With the fall seasons finished, NESCAC announced its all-conference awards last week. The Jumbos appeared on each sport's list, with the women's soccer team - in the midst of its best season since 2000 - raking in the jumbo share of Tufts awards.
The team nabbed two of the three top honors, with Martha Whiting taking home Coach of the Year and senior tri-captain Ariel Samuelson earning Player of the Year, as well as a spot on the All-Conference First Team. Samuelson's 12 goals and 27 points were tied for the conference-best with Bates junior Kim Alexander, and her three game-winning goals are good for second in the league.
Williams was the league's big winner, placing 15 Ephs on All-Conference First Teams and racking up three Player of the Year Awards, a Rookie of the Year and two Coach of the Year recipients. Williams once again proved its reputation as the overall goliath of the NESCAC. In 2005, the school won its seventh consecutive Director's Cup, awarded by the NCAA to one school in each Division for overall excellence in athletics.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
First Team: Ariel Samuelson, Martha Furtek
Second Team: Lydia Claudio, Joelle Emery
Player of the Year: Ariel Samuelson
Coach of the Year: Martha Whiting
MEN'S SOCCER
Second Team: Mike Guigli, Mattia Chason, Greg O'Connell
FIELD HOCKEY
Second Team: Lea Napolitano, Stacey Watkins
FOOTBALL
First Team: Rich Aronson, Chris Decembrele
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
First Team: Josh Kennedy, Matt Lacey
Second Team: Matt Fortin
Co-Coach of the Year: Ethan Barron
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Second Team: Becca Ades
VOLLEYBALL
First Team: April Gerry, Courtney Evans
Second Team: Caitlin Dealy
GOLF
First Team: Justin Meier
