For Immediate Release
March 4, 2008
Wellesley Sports Information
Courtesy NEWMAC Publicist, Greg McKeever
Richter Named to NEWMAC Basketball Academic All-Conference Team
BABSON PARK, Mass. – Wellesley College junior Courtney Richter (Sinking Springs, Penn.) was named to the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Academic All-Conference team for the second consecutive year. Richter, a three-year starter for the Blue, is pursuing a double major in art history and studio art.
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 2007 fall semester, achieved second year academic status at her institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.
The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference consists of 10 highly selective institutions committed to academic excellence: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
2007-08 NEWMAC Women's Basketball Academic All-Conference Team
| Caitlin Fenn | 2008 | Babson |
| Leigh Myer | 2009 | Babson |
| Becky Pelletier | 2009 | Babson |
| Linsey Poulson | 2008 | Babson |
| Chole Carden | 2010 | Clark |
| Sara Hagstrom | 2009 | Clark |
| Emily Skelton | 2010 | Clark |
| DeCarol Davis | 2008 | Coast Guard |
| Chanel Lee | 2009 | Coast Guard |
| Alice Yeh | 2009 | MIT |
| Clara Yuan | 2009 | MIT |
| Jessica Olson | 2010 | Mount Holyoke |
| Talia Williams | 2008 | Smith |
| Ashley Sutton | 2008 | Smith |
| Corey Finch | 2009 | Springfield |
| Kirsten Salmonsen | 2009 | Springfield |
| Courtney Richter | 2009 | Wellesley |
| Jennie Pleat | 2009 | Wheaton |
| Stephanie Michals | 2010 | Wheaton |
| Amber Dangelo | 2008 | WPI |
| Natasha Deschene | 2009 | WPI |
| Rachel Salvatori | 2010 | WPI |