) - Government
Megan Lee (Princeton Junction, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro) - Biological Sciences
Nusche MacDonald (Chicago, IL/Whitney M. Young Magnet) - Anthropology
Eleanor Madley (Los Angeles, CA/Archer School for Girls) - Anthropology
Bea Money (South Kent, CT/Hebron Academy) - Biological Sciences
Ella Peerenboom (Sherwood, OR/Sherwood) - Spanish
Rayna Rose (Brookline, MA/Brookline) - Environmental Science
Louisa Varni (San Mateo, CA/Aragon) - English Language and Literature
Sox Whitin (Fleming Island, FL/Fleming Island) - Mathematical Sciences
Jackie Wiechmann (Washington DC/Jackson-Reed) - Public Health
Ruby Williams (Tallahassee, Fla./Leon) - Art History

Softball
Lindsay Bennett (Sanford, ME/Berwick Academy) - Psychology
Bailey Gray (Missouri City, TX/Ridge Point) - Undecided
Lily Hackett (Concord, NH/Concord) - Psychology
Ally Knutson (Green Bay, WI/Bay Port) - Chemistry/Astronomy
Ava Lansbury (Arlington, VA/Washington-Liberty) - Sociology
Taz Tamai (Cincinati, OH/The Seven Hills School) - Mechanical Engineering
Kat Wajerski (Bellevue, WA/Newport) - Engineering
Elinor Washington (Sacramento, CA/Pleasant Grove) - Neuroscience

Tennis
Tabitha Bastress (Shelburne, VT/Champlain Valley Union High School) - Government/Economics
Dayana Caluna (Plainfield, NJ/College Achieve) - Data Science
Ayla Hauser (Knoxville, TN/Bearden) - Neuroscience
Marielle Sauber (The Woodlands, TX/The John Cooper School) - Neuroscience
Natazya Simunyola (Lorton, VA/South County High School) - Neuroscience

Track & Field
Lena Baker (Lee's Summit, MO/Lee's Summit North) - Government
Niveen Bugueiro () - Economics
Catherine Collins (Westfield, NJ/Westfield) - Neuroscience
Hillary Connor (Yarmouth, ME/Yarmouth)
Jillian da Costa Pinto (West Hartford, CT/Conard)
Amelia Dion (Burlington, VT/Burlington) - Statistics and Data Science
Mollie Doyle () - Spanish and Portuguese
Annabel English () - Education and Child Study
Elowyn Gottsacker (Portland, OR/Roosevelt) - Chemistry
Amie Gronert (Milwaukee, WI/Shorewood) - Astronomy
Gwyneth Howes () - Education and Child Study
Sofia Jurusz (Wildwood Crest, NJ/Middle Township) - Mathematical Sciences
Elise Kennedy (Middletown, CT/Middletown) - American Studies
Lucy Kreipke (Princeton, NJ/Princeton)
Lyda Martin (San Antonio, TX/Lee)
Elaine McCarty () - Mathematical Sciences
Tara Pacini () - Engineering
Daniele Pilier
Kerry Seekamp (Destin, FL/Fort Walton Beach)
Cadence Sorensen - Economics
Annika Wells (Ashland, OR/Ashland High School) - Engineering


About the NEWMAC
The NEWMAC is an association of 13 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Saint Anselm College (beginning reclassification process with NCAA in 2027-28), Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with eight Associate Members: Brandeis University (Women's Lacrosse, 2026-2027), New York University (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), SUNY New Paltz (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), and Vassar College (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), while sponsoring 21 sports. 

About Smith Athletics Smith College is a NCAA Division III member of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) that sponsors 11 intercollegiate sports. For more information, log on to GoSmithBears.com and follow the Bears on Facebook and Instagram.