The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

Babson Park, Mass. - The New England Women and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its 2008 Men's and Women's Track & Field post-season awards on Tuesday. Stephen Morton (Lexington, Ky.) of MIT and Renee Thompson (Hartford, Conn.) of Wheaton were named the Male and Female Athletes of the Year, respectively. Mark Williamson (Vienna, Va.) and Laurenmaria Smith (Providence, R.I.), both from Wheaton, received the Male and Female Rookie of the Year awards. Halston Taylor, of MIT was named the Men's Coach of the Year, while Paul Souza of Wheaton was named the Women's Coach of the Year. The Coast Guard Academy's men's and women's team were each honored with the NEWMAC Sportsmanship Award.

Morton, who helped MIT capture the NEWMAC men's championship, earned First team All-Conference honors in both the 100m and the Long Jump, while making the Second team in the 200m. Thompson helped lead Wheaton to the NEWMAC women's championship by earning three First team All-Conference spots. She placed first in the 400m and was also part of Wheaton's victorious 4x100m and 4x400m relays teams. Williamson won the 400m, while also being a part of the First team All-Conference 4x100m team and the Second team 4x400m squad. Smith joined Thompson on the 4x100m team, earning a spot on the First team All-Conference.

2008 Track & Field All-Conference Team and Award Winners

NEWMAC Female Athlete of the Year
Renee Thompson, Wheaton

NEWMAC Male Athlete of the Year
Stephen Morton, MIT

NEWMAC Female Rookie of the Year
Laurenmaria Smith, Wheaton College

NEWMAC Male Rookie of the Year
Mark Williamson, Wheaton College

NEWMAC Women's Coach of the Year
Paul Souza, Wheaton College

NEWMAC Men's Coach of the Year
Halston Taylor, MIT

NEWMAC Women's Sportsmanship Award
Coast Guard Academy

NEWMAC Men's Sportsmanship Award
Coast Guard Academy

2008 NEWMAC Women's All Conference Team
Event               First Team                                          Second Team
100m               Chizoba Ezeigwe, Wheaton                 Nikki Hay, Springfield
200m               Chizoba Ezeigwe, Wheaton                 Nikki Hay, Springfield
400m               Renee Thompson, Wheaton                 Natana Jules, Wheaton
800m               Lacey Cartier, Springfield                    Andrea Bradshaw, MIT
1500m             Megan Brousseau, Wheaton                Adrienne Bolger, MIT
5000m             Amanda Rawson, Wheaton                 Alyssa Brigham, Springfield
10000m           Amanda DiPaolo, Springfield              Lauren McCarthy, Lauren
100HH             Chanel Lee, Coast Guard                     Morgan Jamiel, Wheaton
400IH              Leanne Veldhuis, MIT                         Lauren Blackburn, Babson
3000
Steeplechase     Jacqui Wentz, MIT                             Katie Pratt, Wheaton
4x100              Morgan Jamiel, Wheaton                     Katie Parente, Springfield
                        Laurenmaria Smith,                             Nicole Reynolds,
                        Renee Thompson                                 Caitlin Breault
                        Chizoba Ezeigwe                                 Nikki Hay
4x400m           Kelly Libert, Wheaton                         Nicole Reynolds, Springfield
                        Lilian Calderwood                               Sarah Rioux
                        Christine Moreau                                   Jen McBride
                        Renee Thompson                                 Lacey Cartier
HJ                    Erin Neville, Wheaton                         Ashley Palmer, Springfield
PV                   Emily Hwang, MIT                            Etta Grover-Silva, Smith
LJ                    Nikki Hay, Springfield                         Amy Magnuson, MIT
TJ                    Nikki Hay, Springfield                         Kayla Robertson, Springfield
Shot                 Aline Thomas, MIT                             Diana Kornberg, Wheaton
Discus              Anne Jefferson, Coast Guard              Rachel Keyworth, Springfield
Hammer          Aline Thomas, MIT                             Kesley Bishop, Springfield
Javelin             Katie Bolton, Springfield                     Morgan Jamiel, Wheaton

2008 Men's All Conference Team
Event               First Team                                         Second Team
100m               Stephen Morton, MIT                          Jeff Bruno, Springfield
200m               Merzudin Ibric, Wheaton                     Stephen Morton, MIT
400m               Mark Williamson, Wheaton                 Nickel Hay, Springfield
800m               Chris McCann, WPI                             Jason Erickson, Coast Guard
1500m             Mike Haas, Coast Guard                      Chris McCann, WPI"
5000m             Joe Roy-Mayhew, MIT                        Kevin Jillson, WPI
10000m           Jack Bourbonnais, MIT                       Matt Eyler, Coast Guard
110HH             Albi Skenderi, Wheaton                       Omari Stephens, MIT
400IH              Kyle Coleman, Coast Guard                Albi Skenderi, Wheaton
3000
Steeplechase  Paul Welle, MIT                                   Richard Provost, MIT
4x100m           Mark Ciminio, Wheaton                      Matt Amendola, Springfield
                        Merzudin Ibric                                    Jeff Bruno
                        Mark Williamson                                Nickel Hay
                        Raiyan Banaji                                    Tom Brognano
4x400m           Jason Erickson, Coast Guard               Merzudin Ibric, Wheaton
                        Matt Romano                                       Mark Williamson
                        Kyle Coleman                                      Jonathan Cunha
                        Thomas Adams                                    Albi Skenderi
HJ                    Mike Miller, Springfield                       Tyler Ashner, Coast Guard
PV                   Greg Tao, MIT                                   Omari Stephens, MIT
LJ                    Stephen Morton, MIT                          Carl Luxhoj, Coast Guard
TJ                    Carl Luxhoj, Coast Guard                    Nick DeCelle, Springfield
Shot                 James Oleinik, MIT                             Jarrett Arredondo, WPI
Discus              John Lewis, Springfield                       James Oleinik, MIT
Hammer          Dominick Uguccioni, Springfield           Chris Hunt, Coast Guard
Javelin             Jeff Baker, WPI                                   Steve Blum, Coast Guard