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NEWMAC Announces 2025-2026 Winter Sportsmanship Honorees

Marlborough, MASS. - The NEWMAC is proud to recognize the Sportsmanship honorees for the winter season. The NEWMAC Sportsmanship Team is intended to recognize one student-athlete from each team, in every sport, who best demonstrates the ideals of the NEWMAC and its Code of Conduct, regardless of their overall performance or statistics for the season.

The honorees, selected by their respective coaching staffs, have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior that go above and beyond the sport's playing rules and etiquette. 

The winter sportsmanship team is comprised of 38 student-athletes in the sports of men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming. 

The full list of honorees can be found below. 

Name Institution Sport
Jojo Chalumeau Babson College Men's Basketball
Emmett Hamilton Clark University Men's Basketball
Brendan McNamara Emerson College Men's Basketball
Parker Spann MIT Men's Basketball
Jack McMullen Salve Regina University Men's Basketball
Cedric Rodriguez Springfield College Men's Basketball
Elijah Parent U.S. Coast Guard Academy Men's Basketball
Sal Pedevillano Wheaton College Men's Basketball
Matt Morvillo WPI Men's Basketball
Dom Crisafulli Babson College Men's Swimming & Diving
Declan Hanscom Clark University Men's Swimming & Diving
Michael Turmilov  MIT Men's Swimming & Diving
Matt Quinney Springfield College Men's Swimming & Diving
Blaise Minckler U.S. Coast Guard Academy Men's Swimming & Diving
Koby Wulfmeyer Wheaton College Men's Swimming & Diving
Gavin McCullough WPI Men's Swimming & Diving
Chloe Perrault Babson College Women's Basketball
Emma Drefs Clark University Women's Basketball
Lena Hicks Emerson College Women's Basketball
Brianna Lebrun MIT Women's Basketball
Jane Wu Mount Holyoke College Women's Basketball
Sophie Hjerpe Salve Regina University Women's Basketball
Maggie Fleming Smith College Women's Basketball
Amanda Leary Springfield College Women's Basketball
Farrah Peterein U.S. Coast Guard Academy Women's Basketball
Amanda Cheng Wellesley College Women's Basketball
Madeline Duwe Wheaton College Women's Basketball
Megan Stone WPI Women's Basketball
Samantha Gilbert Babson College Women's Swimming & Diving
Charlotte Scott Clark University Women's Swimming & Diving
Larissa Gosslau  MIT Women's Swimming & Diving
Sophie Allen Mount Holyoke College Women's Swimming & Diving
Emma Schultz Smith College Women's Swimming & Diving
Ella Smith Springfield College Women's Swimming & Diving
Kendra Hiigel U.S. Coast Guard Academy Women's Swimming & Diving
Leah Butler Wellesley College Women's Swimming & Diving
Grace Chin Wheaton College Women's Swimming & Diving
Rachel Tsang WPI Women's Swimming & Diving

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 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 20 sports.