Westwood, Mass.- The NEWMAC has announced its Athlete of the Week honorees for the week ending 12/3/23.  The full list of honorees can be found below.
 
Men’s Basketball
 
Offensive Athlete of the Week- Kekoa McArdle, (Jr., C), Clark University
 
Junior Kekoa McArdle (Pittsfield, Mass.) averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds across a pair of contests this week, while recording a pair of double doubles. The junior center opened the week with 23 points and 11 boards in a close 75-71 loss at No. 23 Tufts. In the team's 89-77 victory over Westfield State, McArdle scored 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. He shot 71 percent from the field on the week.
 
Defensive Athlete of the Week- Eoin Morrissey (So., F), Wheaton College
 
Sophomore Eoin Morrissey (Watertown, Mass.) averaged a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds per game, while shooting 55% (11-20) from the floor, including 2-4 from three-point range. The forward began the week by ripping down a career-high 16 rebounds to go with 10 points on 5-8 from the field, while helping Wheaton hold visiting Lasell University to just 55 points in a win on November 28. He capped the week with 14 points on 6-12 shooting and grabbed eight boards in a win over visiting Bridgewater State University, while holding the Bears to just 51 points on December 2.
 
Women’s Basketball
 
Offensive Athlete of the Week- Angie Choi (Jr., G), MIT
 
Junior Angie Choi (Cypress, Calif.) averaged 21.5 points (while shooting 56 percent from the floor and 12-for-12 at the charity stripe), two assists, two steals, and a 2.0 assist/turnover ratio in a 2-0 week for MIT. She had a 6-for-6 performance at the free throw line during the final 45 seconds of regulation to help the Engineers defeat No. 8/9 Tufts, 66-63, on the road on Wednesday night. In the victory, MIT’s first against a top-10 opponent, Choi paced the team with a career-high 25 points as she drained all 10 of her attempts at the charity stripe and grabbed three steals. She then produced a game-high 18 points to go along with four assists and no turnovers in 29 minutes of action in a 77-60 win over Brandeis on Saturday.
 
Co-Defensive Athlete of the Week- Kelly Walsh (Sr., G), Babson College

Senior Kelly Walsh (Goffstown, N.H.) recorded 11 steals, two blocked shots and averaged 4.5 rebounds in a pair of games for Babson. She had four steals, five rebounds and a season-high two blocks in Friday’s 56-45 win over Middlebury and followed it up with a career-high seven steals in Saturday’s 70-60 loss at Williams. Walsh also averaged 17.5 points over the weekend.

Co-Defensive Athlete of the Week- Angela Czeremcha (Jr., F), Babson College

Junior Angela Czeremcha (West Springfield, Mass.) continued her outstanding play in helping Springfield power past Emmanuel, 65-42, in their lone game of the week.  The junior tallied her third-consecutive double double as she poured in 16 points to go along with a season-best 15 rebounds.  She also added three steals, two assists, and a block as Springfield improved to 6-1 on the year. 

Men’s Swimming & Diving 
 
Diver of the Week- David Benko (Jr.), MIT
 
Junior David Benko (Budapest, Hungary) won the 1-meter board (11 dives) with a score of 490.05 which is the fifth-best 11-meter dive score in school history. The mark is also an NCAA Regional Qualifying score. He also finished second on the 3-meter board with a score of 488.05 which is also an NCAA Qualifying Mark. 
 
Relay Team of the Week- 200 Medley Relay, MIT  
 
The MIT 200 Medley Relay team of Theo Chen (Plano, Texas), Jaden Luo (Austin, Texas), Arnold Su (Irvine, Calif.) and Tobe Obochi (Highland Park, Ill.) won the event with a time of 1:28.40 which is faster than last year's invited time and is currently the fifth-fastest in the country. 
 
Swimmer of the Week – Tobe Obochi (Sr.), MIT 
 
Senior Tobe Obochi (Highland Park, Ill.) won both the 50 and 100 freestyle races as he took first in the 50-free with a time of 19.90, which is faster than last year's invited time and is currently the fastest in the country. He also took first in the 100 free with a time of 44.15 which is also faster than last year's invited time. Obochi posted a time of 1:39.5 on the opening leg of the 800-free relay at the Winter Invite to help the Engineers achieve the win in the event as well as an NCAA B Cut mark. He also led off the 200-free and 400-free winning relay teams and was a member of the victorious 200-medley relay team and the second-place 400-medley relay team. 
 
Women’s Swimming & Diving 
 
Diver of the Week- Fiora Beratahani (Fr.), MIT  
 
Freshman Fiora Beratahani (San Jose, Calif.) won the 1-meter board and was the runner-up in the 3-meter competition at the MIT Winter Invite this past weekend. With a tally of 505.40 points, she scored the third-highest 1-meter 11-dive score in program history. Beratahani compiled a total of 482.55 on the 3-meter board, finishing second by just four points. Her performances helped her earn a spot at regionals.
 
Relay Team of the Week- 400 Medley Relay, MIT 
 
Comprised of Kate Augustyn (Eau Clair, Wis.), Edenna Chen (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Kailey Simons (Williston Park, N.Y.), and Ella Roberson (Midland, Mich.), the MIT 400-yard medley relay team captured first place with a time of 3:43.80 at the MIT Winter Invite this past weekend. The performance earned an NCAA B-cut by just over seven seconds, which was also the same margin of victory against the runner-up entry from Tufts.
 
Swimmer of the Week – Ella Roberson (Fr.), MIT  
 
Freshman Ella Roberson (Midland, Mich.) tallied three individual victories (all program records and NCAA “B” cuts) and contributed to five relay wins. She finished the 50-yard freestyle in 23.23, which is currently the second-fastest time in the country, won the 100-yard freestyle in 50.57, and touched the wall in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:50.24. Roberson helped the 200-yard freestyle relay tie the Zesiger Pool record and program record with a time of 1:33.23, which was also a B-cut performance. In addition, she contributed to B-cut performances in the 400-yard freestyle (3:25.55), 200-yard medley (1:41.00), 800-yard freestyle (7:26.94), and 400-medley relay (3:43.80) victories.

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, 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 four Associate Members: Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), while sponsoring 20 sports.