MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – 11 members of the Wellesley College cross country team have earned a spot on the 2025 NEWMAC Women's Cross Country Academic All-Conference Team.
Selections 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 2025 spring semester, achieved second year academic status at their institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.
Seniors Emily Brydges (Suffield, Conn.), Meg Dugan (Cohasset, Mass.), Claire Peng (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Ella Whinney (Madison, Wis.) have all received a third consecutive honor.
Classmates Simone Beauchamp (Aurora, Colo.), Caelan Schretzmayer (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) and juniors Perry Huang Kemper (Boise, Idaho) and Maggie Yan (Montvale, N.J.) all claimed a second career accolade.
Sophomores Addie Maguire (Oakland, Calif.), Leeya Rice (Closter, N.J.) and Helen Yang (Woodland Hills, Calif.) each made the list in their first year of eligibility.
The complete list of Blue honorees can be found below (* indicates the number of times named to the NEWMAC Academic All-Conference team):
- Emily Brydges '26 (Suffield, Conn.) ***
- Meg Dugan '26 (Cohasset, Mass.) ***
- Claire Peng '26 (Chapel Hill, N.C.) ***
- Ella Whinney '26 (Madison, Wis.) ***
- Simone Beauchamp '26 (Aurora, Colo.) **
- Caelan Schretzmayer '26 (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) **
- Maggie Yan '27 (Montvale, N.J.) **
- Perry Huang Kemper '27 (Boise, Idaho) *
- Addie Maguire '28 (Oakland, Calif.) *
- Leeya Rice '28 (Closter, N.J.) *
- Helen Yang '28 (Woodland Hills, Calif.) *
The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) consists of 12 highly selective institutions committed to academic excellence: 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.
